Winter Park city officials on Monday will once again discuss buying the post office that has been a staple in downtown after not being able to reach any conclusions during their last meeting.
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Tiny town's faithful fear post office closureThe TennesseanDonald MacArthur talks with Nancy Kirkland at the Cottage Grove Post Office earlier this month. The US Postal Service wants to shut down the rural post office to help cut costs. / George Walker IV / The Tennessean Cottage Grove residents fear closing … More: continued here
6abc.com Post Office Seeks to Scale Back ClosuresWall Street JournalAP WASHINGTON—The struggling US Postal Service is trying to tamp down concern over its wide-scale cuts, saying it will seek to keep hundreds of rural post offices open with shorter hours. Postmaster Mary Flaten lowers the service window at the post …Congress Seeks Post Office Overhaul…
Beltway Blog — Udall, Bennet urge pension reforms to keep Post Office afloatDenver Post (blog)By Allison Sherry WASHINGTON — The US Postal Service should be able to recoop $10 billion it made in overpayments to its pension system in order to keep hundreds of rural post offices open, Democratic Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet…
GAO report cites inaccurate information about federal propertyWashington PostBy Jonathan O'Connell, The Washington Post … and the House has held hearings on the Old Post Office, the Cotton Annex and the West Heating Plant. More: continued here
Post Office offers special rates for military packagesDaily Press, VA –18 minutes agoNew flat-rate boxes are 50 percent larger and will be delivered for $10.95 to any Army, Air Force or Fleet Post Office addresses. … More: continued here
The Guardian Government should cut Bank of Ireland out of Post Office bank, says reportThe GuardianThe government should cut the Bank of Ireland out of the Post Office network and establish a state-run Post Bank, using it to boost services to small firms and rural communities, a new report argues. Ending the partnership – which…