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Day: December 1, 2025

Network vs Service – Commentary

There’s an old expression to the effect that “If you’re a hammer, every problem is a nail.”  In other words, people tend to view a problem, and approach its solution, in the context of their own experience. Applying this to the Postal Service, former postmaster general Louis DeJoy was a trucking guy, experienced in moving full trucks of boxes from…

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Information Decades Too Late – Analysis

On November 24, the Postal Service published Postmarks and Postal Possession, its final rule about postmarks and their meaning.  While the document seeks to clarify that postmarks don’t mean what many Americans might think, it’s fifty years too late in doing so.  Moreover, given its association with the Regional Transportation Initiative, it contaminates a simple statement with other more subjective…

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