Eastern Iowa towns fear loss of post offices
In Onslow and other Eastern Iowa communities on the Postal Service closure list, residents mobilize to save their post offices. Local leaders warn the post office underpins business and community identity, meeting with lawmakers and mailing petitions as towns like Troy Mills also face potential cuts.
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Postal support efforts to save Iowa post offices
Iowa communities organize to keep local post offices open as residents rally officials, submit petitions, and urge USPS action. Local leaders emphasize service access, jobs, and rural connectivity amid potential closures.
Endangered Post Offices Face Closure List in Iowa
The U S Postal Service targets 3 700 offices nationwide for possible shutdown with 187 in Iowa. Eastern Iowa communities named include Auree Benton Martinsburg Brandon Middle Amana Castalia Millersburg Center Junction Montour Chelsea Moscow Conesville Mount Auburn Conroy Vine Dundee Onslow Elberon Parnell Farmersburg South Amana Fruitland Thornburg Gibson Troy Mills Homestead Keswick Vining Watkins.
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Icon of U.S. military now in Iraqi hands
U S generals plotted the war's course and swore in new American citizens under chandeliers inside Saddam's palace at Camp Victory near Baghdad. Troops relaxed with golf and cigars as rockets and mortars fell. The 3rd Infantry Division entered Baghdad airport nearly nine years ago, solidifying Camp Victory's meaning in Iraq.
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Iowa Life Monday named holiday for three day weekends
The Gazette reports most Iowa employers will observe holidays on Monday when Christmas and New Year fall on Sundays. TrueNorth Companies and ESCO Group align schedules to offer long weekends, with ESCO giving Dec 23 and 26 off for Christmas Eve and Day respectively. Retailers expect extra shopping days around the holidays.
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