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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   HAVE YOUR SAY Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 250 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it. If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Fax: 425-339-3458 Have a question about letters? Contact Carol MacPherson (cmacpherson@heraldnet.com or 425-339-3472).   Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE It's outstanding and affordable In response to Wednesday's letter concerning the U.S. Postal Service, I would like to interject with some facts. The Postal Service is run on money generated by the sales and service they provide their customers. The recession our country is experiencing is also affecting the Post Office. They are having to close facilities and lay off employees. The federal government bank and automobile company bailouts did not include the Postal Service. The television commercials (which do not cost the taxpayers a cent) are not intended to steal away the private sector's (Fed Ex, UPS, etc.) customers, but to keep the Postal Service's customers. Remember, the Post Office has been around for over 200 years. One more point I would like to stress: The USPS delivers your packages right along with your first class mail. These delivery routes have been established for decades. The Post Office does not have to drive 10 miles out of their way to deliver a package to a rural area. This process allows them to keep the rates affordable, and the service is outstanding. Kristi L. Kane Marysville

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