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ALEX BEAM

‘Dear USPS . . .’

Amid post office cutbacks, a missive about the good, the bad, and the future of the United States Postal Service

By Alex Beam

 |  Globe Columnist  

  March 02, 2012

I’ve always wondered which would go out of business first - the daily newspaper, organized religion, or the United States Postal Service. I used to pray that I wouldn’t pick up the Globe one day to read about my local post office closing. But that is exactly what has happened. Can the USPS be saved?

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