Bryan College Station Eagle Postal Service's plan to close post offices hits roadbumpsFederalNewsRadio.comBy Emily Kopp The Postal Service's recent decision to delay the closing of hundreds of mail processing centers and thousands of local post offices until May has given critics plenty of time to question the agency's strategy to …
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