The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Re: POST OFFICE

The Tribune, Letters, 22 June, 2017.

THERE have been many remarks recently concerning the deplorable state of our main post office, both in structure and function. There are possibly at least two explanations for this:

(1) the crumbling building is probably an example of early government design and construction expertise.

(2) unfortunately, some employees in charge of reading addresses and placing the mail in boxes seem to be only semi-literate and semi-numerate. Perhaps the sorting of mail would be improved if:

(1) hard hats were provided, and

(2) on-the-job training were given for learning the alphabet and digits 0 through nine - especially for any Grade D teenagers accepted as temporary summer employees.

KEN W KNOWLES, MD

Nassau,

July 9, 2017.