Post Office changes planned

Post Office issues Booker T. Washington stamp, April 7, 1940PoliticoOn this day in 1940, the U.S. Post Office Department issued a commemorative stamp honoring Booker T. Washington as part of its Famous Americans series. It was the nation's first stamp to honor an African-American. Washington, an educator who was born …and more » More: continued here

Post office closed after raidLeicester Mercury, UK –5 hours agoIn the latest raid at Scalford sub-post office, near Melton, £10000 in cash, stamps and goods were stolen, said postmistress Kathleen Hewitt. … More: continued here

NDTV Gangajal For Sale At Post Offices, Creates WavesNDTVWe got 50 bottles, gone in two hours," said a postal department worker manning the counter at the GPO's 'shoppe' Sheuli. A customer stood forlorn at the counter. "I came to buy some 'gangajal' but I am told all sold out. I have to wait," said Bupesh…

Darrell Issa's Surprising Compromise to Fix the Post OfficeBusinessweekPostal worker unions and their mostly Democratic allies in Congress sometimes portray Darrell Issa as a malevolent figure bent on destroying the U.S. Postal Service. They point to what they considered a highly partisan bill that the Republican …Even the US Government Doesn't Want to Use the…

City looks to save its old post officeEffingham HeraldRincon City Council has discussed taking the first steps to refurbish the city's old post office building. Much of Rincon's historic past is … More: continued here

Owners say final farewell as post office closes its doorsic Wales, United Kingdom –5 hours agoTHE owners of Cwmcelyn Post Office have paid a touching tribute to the community as they close its doors for the last time. Simon Anthony, originally from … More: continued here