Editor: The bizarre events ….
Editor: The bizarre events now taking place at our postal service are personal to me. As a retired letter carrier, who spent 31 years delivering the mail, it’s severely disappointing to see an organization that has served the American public so long and so well needlessly degraded. The Post Office has a 90 percent approval rating with the public. This slowdown in service hurts everyone.
When I started at the post office, you could send a letter from Seal Beach to New York for only 5 cents. In this time of pandemic Cap Food Distribution is Today
Free food is available in Leisure World to eligible residents who are 60 years or older through Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAPOC), which has a monthly distribution site by Clubhouse 4.
The next food distribution will be today, Sept. 17.
Every third Thursday from 9-11 a.m., qualified people receive 40 pounds of food, including canned fruit, vegetables, meat, rice, juice, cereal and more.
Eligible seniors must live in Leisure World, be at least 60 years of age and meet income guidelines as follows: up to $1,354 a month for one person; $1,832 for a two-person household; and $2,311 for a three-person household.
To sign up, bring a photo ID, and proof of income (Social Security/ SSI Statement, letter or bank statement or paycheck stub).
People who are unable to apply themselves or pick up the box of food may send a proxy to act on their behalf with appropriate ID.
People who need help arranging a proxy can call GRF Member Resource Liaison Cindy Tostado at 431-6586, ext. 317.
the mail service has become even more critical to the American public. It’s not just Social Security checks and unemployment benefits we rely on for our economic well being. We also depend on delivery of medical supplies and numerous items we used to shop for not too long ago.
According to CNN reports, the mail has been deliberately slowed down by discarding 671 postal sorting machines that can process 36,000 letters an hour.
This leaves postal workers to sort mail at a much slower pace and added cost. Small businesses cannot get their products delivered without delays.
Forty-six states have been notified that mail in ballots might not be counted in time for the 2020 Presidential Election. During this pandemic there are clear and obvious reasons not to stand in long lines of people to exercise our right to vote.
I will vote by mail well before Nov. 3, to make sure my vote is counted.
Dave Silva, Mutual 12
