North Slope bypass mail plan contested

The Associated Press

Air carriers and North Slope Borough officials are criticizing a proposal by the U.S. Postal Service that would slow mail deliveries to Barrow and possibly cut down on flights to the nation’s northernmost town. Under the plan, the mail would be trucked to Prudhoe Bay and then flown to Barrow, instea....

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Savings estimated at $2 million

Carriers argue there would be no savings