New postmaster

A new Cape Girardeau postmaster was sworn in recently, and so far Robert Fleming is saying what postal patrons want to hear.

If you noticed that mail moved slowly in Cape Girardeau not so long ago, you might also be seeing some improvement now. To speed things up, postal employees have been pushing to get the mail sorted earlier each evening, Fleming said, meaning mail carriers can begin delivering at 6:30 a.m. instead of 8 a.m.

Fleming also said he has no plans to rekindle short-lived efforts to move Cape Girardeau's porch mailboxes to street curbs. That idea was not well-received.

Fleming says he wants to improve mail service here, and for that we say thanks. And welcome.

Former postmaster Michael Keefe had the second-longest tenure as postmaster in this city's history, and we wish him well in is new endeavors.