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Postal Facts
What reporters and commentators are writing and saying about the Postal Service, and how NALC members and leaders are making their voices heard.
The US Postal Service Is Doing Better Than You've Been Led to Believe (Townhall)
NALC President Fredric Rolando’s guest column in Townhall ran on July 7, rebutting a commentary that the website—one of the country's most prominent conservative sites—ran a couple of weeks ago. Rolando’s piece makes a strong case both for USPS and for the legislative reform effort.
Click here to read Rolando’s commentary.
Post office is center of operations (Idaho Press-Tribune)
Letter: The community center of operations (Times-News)
Paige letter: U.S. Post Office (Idaho Statesman)
Idaho State Association President John Paige’s letter to the editor of the Idaho Press-Tribune ran on June 30. The same letter ran in Twin Falls’ Times-News on July 2 and in the Idaho Statesman on July 13.
Click here to read the letter in the Idaho Press-Tribune.
Click here to read the letter in the Times-News.
Click here to read the letter in the Idaho Statesman.
POSTAL FACTS: July 7, 2017
NALC President Rolando in Townhall. Idaho State President Paige in Idaho Press-Tribune, Twin Falls’ Times-News, Idaho Statesman.
POSTAL FACTS: June 12, 2017
NALC President Rolando’s letter to the Wisconsin State Journal. Idaho State President Paige’s letters in Coeur d’Alene Press, Idaho Statesman.
POSTAL FACTS: June 5, 2017 (updated)
Pres. Rolando letters in OH’s Columbus Dispatch & Pottstown, PA’s Mercury; quoted in Wall Street Journal, Linn’s Stamp News, more. ID State Pres. Paige letter in Times-News, State Journal, more. KY State Pres. McNulty letter in Lexington Herald-Leader.
POSTAL FACTS: May 22, 2017 (updated)
President Rolando in Atlanta Journal-Constitution; quoted in news coverage of USPS’ second quarter FY2017 financial report—PAI, AP, Federal News Radio, GovExecet. al.
POSTAL FACTS: May 5, 2017
NALC President Rolando in IA’s Times-Republican.
POSTAL FACTS: May 2, 2017 (updated)
NALC Pres. Rolando in Billings [MT] Gazette, Montana Standard; WI’s Amery Free Press, Burnett County Sentinel, [Osceola] Sun; MN’s Country Messenger. 3 NALC Heroes on American Legion’s website. ID State Pres. Paige in Coeur d’Alene Press, Idaho Statesman.
POSTAL FACTS: April 11, 2017 (updated)
NALC President Rolando in The Hill and MI’s Tri-County Times; ID State President Paige in Twin Falls Times News, Idaho State Journal & Idaho Press-Tribune.
POSTAL FACTS: March 15, 2017 (updated)
NALC President Rolando in USA Today; IL’s Montes in Northwest Herald.
POSTAL FACTS: March 3, 2017 (updated)
NALC President Rolando in The Guardian, The Hill; NALC EVP Renfroe on “How Stuff Works,” New York’s McLennan in Buffalo News; Idaho State President Paige in Idaho Statesman, Idaho Press Tribune, Twin Falls’ Times-News; Florida’s Dawn Sylvester on WKMG-TV.
POSTAL FACTS: Feb. 6, 2017
NALC President Rolando in Washington Examiner; Terre Haute, IN’s Tribune-Star.