NALC President Rolando: Unfair burden hurts profitable Postal Service

Op-Ed By Fredric Rolando – January 26, 2015 The Herald-Leader has done a good job reporting on the planned closing of the Lexington mail-processing facility, including how slowing the mail would inconvenience residents and how dozens of lawmakers contend that the Postal Service hasn’t followed its own procedures for such actions. But there’s a bigger…

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Lexington mail-processing center likely to begin closing in June, postal officials say

By Greg Kocher – January 14, 2015 The mail-processing center on Nandino Boulevard in Lexington will begin closing in June, according to a U.S. Postal Service schedule. The Lexington center is among 82 nationwide that the postal service plans to shutter in a new round of plant closings and consolidations. Mail-sorting operations now performed in…

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Vicco, KY Village Post Office opens inside liquor store

Vicco, Ky. (WYMT)– The eagle representing the United States Postal Service has landed at a Vicco liquor store. “Post offices close kind of early in the day, actually so we’d be able to sell stamps,” said Sharon Taylor, manager at Kwik Six Liquor. In addition to stamps, the village post office also ships flat-rate boxes….

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Paducah’s Mail Processing Facility Set to Close, Could Lead to Longer Delivery Times

(July 2, 2014) Mail delivery times could lengthen in the Purchase area with the oncoming closure of Paducah’s processing plant. The US Postal Service announced the consolidation of more than 80 mail facilities this week. Mail processed in Paducah would go to Evansville, Indiana, once the closure is complete. American Postal Workers Union Local 2500…

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