Friday, February 29
Pipe bomb found in Massachusetts mailbox
Springfield Republican
Why does this post office look like a pig sty?
Ridgefield (CT) Press
Canadian rural carriers working for free today
Chatham (ON) Daily News
Postal Service suspends deliveries in some Saginaw neighborhoods
WLNS TV Lansing
Thursday, February 28
UPS named in lawsuit over shipping charges
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Fed-up Wisconsin family apprehends mailbox-vandal suspects
Wausau Daily Herald
Postal worker hurt by snow blower
Cookeville (TN) Herald-Citizen
Wednesday, February 27
'He was special' - City mourns sudden loss of favorite letter carrier
Westbrook (ME) Reporter-American Journal
Mail carrier wins 'prime' recognition
"Ralph Rhodes is 72 and fighting prostate cancer, but has no plans to retire"
Portsmouth (NH) Herald
Portsmouth (NH) Herald
Verizon designs IP network for Postal Service
Washington Technology
Bush appoints Nanci Langley to PRC
White House Personnel Announcement
Retired postal worker gives $2.2 million to Guilford College
Greensboro News-Record
Tuesday, February 26
Opinion: Return Post Office to Cabinet
Charleston (SC) Post and Courier
Town runs fund raisers to save its post office
Quad-City (IA) Times
Sick Leave: Insurance or Entitlement?
Mike Causey's Federal Page
Letter: Post office should lighten up on priority box rule
Salem Statesman Journal
Monday, February 25
Strange Behavior in Dorchester
Postal worker may face drunk driving charges
Fox 25 Boston
Fox 25 Boston
2-cent postal error costs woman $85 in late fees
El Paso Times
Saturday, February 23
Postal worker is robbed by two masked gunmen
San Diego Union Tribune
Postage break paltry, service families complain
Staten Island Advance
Friday, February 22
The Incredible Kiss
MSPB says letter carrier's accuser lacked credibility, orders him reinstated
Merit Systems Protection Board
Merit Systems Protection Board
PRC orders Postal Service to answer complaint on Bound Printed Matter
postalnews blog
Sheriff’s department recovers stolen mail in Alabama
Selma Times-Journal
Thursday, February 21
$48 Million in arbitration payments start arriving this week
17,000 custodial employees will receive $2,700 each
APWU News
APWU News
Alabama APWU officer pleads guilty to embezzling money from union
Birmingham News
Wednesday, February 20
Postal Workers' Shield Against Reprisal for Bias Claims Pondered
USPS: age discrimination may be illegal, but retaliation is OK?
Washington Post
see also Slate and SCOTUS blog
Washington Post
see also Slate and SCOTUS blog
Postal facility's move from St. Paul to Eagan stalls again over plan for traffic light
St Paul Pioneer Press
Ice, Sleet, Snow... Postal Workers Work Through It All
WBAY-TV Green Bay
Postal Service Tries HBO Tie-In
"HBO, which is not paying the Postal Service a marketing fee, appears to be receiving valuable advertising through a public agency without offering much in return..."
Washington Post
Washington Post
Tuesday, February 19
Colorado mail-processing center evacuated
Colorado Springs Gazette
Phony postman a scam, police say
Greensboro (NC) News-Record
Monday, February 18
A stack of issues for postal board chief
Q&A with new BOG chairman Alan Kessler
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer
Sunday, February 17
PRC setting stage for "next round of postal reform"?
Alan Robinson's Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Still carrying the mail after 50 years
Mansfield (OH) News Journal
Neither wind nor...mail sometimes
Delivery is erratic in Boston neighborhood
Boston Globe
Boston Globe
Saturday, February 16
"8000 pieces scattered along the streets of downtown Louisville"
"A private courier services, who's name has not been released, picked-up the letters and packages at businesses throughout the city, but never made it to the post office."
WAVE 3 Louisville
WAVE 3 Louisville
Nonprofit Postage Rates Jump As Much As 7.6 Percent
NonProfit Times
Editorial: Postal rates still best deal in town
Whittier Daily News
More Layoffs, Likely Sale for Lillian Vernon
multichannelmerchant.com
Friday, February 15
Postal Subcommittees Schedule Early Hearings
also: NAPUS Unveils 2008 Legislative Agenda
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter
Investigation continues in postal theft
Selma (AL) Times-Journal
Thursday, February 14
Residents of Massachusetts town address the lack of mail delivery
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Washington state man indicted in post office theft
Yakima Herald Republic
Wednesday, February 13
Package that went everywhere finally delivered
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Editorial: Post office’s not-so-special delivery
Sierra Sun (Truckee CA)
Tuesday, February 12
USPS files financial reports
The US Postal Service has released its Annual Report for fiscal year 2007. (A downloadable .pdf version of the report is available here). In addition, the USPS filed its first Quarterly 10Q report, the standard report normally required of publicly traded corporations, as required by the 2006 postal reform law.
USPS, PRC web sites
USPS, PRC web sites
DMA to Host Feb. 29 Virtual Seminar on USPS Rate Increases
Direct Marketing Association
Waxman wants ZIP change information
Congressman seeking 'real story' on Postal Service's reasons
Ventura County Star
Ventura County Star
Monday, February 11
UPS worker charged in plot to sell stolen packages on Web
Raleigh News and Observer
What Workers Should Consider When Voting for Their Next Boss
Washington Post
and see also: Scratch a Fed, Get a... Democrat?, today's column from Mike Causey
and see also: Scratch a Fed, Get a... Democrat?, today's column from Mike Causey
Sunday, February 10
Enhanced 911 address changes interrupt rural mail delivery in Oklahoma
Associated Press
Postal Service to Help Promote 'John Adams' Miniseries on HBO
Advertising Age
Saturday, February 9
Mail Handlers file national level grievance on (not) weighing the mail
NPMHU web site (.pdf file)
Neighbors Complain About Postal Problems In Northeast El Paso
KFOX TV El Paso
Friday, February 8
Iowa pols want small town's ZIP code written into law
"Windsor Heights officials get about 50 complaints a year about the city's lack of a unique ZIP code. The issue is the top one residents complain about, city officials said."
Des Moines Register
Des Moines Register
Bluffton P.O. fails to deliver club's mail, $32,000 in donations
Bluffton (SC) Island Packet
Vermont panel hears pros and cons of junk mail
Burlington Free Press
Thursday, February 7
U.S. Postal Service delivers big to one postal worker - $67,595 in overtime
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Public Investigator Blog
Tornadoes damage Tennessee, Arkansas Post Offices
USPS National Mail Service Updates
Sick Leave: Use, Abuse or Lose
"What are the odds that Congress will allow all federal workers to credit their unused sick leave toward their retirement?"
Mike Causey's Federal Report
Mike Causey's Federal Report
Wednesday, February 6
Connecticut contract cleaner admits stealing mail
Press release
Tuesday, February 5
Couple enter guilty plea
Duo ran up $45,000 on post office’s card
Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette
BOG: “Miller-Time” Comes to an End
also: Operations Good, Finances Not
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter
First-Class and Standard Mail Down in Q1 2008
USPS "will have to figure out how to downsize or otherwise cut costs. This will prove difficult, since Congress seems to jump in whenever the Postal Service tries to do anything about its network or its labor costs.'"
Min's BtoB
Min's BtoB
Monday, February 4
Commentary: Postal Service readies for Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Federal Times
New top level domain in the works for post offices
Business Week
Junk mail bill finds little support from NH legislators
Manchester Union Leader
Sunday, February 3
Postal agencies look to technology to replace business disappearing to technology
White Plains Journal News
Saturday, February 2
Milwaukee postmaster transferred to St Louis
Had promised imvestigation of carriers drinking on the job
WTMJ TV Milwaukee
(The PM was appointed to the Milwaukee job just a year ago.)
WTMJ TV Milwaukee
(The PM was appointed to the Milwaukee job just a year ago.)
DHL's future prompts APWU visit to Ohio Governor
Wilmington News Journal
Friday, February 1
Update: Drinking, Driving and Delivering Your Mail
(includes video)
WTMJ TV Milwaukee
WTMJ TV Milwaukee
Scam newspaper ads promise high paying postal jobs
WATE TV Knoxville
Colorado postal worker accused of stealing drugs from mail
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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