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Postal workers protest privatization proposal

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 08, 2018 7:06 PM CT | Published: October 08, 2018 5:22 PM CT
<strong>Postal workers Debbie Gore (left) and Betty Stricklen try to get the attention of passing cars while protesting in front of the Main Post Office on October 8, 2018. Memphis postal workers rallied in opposition to President Donald Trump's proposal to privatize the Postal Service.</strong> (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Postal workers Debbie Gore (left) and Betty Stricklen try to get the attention of passing cars while protesting in front of the Main Post Office on October 8, 2018. Memphis postal workers rallied in opposition to President Donald Trump's proposal to privatize the Postal Service. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Letter carrier Maurice Hill worries what would become of people on his Berclair postal route if U.S. mail were privatized and he didn’t go door to door each day.

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Wayne Risher

Wayne Risher

Business news reporter, 43-year veteran of print journalism, 35-year resident of Memphis, University of Georgia alumnus and proud father and spouse of University of Memphis graduates.

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