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Updating a story published earlier, twelve Michigan Post Office branches will be on the chopping block, according to Click on Detroit. Although no Flint-area branches are slated for closure at this time, the downtown Flint Post Office is on the list of 3,653 branches nationwide that are being studied. 62 in Michigan are being considered. Hit the jump to see the list.

Postal officials say they have no choice, as the popularity of electronic bill payment and communication has sharply cut into revenue. Most of the locations on the yet-to-be-released list are in rural areas.

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