{"id":12034,"date":"2015-08-18T15:10:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T20:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=12034"},"modified":"2015-08-18T15:10:52","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T20:10:52","slug":"video-heavy-bags-long-walks-high-heat-for-letter-carriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2015\/08\/18\/video-heavy-bags-long-walks-high-heat-for-letter-carriers\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Heavy bags, long walks, high heat for letter carriers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DALLAS \u2013 Over the last three decades, the job title \u2014 mail carrier, mailman, and postal carrier, to name a few \u2014 has changed.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, it&#8217;s &#8220;letter carrier&#8221; and Donald Williamson is one of the best.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I realized that my future was ahead of me and the post office was giving me the opportunity to provide for my family,&#8221; Williamson said.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty years out\u00a0of his close to three decades in the business have been spent at the USPS facility in Dallas&#8217; Lakewood neighborhood. 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