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College Station police and U.S. Postal Service inspectors are investigating the theft of 18 packages from two post offices over the weekend, police said. More: continued here

Slate Magazine (blog) Impassioned crowd addresses downtown post office closureTopeka Capital JournalAn open forum was held at 4 p.m. in the third-floor courtroom of the U.S. Post Office at 424 S. Kansas Ave., attracting about 50 people at the outset and several more as the proceedings progressed. Sam Gonzales, Topeka's …

Houston Chronicle (blog) Restored drive-up box is silver lining in post office protestHouston Chronicle (blog)After a protest Thursday outside the post office, residents came face-to-face with William J. Mitchell, Houston's district manager for the Postal Service, on Saturday during a gathering organized by U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee and attended …

Production company buys old post officeSanta Monica Daily PressDOWNTOWN — The producer of “True Grit” and “World War Z” now owns the old post office building. SkyDance Productions purchased the building in late December, United States Postal Service (USPS) officials said Tuesday. They could not immediately …and more » More: continued here

Dozens of people delivered impassioned pleas or registered concerns and questions Tuesday afternoon to the U.S. Postal Service regarding its intentions to vacate and sell its historic downtown building and lease a smaller space as a cost-saving maneuver. More: continued here

Boom town post offices short staffedSidney Herald LeaderLike many businesses in the Bakken, the U.S. Postal Service is short staffed, despite having more mail. The volume of mail in eastern Montana and western North Dakota has gone up about 20 percent, according to Karen Fredrickson, manager of marketing at …Tuesday's heroes …

Houston Chronicle (blog) Restored drive-up box a silver lining in post office protestHouston Chronicle (blog)After a protest Thursday outside the post office, residents came face-to-face with William J. Mitchell, Houston's district manager for the Postal Service, on Saturday during a gathering organized by U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee and attended …

No, Food Stamps Don't 'Enslave' PeopleTakePartNorth Carolina GOP senate candidate Greg Brannon is the latest would-be elected official to critique the program in inflammatory terms, comparing food stamps to slavery. "The answer is the Department of Agriculture should go away at the federal level …and more » More: continued here

Lexington Herald Leader Auction selling Matt Elam jersey removed from eBay by apologetic sellerThe Courier-JournalA jersey and other football gear that belonged to John Hardin High School defensive tackle Matt Elam were removed from an eBay auction Tuesday afternoon after news of the sale spread and the seller said he …

There will be a public meeting Thursday in McDavid, to discuss the future of the Florida town’s post office. The McDavid Post Office has been targeted by the U.S. Postal Service for possible cutbacks or closure. More: continued here