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On Friday the White House announced that President Obama was nominating Tony Hammond as the fifth commissioner on the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).  No offense to Mr. Hammond, but that’s probably not good news for communities trying to save their post office or processing plant, and it’s not good news for postal workers either. The PRC is supposed to have five … Read More

Yesterday, the Postal Regulatory Commission rejected three more appeals to save post offices — in Minneapolis, NC; Chillicothe, IA; and Pilot Grove, IA.  But the PRC finally ruled in favor of a community seeking to save its post office.  The ruling on Innis, Louisiana, “remands” the “Final Determination” to close the post office back to the Postal Service for further consideration.  That may or … Read More

James Cox Kennedy is the chairman of Cox Enterprises, a media conglomerate founded by his grandfather.  Mr. Kennedy is part of the 1% the Occupy movement is protesting against.  Actually, according to the Forbes 400 list, Mr. Kennedy’s $6 billion stake in the family’s company makes him the 53rd richest person in the United States, and that puts him in … Read More

If you want to get a sense of how desperate the Postal Service is, don’t look at how big its deficit is.  Instead, check out how the Postal Service attorneys responded to the testimony of a small-town mayor in Iowa who took the time to testify to the Postal Regulatory Commission about the Postal Service’s plan to close thousands of … Read More

Earlier this week the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) turned down an appeal that would have required the Postal Service to reconsider its decision to close the Goodyear Heights post office in East Akron, Ohio.  It was a decision without rhyme or reason, and it does not bode well for future appeals. The PRC seems just as determined to affirm closing … Read More

It was a bad day for the post office.  On Tuesday (Aug. 30), the Postal Regulatory Commission denied an appeal to save the post office in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania.  If ever there were a post office that deserved a second chance, this was it, and the PRC’s ruling is very disappointing. Until it closed in May, Gwynedd had had a post … Read More

Changing the rules in the middle of the game?  Looks like two can play that game. In July, the Postal Service changed the rules for closing post offices.  Some of the changes were responses to criticisms made by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) about how the Postal Service was making it difficult for patrons to protest a post office closing.  … Read More

It looks like there are some guys over in L’Enfant Plaza having a goof making graphs and charts to show why they need to close thousands of post offices.  If the stakes weren’t so high and the damage to communities so great, it might be amusing watching these pranksters at work.   These are "the smartest guys in the room," … Read More

In what may be an indication of growing concern over closing post offices, the Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, Ruth Goldway, issued two dissenting opinions in as many days this week.  The first expressed her reluctance to allow a post office in New Jersey to be closed while the decision to close was under appeal, and the second focused … Read More

On the Postal Regulatory Commission website: Chairman’s Message: Dear Postal Consumers: The Postal Service has indicated that it intends soon to file a request for an Advisory Opinion on a nationwide plan to review post office facilities for closure. The Commission will welcome comments from the public and will take prompt action on the request for an Advisory Opinion.  Once … Read More