postalnews.com: May 2006

Wednesday, May 31

Making sense of the postal rate case
Multi Channel Merchant Comment
Teamsters Hope to Lure FedEx Drivers
New York Times Comment
Mail loophole has some California politicians fuming
Scripps Howard News Service Comment
Postal truck creates havoc in Connecticut
WTNH TV New Haven Comment
Jaffer responds to ‘war stamp tax’ story
postalnews blog Comment
Tuesday, May 30
Postal workers’ outcry over plan goes unheard
McAllen (TX) Monitor Comment
Technology and Easy Credit Give Identity Thieves an Edge
New York Times Comment
USPS Confidential?
postalnews blog Comment
Canada Post reviews rural route delivery
CTV News Comment
BOG sets agenda for Indianapolis meeting June 6-7
Federal Register Comment
Sunday, May 28
Rolling Thunder - Simmering Deliberations
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter Comment
Saturday, May 27
Lessons Learned, Investor Builds Portfolio of Stamps
Washington Post Comment
Mail-Order Chickens: USPS Ships Live Birds by the Thousands
National Geographic News Comment
Anthrax case over; problems persist
Richmond Times Dispatch Comment
Philadelphia celebrates new postal center
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
Friday, May 26
Mail carrier kidnapped on route by ex-boyfriend
KCNS TV Los Angeles Comment
Residents of PA town push for construction of post office
Allentown Morning Call
(note: according to the 2000 Census, the town in question has a population of 294) Comment
New Stamp Honors Amber Alert System
Associated Press Comment
Thursday, May 25
Five Consolidations Cancelled
Utica NY, Plattsburgh NY, Burlington VT, Springfield MA, Portsmouth NH
APWU News Comment
Due to postal service changes, newspaper deliveries may be delayed
Le Mars (IA) Daily Sentinel
see also: Newspaper logic: same day delivery should cost nine cents? in the postalnews blog Comment
Postal Worker Accused of Making Drug Deliveries
WPVI TV Philadelphia Comment
Lockheed Martin selected to upgrade USPS machines
Binghamton (NY) Press & Sun-Bulletin Comment
Wednesday, May 24
Stamps to Become a Marketing Vehicle
Washington Post Comment
Who's delivering your mail?
'That's what the US Postal service wants to know as it launches a national investigation, trying to find out how many sex offenders are on the payroll.'
WPEC TV Palm Beach FL
Tuesday, May 23
Business owners left without mail for two weeks
NBC2 Fort Myers Comment
Editorial: Postal pension games
Gainesville Sun Comment
Postal Service Cops Going Hollywood
"The U.S. Postal Inspection Service spent $4.3 million to produce a series of DVDs that showcase none other than the postal inspectors themselves."
CBS5 San Francisco Comment
Postal processing center to stay in Utica
Utica Observer-Dispatch Comment
Monday, May 22
Burrus: Rate Proposal Would Hijack Postal Service
APWU News Comment
Royal Mail seeks alliance with American parcel giant
Sunday Times Comment
DMA Says Direct Marketing Growth Fell in Q1 2005
DIRECT Comment
Getting Ready for New Rates
Gene Del Polito commentary for DIRECT Comment
New Orleans: Where have all the sidewalk mailboxes gone?
Letter to the Editor of the New Orleans Times-Picayune Comment
Saturday, May 20
Letter carrier loses workers comp fraud appeal
FedSmith.com Comment
Kentucky USPS employee on child pornography charges
Associated Press Comment
Friday, May 19
Collins Queries OMB Nominee on Postal Reform
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter Comment
USPS Net Income Rises in March
DMNews.com Comment
Thursday, May 18
USPS March financial results released
$45 million net gain after escrow allocation
USPS News Link Comment
Oakland post office fire under investigation
Mail still delivered despite blaze that causes $400,000 in damage at distribution center
Oakland Tribune Comment
Junked mail conflict builds at post office
Kodiak Daily Mirror Comment
Wednesday, May 17
First Mail-Delivery Van Converted to Hybrid
Press release Comment
USPS Expands Personalized Postage for Businesses
DMNews.com Comment
RR Donnelley Opens New Consolidation Facility in Texas
Press release Comment
Tuesday, May 16
USPS, Washington Mutual, Temporarily Suspend NSA Proceeding
DMNews.com Comment
Supreme Court Won't Revive Brentwood Anthrax Lawsuits
Associated Press Comment
Postal reform provisions would help UPS, FedEx
Congress Daily Comment
Monday, May 15
Postmaster disciplined for shutting down office for funeral
Columbia (TN) Daily Herald Comment
Mailers Fear New Rates Won't Reward Efficiency
DMNews.com Comment
USPS Gains Share of U.S. Air Market
DMNews.com Comment
Sunday, May 14
30 of San Leandro's mailboxes will be cut
InsideBayArea.com (CA) Comment
Congress Seeks Stamp Solution
Lakeland (FL) Ledger Comment
Saturday, May 13
Shirt-Maker Cashing in on Goleta Tragedy?
KEYT TV Santa Barbara Comment
Deutsche Post delivers poor profit as DHL struggles in US market
thebusinessonline.com Comment
Brick mailing campaign hits brick wall
postalnews blog Comment
Junk mail makes ID theft easy
Bucks County Courier Times Comment
Friday, May 12
Revised CBO Estimate Projects Five-Year Savings for Postal Reform
also: Bookspan NSA and Postal Reform
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter Comment
Former letter carrier indicted for bank fraud
The Gazette (MD) Comment
Thursday, May 11
PRC sets dates for rate case
The Postal Rate Commission set May 31 as the deadline for interested parties to intervene, and will conduct a prehearing conference on June 16.
Federal Register Comment
Postal Service inspects routes
Amarillo Globe News Comment
Wednesday, May 10
'You've Got To Face It': The Postmark Is Going the Way of the Telegram
New York Sun Comment
World's Largest Food Drive Scheduled for Saturday, May 13
Press release Comment
Tuesday, May 9
USPS Ordered to Pay PayMaster For Use Of Patented Money Order Forms
IP Law Observer Comment
Bush Nominates Another GOP Lobbyist For BOG
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service fights reform bill's accounting language
Government Executive Comment
George W. Bush's War Stamp Tax
Online Journal Comment
Albuquerque office overhauled again
Santa Fe New Mexican Comment
Postal service campaign proves direct can be hip
BtoBOnline Comment
Postage printing a pricey pleasure
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Comment
Monday, May 8
Rate Case Worries Mailers
DMNews.com Comment
Rate Case Renews Cries For Reform
DMNews.com Comment
Saturday, May 6
Postal Worker Arrested in Beltway Bomb Threat
WJLA TV Washington Comment
Friday, May 5
Will Rate Case Jump Start Postal Conference?
e-NAPUS Legislative Bulletin Comment
Columnist suggested 'forever' stamp in 1994
Chicago Tribune Comment
Postal workers plan picket today in Rockford
Rockford (IL) Register Star Comment
Industry Awaits Postal Bill Conference Committee
DIRECT Comment
First Class Volume Slips, Standard Is Up
DMNews.com Comment
Update: Sioux City contingent comes away from PMG meeting with hope to save center
Sioux City Journal Comment
Thursday, May 4
Postal overhaul sponsors criticize proposed rate hike
Government Executive Comment
Congressmen Express Concern about ‘Consolidation’
APWU News Comment
Postal Service delivers $101 million for OKC facility
Oklahoma City Journal Record Comment
What's The Deal With DOIS?
NALC Postal Record Comment
Wednesday, May 3
USPS files for 7.1% rate increase for first class, seeks 'forever stamp'
Associated Press
see also:
- USPS News Link
- Magazine publishers react
- Reaction from Postcom's Gene Del Polito
- Postcom also has a collection of documents related to the rate case, including talking points, and 'Anatomy of a Rate Case'
- From the PRC web site: Click here for the full 179 page rate request document. Also available is a listing of testimony filed by the USPS in support of the case. You can also check the PRC's index page for this docket.
- USPS Rate Case site
- Post Office Pitches New 'Forever' Stamp
Comment
Postal Service Proposes Shape Based Rate Incentives
Press release Comment
Lost in the mail
Rural Carrier hoarded 3,200 pieces of mail
Baynews9.com, Tampa Comment
New Orleans Re-Opens as Market for Periodicals: Catalogs Still Banned
DIRECT Comment
UPS Store, Mail Boxes Etc. franchisees to demonstrate
Atlanta Business Chronicle Comment
Tuesday, May 2
Community upset over proposed changes at historic post office
Residents rail against recommendations for 'retail standardization'
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Crystal meth fails to arrive Express Mail
Honolulu Star Bulletin Comment
Man robs West Virginia PO, escapes in PM's car
WVNS TV Beckley WV Comment
Monday, May 1
House has yet to name postal reform negotiators (5/1/06)
Congress Daily Comment
Through rain and debris, mail will be delivered in New Orleans
New Orleans Times Picayune Comment
Letter: USPS Should Add 'Deceased' Card Similar to NCOA Postcard
DMNews.com Comment
A Weighty Issue
Gene Del Polito commentary for DIRECT Comment
PRC: No Changes to Bank One NSA
DMNews.com Comment

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