Entry bubble Will We Have 5 Days of Mail Delivery?

By: Joanne | August 18, 2009 | Category: Home and Family

postal carrierThe issue is still on the table, you know. The Postal Service is pursuing the idea of cutting back to a 5-day mail delivery schedule in order to save money.

In spite of a postal rate increase earlier this year and the reduction of overhead costs, the Postal Service is projecting a 7 billion dollar loss this fiscal year. It appears that the problem is simply a drop in mail volume. We’re using commercial services to deliver packages, paying our bills online, sending e-mails and e-vites to our friends and family instead of the old snail mail. This change in our communication habits is having a big impact at the post office.

Personally, the idea of no mail delivery on Saturday doesn’t much bother me. My mail consists mainly of catalogs I don’t want, junk mail and an occasional bill. It’s rare to find a card or letter in the mailbox anymore, so I really don’t think I will miss Saturday mail delivery, if it's eliminated. Maybe I’m missing something and Saturday mail delivery is more important than I think. I wonder though. In the modern era, is 6-day mail delivery still a necessity, or is it a comforting holdover from our past?

If you’ve got a strong opinion on the matter, I encourage you to contact your representatives in the House of Representatives and the Senate to let them know how important it is to you.

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Entry bubble Who's Your Favorite Simpson?

By: Joanne | April 14, 2009 | Category: Fun

the Simpson family, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie

I love it when the government does something a little fun. That’s why I was surprised and delighted to see the Simpsons, my favorite residents of Springfield, on a government website.

I spend so much of my time looking at government websites and I see all the important, far reaching, serious issues and policies that the government deals with every day. I often wish that there was a way we could occasionally lighten up a little. I take my work seriously, but I like a good laugh too, you know?

So if you need a break, why not do something just for the silly fun of it. Hop over to the U.S. Postal Service website, and vote for your favorite 44 cent Simpsons stamp. I love to vote for things online like NASA’s space station node (yes, I voted Colbert) or when the National Zoo let us name the panda cub. It’s nice to be included, and even better if we can all have a little fun with it.

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