U.S. mail about to get slower

Posted on November 22, 2014November 22, 2014 by 21cpw

Cutbacks have been a fact of life for U.S. Postal Service operations across north central Ohio for several years now. Mail-processing operations left Mansfield for Cleveland in 2012. And small, rural post offices in Crawford County villages like Chatfield have seen their office hours drastically cut. Some mail delivery has suffered as a result, but…

Fix the U.S. postal service: Column by Senator Tom Carper and Senator Tom Coburn

Posted on October 23, 2014October 23, 2014 by 21cpw

Congress needs to work together to fix the U.S. Postal Service. The reasons are clear: its finances are in dire straits and getting worse. Every month brings a new tale of fiscal woe: red ink; declining First Class mail; a maxed-out line of federal credit; and tens of billions of dollars in retiree health care…