Postal Service fined for violation at building with asbestos

Oak Ridger (TN)

Postal employee charged with grand larceny

Capital News9, Albany NY

Dreaded words: 'It's in the mail'

"What really sucks is when one's snail mail gets disrupted and you must rely on voice mail to solve the problem."
Pueblo Chieftain

Postal workers, officials upset over USPS plan to consolidate Kansas City

Kansas City Kansan

Charges looming for South Carolina letter carrier

Anderson Independent Mail

Indictment flawed in crash that cost postal worker legs, eyesight

Press of Atlantic City

Postal Service Hires Permanent Employees in El Paso

KFOX TV El Paso

Postal Workers Say Contractors Threaten Job And Mail Security

Tampa Tribune

Senators take up New Mexico postal woes in Washington

Las Cruces Sun-News

Pols irked by plan for barbed wire around post office

New York Daily News

Postal Service deserves our stamp of approval

Akron Beacon Journal

Arrest In Post Office Threat Case

WYMT TV Hazard KY

Mailman Arrested on Fraud and Theft Charges

WBOC-TV Salisbury MD

Florida company rigged bids at USPS dead mail auctions

Press release

National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative Update

via Postcom.org

Congressman: Study will reveal Postal Service's flawed process

Sioux City Journal

Public hearing set on Kansas City consolidation

Kansas City Kansan

A rarity in future: New post offices

The Postal Service leases space inside other shops rather than build.
Florida Times Union

Mailers react to USPS’s veto of rate relief

DMNews.com

Carriers' leaders respond to PMG letter on contracting out delivery

- PMG Potter letter to Congress
- Response from NALC and NRLCA Presidents
NALC web site

Letter to the Editor: Why not charge extra for doorstep delivery

Washington Post

Change in post office boxes upsets patrons

Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Postal Service investigation may concern federal Hatch Act

St Louis Post Dispatch

Camera in parcel tracks journey through postal system

Boing Boing

Going Postal, Literary Style

Newsweek

Emergency mail delivery exercise in Philadelphia tomorrow

Philadelphia Daily News

Colorado postal worker cited for indecent exposure

Vail Daily News

Congress reneges on revenue forgone payment (again)

eNapus Legislative Newsletter

Will political mail hit $1B in ’08 election?

DMNews.com

Man held in attack on mail carrier

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Mailers upset with BOG decision on rates

DIRECT

Shape up for the new postal rates

DMNews.com

Intelligent Mail Barcode increases mailing efficiency

DMNews.com

The 'Inconvenient' Mail

Letters to the Editor on wealthy homeowners' complaints about cluster boxes
Washington Post

Mailbox stolen from Arizona post office

Arizona Republic

Police Warn of Bogus Postal Inspectors

WDEF TV Chattanooga

UK: Post strike threat as talks fail

BBC

It’s Final: No Reprieve on Postal Rate Hike

Multichannelmerchant.com

Home builders ask PRC to restore curbside delivery

National Association of Home Nuilders filing with Postal Reglatory Commission (.pdf file)

New Jersey Letter Carriers Set July 1 Picketing to Oppose 'Contracting Out'

Press release

Postal service may be slashed in Florida town

Keynoter.com

Consolidation of Wisconsin mail distribution centers unlikely

Wisconsin State Journal

To The Letter

Postal service runs on a tight schedule
Charleston (WV) Gazette

Mail missing

Thefts shake up post office, hours scaled back
Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun

Chicago postal worker struck in hit-and-run accident

WLS TV Chicago

Postal Service Celebrates Weddings

Hartford Courant

Comedian blames PO for empty seats

New Britain (CT) Herald

Editorial: Where's my mail?

Fender bender stops delivery
Morris County (NJ) Daily Record

Mail workers carry on Dad’s example

Elyria (OH) Chronicle-Telegram

You've Got Mail . . . a Block Away

New Homeowners Decry Cluster Boxes
Washington Post

When Going Postal Is A Good Thing

Postal workers get a better deal on health benefits thanks to their unions.
Mike Causey's Federal report for Federal News radio

Massive mail backlog found at Walter Reed

USA Today

Florida: postal van driver dies when vehicle overturns

Orlando Sentinel

UPS offers special pricing to eBay sellers

eBay.com

Shorter hours make for angrier customers at post office

Brownsville (TX) Herald

How victim snared ID thief

Fascinating story of how one woman tracked down the woman who had stolen her identity from the mail.
San Francisco Chronicle

Kansas postmaster pleads guilty to embezzlement

Wichita Eagle

PMG tells Congress he's against Mail Delivery Protection Act

Postcom.org

USPS launches its first-ever infomercial this weekend

USPS News Link

Diaper Prompts Partial Evacuation at Postal Museum

Washington Post

PRC Recommends Sticky Note Test Extension

DIRECT

Mail targeted with frequent shopper card data boosts sales: Valassis

DMNews.com

Carrier T-shirts advertise free pickup service

Rolla (MO) Daily News

PRC seeks public input on new service standards

PRC web site (.pdf file)

Senate Committee Approves Resolution Affirming Constitutional Protection of Sealed Mail

Press release

Postal worker saves child's life

Salisbury (MD) Daily Times

Man gets five years for obstructing investigation into letter carrier's murder

Canton Repository

Texas post office under investigation

Frisco (TX) Enterprise

Perth Amboy mulls mail carriers

Home News Tribune (NJ)

Commentary: Decision leaves older federal employees at risk for retaliation

Federal Times

BOG schedules closed meeting to discuss rates, labor negotiations

Federal Register

Direct-ad opportunity knocks

Door hangers may be a more attractive option as postage rates rise.
Los Angeles Times

What Does Postal reform Do?

"The Postal Service is not moribund, but if mailers, unions, postmasters, contractors and
the like focus on their own short-term interests, they invite its gradual dissolution."
Murray Comarow commentary via Postcom.org

California mail carriers oppose outsourcing jobs

San Bernardino County Sun

Mail the best way to reach consumers: Pitney Bowes study

DMNews.com

OSHA partnership helps reduce ergonomic injuries at the U.S. Postal Service

Press release

PRC to hold field hearings on new postal law

DMNews.com

Post office gripes? Please get in line

Boston Globe

Three Battle Creek postal carriers face felony charges

WOOD TV8 Grand Rapids

Zanesville Post Office won't cut employees

Zanesville (OH) Times Recorder

Union: New facility could ease postal problems in New Mexico

Santa Fe New Mexican

Young to Burrus: Which Side Are You On?

NALC Postal Record

NRLCA AND USPS Reach Impasse

ruralinfo.net

Postmaster Arrested For Selling Drugs On The Job

KSDK TV St Louis

APWU drops RI-399 lawsuit against USPS, Mail Handlers

Agreement reached on dispute resolution. Click here to read the MOU
APWU News

OIG Releases Semi-Annual Report to Congress

Office of the Inspector General (.pdf file)

EU to delay deadline on postal shake-up

EUobserver.com

UK faces first postal strike in decade

Financial Times

Post Office carries the weight of growth in Alaska town

Anchorage Daily News

APWU Sues USPS Advisory Committee For Conducting Policy-Making in Secret

APWU News

How Did A Baby Wind Up Getting Junk Mail?

KGO-TV San Francisco

USPS defends temporary fix for Las Cruces/El Paso mail problems

Las Cruces Sun-News

More on the Glover Settlement

KUSA TV Denver

Rurals say maintenance allowance is too low

Tulsa World

DMA asks USPS to extend flats rate relief

DMNews.com

PRC’s decision worries postal software vendors

DMNews.com

Britain: Postmen's fury over boss's £1m payday

The Evening Standard

Contract driver pleads guilty to mail theft charges

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

More Chicago Testimony

- NAPS Chicago Branch President Charles May
- USPS Inspector General David Williams

Royal Mail strike plan: bosses will deliver post

Strike vote ballot results due Thursday
The Telegraph

One woman's stamp act

She hopes her sales of postal supplies can keep a town alive
Los Angeles Times

Bomb intended for police found at Missouri post office

Associated Press

Contract delivery of mail under fire

A Harkin bill would stem the practice; the Postal Service calls it cost-effective.
Des Moines Register

DMA's Greco asks industry for coordinated response to PRC

DMNews.com

Deer crashes into post office

Chicago Sun Times

Postal Costs Hit Church Magazines

Washington Post

"Bound Printed Matter" rate still available: If you ask for it by name...

Linn's Stamp News

Glover class action settled for $61 million

Press release
A 2004 article in the St Petersburg Times tells the story of one of the original claimants.

Chicago: Post office feels the heat for slow service

"It's still "snail mail" in Chicago."
Daily Southtown
Also: Postal problems start with records from the Chicago Tribune. And according to WBBM TV, PMG Potter blamed the USPS's problems in Chicago on "a misguided management incentive plan".

Declining First Class mail volumes may snowball

DMNews.com

USPS raises bar for addresses

DMNews.com