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A dismantled post office destroys more than mail service

  • Written by Patty Heyda, Associate Professor of Urban Design and Architecture, Washington University in St Louis
imageThe J.W. Westcott II is the country's only floating ZIP code.cactuspinecone/flickr, CC BY

The U.S. Postal Service is under threat of collapse and privatization. This comes after years of federal political maneuvering that has effectively depleted revenues and staffing – issues now amplified by new cuts to overtime worker pay and slowed...

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