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Show Getting the news to the public at a popular price has stirred up more controversy than many people realize. THEN: One of the causes of th -erican Revolution was England's requiring taxed stamps on colonial newspapers. newspap-ers. That may be why, from the 1800's to the 1970's, the postal service carried papers for free. Then the post office went private. It was decided then to charge newspapers a little more every year for 16 years. The U.S. government promised to make up the difference dif-ference to the post office between be-tween the rates the papers pay and regular second class rates. NOW: The President's current cur-rent budget proposal, however, how-ever, wants to put papers at regular second class rates. This sudden huge increase in some cases rates could jump three-fold or more could force some papers out of business. Their readers would have no source of local news or local advertising. Others might have to raise their subscription rates. Many people are asking their representatives in Washington Washing-ton what they're doing about this. Anyone who wants to write Congress on any issue can write to the U.S. Senate, Washington D.C. 20510 and the House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20515. |