Deteriorating postal service has begun to affect magazines and other periodicals

Will Postal Service follow Pony Express route?

From the article: "...Deteriorating postal service has begun to affect magazines and other periodicals, even newspapers that depend on timely delivery to their customers. In a recent news report, the publisher of a small, rural weekly newspaper in South Dakota said her advertising business had been hurt because it sometimes was delivered a week late, arriving with a more recent edition. ..."

Article Reference: www.standard.net

Closure of mail-processing facilities could be detrimental to broad segments of the country

Postal union blasts closings plan in new ads

From the article: "...Maine-based firm that relies on a nearby processing facility to quickly deliver shipments. Bazinet says he might have to lay off workers if his firm can no longer guarantee speedy mail deliveries...."

Article Reference: www.washingtonpost.com

Significant mail delays

Audit shines light on slowness of area's postal service

From the article: "...The USPS Office of Inspector General’s report found significant mail delays were caused by inadequate staffing and supervision, failure to color code and process mail properly and failure to report delays. In a period of two years, the plant’s volume of delayed mail more than doubled..."

Article Reference: www2.dailyprogress.com