Opinion

Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS back from the brink

The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high rate increases and degraded service. David Steiner, who will take over as Postmaster General on July 14, 2025, has a tough job to do and little time to do it with some estimates indicating the USPS could be insolvent as soon as 2028.

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Slow down and pay attention

The rivers which run through our communities were at one time the highways for our region, a way to transport people, bring in supplies and ship out natural resources. Now the rivers are used for pleasure and sport and we get to them by way of highways, which also run through our communities.

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