For 41 years, Jim Mathey has been a carrier with the Postal Service. His route these days covers the east side of Coeur d'Alene. It is, he explains, good, solid work. "I love my job," he said. "That's why I'm still doing it after all these years." But his livelihood is under fire, so Mathey on Tuesday joined about 20 other carriers in a rally on Ironwood Drive, outside the office of Congressman Raul Labrador. They passed out fliers and held signs and wore shirts that read, "We deliver 6 days a week," "Save America's Postal Service," "Tell the Hill to pass the bill," and "6 Days is the right way." Occasionally, a passing driver honked, prompting the carriers to wave their signs and shout "thank you" on a cool, cloudy afternoon. Mathey said a proposal to close thousands of post offices, end Saturday mail delivery and lay off 120,000 employees is a mistake/Bill Buley, CdA Press. More here. (Jesse Tinsley SR photo: Spokane mail carriers rally at Cathy McMorris-Rodgers office)

Question: You'd think we can find money to underwrite a quality agency like our U.S. Postal Service considering all the revenue this country squanders elsewhere. What do you think?