In Missouri, 167 post offices have been identified to be evaluated for closure. I went to three post offices west of Columbia where residents expressed their opinions on the possibility of closing. Here are a few shots from inside the historic Arrow Rock post office.
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| Kathy Borgman of Friends of Arrow Rock examines postal tools displayed in the Arrow Rock post office. The U.S. Postal Service is proposing a "village post office" alternative which would move operation of postal services to local businesses. |
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| Yvonne Rennolds stops by the Arrow Rock post office to get her mail and bring postmaster Tempe McGlaughlin leftover pasta salad. The post office serves as a community gathering space for Arrow Rock. |
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| Post office boxes at the Arrow rock post office. |
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| Old letter openers, rubber stamps and other tools of the mail trade are displayed at the Arrow Rock post office |
Very moving. Human elements everywhere...even in the tools
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