Post Office's 'Operation Santa' Kicks into High Gear – NPR

DOVER, Idaho – Residents of the tiny town of Dover in North Idaho could be without a U.S. Post Office on Wednesday. Officials say they are closing the office after the owner of the 96-year-old building upped the rent from $150 to $350 per month. More: continued here

MPs meet with Post Office officials to raise subpostmasters' concerns over a payment system that they say has caused inaccuracies for which staff are charged and held legally accountable. More: continued here

Post Office gets new lease on lifeSouthwest Virginia Today21 prepared to fight for the Cedar Bluff Post office. It proved unnecessary when Charles Griffith, postal service supervisor for the Bristol Region announced an agreement between the postal service and the landlord. “Everything has been signed off on …Cedar Bluff: Postal closure avertedBluefield Daily Telegraphall 3…

Bisnow Report: Trump Backed Out Of Some Big Promises For Old Post OfficeBisnowDonald Trump has some big plans in the works at the site of the Old Post Office building, but a new reports says the presumptive 2016 Republican presidential nominee made some big promises to set those plans in motion—and then failed to deliver….

BIA asks Canada Post to keep retail office downtownInsideHalton.comMILTON CHAMPION – Merchants are hoping they can convince Canada Post to keep a retail location downtown in the wake of news the Crown Corporation may close the doors on its Brown Street retail outlet and sorting facility in 2013. More: continued here

The Guardian Where Santa is never 'addressee unknown'Boston GlobeThe letters to Santa and displayed at the Fort Point Post Office bear witness to the gaping distance between the haves and have-nots. …Dear Santa: Please Make My Mommy HappyNPRDear Santa: This year I'd like a job, and some hopeGlobe and MailSanta's helpers convinced Recession is alive…