Barb: From Diane L. Schabo, Iron Mountain –

Remember years ago, the Postal Service’s motto was “Through Rain, Snow, Sleet and Hail”. Back then, it was unheard of for our mail not to be delivered. Working for the post office was a good job and many stood in line to apply. Not the case any longer.

I want to give a big shout-out to the men and women who are our mail carriers. They deserve our praise and a raise. Sadly, they are at the beck and call of the postal bureaucrats and those are the people who make me angry.

“We need to streamline the Postal Service,” they say. “We need electric mail trucks. Amazon is now our customers and our first priority. Let’s rethink the workings of the Upper Peninsula’s Kingsford Regional Post Office. We’ll send that mail to larger facilities like Green Bay, Milwaukee or possibly even Illinois.”

So now what is the result? A streamlined machine that handles all mail and treats their employees with respect and admiration for a job well done? You have to be kidding! I see overworked mail carriers (those that haven’t yet quit). Many pieces of mail that the USPS delivers are important, especially for those without access to a computer. Seniors and many others rely on the postal service to handle their important correspondence. I’m disgusted and want answers!

Our state and federal legislators don’t seem to understand or maybe they just don’t care. I don’t have any answers but it’s high time we make our voices heard.

I feel bad for all our mail carriers who bear the brunt of the asinine workings of the USPS. These people deserve more! WE deserve more!

It’s high time those worthless “know-nothings” pay the piper – and believe me, there are plenty of angry rats!