To the Editor:
It was a cold winter night in February of 2010 when I met Congressman Bill Owens for the first time. He was speaking to a college history class in Boonville and his very clear, concise and direct answers to questions presented to him, impressed me.
It was a few months later when I needed the Congressman’s help with the closing of the Woodgate Post Office issue.
He not only assigned staff to our issue, but came to Woodgate for a town hall meeting.
He presented two bills in the Republican-controlled House that would have helped the postal service, but the Republican House to date has not acted.
The Senate meanwhile has passed a postal reform bill.
It was the efforts of Woodgate and daily contact with Bill Owens that helped push forward the prevention of closing thousands of rural post offices such as Woodgate.
Congressman Bill Owens is former military and carries great influence with defense efforts of Fort Drum in the North Country. He is honest and forward on any issue and deserves re-election to Congress on November 6.
John Isley, Woodgate
