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• n  the person in charge of a post office

• Gus, a part-time postmaster, gets only $252 a year from the department.
• In February 1920 the Postmaster General wired Myers stating that an order had been issued by direction of the President removing him from his office as postmaster and directing .
• In Portland, 20 carloads of parcel post, mostly for soldiers, stood idle for days while the postmaster looked for help to distribute it.

News & Articles

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• 1st black woman sworn in as Tuscaloosa postmaster
  <p>TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (AP) — Sherrill Palmer, a 16-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, has been sworn in as the first black woman to serve as postmaster of Tuscaloosa.</p> <div...
  June 15, 2013 - Rome News-Tribune
• Jett Recipient of Postmaster of the Year Award
  Local postmaster takes top state honors at convention
  June 13, 2013 - Clay County Times-Democrat
• Police calls: burglars nab perfume, body spray, sweater
  7:39 a.m. The postmaster reported Post Office boxes that were vandalized. 12:33 p.m. Two boys on Waverly Place allegedly shot another boy with a BB gun. The victims reportedly had marks on his legs where he was shot.
  June 12, 2013 - Whitefish Pilot

Quotes

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• Harry Reid in KTNV Las Vegas
  The loss of these locations would have hurt these communities and I am pleased that Postmaster Potter and his team have decided to keep these stations open,Reid said. "Today's announcement is good news for Nevadans concerned about losing...
• Jo Ann Emerson in New York Times
  I realize that the postmaster general thinks that this will save money, but there are other ways that they can cost-cut,Ms. Emerson said of the potential consolidations and closures. "My constituents feel very strongly about having their...
• Lisa Murkowski in AlaskaReport
  I also recognize the Postal Service is losing substantial amounts of money, but I am gratified that the Postmaster General has adopted the alternative that would substantially reduce the bypass mail rate increase for Alaska,said Sen. Lisa...