Postal Service finalizes decision to sell downtown building

Posted on May 2, 2014May 7, 2014 by 21cpw

Officials deliver ruling on appeal of Feb. 5 relocation decision The U.S. Postal Service has finalized its decision to close and sell its main post office building at 424 S. Kansas Ave. in downtown Topeka. Tom Samra, the postal service’s vice president for facilities, this week sent Mayor Larry Wolgast a letter informing him the…

Mail today, gone tomorrow | Opinion

Posted on May 1, 2014May 7, 2014 by 21cpw

The U.S. Postal Service’s bizarre decision to sell beloved old buildings to raise quick cash has created angst across the country, writes syndicated columnist Froma Harrop. VENICE, Calif. — This beach community is L.A.’s latest magnet for hip, cool and gentrification. Modest cottages currently sell for an immodest $2 million, even as homeless people, sprawled…