The Edgewood post office at the old Midlands Plaza shopping center at Two Notch Road and Covenant Road is one of 28 post offices across South Carolina that is being considered for closure by the United States Postal Service. More: continued here

For more than 200 years, U.S. post offices have served as the heart of all sorts of communities. But with mail volume declining and fewer people using stamps and envelopes, the future of the institution is threatened. Reporting from Los Angeles and Loma Mar, Calif. — Carmen Pimpton loves simply walking across South Spring Street…

The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the Gypsum post office of refusing to renew a post office box rental to a woman because she is Hispanic. The Postal Service says it’s a misunderstanding and is being resolved. More: continued here

USA Today Post office closures would make long hikes harderSeattle Post IntelligencerCLARKE CANFIELD, AP, RENEE ELDER, Associated Press Postmistress Marie Beane takes a call while boxes containing hikers' supplies, sent care of general delivery, await pickup at the post office in Caratunk, Maine, Thursday, July 28, 2011. …Post office closures would make long hikes harderThe…

Circleville reacts to threat of post office closingKTKA.com"If the post office closes perhaps then the Marketplace Grocery would close. The bank, Farmer's State Bank would close. Or the restaurant would close. Or the feed store," says resident Barbara Hutchinson. "If we don't keep our downtown community …and more » More: continued here

Kansas City Star Post Office List Closings: How Will It Affect Your Neighborhood?Christian PostReportedly, the Postal Service will spend at least four months evaluating each post office. Anyone who objects to a closing has 60 days to submit comments to the Postal Service. The closings are expected to begin within the next four to six…