{"id":14576,"date":"2016-04-06T07:46:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T12:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=14576"},"modified":"2016-04-06T07:46:05","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T12:46:05","slug":"video-uproar-after-indy-post-offices-kick-broom-guy-off-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2016\/04\/06\/video-uproar-after-indy-post-offices-kick-broom-guy-off-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Uproar after Indy post offices kick &#8216;Broom Guy&#8217; off property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS &#8212; Jim Richter&#8217;s been selling his brooms at Indianapolis post offices for decades \u2013 until recently.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the 78-year-old was told by a postal official at the Nora branch that he&#8217;s no longer welcome on postal services properties.<\/p>\n<p>Richter, who is blind, says he&#8217;s been selling brooms at post offices since the 1950s.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This lady came barging out of the door and said, &#8216;You can&#8217;t do that anymore,'&#8221; Richter said. &#8220;I said, ma&#8217;am, and she said, &#8216;Don&#8217;t ma&#8217;am me. I&#8217;m the postmaster and I&#8217;m ordering you off of the property.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Richter said he wasn&#8217;t given a chance to respond. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theindychannel.com\/news\/local-news\/uproar-after-indy-post-offices-kick-broom-guy-off-property\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"475\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14577\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blind-man-brooms.jpg\" alt=\"blind-man-brooms\" width=\"447\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blind-man-brooms.jpg 447w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blind-man-brooms-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS &#8212; Jim Richter&#8217;s been selling his brooms at Indianapolis post offices for decades \u2013 until recently. In February, the 78-year-old was told by a postal official at the Nora branch that he&#8217;s no longer welcome on postal services properties. Richter, who is blind, says he&#8217;s been selling brooms at post offices since the 1950s. 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