The House Appropriations Committee, in its recommendations accompanying the $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill passed by the House yesterday, calls for the United States Postal Service to “suspend the sale of any historic post office” pending the completion of an investigation by the Inspector General into whether the USPS is following the requirements of the National Historic …
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Chicago Tribune Letters to Santa still rolling in at Jasper post officeDaily Mountain EagleThe art of letter writing hasn't been lost on Walker County children sending letters to Santa. The Jasper Post Office normally receives about 200 letters to Santa every year around Christmas. Allan Whitten, postmaster of the Jasper Post Office on Third …Postal…
If you're shipping gifts this Christmas, the US Post Office is encouraging you to try out their self-serve kiosks. More: continued here
Care2.com (blog) Ruling on Shuttered Post Offices Expected SoonWall Street JournalBy law, in order to close a post office, the postal service must follow certain procedures to hear and weigh concerns of the community. …US Postal Service to slash branches this yearWTOL.comStudy says cut jobs at Gus Yatron Postal FacilityReading EagleUS Postal Service will close…
Taft Post Office Employees Yvonne Morgan, Loretta Yaws, Lupe Brewer, Christina Sanchez, Karen Hughes, Bobby Krier, Paul Olivarez, Tom Maxwell, David Velasquez, Manuel Martinez, Shelly Mizener, Kathy Anaya. More: continued here
The post office is facing a severe financial crisis that will not ease any time soon, Postmaster General John Potter told a House subcommittee Wednesday. More: continued here
Postal officials have also sought permission from Congress to reduce mail delivery to five-days a week and to ease prepay requirements for retiree medical benefits. More: continued here