The homophobic history of the Post Office

Last week, the US Postal Service unveiled a stamp in remembrance of early LGBT rights crusader Harvey Milk. University of South Florida historian and author David Johnson knew how big of a step this was for the Postal Service — an agency whose predecessor, the US Post Office, in the 1950s and 1960s enforced very…

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Postal Service can prosper again

Earlier this month, the Star reprinted an editorial from the Washington Post that proposed a solution to the financial problems of the U.S. Postal Service. While it apparently supports legislation with some usable and seemingly reasonable suggestions, it is fatally flawed. Why? Because it tries to solve a problem without recognizing its cause. The USPS…

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Money-Losing Post Office Said to Be Highway Fund Source

Raising the U.S. gasoline tax is out as a way to shore up the Highway Trust Fund. So is taxing drivers based on the number of miles they clock. A plan to use taxes on companies’ overseas profits hasn’t gone anywhere. So House Republicans are now turning to the money-losing U.S. Postal Service. Unusual as…

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