USPS' December - Better But Still on the Precipice

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Injured Postal Employees Taken Off The Job

KCNC TV Denver

USPS theft charge ‘unsubstantiated’

Southwest Virginia Today

Mailboxes disappearing from South Florida as Postal Service struggles with deficit

South Florida Sun Sentinel

APWU: What the postal service doesn't want you to know

Jackson (TN) Sun

Weber City residents concerned about prospect of losing post office

Kingsport TN Times-News

December Was Profitable for U.S. Postal Service

Dead Tree Edition

Stamp Tact: How the post office can lick other countries at their own game

Smithsonian Magazine

The Crisis Is in the Mail

Interview with USPS CFO Joseph Corbett
CFO Magazine

Man Says Dead Duck Delivered in Damaged Box from Post Office

WLTX TV Columbia, SC

Five myths about the U.S. Postal Service

PMG Jack Potter for the Washington Post

Thieves using glue boards to steal mail from blue collection boxes

KOLD TV Tucson

Shipping companies sharing services

WWBT TV Richmond

Postal Worker Indicted after Allegedly Stealing Mail

WYTV Youngstown, Ohio

USPS Is Accelerating Flats Sequencing Installations

Dead Tree Edition

Plans for new post office scrapped; landowner still gets fee

New Haven Register

Massachusetts letter carrier gets 2 years in jail on drug charge

Lynn Daily Item

Appeals court rules in favor of sculptor in Korean War stamp lawsuit

AmLaw Daily

Former Akron postal carrier charged with opening mail

Akron Beacon Journal

Insurance Companies Maintain Steady Direct Mail Through End of 2009

Mintel Comperemedia press release

APWU wins arbitration award on on subcontrating of Associate Office Infrastructure (AOI) work

postalnews blog

Postal worker in Newark is accused of stealing $500 in gift cards, DVDs from mail

Newark Star Ledger

Why the $75 Billion overpayment is “pie in the sky”

Rag Content

Montana: Mail bags may have taken flight over wilderness

The Daily Inter Lake

Union claims Dover NH post office shorted workers on pay

Fosters Daily Democrat

USPS Communications Leave Something to Be Desired

Postal Affairs Blog

USPS in alliance with another for-profit online “university”

postalnews blog

Should the Postal Service pursue a last mile strategy?

The Postal Journal

Postal Service Reform: A Call for Clarity

A perspective by postal commentator Murray Comarow from The Postal Journal (.pdf file)

Potter to Unveil Action Plan for the Future of the U.S. Postal Service

Postmaster General to give briefing next Tuesday
USPS Media Advisory

Indiana postal employee sentenced in theft of Netflix movies

Press release

Postal Service in Triage

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Gifts stolen from mail at senior complex, carrier under investigation

Buffalo News

New Jersey postal worker gets 180 days in jail for stealing ATM card from mail

Newark Star Ledger

Investing Unused Leave

Federal News Radio

Saving the USPS in Election Years

Big Fat Marketing Blog

Time to Make Flat Rate Boxes More Convenient

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Valassis posts 4Q profit, revenue falls as direct mail business weakens

Hartford Courant

Eastern Carolina Post Office Under Investigation

WITN TV Washington NC

How is the Postal Service Managing Its Forklift and Tow Motor Fleet?

USPS OIG Blog

Carrier accused of drug transaction while on duty, in postal vehicle

Cocaine and heroin seized from truck
Central New Jersey Courier News

Editorial: An agency going down in a blaze of optimism

"It is beginning to appear as though the U.S. Postal Service has a death wish."
Key West Citizen

Pennsylvania man sentenced to one year in prison for breaking into post office, stealing money orders

postalnews blog

Message delivered; Post office employees turn out in force to celebrate life of 12-year-old honorary letter carrier

Chicago Sun-Times

USPS Subcontractor Defrauds Drivers of Wages, Benefits

Postal Management Refuses to Sever Ties with Company
APWU News

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Update

APWU - Industrial Relations

Appeals court throws out Kentucky casual's sexual harrassment case

Leagle.com

SOX Compliance Goes Postal on New Mexico Papers

Compliance Week

USPS, Modern Postcard Offer Direct Mail Crash Course

Press release

Mail Groups Can Live With Delivery Cutback

DIRECT

A Few Observations About Our SECOND Round of Minor Route Adjustments

PostalProfiles.com

Fear of pit bulls halts mail delivery in Lawrence Mass.

WHDH-TV Boston

Towns fear post offices may close

Alton (IL) Telegraph

Chairman puts personal stamp on Royal Mail

The Times

Postal worker denied benefits in gift card case

Des Moines Register

Postal Service 'running out of cash'

Federal Times

Muncie man's basement resembles an old post office

Muncie Star Press

Post Office's Price Tag Draws Criticism

KCRA Sacramento

Is it Time to Choose Alternative Delivery?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

The Scoop on Droop: Bad News for Mailers

Dead Tree Edition

Architectural Mailboxes - A Tale of Determination

New York Times

The Birth of Cheap Communication (and Junk Mail)

New York Times

Business mailers influenced revised five-day delivery plan

Mail Time Blog on Graphic Arts Online

Common Sense Prevails for Flats Deflection - For Awhile

Postal Affairs Blog

New Mexico: ex-PMR sentenced for embezzlement

Associated Press

Letter carrier hospitalized after being stung by swarm of bees in Phoenix

KTVK Phoenix

Anthrax myth persists despite evidence

USA Today

Justice Department and FBI Announce Formal Conclusion of Investigation into 2001 Anthrax Attacks

postalnews blog

Mailer and two postal employees indicted in $2.9M scheme

St. Louis Business Journal

OIG says USPS could do a better job controlling absenteeism

postalnews blog

Contract postal carrier killed in bridge collision

Burnet (TX) Bulletin

Attorney Obtains $120,000 Jury Award For Injured Mail Carrier

postalnews blog

Intelligent Mail Services Update

DMM Advisory via postalnews blog

He Delivered 25 Million Letters -- & Saved 1 Life

New Haven Independent

Former Western NY USPS Employee is Sentenced for Delay or Destruction of the Mail

postalnews blog

Postal contractor employees indicted for alleged mail theft

Capital Times, Madison WI

Ohio Senator seeks review of Lima AMP study

Press release
see also: Ohio legislators request audits of postal study Lima News

Postal workers picket outside Industry CA P&DC

Whittier Daily News

Revised USPS five-day delivery plan keeps branches open, some Saturday processing

DMNews

First census mail delivers this week

postalnews blog

Potential 5-day Delivery Implementation Schedules

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Judge sends man to prison for attack on Atlantic City mailman

Press of Atlantic City

Mail Bomb Victim Questions Postal Inspection Service's Investigation

WCVB TV Boston

USPS provides more details on Summer Sale

PostCom

Hoffa seeks level "playing field" between FedEx, UPS

DC Velocity

Walking the fine line between the law and disaster

Comments on yesterday's PRC open forum, and next steps required to insure the postal service's financial stability
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

U.S. mail, FedEx and UPS delivery service nearly back to normal after snow

Washington Post

Tennessee town's Post Office in jeopardy

The Tennessean

Snowplows, mailboxes a mean mix

Columbus Dispatch

USPS Awards ZAP Engineering Contract for Electric Mail Truck

Press release

Postal Service foresees insolvency - unless Congress acts

Federal Times

Hearing delayed in Weston MI Post Office false robbery case

Adrian Daily Telegram

League of Postmasters posts additional information on appealing unfair pay-for-performance score

National League of Postmasters

Albany NY letter carrier saves baby

New England Cable News

Jonesville NC Post Office Burglarized

WFMY TV Greensboro NC

Postal service publishes revised standards for commercial flats failing deflection

Postal Explorer (.pdf file)

USPS to offer Plant Verified Drop Shipment “webinar” on Friday

postalnews blog

Testimony: Mailer cheated USPS out of $2.9 million

St Louis Post Dispatch

New hires to be automatically enrolled in TSP starting in August

Federal Times

Postal Service employee accused of embezzling $13,960

Gaston (NC) Gazette

OIG: Plant verified drop shipment controls are inadequate

"... the Postal Service is at risk of significant revenue loss"
USPS Office of the Inspector General

Full-Service Intelligent Mail? Forget About It, Postal Expert Says

Dead Tree Edition

A Last Mile Strategy

USPS OIG Blog

Douglas AK Post Office's service with a smile

Juneau Empire

USPS contractor closing Jeffersonville OH plant, cutting 79 APWU represented jobs

Business First of Columbus

Tiny community of Crescent Lake finds itself in postal limbo

Bend (OR) Bulletin

Fake PO Robbery Has Real Consequences

WDIV Detroit

White House, Congress resist Postal Service goal of cutting delivery days

Washington Post

IRS cracks down on use of contract employees

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Despite budget, USPS CFO backs 5-day week

DMNews

Closing the USPS' Income Gap

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Mail customers denied delivery

Livingston (MI) Daily

Boy befriended by letter carriers loses battle with cancer

Chicago Daily Herald

Ex-postal worker gets probation in cash theft

Pueblo Chieftain

A postage stamp for Mother Teresa?

Why does the Postal Service bother with guidelines if it refuses to follow them?
Washington Post

Special delivery for a lost wedding ring

Boston Globe

Postal Service financial woes will continue in 2011

Government Executive

Elgin postal workers help boy achieve dream

Elgin (IL) Courier News

Some Palatine Postal Employees To Be Transferred

Des Plaines IL Journal

Mail-sorting machines to leave Elmira Saturday

Elmira Star-Gazette

Mail carrier carries on

Baltimore Sun

Harsh Weather Has Been Rough On Letter Carriers

WEWS Cleveland

OIG Sponsors Research on Pricing in the New Post-PAEA Environment

USPS Office of Inspector General

Mail service still suspended in D.C. area

Washington Post Federal Eye

Loop Mail Update

Conflicting instructions?
Postal Affairs Blog

In defense of direct mail

Eight reasons why direct mail still works
Catalog Age

Former Utah postal worker accused of workers comp fraud

Salt Lake Tribune

Snow day in life of New Jersey mail carrier

Vineland Daily Journal

Love, letters: married mail carriers share a life

Metro West (MA) Daily News

Mail service will still be 'iffy' Thursday

WTOP Washington

Minneapolis Carrier Sentenced for Stealing Mail

KMSP TV Minneapolis-St Paul

Reworking the Postal Service's Thinking on Future Business Models

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Florida: Mail thief caught on camera

WTVT Tampa Bay

Connecticut: Postal service set to collect mail early due to storm

Waterbury Republican-American

Leaving the Mailstream - Mail Systems Technology

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

USPS suspends service in Washington, Maryland, Northern VA

Federal News Radio

Hundreds of pieces of mail undelivered in Temple Texas

Houston Chronicle

PostalOne! System Restored

Postal Affairs Blog

Arbiter to weigh in on L&DC closing

Gloucester County (NJ) Times

Postal Service Shrinking More Slowly This Year

Dead Tree Edition

Post office abuse case closed - at least officially

Lansing State Journal

Georgia post office installs safety fixes after robbery

Fayetteville (GA) Citizen

Postal Service Begins 2010 with $297 Million First-Quarter Loss

USPS Press release
see the next item for more details -

USPS posts $297 million loss for first quarter

- mail volume decline slowed
- revenue down 3.9%, expenses down 4.2% compared to SPLY
- continued negative cash flow- debt ceiling would be reached by October
USPS Form 10-Q filed with Postal Regulatory Commission

Alabama mail carrier stands down dog

Athens News-Courier

Man Robs Mail Carrier At Knifepoint In Cincinnati

WLWT Cincinnati

List of "Emergency Suspensions" of Post Offices by Area

Updated (original pdf file was missing some pages): Listing includes current status, and duration of suspension
Postal Regulatory Commission (.pdf file)

Rethinking The Value of Postal Regulatory Policy

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

UPS to lay off 300 or more pilots unless union finds cost cuts

Louisville Courier-Journal

Weather-Related USPS Help Desk Problems

Postal Affairs Blog

USPS Board cancels meeting

Press release

It takes fancy footwork, but mail gets delivered

Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star

Mail carrier uses 1970s jeep on route

Mt. Vernon (IL) Register-News

Wait Time In Line averages by Area and District for FY 2009

Postal Regulatory Commission (.pdf file)

More charges, more suspects in $200G Pound Ridge mail theft

White Plains Journal News

Former California Postmaster Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement

postalnews blog

FERS and CSRS Disability Retirement: Sometimes the Process is just as important as the Substance of an Argument

FedSmith

Providing Better Health Care for Federal Employees

Regulating pharmacy benefit managers
Roll Call

Computer system problem hampering bulk mail accounts at post office

Capital Times

Ask President Burrus:"What is APWU doing to stop management from deliberately destroying the post office"?

APWU News

Aid to Haiti Post

USPS contributes to international relief effort
USPS News Link

PostalOne! Out Until at Least Tuesday???

Postal Affairs Blog

Philadelphia L&DC set to close Saturday

Cherry Hill Courier-Post

Former USPS workers say bullying a part of its culture

Lansing State Journal

Collectors hope kids stick with stamps

Columbus Dispatch

South Dakota contract carrier sentenced in mail theft case

postalnews blog

2010 National Postal forum set for April 11-14 in Nashville

Press release

Postal preservation: Art Deco post office faces uncertain future

Coos Bay (OR) World

President Obama and 6 Day Delivery

That item in the budget may not be as significant as the unions think it is...
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Fate of West Jersey processing center remains in limbo

Hanover Eagle

D.C. area post offices shutting down due to snow

WTOP Washington

Letter carriers plan to stay the course despite snow

Frederick (MD) News-Post

Postal pooch on patrol

Tassie sniffs out problem parcels
Marysville CA Appeal-Democrat

Prairie City SD fighting to reopen post office

Rapid City Journal

New Guidelines Covering Pay-for-Performance for EAS Employees

NAPUS web site (.pdf file)

Obama Budget Promises Strong Support for USPS

APWU News

A Holistic Approach to Mail Processing – The Expansion of Postal Services

John Buck, Vice President, Business Development, Parascript, LLC for Postcom.org

Post office closings upset rural communities

Associated Press

Friday mail collection early due to weather in Appalachian District

WVVA TV Bluefield Beckley WV

Social Security Checks Missing in Virginia

WTVQ Lexington KY

Former postal worker pleads not guilty to destroying, delaying mail

Southeast Missourian

Up to 130 Palatine postal employees to be reassigned

Chicago Daily Herald

Reduced Post Office Hours Causing Headaches For Customers

WJAC-TV Johnstown PA

Saints fans flip at Post Office over Super Bowl memorabilia

WWL TV New Orleans

Big surprise: USPS lacks a plan

Rag Content

USPS puts its own special stamp on Valentine's Day

Lists post offices offering special Valentine postmarks
USPS News Link

Residents meet to discuss future of Port Byron (IL) Post Office

Quad City Times

Why Free Shipping Works

Practical eCommerce

A Surprising Example of the Depth of Deception

APWU Burrus Update

NALC: Obama budget backs six-day delivery

National Association of Letter Carriers

Is 5-day Delivery Inevitable?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

New Math Equals Prison Time for Former Part-Time Carrier

USPS OIG

2 Hurt in Trolley, Postal Vehicle Crash in San Diego

NBC San Diego

Letter sets off battle of the mailbox

Daytona Beach News Journal

Postal worker's bullying allegations draw attention

Lansing State Journal

Federal Disability Retirement and the Postal Employee Today

USPS Disability Retirement Blog

Lansing MI postal worker alleges intimidation

Lansing State Journal

Postal Service closing Charlottesville distribution center

Charlottesville Daily Progress

Postal Service Expands Greeting Card Retail Network

Press release

Chattanooga Mail Man Attacked

The Chattanoogan

Twin Cities 24/7 post office scaling back hours

Minneapolis Star Tribune
(Sound familiar? When the Chicago PO ended its 24 hour window service last summer, it was said to be the only one left in the country)

It’s The Law: USPS Six-Step Process To Address Workplace Harassment

USPS News Link

Who will brief Obama on the nature of the mail market?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Flood of input delays decision on Olivehurst CA plant

Mrysville Appeal-Democrat

Super Bowl 44 souvenir postal cover available by mail order

USPS News Link

“Do Not Obliterate”, Routing, and ACS Questions-Loop Mail?

Postal Affairs Blog

Ohio mail carrier retires after 32 years on same route

Cincinnati Enquirer

Direct mail has slowed to a trickle

Berkshire Eagle

UPS Sees Profit ‘Slightly Better’ Than a Year Earlier

Bloomberg
see also: UPS Earnings Readthrough: U.S. Economy Still Slug-Like from WSJ's MarketBeat blog

Forget something?

twitpic

UPS and Postal Service now using new 'flexible access label'

Allows customers to choose either UPS or USPS for returns
USPS News Link

Ask Obama: Selling the Postal Service, the president suggested, is a bad idea

Chicago Tribune: The Swamp

JCPenney pioneers postal intelligence

DMNews

Travel Tough for Mail Carriers

WSET TV Lynchburg VA

Pleas for leniency ignored; drug selling letter carrier sentenced to workhouse

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Postal workers at Edison and Whippany plants worry about job future

Newark Star Ledger

Former letter carrier gets 8-hour jail sentence in mail theft case

Roanoke (VA) Times

Missouri: Ex-postmaster admits stealing $2,000 from post office

KYTV Springfield MO

Federal Disability Retirement: The Full Arsenal of Weapons

Robert R. McGill Publications

USPS Admin Law Judge says requiring documentation after the fact in sick leave case was unreasonable

USPS Judicial Decisions

Pound Ridge NY letter carrier charged with theft weeps in court

White Plains (NY) Journal News

Judge dismisses man's suit against post office for delivering dead birds

Southeast Texas Record

New Hope (PA) mailman will receive help in reconnecting with his family in Haiti

Bucks Local News

Mail as Art

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Tulsa APWU wins "casual in lieu of" arbitration decision

Tulsa APWU Member's Forum

Quantum Selected by the USPS to Supply Zero Emission Postal Delivery Vehicle

postalnews blog

Heroes Among Us — On and Off the Job

FedSmith.com

Rollout of new Plant Verified Drop Shipment Training begins this month

USPS News Link

Postal Worker Robbed in Georgia

WSB Atlanta

No Accidents, No Sick Leave in Over 50 Years For Nebraska Rural Carrier

postalnews blog