Post Office

Sydney Morning Herald Post office cannabis idea just plain pottyABC Online, Australia –1 hour agoThe director of the alcohol and drug service at St Vincent's Hospital, Dr Alex Wodak, proposes selling cannabis in post offices to cut consumption. …Cut cannabis use by selling it at the post office: expertSydney Morning HeraldDoctor urges …

KIMT Boonville Post Office one of many working to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’Boonville Daily News,  USA –5 hours agoBy Emily Getzloff With world-wide hunger on the rise, the Boonville post–office is doing their part to help stop hunger by participating in a nation-wide …Bullard post office poised to help `Stamp Out Hunger'Bullard …

Norwich Evening News Cotswolds MP’s anger and dismay at total Post Office closureCotswold Chatterblog, UK –4 hours agoIn a decision the MP described as “incomprehensible” this appeal has been rejected by Post Office Ltd. Hoever, Mr Clifton-Brown also feels that Postwatch …Post office closure confirmation bad news for the CotswoldsWilts and Gloucestershire …

LAKE KATRINE – The U.S. Postal Service will host a passport fair and accept passport applications from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lake Katrine Post Office, 1840 Ulster Ave. More: continued here

MILAN (Thomson Financial) – Poste Italiane may join a consortium of Italian investors to acquire Alitalia SpA as the state-owned post office seeks to grow its cargo business, the daily Finanza & Mercati said in an unsourced report. More: continued here

Row breaks out over future of Stopsley Post OfficeBedford Today, UK –5 hours agoA row has broken out between an MP and opposition councillors this week over the future of Stopsley's Post Office. Luton South MP Margaret Moran has hit out … More: continued here

No more free post office boxesLock Haven Express, PA –1 hour agoIn a letter to postal customers, Avis Postmaster Richard Dvorscak explained his office recently discovered it was illegally offering free post office boxes … More: continued here

One Northwest Arkansas has a new tool at their disposal.The Benton County Sheriff’s Office showed off their new mobile command post. The converted thirty foot travel trailer can be used during crime scene investigations as well as natural and manmade disasters. More: continued here

Belgian Post Office picks RedPrairieLogistics Manager, UK –5 hours agoDe Post– La Poste, the Belgian postal service, has implemented a new warehouse management system from RedPrairie. The system has automated and optimised De … More: continued here

Thirty years ago this week: Construction stalled on new post officeMarconews (subscription), FL –1 hour agoBy CATHY COTTRILL (Contact) PO WOES: The community’s new post office on Bonita Beach Road was on hold 30 years ago this week, the victim of a contractor who … More: continued here