Will there be a post office in the future? Will there be a post office for mail-in voting in the fall? 

On another level, it should be noted that a perceptive postal carrier may have unique insights into  the psychological state of our locale. This essential worker, speaking under conditions of anonymity, speaks of work in the streets, in the walkways, on the sidewalks, in the time of COVID. 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/03/us-postal-service-is-struggling--bad-for-election

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/07/851976464/new-postmaster-general-is-top-gop-fundraiser

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2020/04/14/post-office-pensions--some-key-myths-and-facts/#66db7d0747f5

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