Whether it's intentional or not, whether it's a reality or perception, people are hearing an awful lot about problems with the mail ahead of an election where mail will be critical
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"I'm fine getting mail once or twice a week, but I don't get any and I need the medicines for my grandson"
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wbaltv.com/article/maryla…
Small Business Owner Calling For Change Within the U.S. Postal Service
“I’ve got probably 8-10 cases open with the post office right now, and probably the sum of six to $16,000 worth of product"
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upnorthlive.com/news/local/sma…
"Valerie Rice said her mail has arrived only once every two weeks in July. She receives medication for her 25-year-old grandson, who has autism, through the mail. But now it doesn’t come on time"
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inquirer.com/news/philadelp…
"Donald Bullock said he has gone three weeks without his mail — leaving 71 letters and three packages, including two paychecks, sitting inside the Overbrook post office, according to his USPS mail alerts"
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inquirer.com/news/philadelp…
"Vicky Lee [...] said missing mail is jeopardizing her good credit. In a stack of mail she picked up from her post office, Lee found a late charge from a credit card company"
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abc7chicago.com/mail-missing-u…
"In the last 10 days, Sally Chojnacki says she’s only found letters and first-class mail in her mailbox once."
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13abc.com/2020/07/30/mai…
"Carriers are saying the US Postal Service is not allowing overtime.
"If they hit their 8 hours and there is still mail in the truck, it goes back to the station."
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"The president of the local letter carrier union said this week some routes aren’t being filled and they’re not being told why"
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13abc.com/2020/07/30/mai…
But everyone needs to understand what individual Americans are experiencing themselves and hearing from local media at a local level.
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How can we address?
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nytimes.com/2020/05/27/pod…
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