LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Contact Lawmakers To Protest Change in Local Mail Service
To the Editor:

Gaylord Post Office will be closing its mail processing center this month. What can the people of northern Michigan expect for mail service? It will be slower, and not the same as the rest of the state of Michigan. You may ask why. The simple answer is the postal service cares more about the almighty dollar than providing fair and equal service to all Americans. That is not what the postal service was designed to do. Somewhere along the way someone in the postal service decided to change its function without informing the people or the government. It is not right, and the people of northern Michigan must not allow this to happen without a fight.

We must stand up and let our voices be heard. We need to contact our representatives in Washington, D.C., and do it today. Sending a letter to Washington could take up to two weeks because of the screening process that letters go through before they are delivered. For immediate results, please fax your representatives your letter today and express your dissatisfaction about this unfair decision by the postal service. If we all move swiftly, we can make a difference and stop the Gaylord Post Office from closing and keep our good service intact. Fax numbers for state representatives for northern Michigan are: Carl Levin, 202-224-6221; Debbie Stabenow, 202-224-4822; Bart Stupak, 202-225-4735; Dave Camp, 202225-3561.

Chris Levi, St. Ignace, local president, American Postal Workers Union