Postal delay coverage continues

I mentioned the Post Office delivery delay yesterday. And while I think the Post Office has some explaining to do, I questioned why it's getting so much press... including in today's MRJ online (by Jesse Buchanan).

It just seems to me that this is something that should be handled by a letter from either the Council Chair or the TM... or even better, a personal conversation between an elected federal official and his counterpart in the Post Office.

Nonetheless, this is getting into all the papers. So I can't help but feel as though the real issue here is something else... and these recent volleys are just a symptom of a bigger problem - like the Post Office refusing to move. How many decades have we been having that discussion? Talk about getting the runaround.

Anyway, I don't think anyone will be surprised to hear me encourage town officials to use the bully pulpit whenever you feel as though your "one-on-one" conversations have gotten you nowhere. Some people may say using the bully pulpit is inappropriate or excessive. But I say that bringing public pressure to bear is often the only remedy for redress of grievances.

Tim White