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ROCKWOOD — City officials are among those breathing sighs of relief after a potentially disastrous accident at the post office was avoided late Tuesday afternoon. More: continued here

The Independent (blog) Lord Ashcroft offers to pay £5m towards royal yachtThe GuardianThe former deputy party chairman, 65, told the Daily Mail he would donate the money as part of a plan to give away much of his fortune before he dies. "The nation lost a wonderful asset in 1997, …

Raptors get a stampNewsOK.com (blog)The golden eagle is one of five "Birds of Prey" now depicted on US postage stamps. The US Postal Service salutes five kings of the sky with its new “Birds of Prey” stamps: the northern goshawk, peregrine falcon, golden eagle, osprey and northern …Birds of prey …

Yahoo! News UK Stamp prices could rise by 50%Yahoo! News UKThe price of second class stamps will increase by 50% if plans by Royal Mail get the go-ahead. It wants the cost of the stamps to rise from the current 36p to at least 50p. Regulator Ofcom has been carrying …

Joined by U.S. Postal Service officials, First Selectman Gordon Joseloff, center, cuts the ribbon at the Westport post office in Playhouse Square on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. From left, are: Westport post office supervisor Amalia Cruz; Westport postmaster Dennis Kassimis; Joseloff; Jeff Salamon, manager of post office for operations from …

Fighting for the Setauket Post OfficePatch.comBy Christine Sampson and Rachel Chinapen Closing the old Setauket post office will overload the main East Setauket office and rob the community of one of its most charming institutions, according to the several dozen residents who attended a community …and more » More: continued here

A Grosse Pointe memorabilia collector is suing the U.S. government, saying the postal service lost his jewelry and baseball card collection worth $329,000. More: continued here

Leesville's post office faces cancellationNew Philadelphia Times ReporterBy Nancy Schaar In August, six area post offices were notified of their potential closing by postal officials. A reprieve of sorts was given in December, keeping all six offices open until May 15, pending further review. The six offices facing closure …and …

Heated Opinions at Post Office MeetingPatch.comBy Carolyn Maynard-Parisi Town officials asked the community for its opinions at last night's "Future Redevelopment of the Maplewood Post Office Site" meeting at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts — and the community did not hold back. … More: continued here

Indiana Public Media Stamp's cost rises SundayEdmond SunForever stamps can be used for whatever cost the stamps are at the time of mailing. “They are good forever,” said Joan Mingee, supervisor of customer services at the Danville (Ill.) Post Office. The US Postal Service is weighing much bigger changes. …Stamp …