Closure go ahead for post office (BBC News)

White powder found at downtown post office was Tylenol, cocaineKAKEWICHITA, Kan. — Authorities have cleared the scene after a bag containing a white powdery substance was discovered Monday afternoon in the parking lot of Wichita's downtown post office. Police and Hazmat crews were called around 4 p.m. to the post …Cocaine and acetaminophen mixture found in…

Post office closures – how they feelNorfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK –3 hours agoIn years gone by the post office was run for the community but now it is run as business.” Lew Pearson, sub-postmaster for 27 years: “It is all the …Once upon a time the local post office was buzzingNorfolk Eastern Daily Pressall 3 news…

Back to square one with the main post officeChicago ReaderIt was back in 2007, when I wrote about the city's proposal to spend $51 million in TIF money to develop the downtown post office. Specifically, I suggested that it might not be a bad investment of TIF dollars if it would lead to developing untaxed…

Local post offices, plant could be savedWPSD Local 6Outraged by a plan that slows down the mail, puts postal workers out of a job, and closes post offices you count on. Wednesday afternoon senate lawmakers passed a bill, sidestepping the postal service's plans to cut costs. It's a bill that many say may … More:…

Post Office makeoverCootamundra HeraldMANY residents may have noticed that the Cootamundra Post Office is currently undergoing a facelift. Work has been underway for a number of weeks now and … More: continued here

A patient, right, is treated for possible hazardous material exposure by local emergency service personal after an unidentified powder found on a post office customer's car was suspected of making him and two police officers sick Tuesday in Avon. More: continued here