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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Reps. Jim Moran, Gerry Connolly Blast Post Office Decision to Suspend Saturday Service

Connolly writes letter to Postmaster General, asking for legal justification; cites study that says reducing mail volume will lead to revenue loss of $5.2 billion in first year.

Stopping the mail on Saturdays? Not so fast, say two members of the Northern Virginia congressional delegation. Northern Virginia's U.S. Rep. James Moran (D-8th) and U.S. Rep Gerald Connolly (D-11th) expressed concern Wednesday about the U.S. Postal Service's announcement that it plans to suspend delivery of first-class mail service on Saturdays beginning in August. The USPS released a fact sheet Wednesday. “I have great concerns about eliminating Saturday mail delivery," Moran wrote in an email to Patch. "The Postal Service is grappling with major forces outside of its control: an economy increasingly relying on email and the Internet for communication, and a Congress that refuses to address the redundant pension pre-funding requirement…

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Saturday Mail Delivery to End, Postal Service Announces

Erik Kengaard

8:00 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

Connolly, Moran - everyone gets the government some people deserve.   more ›

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

USPS: Dogs Attacked Seven Mail Carriers in Alexandria Area

U.S. Postal Service officials say three mail carriers were injured in dog attacks this month.

Dog owners who allow their pets to roam free when the weather is warm have caused major problems for some mail carriers. In Northern Virginia, three postal workers were injured by dog bites in the last two weeks, said Patrick Murphy, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service. In the past year, there have been seven dog-mail carrier incidents in areas with "Alexandria, Va." mailing addresses. Two postal workers are employed at the Trade Center location on South Pickett Street in West Alexandria, two are at the Community location on Richmond Highway near Hybla Valley, one works at the Memorial location in Old Town, one works at Engleside in Mount Vernon and one works in Franconia. Two dogs at a home in the Alexandria area bit one postal worker…

Mary Hoffman

1:07 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

I am a retired mail carrier that worked in Alexandria for 18 years. I was terrified of dogs, while I was carrying mail. I learned which houses on my route had dogs, and if anything looked like it could be a potential dog problem, I let my supervisors know about the problem house and they instructed me not to deliver aa particular house , if I felt endangered by thge dog living there. I agree with…   more ›

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