Read more post office stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33446/post-office.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:20:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74416/post-office-drops-north-pole-letter-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFurious North Pole residents are accusing the Postal Service of playing Grinch by ending its letters to Santa program—because it attracted a sex offender. Since 1954, the Postal Service has happily sent letters to Santa to North Pole, Alaska, where volunteers respond and mail them back with a North...http://www.newser.com/story/74416/post-office-drops-north-pole-letter-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:18:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66029/post-office-weighs-hundreds-of-branch-closings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Postal Service is considering closing or consolidating hundreds of stations and branches across the country as mail volumes continue to plummet, AP reports. Managers have been told to review the activities of over 3,000 postal outlets nationwide and consider factors like customer service, real estate values, and...http://www.newser.com/story/66029/post-office-weighs-hundreds-of-branch-closings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 1:19:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54347/post-office-begs-for-congress-help.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Postal Service can’t pay all of this year’s bills, the postmaster general warned Congress today as he proposed shedding $6 billion in costs and Saturday service. He clarified that the agency—which doesn’t get taxpayer subsidies—wants Washington’s help, not a bailout. Due to declining mail volume, this year’s...http://www.newser.com/story/54347/post-office-begs-for-congress-help.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 12:03:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53947/post-office-plans-big-job-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCiting severe losses, the US Postal Service is slashing 1,400 jobs and offering early retirement to 150,000 workers, NPR reports. The post office will also shut down six district offices, but says delivery will not be affected. Hobbled by a 5.2 billion drop in mail volume in...http://www.newser.com/story/53947/post-office-plans-big-job-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 19:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50458/stamps-go-up-2-cents-in-may.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe price of a first-class stamp will rise 2 cents to 44 cents on May 11, the Postal Service said today. That leaves plenty of time to stock up on Forever Stamps, which will continue to sell at the current 42-cent rate until the increase occurs. They will remain valid...http://www.newser.com/story/50458/stamps-go-up-2-cents-in-may.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 17:05:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46112/uk-mailman-maimed-by-rottweilers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British mailman suffered serious injuries when he was mauled by rottweilers while delivering Christmas cards yesterday, the Times of London reports. The two dogs ripped his arm, and bit his back and legs, until a passerby intervened, clubbing the canines with an iron bar and running over one with...http://www.newser.com/story/46112/uk-mailman-maimed-by-rottweilers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 14:29:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43133/bob-hope-gets-stamp-of-approval.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBob Hope, one of America’s most beloved entertainers, will grace a US postage stamp next year, the AP reports. The British-born Hope, who died in 2003, found success as a singer, actor, comedian, and entertainer of American troops. He benefits from postal rule change that allows non-presidents to be on...http://www.newser.com/story/43133/bob-hope-gets-stamp-of-approval.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 12:19:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34321/post-office-lost-1b-in-3rd-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Postal Service recorded a net loss of more than $1 billion in the third quarter of the fiscal year, the agency said today. Officials blamed reduced mail volume in the slowed economy, coupled with rapidly rising transport costs because of high fuel prices.http://www.newser.com/story/34321/post-office-lost-1b-in-3rd-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 16:21:01 CDT