HNN Huntingtonnews.net Senators shield rural post offices from closuresSky Hi Daily NewsColorado's US Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are proposing ways to protect rural Colorado post offices from being closed. The Hot Sulphur Springs Post Office is one of 71 Colorado post offices and four mail processing facilities targeted …
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