Postal rates drop . . . temporarily

Hanging on the wall at the Gazette office is a 1919 copy of the Gazette.

A one-inch story on the bottom of the front page reported that old postal rates were back in effect. First class letters would again be two cents, and post cards would again be one cent. “Gone is the three cent stamp,” declared the story.

That was 97 years ago.

This week, current postal rates have dropped. Reportedly, it is the first decrease since 1919. First class stamps are now 47 cents, down from 49 cents.

Some other rates have also been rolled back.

Interestingly, one of the biggest newspaper associations, the Nation...