How long does the mail take? Let the Postal Service count the days

April 9, 2015 The Postal Service is proposing to change the way it measures the on-time service performance of First Class Mail.  Instead of contracting a third-party to evaluate how long it takes for the mail to be delivered, the Postal Service wants to count the days itself.  The change requires the approval of the Postal…

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Letter: Later start time puts letter carriers at risk

(November 6, 2014) An Oct. 28 editorial pointed out many of the barriers to a thriving Postal Service. Closing post offices, processing plants and eliminating Saturday delivery are shortsighted “fixes” that will degrade service and squander the greatest asset the service has: the letter carriers who go to every address six days a week. While…

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