postalnews.com: August 2007

Friday, August 31

Letter carrier helps save woman's home
Benton (IL) Evening News Comment
California Post Office robbed
Vallejo Times Herald Comment
Mailers need to speak up for their industry
DMNews.com Comment
Longtime Massachusetts postmaster pleads guilty to embezzlement
Springfield Republican Comment
Thursday, August 30
Arbitrator awards $50,000 for abuse by Postal Inspectors
21st Century Postal Worker (Adobe .pdf file) Comment
USPS, Postmasters Agree to Pay Package
League of Postmasters web site
download the details (Microsoft Word file) Comment
Congressman, officials discuss Gaylord plant
Gaylord (MI) Herald Times Comment
Witness claims postal carrier shot dog
Greenville (SC) News Comment
Wednesday, August 29
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 Comment
Baby boomers are top ‘junk mail’ target
Press release Comment
Tuesday, August 28
Small Post Office is well kept secret
Lebanon (PA) Daily News Comment
Postamaster hears delivery complaints
Dunkirk (NY) Observer Comment
Rural carrier rescues elderly customer
Hillsdale (MI) Daily News Comment
Postal machine chomps tax bills
Poughkeepsie Journal Comment
Man threatened to shoot his wife inside post office, police say
Johnstown (PA) Tribune Democrat Comment
Company introduces mail back sharps program
Press release Comment
Monday, August 27
Carried Away!
Book of letter carriers' stories will raise funds for charity
Carried-Away.info Comment
California cities respond to dog attacks
Los Angeles Daily Breeze Comment
Bird droppings stop mail on Capitol Hill
Washington Post Comment
Woman wins disabled access at NYC PO
New York Post Comment
Sunday, August 26
This mailman delivers it all: Letters or punches
Austin American-Statesman Comment
Postal annex likely will face hurdle in Aliso Viejo
Orange County (CA) Register Comment
You've got mail!
"When it comes to delivering DVDs, and guarding secrets, Netflix runs a tight ship"
Boston Globe Comment
Alabama carrier celebrates 50 years on the job
Mobile Register Comment
Mural contest sends first-class package to old post office
Cincinnatti Enquirer Comment
Saturday, August 25
APWU official arrested, charged with embezzling union funds
Dothan (AL) Eagle Comment
Postal Contractor Sought for Back Wages
Inc.com Comment
NY town's residents protest lack of delivery
Utica Observer-Dispatch Comment
Postal workers stole mail from North Texas P&D, officials say
Dallas Morning News Comment
Heavy rains affect Illinois post offices
Peoria Journal Star Comment
Neighborhood Protests Loss of Home Mail Delivery
WYLV TV Jacksonville Comment
Friday, August 24
NALC Ratification Update: All ballots received by September 6 to be counted
Mailing delay and returning military reservists cited
NALC web site Comment
UPS Spent Nearly $1.2M Lobbying
Forbes.com Comment
FedEx, UPS Increase Donations to Democrats
Bloomberg Comment
FedEx Ground Continues Its Contractor Battle
workforce.com Comment
Police Dog's Attack On Postman Baffling
WRTV Indianapolis Comment
Thursday, August 23
Valassis: maybe buying ADVO wasn’t such a great idea?
postalnews blog Comment
Mansfield, OH Post Office Shuts Down Due to Flooding
WJW TV Cleveland Comment
Stamp Machines In Post Offices Head for Dump
Lakeland (FL) Ledger Comment
Postman recovering after pit bull attack
Los Angeles Times Comment
Postal Nurses Vote to Merge with APWU
APWU News Comment
Postal Service CTO to retire
Federal Computer Week Comment
Police arrest letter carrier for stealing mail
KOB TV Albuquerque Comment
Wednesday, August 22
Postmaster takes 'queue' from customer comments
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Rural carrier dies in Missouri flood
Springfield News-Leader Comment
Feds: Connecticut contract cleaner stole mail
Norwich Bulletin Comment
Ask President Burrus: Organizing Casuals?
APWU web site Comment
Tuesday, August 21
USPS asks for help in stopping stamp selling scheme
9News Denver Comment
To Compete With E-Mail Greetings, Funny Cards Try to Be Topical
New York Times Comment
USPS won't build in San Juan Capistrano
Los Angeles Times Comment
Mail carrier is shot in face while on delivery route
KMOV TV St. Louis Comment
Going postal on Wikipedia
postalnews blog Comment
Monday, August 20
Many have affinity for ZIP codes
Columbus Dispatch Comment
Dog bite leads to 4-hour surgery for mail carrier
Pleasantdale (CA) Argus Comment
Post Office to remove 33 mailboxes in Virginia town
Potomac News Comment
Sunday, August 19
Route of recovery: New Orleans carrier returns to Lower 9th Ward
St Petersburg Times Comment
Saturday, August 18
'Kelly Girl' award will cost USPS $19.7 million
... plus $128K to the local union for lost dues
21st Century Postal Worker Comment
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 Comment
Kansas City APWU official sentenced for embezzling from union
Kansas City Star Comment
NALC: Story on route adjustments was wrong
Arlington (MA) Advocate (click here to read the original news story) Comment
Veterans challenge plan to name post office for Iraq war soldier
Kansas City Star Comment
Friday, August 17
Mail carrier finds body at house in Brooklyn
Baltimore Sun Comment
PRC running ahead of schedule on reform
Washington Post Comment
Faulty refund process may cost USPS $500,000
DMNews.com Comment
180 Flint postal jobs could move to Pontiac
WJRT TV Flint Comment
Postal worker feted for saving co-worker's life
Whittier (CA) Daily News Comment
Direct mail services play a key role in FedEx Kinko’s expansion
DMNews.com Comment
Thursday, August 16
Postal Worker Faces Mail Fraud Charges
WECT TV Wilmington (NC) Comment
PRC proposes ratemaking regulations
DMNews.com click here to download the proposed regulations (.pdf file) Comment
Can dogs, mail mix?
Berkshire Eagle Comment
Wednesday, August 15
Mexico to upgrade shoddy mail service with U.S. help
Houston Chronicle Comment
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) Comment
Letter carrier comes to the rescue
Sheboygan Press Comment
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. Comment
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... Comment
Cremated Human Remains Found in Mailbox
Fox News (which categorized the story as "Entertainment News: Celebrity Gossip") Comment
Tuesday, August 14
Worker complaints up at Virginia post office
Manassas Journal Messenger Comment
Capistrano officials don't want postal facility
Los Angeles Times Comment
Ex-postal worker admits defrauding workers' comp out of $392,000
Syracuse Post-Standard Comment
Monday, August 13
FSS (DPS Flats) Will Change Delivery Environment
(click here for a brief video of the FSS in action)
Postalmag.com Comment
District court rules in favor of USPS in AMS specialist case
DC District Court web site Comment
Mailboxes at center of controversy in South Carolina town
South Carolina Now Comment
NALC asks members 'Who should be President'
NALC Postal Record (.pdf file) Comment
Granny goes postal
Disabled entry beef New York Post Comment
Sunday, August 12
Congress may expand FMLA
Wichita Eagle Comment
Postal workers battle the heat to deliver the mail
Roanoke (NC) Daily Herald Comment
Cracking the mail market
Data-Pac's postage meters challenge behemoths
Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle Comment
Saturday, August 11
Postal Truck Used As Getaway Car
KPHO TV Phoenix Comment
Seattle area post offices hit by new breed of identity theft
Seattle Times Comment
Friday, August 10
Former postmaster in trouble with the feds
KTVO TV Kirksville MO Comment
Teen Arraigned In Vermont Mailbox Bomb Case
St Johnsbury Caledonian Record Comment
Wasps halt mail service for 2 days in Michigan town
Detroit Free Press Comment
Woman Says USPS Won't Send Package To Officer
CBS4 Denver Comment
Postman aids seniors
Brooklyn Courier Life Comment
Last call for post office at Elizabeth
Fergus Falls (MN) Daily Journal Comment
Thursday, August 9
FedEx contract delivery lawsuit could cost $630 million
Indianapolis Business Journal Comment
Politician vows to fight plan to transfer postal jobs
Flint Journal Comment
Carrier who didn't deliver back on job
Jackson (MI) Citizen Patriot Comment
San Juan Capistrano mail-processing plant opposed
Orange County Register Comment
Chicago postal service 'Most improved' - but still worst
Chicago Sun Times Comment
District Manager blames city for delivery problems
Rio Rancho (NM) Observer Comment
Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Heat!
WSIL TV Carterville IL Comment
Rate hikes spur transpromo use
('Transpromo' means sticking personalized ads in with customer statements rather than sending them separately via Standard Mail)
DMNews.com Comment
Postal worker rescues woman, contains fire
Amador (CA) Ledger Dispatch Comment
Wednesday, August 8
USPS: Performance scores at record levels
Board of Governors Briefed on Third Quarter Performance & Financial Results
USPS News Link Comment
Illinois: Former postmaster pleads guilty in federal court
Benton Evening News Comment
NALC: Ballots in the Mail
NALC Bulletin Comment
Contractor allegedly stole gift cards from mail
Worcester Telegram Comment
Dogs rout delivery of mail in Jacksonville
Florida Times Union Comment
MTAC focus on measurement
DMNews.com Comment
Mail Carrier Threatened in Omaha
KMTV Omaha Comment
Tuesday, August 7
Postal Service destroys millions of letters to try to stop scams?
KYTV Springfield MO Comment
BMC supervisor sentenced for stealing
USPS News Link Comment
Former postmaster admits drug offense
St Louis Post Dispatch Comment
Dog bite leads to 4-hour surgery for mail carrier
San Mateo County Times Comment
Louisiana postal worker facing charges
New Orleans Times Picayune Comment
1923 Harding stamp started first day cover craze
National Postal Museum Comment
Monday, August 6
Boss Gives Life-Saving Gift To Employee
Jamestown (NY) Post-Journal Comment
Mail jobs may leave Flint site
Flint Journal Comment
USPS: "too dangerous" to deliver mail in Arizona town
KVOA TV Tucson Comment
Maine newspaper says USPS isn't delivering
Camden Herald Comment
Saturday, August 4
USPS: Direct Mail Boosts Online Commerce
Press release Comment
Friday, August 3
Suspect in letter carrier's shooting to be charged as adult
Omaha World Herald Comment
NALC's Young: Where we stand on contracting out legislation
NALC e-Activist Network Comment
Lawsuit over personal data brings out postal workers
Seattle Post-Imtelligencer Comment
USPS looks to union to help curb costs and avoid contracting
Federal Times Comment
Ex-postal worker gets 8-day sentence in theft
Bangor Daily News Comment
Postal service considering options for mail delivery in some Waco areas
Waco Tribune Herald Comment
Postal changes impact 50 percent of deliveries in Massachusetts town
Arlington Advocate Comment
Commentary: Postal regulation reform may need a second look
DMNews.com Comment
USPS’s workgroups to improve service, measurement
DMNews.com Comment
USPS’s Cochrane: Soft package marketplace will recover
DMNews.com Comment
Testimony from yesterday's Senate Committee hearings
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Comment
Thursday, August 2
Postal truck fire destroys some mail in Maine
keepMEcurrent.com Comment
Postmaster accused of discarding mail
Columbus Dispatch Comment
Norwich residents upset post office telling them to move mailboxes
Norwich Bulletin Comment
Ex-postal worker on probation for mail theft
Birmingham (AL) Press Register Comment
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. Comment
Service standards workgroup to make recommendations to USPS
DMNews.com Comment
Catalogers turn to postcards
DMNews.com Comment
Wednesday, August 1
Eagan Postal facility remains on track
St Paul Pioneer Press Comment
Deprince is an inspiration to all
Press of Atlantic City Comment
NJ Postmaster pleads guilty in fraud case
Press of Atlantic City Comment
Mail Scattered On Interstate
WSB TV Atlanta Comment
Letter carrier wounded by shotgun pellets
Omaha World-Herald Comment
Police: Reported post office shooting a hoax
WKYC TV Cleveland Comment
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Press release Comment

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