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Published December 05, 2011, 12:00 AM

Seattle mail carrier


Letter carrier Timothy Ainsworth, sporting a postal worker button on his cap, moves mail into his truck to begin delivery Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at a post office in Seattle. The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service said Monday it is seeking to move quickly to close 252 mail processing centers and slow first-class delivery next spring, citing steadily declining mail volume. The cuts are part of $3 billion in reductions aimed at helping the agency avert bankruptcy next year. The plant closures are expected to result in the elimination of roughly 28,000 jobs nationwide. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Read the article: Grand Forks, Devils Lake mail processing centers part of Postal Service planned April 2012 cuts