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Former Tappen post office employee to plead guilty in postal theftBismarck TribuneBISMARCK, N.D. — A part-time employee at the Tappen post office says she will plead guilty to theft. Samantha Mittleider is charged in federal court with misappropriation of postal funds and false statements. Authorities say Mittleider stole money …and more » More: continued here

Demopolis Times Letters to Santa up at Saginaw post office this yearThe Saginaw News – MLive.com, MI –1 hour agoThe city's main post office, 1233 S. Washington, has received nearly 300 letters to Santa. Replies to those that included a return address go out in green …Letter: Post office elves assist Santa Claus2TheAdvocateConnellsville has its own special…

KSTP.com Puppy put in mail may soon be adoptableMinneapolis Star Tribune25 at the Loring Station post office in downtown Minneapolis by suspicious postal workers. Champion, 39, who lives near the post office, testified during an …Puppy put in mail could soon be adoptedKAREall 4 news articles » More: continued here

Post office renamed for 'Go Cubs Go' writerChicago Sun-TimesWASHINGTON — President Obama signed into law Tuesday a bill renaming the Lake View post office for folk singer and songwriter Steve Goodman, …Obama signs law renaming post office after Steve GoodmanChicago TribuneGoodman Gets Post OfficeChicagoistall 8 news articles » More: continued here

EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 30)Reuters— Switzerland's Schweitzerische Post and state-control Austrian post office Osterreichische Post to form an advertising joint venture (napproved Nov. …and more » More: continued here

Already mocked by some as “snail mail,” first-class U.S. mail will slow even more by next spring under plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to eliminate more than 250 processing centers. Nearly 30,000 workers would be laid off, too, as the post office struggles to respond to a shift to online communication and bill…