{"id":14032,"date":"2016-02-09T09:07:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T14:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=14032"},"modified":"2016-02-09T09:07:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T14:07:34","slug":"video-roanoke-says-usps-consolidations-and-cost-cutting-is-giving-new-meaning-to-snail-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2016\/02\/09\/video-roanoke-says-usps-consolidations-and-cost-cutting-is-giving-new-meaning-to-snail-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Roanoke Says USPS Consolidations and Cost Cutting Is Giving New Meaning To Snail Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>ROANOKE, Va. &#8211; The United States Postal service lost more than $5 billion last fiscal year, despite seeing a more than 10 percent increase in its package shipping business. To try and survive, the USPS is consolidating and cutting services fast, which some say is giving a whole new meaning to snail mail.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The new advertised time to send mail cross town in our area is two days, but many of you told us that mail it taking much longer than that. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/news\/local\/moving-the-mail-how-long-does-it-really-take-to-send-mail-in-roanoke\/37884014\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/p\/557781\/sp\/55778100\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/16680472\/partner_id\/557781\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><object id=\"kaltura_player_1455026138\" data=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_q19zv5m2\/uiconf_id\/16680472\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" name=\"kaltura_player_1455026138\" width=\"475\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_q19zv5m2\/uiconf_id\/16680472\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\">video platform<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_management\">video management<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/solutions\/video_solution\">video solutions<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_publishing\">video player<\/a><\/object><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14033\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/greensboro-mail-problems.jpg\" alt=\"greensboro-mail-problems\" width=\"532\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/greensboro-mail-problems.jpg 532w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/greensboro-mail-problems-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROANOKE, Va. &#8211; The United States Postal service lost more than $5 billion last fiscal year, despite seeing a more than 10 percent increase in its package shipping business. 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