postalnews.com: June 2008

Monday, June 30

PMG Announces Organizational Changes
New Shipping and Mailing Services, Customer Relations groups created
USPS News Link Comment
Wisconsin post office to be closed July 4-5
(Delivery as usual, but no window service Saturday)
Marshfield News-Herald Comment
A heroic letter carrier
Waterville (ME) Morning Sentinel Comment
Asbestos discovery shutters NJ post office indefinitely
Eaton (PA) Express Times Comment
Massachusetts town votes to run its own post office
Worcester Telegram Comment
Rural carrier may have saved child's life
Peoria Journal Star Comment
Sunday, June 29
Vermont town protests sudden closure of PO
The Daily Riptonite Comment
Saturday, June 28
Live From the ACMA Forum: So Long, Saturday Mail Delivery?
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Sacramento Postal Worker Accused Of Stealing Thousands
KMAX TV Sacramento Comment
U.S. settles with anthrax mailings subject Steven Hatfill for $5.82 million
Los Angeles Times Comment
Contract cleaner gets probation in mail theft case
Norwich (CT) Bulletin Comment
Friday, June 27
House committee approves study on ending Saturday mail delivery
Press release Comment
Pittsburgh Man Accused In Postal Worker's Shooting
WTAE TV Pittsburgh Comment
APWU: USPS ‘Network Plan’ Would Adversely Effect Postal Workers, Service
APWU News Comment
Wyoming Mountain Depicted On Colorado Stamp?
KMGH TV Denver Comment
Ethanol Postal Trucks Not Working Out In SF
KPIX TV San Francisco Comment
Thursday, June 26
UPS lobbyist outed FedEx in Ohio tax case
Bloomberg Comment
Delivery companies feel cuts
Baltimore Sun Comment
USPS seeks "home-based independent contractors" to do EEO investigations
Federal Business Opportunities Comment
UPS stock at lowest point in five years as investors react to forecast cut
Associated Press Comment
Connecticut postal worker pleads guilty to theft
Norwich Bulletin Comment
USPS Introduces Cartoon Characters to Warn Children to “Stay Away from the Truck”
Press release Comment
Wednesday, June 25
Teen Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Mail Carrier
WHIO TV Dayton Comment
Rural carrier killed in Texas
Operating vehicle from passenger side with no seat belt when she lost control of vehicle
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Comment
Carrier killed in California collision
Long Beach Press Telegram Comment
PRC seeks comments on USPS service performance measurement plan
Federal Register Comment
Tuesday, June 24
Letter Carrier Sounds Off on Introduction of FSS to Unit
Postalmag.com Comment
Postal Service Warns Mainers About Mailbox Bombs
WPFO TV Portland Comment
DHL Responds to Questions about Service, Outsourcing
Supply Chain Digest Comment
A ZIP-Code Screen For Catalog Customers
Wall Street Journal via Digg Comment
Capital One says USPS won’t give it the same NSA deal as Bank of America
postalnews blog Comment
USPS picks Verizon for Networx tasks
Government Computer News Comment
UPS Reduces Profit Forecast on Fuel Costs, Economy
Bloomberg Comment
Deutsche Post Shares Decline After UPS Reduces Profit Forecast
Bloomberg Comment
Monday, June 23
Casual clerk indicted for mail theft
Pueblo Chieftain Comment
Postal Service expands contract units
Baton Rouge Advocate Comment
A Life Story: Postal work was a 'family' thing for rural carrier
Cleveland Plain Dealer Comment
Collection Box Thefts Investigated In SC
WYFF TV Greenville Comment
Sunday, June 22
RFD changed mail service forever
Lehighton (PA) Times News Comment
Uh oh!
Maybe the NALC's webmaster is on vacation?
postalnews blog Comment
Friday, June 20
Carriers told to remove family pix from cases
Greenwich (CT) Time Comment
Town wants post office to adhere to design code
Tacoma News Tribune Comment
Postal worker accused of stealing gift cards
KXMB TV Bismarck ND Comment
Mailbox thief caught on tape
KHON TV Honolulu Comment
USPS submits Network Plan to Congress
Key points include continuation of AMC closures, more plant consolidations, outsourcing BMC network, alternative retail options
Postcom.org Comment
Thursday, June 19
NALC Local President gets 15 months for embezzlement
KTVU San Francisco Comment
FedEx Has First Loss in 11 Years; Profit to Decline
Bloomberg Comment
Overnight delivery becomes a luxury
Los Angeles Times Comment
Floodwaters Force Beloit Post Office To Higher Ground
WISC TV Madison Comment
Bush re-appoints lobbyist to BOG
DMNews.com Comment
Wednesday, June 18
The Postal Monopoly and the First Amendment “Right to Receive” Ideas:
The Volokh Conspiracy Comment
Might Postal Reform need reform itself?
League of Postmasters Legislative Newsletter Comment
Letter carrier, neighbor pull man from burning house
Wilkes Barre Citizens Voice Comment
Mailman Dumped Mail In Trash
WSPA TV Spartanburg, SC Comment
Former NJ postmaster sentenced to five months in prison for stamp fraud scheme
Press of Atlantic City Comment
Win, Place and Show in the TSP
Mike Causey's Federal Report Comment
Tuesday, June 17
DMA Report: E-mail Outpaces Postal Mail
DIRECT Comment
Flooding in Iowa and Wisconsin closes post offices
USPS - National Mail Service Updates Comment
Nanci E. Langley Sworn In as PRC Commissioner
Press release Comment
Monday, June 16
Gas goes up, post office pays
Associated Press Comment
Express Mail: USPS Says Guaranteed Overnight Isn't Guaranteed. What?
Consumerist.com Comment
Sunday, June 15
Dad was mailman to remember
Hattiesburg (MS) American Comment
New postal complex could speed up OKC mail
The Oklahoman Comment
Saturday, June 14
Mystery surrounds postal worker deaths
WFAA TV Dallas Fort Worth Comment
Route Check Wreck
Tom's Blog at PostalProfiles.com Comment
Do-it-yourself post office proves popular
Indianapolis Star Comment
Friday, June 13
Letter carrier gets probation for not delivering mail
Associated Press Comment
Former New Hampshire DM decides against running for governor
Manchester Union Leader Comment
More charges for postal worker accused of disability fraud
Scranton Times-Tribune Comment
Former Kentucky Postmaster Gets Probation For Embezzlement
WPSD TV Paducah Comment
Stealth Pricing
Forbes Comment
Investors Sticking With TSP
Mike Causey's Federal Report Comment
Thursday, June 12
Cedar Rapids Post Office Suspends All Mail
KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids IA Comment
Union Campaign Against Violent Stereotype Greeted with Silence by Postal Management
APWU News Comment
DM revenue falls in Q1 of '08
DMNews.com Comment
How Royal Mail tackled its absenteeism problem
Personnel Today Comment
Texas pair stole, sold postal gasoline
Houston Chronicle Comment
UPS Worldport to be featured on National Geographic Channel
MSN Money Comment
Wednesday, June 11
Postal worker sues over falling into hole delivering mail
West Virginia Record Comment
Postman brings much more than mail
Florence (AL) Times Daily Comment
Obama invited to NALC convention for endorsement vote
NALC Press Release Comment
High gas prices deliver postal woes
Wellsville (NY) Daily Reporter Comment
Tuesday, June 10
Union vote tonight for 400 DHL workers
Wilmington (OH) News Journal Comment
USPS seeks smaller carbon footprint
Federal Times Comment
Impasse over Eagan facility resolved
St Paul Pioneer Press Comment
End of an Era? Main Cleveland Post Office to Close
Cleveland Leader Comment
Catalog opt-out programs spark debate
DMNews.com Comment
Postal worker charged in jewelry theft at work
Newsday Comment
Monday, June 9
Blue mailboxes are still a rarity along streets of New Orleans
Post office slow to replace those removed after storm
New Orleans Times Picayune Comment
Man faces prison for mail box ‘fishing’
Central Valley (CA) Business Times Comment
Murray Comarow Comments on Privatization and USO
PRC web site Comment
Sunday, June 8
Birmingham mayor pitches end to Saturday mail delivery
Birmingham News Comment
On this Day: U.S. Post Office Attempts ‘Missile Mail’ for First (and Last) Time
finding Dulcinea Comment
Saturday, June 7
Eagan Dispute with Postal Service goes to Congress
St Paul Pioneer Press Comment
Raleigh Postmaster apologizes for PO box problems
Raleigh Chronicle Comment
Friday, June 6
PRC Traveling Road Show
also: Senate Confirms Langley and Williams to PRC
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter Comment
A mail-strom in Kensington
The Brooklyn Paper Comment
Church Still Fighting To Operate Postal Station
Hartford Courant Comment
The healthcare bill you don't know about at the Postal Service
Miami Herald Comment
Letter Carrier Ends Up in Canal
KPVI TV Pocatello ID Comment
Court rules in favor of APWU in AFSM dispute at Trenton P&DC
Trenton Metro Area Local Comment
Woman searches for grandfather's killer 32 years after death
Postmaster was victim of mail bomb in 1976
KARE TV Minneapolis Comment
Thursday, June 5
Former Pennsylvania mail carrier indicted
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Letter carrier punched in face in Reading PA
Reading Eagle Comment
21,000 pieces of undelivered mail found in Indiana letter carrier's home
WNDU TV South Bend Comment
Ask President Burrus: Code of Conduct for Managers?
APWU web site Comment
Union Pauses for Impromptu Celebration of Obama’s Win
APWU News Comment
Wednesday, June 4
Post office won't help you vote
St. Petersburg Times Comment
FedEx expects to win market share from Deutsche Post's DHL in the U.S.
Forbes Comment
Combined Federal Campaign Shows Little Increase in 2007
Chronicle of Philanthropy Comment
Tuesday, June 3
Mailers work to 'green' their marketing
DMNews.com Comment
Postal Workers Union To Fight DHL-UPS Deal
WLWT TV Cincinnati Comment
Monday, June 2
Sour Economy Stems Tide Of Direct Mail Solicitations
Marketing Daily Comment
PRC approves Life Line Screening NSA
DMNews.com Comment

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