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Hooray for Saturday Delivery!!!

April 14, 2013 By Carol

April 14, 2013 This past Wednesday, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe had to eat crow,  his plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery fell through.  Public opinion and Congress told him: “NO!”

Filed Under: Newsflash Tagged With: letter carriers, Postmaster General Donahoe, Saturday mail delivery, The Merry Mailman

Juicy Gossip & other tidbits…

February 17, 2013 By Carol

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 17, 2013…This has been a very tough week.  All my best intentions were sidetracked due to the aftermath of last week’s blizzard.  The roads around New Haven were narrow making parking nearly impossible.  Delivering the mail under such conditions was painstaking, sidewalks were not clear and I had to weave in and out […]

Filed Under: Juicy Gossip Tagged With: Ben Franklin, first class letters, goods news, hands on, Juicy Gossip, last week's blizzard, legislators, Letters mingles Souls, love letters, mail carrier of the year, New Haven local color, Postmaster General Donahoe, red and pink envelopes, Saturday delivery, self-fulfilling prophesy, Senators and Representatives, Valentine's Day, writing letters

Postmaster General bullies the country

February 6, 2013 By Carol

Statement of NALC President Fredric Rolando on Postmaster General Pat Donahoe’s plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery Feb. 6, 2013 — Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s plan to end Saturday delivery is a disastrous idea that would have a profoundly negative effect on the Postal Service and on millions of customers. It would be particularly harmful to […]

Filed Under: Guest Author Tagged With: eliminating Saturday delivery, letter carriers, NALC, postal reform, Postmaster General Donahoe, President Fredric Rolando

Post Office as Political Football

October 4, 2011 By Carol

October 4, 2011 As a letter carrier,  my job will be directly effected by how Congress and the President respond to Postmaster General Donahoe’s requests. Donahoe is asking for Saturday delivery to be eliminated.  He also wants to close thousands of post offices nationwide, break union contracts and layoff 120,000 workers!!! All he really needs […]

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: A History of Letter Carriers, Carriers in a Common Cause, eliminate Saturday delivery, Issa-Ross bill, letter carrier, NALC, passionate letter writer, Postmaster General Donahoe, promote letters, USPS

“What’s up with the Post Office?”

September 23, 2011 By Carol

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ September 22, 2011 Over these past few years, I have listened with great dismay to the financial cries and moans of the US Postal Service. It took me a while to move beyond the fear and the cover story about lost revenue due to the advancement of technology and the popularity of email. Next came […]

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: "pay as you go", common sense, Deliver Magazine, email, financial cries, government, letter carriers, most trusted government, National Association of Letter Carriers, popular notions, post office closings, Postal Record, postal service, Postmaster General Donahoe, President Bush, profit, romance gone bad, taxpayers' bailout, technology, USPS

The 4th of July Newsletter

July 4, 2011 By Carol

The 4th of July, 2011 Happy Birthday America!!!   235 years old. That’s a lot of candles! This holiday also marks the one year anniversary of writealetter.org.  After a bumpy start, it all seemed to make sense beginning last July.  I’d like to use this opportunity to thank you for your continued support.  I want to thank all […]

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