postalnews.com: March 2010

Wednesday, March 31

Pittsburgh postal worker charged with destroying ad mail
postalnews blog Comment
PRC to Consider if Ending Saturday Mail Delivery is OK- Public Comment Invited
postalnews blog Comment
NALC: 5-day is the wrong way
NALC Postal Reform Comment
The De-Automation of Periodicals Mail
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Patrick Donahoe: Delivering Morale Amid USPS Cuts
BusinessWeek Comment
Postal employee released from hospital after being trapped under dock lift
Knoxville News Sentinel Comment
Tuesday, March 30
USPS Files 5-Day Delivery Plan With Postal Regulatory Commission
Press release Comment
Netflix is the big loser in Postal Service changes
The Big Money Comment
Appeals Court overrules USPS in dispute with PRC on “non-postal” services
postalnews blog Comment
PRC compliance report cites excessive discounts, some products and services not paying their own way
Press release Comment
OIG recommends elimination of Christmas overtime pay for rural carriers
postalnews blog Comment
Automation Refugees
"More Periodicals mail is manually processed than ever, and manual productivity continues to decline."
Jim O'Brien, Vice President, Distribution & Postal Affairs for Time Incorporated for the USPS OIG Blog Comment
Direct mail: It's all about choices
BtoB Magazine Comment
Monday, March 29
Letter Carriers Union Assails Postal Service for Lobbying Public to End Saturday Delivery
postalnews blog Comment
U.S. Postal Service pushes to cut Saturday mail delivery early next year
Los Angeles Times Comment
Health Care Reform & Your FEHBP
Federal News Radio Comment
Day In The Life - U.S. Post Office
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Comment
Pueblo Postmaster responds
Pueblo Chieftain
see also the editorial the PM was responding to, and the latest Pueblo news story, Fourth postal clerk suspected of theft Comment
Consider saturation mailings
Marketing consultant says direct mail isn't dead yet
MetroWest (MA) Daily News Comment
A lot of history is in a mailbag
Troy Record Comment
Sunday, March 28
Union leaders recall 1970 postal strike
Workday Minnesota Comment
Flint letter carrier taken to area hospital with unknown injuries after crash
Flint Journal Comment
Saturday, March 27
Washington Post's New Magazine Will Bypass USPS
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Americans Back Five-Day-Per-Week Mail Delivery
Gallup Comment
Lawmakers Join Forces to Propel Postal Service Issues to the Forefront
Press release Comment
Senate passes 'Census mailer' bill
Washington Post Comment
Five Day Delivery: Do polls of the general public matter?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
"Disgruntled postal worker"
(Strictly for comic relief: college student who couldn't work most days, and disliked working 2 days in a row blames "government" for his firing from TRC job)
The Keystone Online Comment
Friday, March 26
Updated USPS salary lookup
Who makes what?
Asbury Park Press Comment
Fans of Saturday mail rue changes Postal Service closer to cutting weekend delivery
Houston Chronicle Comment
Postal worker spots Burlington fire; home saved
WCAX TV Burlington VT Comment
The USPS and Disability Retirement: The National Reassessment Program, the Agency and the Worker
USPS Disability Retirement Blog Comment
USPS touts results of new “customer experience” survey
Press release Comment
Why the closing of facilities cannot be left up to the Postal Service
Rag Content Comment
Ex-APWU official indicted in fraud case
Houston Chronicle Comment
South Carolina postal worker said to be a hero
WACH TV Columbia SC Comment
Another possible bomb found in mail collection box in East Texas
Dallas Morning News Comment
The feathered express Postal service brings spring chickens
Le Mars Iowa Daily Sentinel Comment
Here’s An Envelope You Can Really Plant
postal2020.com Comment
Thursday, March 25
USPS: February Financial Results, Still Not Good Enough
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Postal Service will not renew 2 sole-source contracts
USPS says it needed to "jump-start the marketing organization" with the help of pickle and fertilizer marketers friendly with VP
Federal Times Comment
USPS Board of Governors presentation on 5 day delivery
Postcom.org (.pdf file) Comment
Cadillacs, Dependent Kids & the FEHBP
Federal News Radio Comment
Postal Service to consolidate Frederick (MD) mail processing
Frederick News-Post Comment
USPS lost $611 million in February
Trust fund payment turns $32 million profit into big loss
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, March 24
Postal Service Outlines Five-Day Delivery Proposal
postalnews blog Comment
USPS: Last Post Standing
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS posts "Five-Day Delivery" web site
usps.com Comment
Mail thief's new address is behind bars
Contract carrier had previous cocaine conviction
Muncie Star Press Comment
Pueblo Postal Worker Accused of Mishandling Money
KRDO TV Colorado Springs Comment
Postmasters lobby Congress as proposals to cut mail deliveries and close post offices are finalized
Washington Post Comment
Former Ohio postmaster facing embezzlement charge
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram Comment
Postmasters, Headquarters reach agreement on reducing redundant reports and logs
National League of Postmasters - Presidents Message Comment
NALC: Issues - What They Are, Where We Stand
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Missouri postmaster suspected of shoplifting
Columbia Tribune Comment
Tuesday, March 23
USPS Package Ping Pong
Auction Bytes Comment
ABM: Tabloids, Others Still at Risk for Failing USPS ‘Droop’ Test
Audience Development @ FolioMag.com Comment
Nearly 100 postal workers protest Palatine cuts
Chicago Daily Herald Comment
Feds would feel health care reforms
Government Executive Comment
Missouri carrier charged with mail theft
Suburban Journals Comment
Former postmaster charged with embezzlement
Sandusky Register Comment
NALC local president accused of embezzlement
St Cloud (MN) Times Comment
Mail Truck Hit by Gunfire in Harrisburg
WHTM TV Harrisburg Comment
Is Congress Biting the Postman?
TPM Cafe Comment
Monday, March 22
Nebraska postal worker indicted for mail theft
postalnews blog Comment
Honoring Greensboro's 1st Mail Lady
Greensboro News-Record Comment
Reforms needed at Postal Service
Letter to the Editor of the Federal Times by postal expert Murray Comarow Comment
Postal officials expected to back five-day mail week
Washington Post Comment
Sunday, March 21
Prosecutors: Ex-postal worker stole money, gift cards from mail
Orange County Register Comment
Senator Susan Collins: Déjà vu: The Postal Service’s Economic Troubles
Senator Collins Blog Comment
Sending, getting ‘real’ mail still magic
Danville (IL) Commercial-News Comment
Saturday, March 20
Video: National Postal Museum Program on the Fortieth Anniversary of the 1970 Postal Strike
postalnews.tv Comment
Understanding the Postal Regulatory Commission's Power.
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Indiana letter carrier spared prison for stockpiling undelivered mail
South Bend Tribune Comment
USPS Board of Governors to review five day delivery plans at Wednesday meeting
USPS Press release Comment
Contract mail carrier arrested on forgery and theft charges
Washington County (FL) News Comment
Friday, March 19
USPS VP Bernstock directs sole-source $4.5M contract to former colleague
"This sounds like another example from the top to steer a contract to the friends of senior government officials..."
Federal Times Comment
Why the Postal Service Matters: FedEx Needs It
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
PRC Expects Postal Five-Day Plan This Month
DIRECT Comment
USPS posts plant consolidations updates
USPS - Area Mail Processing Comment
Testimony from yesterday's Senate hearing on the USPS
Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Comment
Senators challenge Postal Service's 10-year rescue plan
USA Today Comment
Cape Cod carrier faces theft charges
Cape Cod Times Comment
Officials join fight to save Olivehurst postal facility
Marysville (CA) Appeal-Democrat Comment
Eye Opener: Postal Service defends cutbacks
Washington Post Comment
Increased Efficiency Led to Higher Periodicals and Catalog Costs, Goldway Says
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Census Counts on Mail Tracking System
Wall Street Journal Comment
Thursday, March 18
NALC President Rolando Urges Senate Panel to Help USPS by Reforming Pre-Funding Requirement
postalnews blog Comment
Anti-Gay Mailer Sparks Controversy At Post Office
KKTV Colorado Springs Comment
Postal worker suspected of stealing money from cards
Seattle Times Comment
Ex-clerk accused of stealing
Charleston SC Post and Courier Comment
Postal employees buy woman food
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Comment
In Defense Of The Postal Service
Fast Company Comment
Forty Years Ago Today….
The postal strike of 1970
APWU News Comment
Wednesday, March 17
The Postal Service and The Press
Murray Comarow commentary for Postcom.org Comment
USPS launches “Adopt a Shelter Pet” stamps on Ellen DeGeneres Show
postalnews blog Comment
How would a corporate “spin-off” have handled the USPS retirement funding issue?
postalnews blog Comment
Baltimore District overpaid grievance settlement by $1.7 million because of “spreadsheet errors”
postalnews blog Comment
Letters to the Editor - Time for Change in the Postal Service?
New York Times Comment
Former Alabama letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing prepaid phone cards
Mobile Press Register Comment
Pushing the Envelope at the U.S. Postal Service
Advertising Age Comment
Tuesday, March 16
Postal Inspectors raid chiropractor’s office
Cincinnati Enquirer Comment
How Marijuana Is Sent Through the U.S. Mail
ABC News Comment
Red tape complicates Postal Service's fiscal repair plan
Dallas Morning News Comment
The US Postal Service's Business Model Is Outdated. Is It Time To Wind It Down Or Privatize It?
Techdirt Comment
Contract carriers get probation for failing to deliver thousands of pieces of mail
Mobile Press Register Comment
A Switch in Advertising Modes that Does Not Hurt the Mail... Yet
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
more from CEPO: Teamsters Bowing to Reality in the LTL market, and The Future of Print - Is it on an iPad? Comment
Postage Due for March 16, 2010
Mike Morgan's comic strip on our Facebook page Comment
Monday, March 15
Save, don't kill, the U.S. Postal Service
Washington Post Comment
Postal Worker Honored For Returning Man's Lost Life Savings
WXII The Triad Comment
The Postal Strike of 1970
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Marketers’ Digital Spending to Overtake Print for First Time Ever
postalnews blog Comment
Mail loses ground to digital post-recovery
DMNews Comment
Andy Rooney on Struggling Post Office
CBS News Comment
Census Bureau explains pre-census postal blitz
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
Postage Due for March 15, 2010
Mike Morgan's comic strip on our Facebook page Comment
Sunday, March 14
No timetable yet for decision on Kalamazoo mail-plant consolidation
Kalamazoo Gazette Comment
Netflix shares downgraded on share price, postal worries
Associated Press Comment
South Carolina Man Sentenced For Burning Postal Van Carrying Mail
postalnews blog> Comment
Postage Due for March 14, 2010
Mike Morgan's comic strip on our Facebook page Comment
Saturday, March 13
4 incendiary devices found in eastern Texas mail
Associated Press Comment
Some competitors hope to capitalize on proposed cessation of Saturday mail delivery
Medill Reports, Northwestern University Comment
Jackson postal workers want answers about move of mail-processing operations to Lansing
Jackson (MI) Citizen-Patriot Comment
More stories of missing mail in Vermont
Rutland Herald Comment
Who Is Kidding Who On the Cost of Labor At USPS?
Ohio APWU Comment
Federal Disability Retirement under FERS and CSRS: Revisiting "Accommodation"
FedSmith.com Comment
Postage Due for March 13, 2010
Mike Morgan's comic strip on our Facebook page Comment
Friday, March 12
Postal Service Seeks To Change Classification of Some PO Boxes
"Moving some P.O. Boxes into the competitive product category will give the Postal Service greater flexibility..."
postalnews blog Comment
Senate vote endangers Seneca mail-order cigarette business
Buffalo News Comment
Taxpayers Might Have to Fund the U.S. Postal Service
US News Comment
Montana mail bags still missing
KPAX TV Missoula Comment
Postcom radio: “The Postal Service’s Plan for the Future”
Postcom.org via postalnews blog Comment
What's Missing from the Postal Service's Action Plan
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
PRC posts audio recordings of their monthly meetings
postalnews blog Comment
Postal service chief: Our business model as outdated as the newspaper industry's
The Hill's Hillicon Valley blog Comment
APWU: Commission Sharply Criticizes USPS Station Closure Plans
APWU News Comment
Woman goes postal to help incarcerated hubby
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Comment
Father, son sentenced for assault on postal worker
Miami Herald Comment
Louisiana man indicted for assaulting letter carrier
postalnews blog Comment
The Works of 10 Abstract Expressionists for Under $5 - Courtesy of the USPS
New York Times ArtsBeat Blog Comment
Texas postal worker indicted for theft of gift card
postalnews blog Comment
Missing mail a mystery for Vermont woman
Rutland Herald Comment
Timeworn Canada Post labours to reinvent itself
Toronto Star Comment
Changing an Institution: The U.S. Postal Service
The PMG appears on The Kojo Nnamdi Show, WAMU Washington Comment
Turmoil in Magazine Land: Did Folio Diss Bosacks?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Postage Due for March 12
Mike Morgan's comic strip on our Facebook page Comment
Thursday, March 11
USPS to sell Bethesda MD post office
Washington Business Journal Comment
MD, chiropractor indicted in alleged health care fraud scheme
most of the patients were USPS employees on workers comp
WLS Chicago Comment
Mailman accused of delivering, using drugs held without bond
Orlando Sentinel Comment
Postmaster General: focus on customers, not struggling downtowns
Christian Science Monitor Comment
Direct Marketers, Cataloggers join forces to battle Do Not Mail legislation
Press release Comment
USPS HQ Staff Has Increased 38% Since 2000
Sam Wood, President, Southwest Florida Area Local APWU for postalmag.com Comment
8125 vs Bill of Lading Debate Continues
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Charges: MN woman subbed for postmaster, cashed stolen money orders for $41K
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
Marysville CA Mail Plant To Close
200 USPS Workers To Be Relocated
KCRA Sacramento Comment
Sex offender with letter carrier job reassigned
Associated Press Comment
PRC says USPS needs to improve post office closing procedures
Press release Comment
Letter to the Editor: USPS employees are overworked
Des Moines Register Comment
When will the Postal Service start telling the whole story?
Rag Content Comment
Top postal service official addresses shortfall, rivals
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
Plant-Verified Drop Ship Mailings Update
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Postage Due for March 11, 2010
Mike Morgan's comic strip on our Facebook page Comment
Wednesday, March 10
Save the Postal Service: Demand Fairness in USPS Pension and Retiree Health Funding
NALC Fact Sheet Comment
From the USPS: How to Be Successful With Intelligent Mail Full Service
postalnews blog Comment
2010 USPS Financial Performance
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS: Known Knowns, Known Unknowns Unknown Unknowns
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Bill’s Author Can’t Change the Facts: Postal ‘Reform’ Created the USPS’ Financial Plight
Burrus responds to Susan Collins
APWU Burrus Update Comment
Seven Misconceptions About the Postal Service's Action Plan
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Editorial - Saving the Post Office
New York Times Comment
Editorial: Congress is running out of time to save the Postal Service
Washington Post Comment
Postal Worker Accused of Identity Theft
WAGA TV Atlanta Comment
PRC Chair speaks at FTC workshop on Postal Periodicals Subsidies this afternoon
postalnews blog Comment
Postage Due for March 10, 2010
Mike Morgan's comic strip on our Facebook page. Comment
Tuesday, March 9
USPS career staffing down by 8% compared with a year ago
postalnews blog Comment
USPS refuses to install defibrillators in Minneapolis PO
Organization offered to donate them for free...
WCCO TV Minneapolis Comment
Podcast: "It's Time To Stop Stealing Postal Customers' Money"
PostCom President Gene Del Polito and Valassis Senior VP for Governmental Affairs Vincent Giuliano for Postcom Radio (.mp3 audio file) Comment
USPS Business Customer Gateway Getting New Look
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Q&A With SOX Compliance Chief for USPS
Compliance Week Comment
Louisiana mailman robbed, stabbed on route
Lafayette (LA) Advertiser Comment
'Waste' mail is part of the rising cost of the 2010 U.S. census
Kansas City Star Comment
Postage Due for March 9, 2010
Mike Morgan's comic strip on our Facebook Page Comment
Monday, March 8
UK: Junk mail deluge feared as postal union and Royal Mail reach deal to end strikes
The Guardian Comment
Revolving door: Former USPS BOG chairman is named DHL Global Mail chairman
InternetRetailer.com Comment
APWU Urges Members to Support Six-Day Mail Delivery
APWU News Comment
Analysis: Postal rescue plan faces impossible odds
Federal Times Comment
The U.S. Postal Service is Officially in a Panic
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Postage Due for March 8, 2010
Mike Morgan's comic strip on our Facebook Page Comment
Our view: No Saturday delivery? Post office needs still more cuts - Editorial
"Some free-market advocates say the answer is to privatize the Postal Service, but it's unimaginable that any for-profit business would want the job ..."
USA Today Comment
Editorial: Reinventing the post office
"Bleeding red ink and facing technological and societal changes, the Postal Service can't just cut Saturday delivery."
Los Angeles Times Comment
Postal Service worker injured in collision in Fall River MA
Fall River Herald News Comment
Opinion of a Postal Employee and NALC Steward
Postal Employee Network Comment
Sunday, March 7
Editorial: It's time to downsize the mail
People's attachment to post offices is a peculiar thing...
The Day (New London CT) Comment
Residents hoping to save their threatened post office
Miami Herald Comment
Congresswoman says five day delivery will hurt rural areas
postalnews blog Comment
USPS presentation on 5 day delivery plans
postalnews blog
also available in the original PowerPoint version, or as a .pdf file Comment
Saturday, March 6
USPS Comes Through with 8125 Checklist Update
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Ooops...
We had a slight problem with some software changes earlier this afternoon, which resulted in the site being temporarily replaced with a generic wordpress template- sorry about that! Comment
Third Pueblo postal carrier admits theft
KJCT TV Grand Junction CO Comment
Despite USPS's Woes, Letter-Writing Is Alive and Well
Wall Street Journal Comment
What to do about the Postal Service's woes?
Susan Collins says PAEA didn't cause USPS money problems
Washington Post: Letters to the Editor Comment
Most Americans think a mail-free Saturday sounds fine: Poll
Los Angeles Times Comment
Columbus postal workers protest mail processing move
Columbus GA Ledger-Enquirer Comment
Friday, March 5
Postal Service letter carrier indicted for workers’ comp fraud
Central Valley Business Times
click here to see a video of the employee showing off her gym Comment
Economy Can Handle Fewer Postal Workers
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
PRC Examination of Post Office Suspension Abuse Drawing to Close
also: Postal Plans Unveiled
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin Comment
California community concerned by sex offender mail carrier
San Diego News Network
from the archives: GOP campaign ad suggests letter carriers are sexual predators; USPS to search employee records for sex offenders - Comment
Failure in Postal Commentary
Right wing lobbyists get most (all?) of their facts wrong
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
and here's another example... Comment
USPS Communications Issues Continue - 8125 Checklist
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
End Saturday mail: U.S. Postal Service can save billions, join the 21st century
Chicago Tribune Comment
Postal carrier helps injured Swannanoa resident
Black Mountain (NC) News Comment
Summer Mail Sale Returns
Press release Comment
Help the U.S. Postal Service: Only Congress can ease postal service expenses
Miami Herald Editorial Comment
Postal Service Urged to Weigh Three-Days-a-Week Mail
Bloomberg Comment
Bats bring postal service to screeching halt
KHOU TV Houston Comment
Evansville Postal Workers Accused of Drinking in Lot Near Post Office
WTVW Evansville IN Comment
Why the Mail Should Come Every Other Day
UB News Comment
Will New USPS Plan Affect Your Ecommece Business?
zippycart.com Comment
Thursday, March 4
Analysis: Transformation is Essential to Save the Postal Service
Gerson Lehrman Group via Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Is the Postal Service Destined to Fail?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS lost $592 million in January, most of it due to Congress’s “pre-funding” mandate
postalnews blog Comment
U.S. Postal Service to test a repurposed electric vehicle fleet
Washington Post Comment
Supreme Court Upholds Order to Remove Religious Materials From Contract Post Office Counter
Hartford Courant Comment
Post Office fund-raising ban slows down soldier support
New York Daily News Comment
Bill calls for feds who owe taxes to be fired
Federal News Radio Comment
TSP: Getting Bigger & Better
Federal News Radio Comment
Postal Service Preparing Double Whammy for Publishers
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Post Office Teams With Target To Save Money
"USPS is hoping to shut down some locations and reopen in drug stores and grocery chains to save money"
KTVT Dallas-Ft Worth Comment
Direct Marketers, Catalog Companies: We Can Adjust to Five-Day Postal Week
Advertising Age Comment
Wednesday, March 3
APWU Rejects USPS Call for Five-Day Delivery, New Business Model
APWU News Comment
Carper Backs Postal Service Plan For Five-Day Delivery
Congress Daily Comment
Could technology deliver the USPS from debt?
Interview with former USPS Chief Technology Officer Bob Otto
Federal News Radio Comment
Video: Will the proposed service cuts help the USPS?
PBS Newshour asks a Washington Post reporter and a Stanford University economics professor whether the cuts will help.
postalnews.tv Comment
Maine Sen. Collins Opposes Delivery Cuts
WBZ TV Boston Comment
Postal Service Dropping Saturday Delivery? Not so Fast
CBS News Political Hotsheet Comment
PRC Initiates Review of USPS Pension Liability
Press release Comment
Postal Service Plans to Use More Part-Time Employees
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Linda Welch named Southeast Area VP
USPS News Link Comment
Today in Postal History: March 3, 1919: U.S. Starts International Airmail Service
Wired Comment
Letter carrier whose truck was crushed by tree says “I Lucked Out”
WestportNow.com Comment
UPS' Road to Recovery
TIME Comment
Tuesday, March 2
USPS plan would make dramatic changes
(includes audio interview with USPS VP Bob Bernstock)
Federal News Radio Comment
Letter carriers union opposes cutback in mail service
NALC Press release Comment
Postal Service Outlines 10-Year Plan to Address Declining Revenue, Volume
postalnews blog Comment
The Postal Service's grim route forward
Washington Post Federal Eye Comment
Postal myths- is Potter right?
Washington Post Comment
Building for the 21st Century: PMG's message to postal employees
USPS News Link Comment
Postal Service expected to announce 'significant changes'
Washington Post Comment
Previewing the Postal Service's Proposal
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS Confirm EMD Gets Another Stay of Execution
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Coca Cola, PepsiCo and the Postal Service
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
TSP funds flourish in February
GovExec.com Comment
Monday, March 1
Tree Crushes Mail Truck
NBC Connecticut Comment
Bomb threat prompts search of post office
Springfield (OH) News Sun Comment
Could Longer Lines Be Coming to Your Local Post Office…Lottery Lines?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Going green, Postal Service expands recycling
USA Today Comment
Concerns Regarding Postal Inspection for Move Update
"... it appears the only thing the Postal Service is utilizing IMb for is to bring big mailers to the attention of Postal Inspectors"
Presort.com Comment
Crews search forest for missing mail bags
Coos Bay (OR) World Comment

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