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Postal staffers fear what future will deliver

As service shrinks, the anxiety grows

By Katie Johnston

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 17, 2012

Faced with a $5.1 billion loss last year, the Postal Service is considering closing 3,700 of more than 32,000 post offices, and shuttering 223 of more than 400 mail-processing plants.

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