http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/06/postal-service-to-stop-delivering-on-saturdays Comments On: Postal Service to Stop Delivering on Saturdays by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
I can't remember the last time I ordered ANYTHING that was sent via the post office. So they'll have some poor sap covering ten normal routes driving all over tarnation with all of a couple dozen packages in the back.
Posted by Free Lunch]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:29:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by JonnoN]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:59:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by T]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:49:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Calpete]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:44:23 -0800 The Stranger
But believe me, no one supports the idea of state/federal governments setting up state/nationwide internet access for all. We need to start dragging this nation into the 21st century. If people knew how good internet speed, price and coverage is in other developed countries, they would demand it here. But I do recognize the difficulty of such an endeavor in a huge country like ours with such low density. Things like this are simply easier in Japan and Norway.
Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:19:34 -0800 The Stranger Posted by neoanderthal]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:09:23 -0800 The Stranger Posted by decidedlyodd]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:59:25 -0800 The Stranger
obama, where is the pressure on the trolls in congress? where is the soaring rhetoric? take a fucking 5 hour energy and bring it to the public's attention.
Posted by Max Solomon]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:08:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Demetria]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:55:43 -0800 The Stranger
Republican's ultimate goal is to eliminate the USPS and give it all to private FedEx and UPS.

Once the post office is gone, it'll never come back.

And I absofuckinglutely guarantee this: Rural podunks who will be the most negatively affected by this will blame the democrats. No reason. No logic. Their conservative masters will tell them who to blame and they'll swallow what they're given.

Whatever. Fuck this country.
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:41:36 -0800 The Stranger
If they were smart they would use the resources from winding down USPS and shore up internet coverage and provide a guaranteed network infrastructure. People may loose mail, but it would allow even the poor and rural a communication avenue.
Posted by brandon]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:33:32 -0800 The Stranger Posted by anon1256]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:30:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Kinison]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:21:44 -0800 The Stranger
Also, people in rural areas will no longer have any way to get things delivered to them. Part of the USPS's budget problems is that they will take financial losses to deliver mail anywhere. UPS and FedEx will not do that.
Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:17:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by thatsnotright]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:14:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by bgk]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:02:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gloomy gus]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:58:09 -0800 The Stranger
Expand services like issuing passports and money orders rather than contracting. I'd envision a local ombudsman who can help people interact with the federal government.
Posted by fletc3her]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:57:54 -0800 The Stranger
This is a totally logical step. Mail carriers work 5 days a week. By eliminating a sixth day of mail, they greatly simplify their employment needs. It's just simple math.
Posted by I Got Nuthin']]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:52:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mr John]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:43:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sir Vic]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:42:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by lark]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:30:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by I'm OK, You're OK]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:25:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by rob!]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:25:18 -0800 The Stranger