Tag Archives: United States Postal Service (USPS)

OUR VIEW: Postal Service changes bring new meaning to ‘gloom of night’

Amazing, the things we’ve taken for granted. One day, all is copasetic. We’re operating within the ritualistic rhythms of our lives. Then, change comes — change we’re powerless to prevent — and our routines are thrown out-of-whack to the point where a subtle uncertainty makes us feel slightly off-balance. Source: OUR VIEW: Postal Service changes […]
Read More »

Ongoing Postal Service consolidation causes Rogue Valley mail delays

Mail left sitting overnight; once there were five mail trucks to collect outgoing mail in Ashland, Talent and Phoenix — now there is one. More than once since last week, outgoing mail has been left overnight in local U.S. Postal Service locations, the result of a federal push to consolidate operations that has included a […]
Read More »

Abortion Shield Laws: A New War Between the States 

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story directly from the source, state employees can access this New York Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800.

Supreme Court to hear abortion pill case : NPR

The U.S. Supreme Court reentered the abortion debate Wednesday, agreeing to review a lower court decision that would make mifepristone, the commonly used abortion pill, less accessible. The court’s action sets up a collision between the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year study and supervision of the abortion pill, and the circumstances under which it can be prescribed. […]
Read More »

Portland mail handling site will close, lay off 62

A California contractor that provides trucking and mail handling services for the U.S. Postal Service said Friday that it will shut down its site near Portland International Airport and lay off all 62 people who work there. The workers will lose their jobs on Jan. 31, according to a notice sent to regional government agencies. […]
Read More »

Election offices are sent letters with fentanyl, other substances

Authorities were hunting Thursday for whoever sent suspicious letters — including some containing fentanyl — to elections offices in at least five states this week, delaying the counting of ballots in some local races in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the country. The letters were sent to elections offices in […]
Read More »

Sen. Merkley slams Postal Service ‘snow job’ on local operations, seeks funding freeze

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley announced a bipartisan effort Wednesday opposing plans by U.S. Postal Service officials to consolidate mail operations in Portland and downsize operations in Medford and Eugene. Merkley’s office issued a letter Wednesday, signed by several senators and members of Congress, including Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, denouncing consolidation plans and calling for a […]
Read More »

Rep. Bentz talks postal service, wildfires during Jackson County town hall

Oregon U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz visited the Rogue Valley on Tuesday to hear from voters about pressing issues in the region. Over 60 residents came to the Jackson County Expo to ask questions about topics including dam removal, climate change and a looming federal government shutdown. Bentz, a Republican, represents Oregon’s 2nd District, which encompasses […]
Read More »

Most post offices around Eastern Oregon feeling staffing strain

Most post offices around Eastern Oregon feeling staffing strain. To La Grande Post Office Postmaster Kelly Carreiro, mail delivery staffing shortages are nothing new. Carreiro, who has worked for the local post office for 24 years and was promoted to postmaster in 2012, said it “isn’t uncommon” for the La Grande, Baker City or Pendleton […]
Read More »

OUR VIEW: Postal Service plan for Medford site should be returned to sender

Let’s say that you’ve found the perfect birthday card for an old friend elsewhere in the valley who you haven’t seen in a while. You sign the card (“Let’s get together soon!”), stick a Forever stamp on the envelope, and drop in into a mailbox to send a bit of cheer on its way. Only […]
Read More »