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For Military Contractors, Tax Day Is Pay Day
In tax season, most of us think more about getting our forms in on time — and getting our refunds — than about where our tax dollars actually go. It’s probably no surprise that a significant portion — 24 cents out of every dollar — of your taxes go to the military. But where those dollars go from there should be a national scandal. Out of those 24 cents, just 5 cents go to our troops. But 12 cents go to corporate military contractors.
A Handout for Uber and Lyft Is No Replacement for Public Transit
Local governments often make decisions that are profoundly unjust for the communities they are supposed to serve. Some of those decisions have the potential to be even more dangerous thanks to the power of a bad example. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, better known to locals as Metro, may be about to make one of those precedent-setting poor decisions.
Postal Privatization Could Increase Delivery Costs for Half of All US Zipcodes
I’ve been a postal clerk for 23 years, serving my customers in a public post office in Gresham, Oregon. As you might imagine, with the holidays fast approaching, it’s a busy time of year for us. Every day, I help my customers mail letters, cards, and packages across town and across the county. Even when we’re busy, it’s a joy to share a small part in spreading holiday cheer.
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I’ve been a postal clerk for 23 years, serving my customers in a public post office in Gresham, Ore. As you might imagine, with the holidays fast approaching, it’s a busy time of year for us. Every day, I help my customers mail letters, cards and packages across town and across the country. Even when we’re busy, it’s a joy to share a small part in spreading holiday cheer.
Is future mail delivery in peril?
Opinion: December 19, 2018 at 12:00a.m. By Kathy Toler OtherWords I’ve been a postal clerk for 23 years, serving my customers in a public post office in Gresham, Ore. As you might imagine, with the holidays fast approaching, it’s a busy time of year for us. Every day, I help my customers mail letters, cards, and packages across town and across the county. Even when we’re busy, it’s a joy to share a small part in spreading holiday cheer.
Trump administration plan could mean reduced service, higher postage
KATHY TOLER, Special for the Sun Published 10:09 a.m. CT Dec. 14, 2018 | Updated 10:14 a.m. CT Dec. 14, 2018 Buy Photo United States Postal Service employees serve customers at the downtown Jackson branch on Tuesday.(Photo: KENNETH CUMMINGS/The Jackson Sun)Buy Photo I’ve been a postal clerk for 23 years, serving my customers in a public post office in Gresham, Oregon. As you might imagine, with the holidays fast approaching, it’s a busy time of year for us.
I’m a Postal Worker. If You Get Mail in a Small Town or Suburb, Listen Up!
I’ve been a postal clerk for 23 years, serving my customers in a public post office in Gresham, Oregon. As you might imagine, with the holidays fast approaching, it’s a busy time of year for us. Every day, I help my customers mail letters, cards, and packages across town and across the county. Even when we’re busy, it’s a joy to share a small part in spreading holiday cheer.
I am a Postal Worker. If You Get Mail in a Small Town or Suburb, Listen Up!
According to new research by the Institute for Policy Studies, these ZIP codes are home to around 70 million people. These extra costs already range up to $4.45 for a package delivered to a home in a rural area. But my real worry is that these extra costs are just a taste of what would happen if the U.S. Postal Service is sold off to private, for-profit corporations.
GUEST COMMENTARY: I'm a postal worker. If you get mail in a small town, listen up.
I’ve been a postal clerk for 23 years, serving my customers in a public post office in Gresham, Oregon. As you might imagine, with the holidays fast approaching, it’s a busy time of year for us. Every day, I help my customers mail letters, cards and packages across town and across the county. Even when we’re busy, it’s a joy to share a small part in spreading holiday cheer.
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