The US Postal Service in Missouri is near and dear to my family which is why it pains me to share details of an audit that revealed the state is home to the slowest mail service in America.
My dad was a mail carrier and eventually a window technician for the United States Postal Service in Hannibal, Missouri for more than 30 years. I learned to not ask him questions during the holidays and/or when the price of stamps went up. He was not in a good mood during those times. My point is that I’m not a postal service hater, but I’ve come across a report that needs to be shared.
It wasn’t that long ago when the Office of the Inspector General shared the results of an audit that was made public by Missouri legislators. It was an investigation into why it took so long for mail that went through the Kansas City area. Their report was astonishing:…