Letter carrier helps save woman's home

Benton (IL) Evening News

California Post Office robbed

Vallejo Times Herald

Mailers need to speak up for their industry

DMNews.com

Longtime Massachusetts postmaster pleads guilty to embezzlement

Springfield Republican

Arbitrator awards $50,000 for abuse by Postal Inspectors

21st Century Postal Worker (Adobe .pdf file)

USPS, Postmasters Agree to Pay Package

League of Postmasters web site
download the details (Microsoft Word file)

Congressman, officials discuss Gaylord plant

Gaylord (MI) Herald Times

Witness claims postal carrier shot dog

Greenville (SC) News

Wall Street Journal omitted key information in article about Clinton donations from letter carrier's family

MediaMatters.org
click here to read the original Wall Street Journal story

Baby boomers are top ‘junk mail’ target

Press release

Small Post Office is well kept secret

Lebanon (PA) Daily News

Postamaster hears delivery complaints

Dunkirk (NY) Observer

Rural carrier rescues elderly customer

Hillsdale (MI) Daily News

Postal machine chomps tax bills

Poughkeepsie Journal

Man threatened to shoot his wife inside post office, police say

Johnstown (PA) Tribune Democrat

Company introduces mail back sharps program

Press release

Carried Away!

Book of letter carriers' stories will raise funds for charity
Carried-Away.info

California cities respond to dog attacks

Los Angeles Daily Breeze

Bird droppings stop mail on Capitol Hill

Washington Post

Woman wins disabled access at NYC PO

New York Post

This mailman delivers it all: Letters or punches

Austin American-Statesman

Postal annex likely will face hurdle in Aliso Viejo

Orange County (CA) Register

You've got mail!

"When it comes to delivering DVDs, and guarding secrets, Netflix runs a tight ship"
Boston Globe

Alabama carrier celebrates 50 years on the job

Mobile Register

Mural contest sends first-class package to old post office

Cincinnatti Enquirer

APWU official arrested, charged with embezzling union funds

Dothan (AL) Eagle

Postal Contractor Sought for Back Wages

Inc.com

NY town's residents protest lack of delivery

Utica Observer-Dispatch

Postal workers stole mail from North Texas P&D, officials say

Dallas Morning News

Heavy rains affect Illinois post offices

Peoria Journal Star

Neighborhood Protests Loss of Home Mail Delivery

WYLV TV Jacksonville

NALC Ratification Update: All ballots received by September 6 to be counted

Mailing delay and returning military reservists cited
NALC web site

UPS Spent Nearly $1.2M Lobbying

Forbes.com

FedEx, UPS Increase Donations to Democrats

Bloomberg

FedEx Ground Continues Its Contractor Battle

workforce.com

Police Dog's Attack On Postman Baffling

WRTV Indianapolis

Valassis: maybe buying ADVO wasn’t such a great idea?

postalnews blog

Mansfield, OH Post Office Shuts Down Due to Flooding

WJW TV Cleveland

Stamp Machines In Post Offices Head for Dump

Lakeland (FL) Ledger

Postman recovering after pit bull attack

Los Angeles Times

Postal Nurses Vote to Merge with APWU

APWU News

Postal Service CTO to retire

Federal Computer Week

Police arrest letter carrier for stealing mail

KOB TV Albuquerque

Postmaster takes 'queue' from customer comments

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Rural carrier dies in Missouri flood

Springfield News-Leader

Feds: Connecticut contract cleaner stole mail

Norwich Bulletin

Ask President Burrus: Organizing Casuals?

APWU web site

USPS asks for help in stopping stamp selling scheme

9News Denver

To Compete With E-Mail Greetings, Funny Cards Try to Be Topical

New York Times

USPS won't build in San Juan Capistrano

Los Angeles Times

Mail carrier is shot in face while on delivery route

KMOV TV St. Louis

Going postal on Wikipedia

postalnews blog

Many have affinity for ZIP codes

Columbus Dispatch

Dog bite leads to 4-hour surgery for mail carrier

Pleasantdale (CA) Argus

Post Office to remove 33 mailboxes in Virginia town

Potomac News

Route of recovery: New Orleans carrier returns to Lower 9th Ward

St Petersburg Times

'Kelly Girl' award will cost USPS $19.7 million

... plus $128K to the local union for lost dues
21st Century Postal Worker

NALC extends ratification ballot deadline for some members

The extension, to September 6, applies only to 16,630 members whose ballots were delayed. Click here to download the list of employees- all other ballots must be received by August 27.
NALC Homepage

Kansas City APWU official sentenced for embezzling from union

Kansas City Star

NALC: Story on route adjustments was wrong

Arlington (MA) Advocate (click here to read the original news story)

Veterans challenge plan to name post office for Iraq war soldier

Kansas City Star

Mail carrier finds body at house in Brooklyn

Baltimore Sun

PRC running ahead of schedule on reform

Washington Post

Faulty refund process may cost USPS $500,000

DMNews.com

180 Flint postal jobs could move to Pontiac

WJRT TV Flint

Postal worker feted for saving co-worker's life

Whittier (CA) Daily News

Direct mail services play a key role in FedEx Kinko’s expansion

DMNews.com

Postal Worker Faces Mail Fraud Charges

WECT TV Wilmington (NC)

PRC proposes ratemaking regulations

DMNews.com click here to download the proposed regulations (.pdf file)

Can dogs, mail mix?

Berkshire Eagle

Mexico to upgrade shoddy mail service with U.S. help

Houston Chronicle

Lease dispute threatens to leave Pelham without a post office

White Plains Journal News (according to Google maps, the temporary mail location is 8/10ths of a mile from the current location)

Letter carrier comes to the rescue

Sheboygan Press

Never Mind The Rain, Snow And Gloom Of Night — Porch Steps Will Stop The Mail

The Day (New London CT)... and click here to read the letter to the editor of the Norwich Bulletin from the customer named in the article.

US postage stamps being sold at less than face value on eBay?

from eBay via postalmag.com. One seller, who goes by the name of 'treetress', has three lots of 100 'Forever' stamps going for as low as $34.99 with free shipping. The same merchant sold 500 of the stamps on eBay two weeks ago...

Cremated Human Remains Found in Mailbox

Fox News (which categorized the story as "Entertainment News: Celebrity Gossip")

Worker complaints up at Virginia post office

Manassas Journal Messenger

Capistrano officials don't want postal facility

Los Angeles Times

Ex-postal worker admits defrauding workers' comp out of $392,000

Syracuse Post-Standard

FSS (DPS Flats) Will Change Delivery Environment

(click here for a brief video of the FSS in action)
Postalmag.com

District court rules in favor of USPS in AMS specialist case

DC District Court web site

Mailboxes at center of controversy in South Carolina town

South Carolina Now

NALC asks members 'Who should be President'

NALC Postal Record (.pdf file)

Granny goes postal

Disabled entry beef New York Post

Congress may expand FMLA

Wichita Eagle

Postal workers battle the heat to deliver the mail

Roanoke (NC) Daily Herald

Cracking the mail market

Data-Pac's postage meters challenge behemoths
Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle

Postal Truck Used As Getaway Car

KPHO TV Phoenix

Seattle area post offices hit by new breed of identity theft

Seattle Times

Former postmaster in trouble with the feds

KTVO TV Kirksville MO

Teen Arraigned In Vermont Mailbox Bomb Case

St Johnsbury Caledonian Record

Wasps halt mail service for 2 days in Michigan town

Detroit Free Press

Woman Says USPS Won't Send Package To Officer

CBS4 Denver

Postman aids seniors

Brooklyn Courier Life

Last call for post office at Elizabeth

Fergus Falls (MN) Daily Journal

FedEx contract delivery lawsuit could cost $630 million

Indianapolis Business Journal

Politician vows to fight plan to transfer postal jobs

Flint Journal

Carrier who didn't deliver back on job

Jackson (MI) Citizen Patriot

San Juan Capistrano mail-processing plant opposed

Orange County Register

Chicago postal service 'Most improved' - but still worst

Chicago Sun Times

District Manager blames city for delivery problems

Rio Rancho (NM) Observer

Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Heat!

WSIL TV Carterville IL

Rate hikes spur transpromo use

('Transpromo' means sticking personalized ads in with customer statements rather than sending them separately via Standard Mail)
DMNews.com

Postal worker rescues woman, contains fire

Amador (CA) Ledger Dispatch

USPS: Performance scores at record levels

Board of Governors Briefed on Third Quarter Performance & Financial Results
USPS News Link

Illinois: Former postmaster pleads guilty in federal court

Benton Evening News

NALC: Ballots in the Mail

NALC Bulletin

Contractor allegedly stole gift cards from mail

Worcester Telegram

Dogs rout delivery of mail in Jacksonville

Florida Times Union

MTAC focus on measurement

DMNews.com

Mail Carrier Threatened in Omaha

KMTV Omaha

Postal Service destroys millions of letters to try to stop scams?

KYTV Springfield MO

BMC supervisor sentenced for stealing

USPS News Link

Former postmaster admits drug offense

St Louis Post Dispatch

Dog bite leads to 4-hour surgery for mail carrier

San Mateo County Times

Louisiana postal worker facing charges

New Orleans Times Picayune

1923 Harding stamp started first day cover craze

National Postal Museum

Boss Gives Life-Saving Gift To Employee

Jamestown (NY) Post-Journal

Mail jobs may leave Flint site

Flint Journal

USPS: "too dangerous" to deliver mail in Arizona town

KVOA TV Tucson

Maine newspaper says USPS isn't delivering

Camden Herald

USPS: Direct Mail Boosts Online Commerce

Press release

Suspect in letter carrier's shooting to be charged as adult

Omaha World Herald

NALC's Young: Where we stand on contracting out legislation

NALC e-Activist Network

Lawsuit over personal data brings out postal workers

Seattle Post-Imtelligencer

USPS looks to union to help curb costs and avoid contracting

Federal Times

Ex-postal worker gets 8-day sentence in theft

Bangor Daily News

Postal service considering options for mail delivery in some Waco areas

Waco Tribune Herald

Postal changes impact 50 percent of deliveries in Massachusetts town

Arlington Advocate

Commentary: Postal regulation reform may need a second look

DMNews.com

USPS’s workgroups to improve service, measurement

DMNews.com

USPS’s Cochrane: Soft package marketplace will recover

DMNews.com

Testimony from yesterday's Senate Committee hearings

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Postal truck fire destroys some mail in Maine

keepMEcurrent.com

Postmaster accused of discarding mail

Columbus Dispatch

Norwich residents upset post office telling them to move mailboxes

Norwich Bulletin

Ex-postal worker on probation for mail theft

Birmingham (AL) Press Register

Service Standards at the Postal Service: Are Customers Getting What They Paid For?

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs holds hearings on that subject this morning.

Service standards workgroup to make recommendations to USPS

DMNews.com

Catalogers turn to postcards

DMNews.com

Eagan Postal facility remains on track

St Paul Pioneer Press

Deprince is an inspiration to all

Press of Atlantic City

NJ Postmaster pleads guilty in fraud case

Press of Atlantic City

Mail Scattered On Interstate

WSB TV Atlanta

Letter carrier wounded by shotgun pellets

Omaha World-Herald

Police: Reported post office shooting a hoax

WKYC TV Cleveland

Perfect Postage Fills the Niche for the Growing Demand of Designer Wedding Postage | postalnews blog

Press release