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Apr 12, 2023

Arlington Now Has A Post Office Named After An Immigrant Mailman

Last month, a United States post office was renamed after Jesus Collazos, an immigrant from Colombia who worked as a mail carrier in Arlington for 25 years.

Sep 14, 2020

After A Messy Voting Experience In June, Ward 8 Leaders Say They Want More Support For The General Election

Some residents waited upwards of five hours to cast their ballot in June.

Sep 04, 2020

Virginia Expands Voter Protections With $2 Million For Absentee Ballot Postage, Drop-Off Boxes

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam approved a bill on Friday that allocated $2 million toward prepaid postage for absentee ballots.

Aug 21, 2020

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine Joins Coalition Of States Suing Postal Service Over Mail Changes

Racine joins six states in the lawsuit, alleging changes to the Postal Service are unconstitutional.

Aug 21, 2020

Virginia Officials And Postal Employees Demand Answers About Service Changes

One employee says that at least three sorting machines at a Northern Virginia distribution center have been dismantled.

Aug 15, 2020

Protesters Gather Outside Of Postmaster General’s D.C. Home As Threats To Mail-In Voting Loom

Protesters condemned Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for helping the Trump administration thwart attempts by states to widen voting by mail during the pandemic.

Sep 28, 2017

African American History Museum Will Be Featured On A Forever Stamp

“Black history is inseparable from American history, and the black experience represents a profound and unique strand of the American story. This stamp issuance recognizes the richness of that experience”

Aug 05, 2014

Talk After-Dark Mail Delivery, The Postal Service Tomorrow

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton will hold a roundtable with Gerald A. Roane, Postmaster of the District of Columbia, to discuss mail delivery in D.C.

Jul 23, 2014

D.C. Region: Number One In Late Mail Delivery

A new investigation concluded that the D.C. region is number one in late mail delivery. That raises serious safety concerns for letter carriers.

Nov 27, 2013

Norton Questions Mail Delivery After Dark Following Carrier Death

Tyson Jerome Barnette, a six-year veteran from Upper Marlboro, was shot and killed Saturday evening while delivering mail in Landover, Md.

 
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