Missing the Point – Privatizing the Post Office, Part 2
Several months ago, I wrote an op/ed suggesting that we privatize our Postal Service. The USPS is “an independent agency.”
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Les Cohen is a long-term Marylander, having grown up in Annapolis. Professionally, he writes and edits materials for business and political clients from his base of operations in Columbia, Maryland. He has a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Economics. Leave a comment or feel free to send him an email to Les@Writeaway.us.
Several months ago, I wrote an op/ed suggesting that we privatize our Postal Service. The USPS is “an independent agency.”
Read moreThis twenty-sixth installment is called “Dream On.” It’s a short-short story about a woman and a man who don’t know each other, but whose dreams portray a shared destiny.
Read moreLately, I’ve found myself hoping that Donald Trump gets the Republican nomination for President. Why is that? Because I think
Read moreThis twenty-fifth installment is called “Say Goodbye to Jane.” It’s a short-short story about a woman dumping her boyfriend for not loving her for who she really is. If you like what you read and would like to see previously published short-short stories, just click on the title link, “Except for a few details…”
Read moreSeveral weeks ago, I wrote an op/ed titled “Who do the strict constructionists think they’re fooling?” Its simple point was
Read moreThis twenty-fourth installment is called “The Penny.” It’s a short-short story about a very lucky penny, showing up here and there, changing the lives of the people who find it.
Read moreGiven President Biden’s extraordinary accomplishments in just the first two years he’s been in office, you’d think his re-election would be assured. But it’s not. Quite to the contrary, new Biden polling shows voter dissatisfaction with our President at record levels and that’s despite the economy being at virtually full employment.
Read moreThis is one of my shorter short-short stories. Feel free to click on the “Except for a few details…” button for more, longer short-short stories in this series.
Read moreSo how is it possible that a solid majority of voting-age Americans favor the pro-choice perspective, but our governments – including their judicial branches – may not? Even worse, it’s not a minority consisting of millions of Americans that I’m talking about.
Read moreThis twenty-second installment is called “The Babysitter.” It’s a short-short story about caring parents who hire a very resourceful – and loving – babysitter to take care of their only child. If you like what you read and would like to see previously published short-short stories, just click on the title link, “Except for a few details…”
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