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Thanks to all those who've been following me and to all those whom I've followed for their informative and entertaining posts, but I'm outta here.
You can find me at federated.press/@stevehutkin…,
post.news/@savethepo,
and, as always, at savethepostoffice.com/
Be well,
Steve
Gordon, WI, Community Rallies To Save the Post Office fox21online.com/2022/10/27/g…
It looks better with the USPS logo design, but still... thedrive.com/news/the-new-us…
In Los Angeles, nearly one-quarter of all new vehicles registered in July were plug-in. By 2030, the US will have almost 20 million EVs and need 10 million charging stations. npr.org/2022/10/25/113136988…
GAO says access to EV charging stations is generally limited at federal facilities — 4,000 charging ports in less than 500 cities. The perfect place to put new EV ports is at post offices, where they'd be available all day while trucks are out delivering. federalnewsnetwork.com/facil…
"The Postal Service won’t say whether it welcomes that cash infusion [of $3 billion for EVs], nor has it offered extensive details about how it intends to use the money, prompting criticisms from congressional Democrats and environmentalists." eenews.net/articles/climate-…
On Oct. 11 the House Oversight Committee wrote PMG DeJoy asking for details about how the USPS plans to spend the $3 billion in funding for EVs and to become part of the national charging network. The deadline for a reply was Oct. 25. Could see it today. oversight.house.gov/sites/de…
Last week's USPS presentation to mailers has lots of data on recent service performance. postalpro.usps.com/node/1144…
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The average USPS delivery vehicle drives about 7,000 miles per year, 24 miles per route. The plan to centralize carrier operations would add another 7,500 miles per truck, 25 miles per route, for 100,000 routes. uspsoig.gov/sites/default/fi…
savethepostoffice.com/modeli…
Members of Congress Call on USPS Board of Governors to Protect Postal Workers After Inaction From Postmaster General Dejoy durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/p…
The USPS wants to change the critical entry time for newspapers & periodicals from 11am and 2pm to 8am. USPS says this will save money, improve on-time performance scores, and help with processing of packages and ad mail. prc.gov/docs/123/123245/N202…
Delivering the news has been one of the Post Office's most important functions since it was first established, as enshrined in postal law. Now delivering packages and ad mail takes priority. It's a sad sign of the times and bad news for the newspaper business.
"There is an astonishing circulation of letters and newspapers among these savage woods." wrote Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831 as he journeyed through Kentucky and Tennessee. And it was all thanks to the postal system. hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?…
Gordon, WI Residents Hold Rally Pushing For Post Office To Stay Open. People will now have to go to the post office in Solon Springs, which is a 20-minute round-trip drive, even longer for some. fox21online.com/2022/10/20/g…
Montpelier Station Post Office quietly reopens after furor over segregation exhibit decision thefranklinnewspost.com/news…
Why does the PMG have a recently renovated "satellite office" in the Greensboro NC District Office? Yes, he lives in Greensboro, but doesn't he work at L'Enfant Plaza in Washington DC?
We asked the Postal Service for any costs of renovations to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s office suites.
They sent us documents but every single thing related to the costs of the renovations has been redacted.
americanoversight.org/docume…
The PMG is asking postal workers to travel "a little further" to work each day to their new S&DC (and pay the additional expenses themselves), while he has the USPS pay for office renovations for a "satellite office" so he can work closer to home. govexec.com/workforce/2022/1…
