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The Postal Service reversed a national policy prohibiting post offices from distributing applications for absentee ballots. More: continued here

Rural Va. community may lose its post officeWVEC.com (subscription), VABy COURTNEY CUTRIGHT / AP Shasta, a blue-eyed mutt, is sprawled out on the porch in front of the post office. Flecks of yellow paint are peeling from wooden siding on the building, which sits along a backwoods road in an isolated area of northern Bath ……

A Bill to sell off part of the Royal Mail is to be introduced into Parliament on Thursday in the face of fierce opposition from Labour MPs and unions, sources have said. More: continued here

Around Your Town: 10/08/1910 is the Post Office open on Columbus DayBreakaway TrendsLooking for the latest being the Post Office open on Columbus Day news? Get it here. Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum is sponsoring the annual hunt in the … More: continued here

Astoria post office struggles with staff shortagesDaily AstorianStaff shortages have caused service issues at the U.S. Post Office in Astoria in the past few months. Since late last year, five postal carriers have either resigned or quit, Peter Hass, a spokesman, said. “We apologize for any inconvenience customers … More: continued here

SPRINGFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Even the postmaster got into the act as the post office in the Minnesota town of Springfield celebrated the new “Simpsons” U.S. postage stamps. Postmaster Mary Larson wore her More: continued here