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OPINION: Don't cut the postal service to try to save it

Walter Barton is president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Long Island Merged, Branch 6000.

 

Members of Congress may primarily be focused on health care reform these days, but there's another national issue that needs prompt attention: the United States Postal Service.

The recession has had a tremendous impact on the Postal Service. This year, mail volume has declined...

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