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CO Senators Push Delayed Post Office ClosuresKJCT8.comA push out of Washington, DC, could spare post offices across much of the Western Slope for at least six months. Led by Colorado Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, more than a dozen are asking Congress for a moratorium on the closure of …

Boston.com The check is (still) in the mailThe News JournalBill Jones, of Odessa, takes mail from his post office box at the Odessa Post Office. / NEWS JOURNAL FILE/ JENNIFER CORBETT Air Marine Laminates co-owner Remy Haynes Jr. packages a model boat Thursday for shipment. Air Marine Laminates must cover …

Galaxy Nexus for Verizon offered on eBay at hefty pricePhones ReviewAccording to the guys over at Phone Arena there is a Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus up on offer on eBay that could land you the 32GB Android 4.0 smartphone somewhere between the 13th and 15th of this …

Longtime Eagle River postal employee ships outKenai Peninsula OnlineBy Mike Nesper The lifelong Alaskan was going to work at an Anchorage post office for a year before attending college. On Dec. 2, Hightower's nearly four-decade career as a US Postal Service employee came to an end. Hightower — who was …

Both of Colorado’s U.S. Senators have signed a letter asking Congress to delay the closures of more than 200 post offices and other mail facilities across the country. More: continued here

SALISBURY—The dispute over the Lakeville Post Office’s status continued this week when artist Etienne Dellesert and his wife, graphic designer Rita Marshall, replied to a Postal Service Department’s request for evidence supporting their assertion that the facility should not be declassified. More: continued here

The Hindu More post offices to get parcel packaging centresThe HinduOne reason Alamelu Subramanium prefers the services of the post office is because her father and brother have both been postmasters. “I have seen post offices grow and bring in so many other services,” said the 65-year-old resident of Adyar, …

New York Times Fab Gift Idea: Superman Cape SocksChicagoNow (blog)A cape! If the man in your life loves wearing fun socks, put these on your radar and cross your fingers that you find a pair. Unfortunately, they're already sold out most places online. If you act quick, I did find …

Toledo Blade The holidays in miniatureToledo BladeThe first US holiday stamp, a simple green wreath with red ribbon created in 1962 by the postal service's art director, was popular, even though an unsealed envelope could be sent for a penny less. Since then, holiday stamps have been designed by …Yule …

The 'failings' of the post officeCovington NewsAs an admirer and staunch defender of our postal service, I would like to point out a few little-noted facts. The main reason that the Post Office is “failing” is that in 2006 Congress passed and President Bush signed a law requiring the US …