Editorial: Requiring more government involvement isn't the answer to post office move

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Editorial: Requiring more government involvement isn't the answer to post office move

The 29,000-square-foot post office building on an almost 3-acre lot on Green Street in Gainesville is for sale. - photo by Scott Rogers

02212019 POST 1.jpg — The 29,000-square-foot post office building on an almost 3-acre lot on Green Street in Gainesville is for sale. - photo by Scott Rogers

The Times editorial board

Published: Jun 22, 2019, 10:53 PM

U.S. Rep. Doug Collins of Gainesville has made no secret of the fact he is more than frustrated by the Postal Service’s inexplicably slow and secretive process for moving forward with the relocation of the Gainesville Post Office.

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Opinion: Sacrifices must be made by all to keep Democracy

President Donald Trump listens during an event Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. - photo by Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens during an event Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. - photo by Associated Press

Letter to the editor

Published: Apr 3, 2025, 8:11 PM

Donald Trump and the Republican Party are, in a helter-skelter fashion, converting American democracy into an autocracy with Trump as the autocrat.

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