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By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyThe head of a U.S. Postal Service advisory panel said Thursday the post office should find other ways to trim costs before turning to significant cuts in service such as halting Saturday deliveries. Ruth Y. Goldway, chairwoman of the independent Postal Regulatory Commission, also questioned a plan to put postal kiosks and mini-offices in markets and office supply stores. "Ask the small towns of America if they think government business should be conducted in Wal-Marts," she told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. But Postmaster General John Potter, architect of a ...
Postal Service's Proposal for 5-Day Delivery in the Mail
By Michelle Ruiz - AOL News(March 30) -- Saturday "snail mail" is one step closer to going the way of the carrier pigeon. The U.S. Postal Service submitted its "five-day delivery" proposal to regulators today, moving to scrap Saturday mail delivery in an effort to shave $3.1 billion annually from the $238 billion in losses the agency estimates by 2020. Notably, the proposal was sent to the Postal Regulatory Commission via e-mail. Matt Rourke, AP The U.S. Postal Service submitted a plan to regulators Tuesday that, if approved, would stop Saturday mail delivery. Here, a Philadelphia postal worker delivers mail. The ...
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