postalnews.com: April 2010

Friday, April 30

Alaska woman gets five years' probation for stealing from U.S. Post Office
Bristol Bay Times Comment
Inside Edition to air segment on sex offenders delivering mail in Texas
postalnews blog Comment
Smart Post - What Does its Success Suggest for Letter and Flat Mailers?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Post office cuts could hurt mail
WWLP TV Springfield MA Comment
Sen. Carper Reacts to PRC’s Planned 6 Month Review of Postal Proposal to End Saturday Delivery
Press release Comment
Bangor (MI) Post Office Robbed
WSJM Benton Harbor MI Comment
FERS and CSRS Disability Retirement: The Game of Legal Relay and the Importance of Identifying the Right Evidence
FedSmith.com Comment
Thursday, April 29
Postal Service angered by regulator review schedule
Washington Post Comment
Magazine salesman found with stolen mail
Poughkeepsie Journal News Comment
Is there a Problem with RPW Parcel Select Volumes?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS moving Mojave mail processing operations to Bakersfield
Press release Comment
Canada Post reports profit for 15th year in a row
Press release Comment
Reform of Postal Service retirement system desperately needed
Audio: NALC's Fred Rolando is the guest on Your Turn with Mike Causey
Federal News Radio Comment
USPS resumes home delivery for the first time since Katrina in Louisiana town
postalnews blog Comment
PRC Schedules Hearings in 7 Cities On Ending Saturday Delivery
Press release Comment
New Minor Route Adjustments for Letter Carriers?
Tom Wakefield's Postal Blog Comment
Wednesday, April 28
Full Service Resumes for International Mail to Europe
postalnews blog Comment
APWU: Saving Saturday Service- Get the Facts, Spread with Word
APWU News Comment
DC delegate introduces bill to honor two postal employees killed in 2001 anthrax attacks
postalnews blog Comment
More injured post office employees taken off the job
Carol Stream (IL) Press Comment
APWU employees who retired last October still waiting for regular annuity checks
APWU via postalnews blog Comment
USPS Board sets agenda for next week’s meeting
postalnews blog Comment
Aspen's Acting Postmaster Stays In $175 a Night Hotel Room
KMGH Denver Comment
Bill introduced to protect postmasters, postal supervisors
postalnews blog Comment
Ohio businessman pleads guilty in Postal Service bribery case
Business First of Columbus Comment
Netflix Streams Success
"For the first time, the company says more people streamed movies than got them through the mail."
NBCBayArea.com Comment
Washington Post's New Magazine Will Bypass USPS
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Tuesday, April 27
North Carolina mail carrier accused of stealing mail-order medicine
Marshall NC News-Record & Sentinel Comment
Ohio postal supervisor arrested for drug abuse
postalnews blog Comment
Contract employee accused of stealing from postal station
Duluth News Tribune Comment
PRC holds pre-hearing conference on 5 day delivery
Postcom.org Comment
Life term sought against suspect in Virginia post office standoff
Associated Press Comment
Flats Sequencing Map
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Postal worker saves couple from house fire
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
Postal Service postpones study on Daytona consolidation
Daytona Beach News Journal Comment
Postal workers rally in Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie Journal Comment
Monday, April 26
Direct Marketing Assn Spent $250K Lobbying in 1Q
New York Times Comment
APWU Update on National Reassessment Process class action complaint
American Postal Worker magazine Comment
OIG seeks vendor for internet based nationwide video surveillance system for postal facilities
postalnews blog Comment
Mail order pharmacies criticize 5 day delivery plans
Press release Comment
Letter carrier delivers in a heroic way
Livingston (MI) Daily Press & Argus Comment
Sunday, April 25
OPM proposes new dates for health insurance open season
Federal Times Comment
Letter carrier caught smoking pot on duty sues TV station
Boston Herald Comment
Documentary on postal rampages warns of the perils of the workplace
Royal Oak Daily Tribune Comment
Saturday, April 24
Postal service will place cameras in rural carriers' vehicles to gather data for contract negotiations
Rural Mail Carrier Postal News Comment
Mail carrier guilty of delivering drugs
St. Petersburg Times Comment
Senators indicate support for Postal Service reform in subcommittee hearing
DMNews Comment
Letter writing: a lost art
With social networks and e-mail, is letter writing on its way to extinction?
Gainesville Sun Comment
What is the true cost of USPS labor?
APWU: Ask President Burrus Comment
Friday, April 23
USPS "Smoke and Mirrors" approach to selling Intelligent Mail?
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
PMG pushes 5 day delivery, retiree health funding changes
postalnews blog Comment
Goldway cautions against cuts in universal service before resolving financial issues
postalnews blog Comment
USPS move to five-day delivery isn't a done deal
Government Executive Comment
Portland OR police investigating a postal service burglary scheme
The Oregonian Comment
Thursday, April 22
APWU member accuses union of supporting "socialism"
APWU: Ask President Burrus Comment
Postal inspector finds furry cargo in wayward ferret
Roanoke Times Comment
Mail Service Providers, Beware
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
USPS tightens policy on non-postal collection box use
postalnews blog Comment
Olivehurst ag inspection time change called retaliation for postal comments
Marysville CA Appeal-Democrat Comment
Baltimore: Acting Supervisor Charged in Theft of Mail
Allegedly Rifled Over 1200 Greeting Cards, Stealing Cash, Checks and Gift Cards
postalnews blog Comment
Netflix First-Quarter Profit Jumps 44% on New Users
CEO: proposed elimination of Saturday mail service would have a "pretty modest" impact. BusinessWeek Comment
As Stamps Lose Hold as a Hobby, These Philatelists Push the Envelope
Wall Street Journal Comment
Mail truck catches fire; carrier saves mail
The Oregonian Comment
Rural mail delivery as hazardous as ever
Chico (CA) Enterprise Record Comment
USPS Q&A on proposed “Direct Mail Solution” partnership
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, April 21
Volcano impacts Postal Service deliveries
Washington Post Comment
Postal Service Launches Green Newsroom
Press realase Comment
Illinois Postal Worker Charged with 17 Counts of Fraud
postalnews blog Comment
Soapbox: Story about Salinas postal worker failed to mention his expungement
Salinas Californian Comment
Decision nears on moving mail processing from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids
Ka;amazoo Gazette Comment
Not anti-dog, but pro-carrier
Fox Toledo Comment
'Confidential' Letter Shows Postal Service’s Inefficiency
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Comment
Bob Cannon, WUMB host, Postal Service spokesman
Boston Globe Comment
New Book and Stamped Postal Cards Honor America’s National Parks
Press release Comment
Tuesday, April 20
PostCom: USPS looking for Senior VP for governmental and public affairs
postalnews blog Comment
The Postal Service's Fiscal Crisis and Future Viability
Rep. Edolphus Towns for The Huffington Post Comment
APWU Appoints Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee
APWU News Comment
A $75 Billion Catch 22
American Postal Worker Magazine Comment
Suspicious Package Detonated at Pennsylvania Post Office
WHTM TV Harrisburg PA Comment
Former Postal Service worker admits dumping mail along SE Missouri river
KTVI St Louis Comment
Texas window clerk loses appeal of conviction
postalnews blog Comment
How the Ash Cloud Will Hasten the Death of Postal Delivery
Faster Times Comment
Does the Postal Service Need to Re-examine Its Delivery Service Standards?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Monday, April 19
Arbitrator: OIG Agents Intended to Make a Grievant’s Life a Living Hell
American Postal Worker Magazine Comment
Skepticism reigns at House hearing on postal crisis
NALC News Comment
Full-Service Intelligent Mail USPS Release #4
"Instead of looking at compliance issues as a way to improve the mailstream, the Postal Service is more focused on catching errors and charging for them"
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Printers and Mailers Debate Merits of Full-service Intelligent Mail Barcode from USPS
Printing Impressions Comment
Ex-postal worker in Mobile pleads guilty to trashing, hiding mail on 'overloaded' route
Mobile Press Register Comment
MSPB threatens to withhold SE Area VP’s salary for delaying back pay award
postalnews blog Comment
Flag looks fine but Nevada stamp riles native plant fans
Las Vegas Review Journal Comment
Cleveland postal workers sentenced on drug charges
Cleveland Plain Dealer Comment
UK Election: There is Twitter and YouTube, but this is also a direct mail election
The Guardian Comment
Hallmark Announces First Postage-Paid Postcards
Press release Comment
Outlook grim for Postal Service as revenue ebbs
San Francisco Chronicle Comment
Sunday, April 18
OIG: Health care overcharges are unjust burden for USPS
Federal Times Comment
Mail Handler Charged with Mail Theft
postalnews blog Comment
Four Arrested for Theft from the Postal Service
WHAM TV Rochester NY Comment
OIG says USPS executive pay practices are legal
postalnews blog Comment
Saturday, April 17
Postal worker addresses Richmond Tea Party gathering
postalnews blog Comment
Commentary: USPS is a great example of a successful government program
"If [the USPS] represents government failure, I hope the auto industry adopts the model." Huffington Post via postalnews blog Comment
Analysis: Change the role of the Postal Service to keep it viable
Interview with GAO's Phillip Herr
Federal News Radio Comment
Man who coined 'ZIP code,' dies at 84
Lynchburg News Advance Comment
'Murder by Proxy'
Royal Oak Post Office shooting central to documentary that looks at hostile workplaces
Royal Oak Daily Tribune Comment
Carrier: there's no such thing as 'junk mail'
South Bend Tribune Comment
Going Postal in the Digital Age
John Nichols: An Essential Instrument of Democracy Should be Reimagined, Not Shrunk
CBS News Comment
Connecticut Appeals court throws out conviction of postal worker who threatened to imitate Goleta shootings
postalnews blog Comment
USPS and Congress trade barbs
DMNews Comment
Mail cull: Debating a proposal for limiting unsolicited direct mail
Spokane Spokesman Comment
Friday, April 16
Former PM who tried to murder wife to avoid sharing pension loses appeal
postalnews blog Comment
Rationale for Five-Day Delivery Shattered at House Hearing
APWU News Comment
Postal worker accused of viewing child porn at Utica office
Utica Observer-Dispatch Comment
House Hearing Raises Questions About Postal Plans and Numbers
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
Leaving the Mailstram: Saturation Advertising
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Insights from the DMA's Jerry Cerasale and Nonprofit Mailers's Tony Conway
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Texas: two postal service employees indicted by federal grand jury
KCBD TV Lubbock Comment
Postmaster general says USPS could cut its workforce
Washington Post Comment
South Carolina postal worker charged with stealing from vending machines
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service 800 number gives callers wrong tax deadline
KRCG TV Columbia MO Comment
Oklahoma postmaster guilty of federal felony
Muskogee Phoenix Comment
Postal Service prodded -- once again -- to do more with less
Government Executive Comment
Thursday, April 15
Postal Service chief seeks congressional support for changes to mail service
Washington Post Comment
America’s struggling postal service
The Economist Comment
House Oversight Committee Hearing
- Live video
- Opening Statement of Chairman Edolphus Towns, House Oversight Committee
- PMG Jack Potter
- GAO's Phillip Herr
- PRC Chair Ruth Goldway
- USPS IG David C. Williams
- OPM's John O'Brien
- Kevin Kosar, Congressional Research Service
Comment
Mail Design Professional certification program available online
postalnews blog Comment
Pennsylvania clerk charged with mail theft
postalnews blog Comment
OIG: Postal gaffe led to lost NY pension checks
WRGB TV Albany Comment
Ex-postal worker’s theft charge dropped
Mason City IA Globe Gazette Comment
Ohio postal employee faces mail-theft charges
postalnews blog Comment
Legal Challenge Likely for Exigent Rate Increase
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Shipping is key to USPS’ future
postalnews blog Comment
Exhibition tells Holocaust story through mail
Boston Globe Comment
Wednesday, April 14
Mailman unwelcome at tea party
York Daily Record Comment
Live From the National Catalog Forum: Catalogs Must Communicate With Congress
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Live From the National Catalog Forum: Deputy PMG Wants Action for Catalogers
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Rural Carriers' Union letter to PMG on 5 Day Delivery
National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (.pdf file) Comment
Saving The Public Enterprise Model - Who Pays?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
NALC: GAO report is a "full-throated attack on collective bargaining"
NALC News Comment
Editorial: Mail plant in Bowling Green has scored a victory
Bowling Green (KY) Daily News Comment
USPS official discusses GAO report, focusing on small businesses
DMNews Comment
Postal workers indicted in thefts
Houston Chronicle Comment
Mail truck hits Torrington CT home
Waterbury Republican-American Comment
TSP Millionaires & Record Rollovers
Federal News Radio Comment
Tuesday, April 13
Postal Policy: Now its Congress's Turn
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Postal Ponderings: Handling Incoming Mail
DOCUMENT mapping the document life cycle. Comment
Intelligent Mail stands major test of US Census
DMNews Comment
Carrier who played in rock band while on comp loses appeal of dismissal, as well as suit against NALC
Leagle.com Comment
GAO Suggests Plant Closings, Two-Tiered Wage Structure for USPS
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Connecticut letter carrier loses injury lawsuit against building owner
postalnews blog Comment
Endicia rebrands itself as DYMO Endicia
postalnews blog Comment
Postmaster General’s Keynote Address at the 2010 National Postal Forum
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Saturday Cut Isn’t ‘Done Deal,’ Regulator Says
BusinessWeek Comment
Civil War in the FEHBP Risk Pool
Federal News Radio Comment
Stamps.com Extends Offer of Free Service to eBay Sellers
postalnews blog Comment
Full-year sale is one of several ideas for mailers at NPF
Mail Time Blog on Graphic Arts Online Comment
Newspaper Group Continues Support For Six-Day Mail Delivery
postalnews blog Comment
Hallmark launches Intelligent Barcode card line with Postal Service
DMNews Comment
Monday, April 12
Pitney Bowes introduces high-res envelope printing product at National Postal Forum
postalnews blog Comment
Fort Smith, Montana residents traveling to get mail
"Fort Smith residents have been driving 40 miles round trip to collect their mail in St. Xavier, where the post office is open a few hours a day, three days a week."
Billings Gazette Comment
The United States Postal Service: “What’s Wrong With Plantations?”
Veterans Today Comment
GAO report endorses cuts in U.S. Postal Service
Washington Post Comment
More on the San Francisco early out offer
San Francisco District LiteBlue Comment
Live From National Postal Forum
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
FEHBP Dodges Risk Pool Bullet
Federal News Radio Comment
Sunday, April 11
House oversight panel sets hearing on postal finances for Thursday
postalnews blog Comment
Do we need Saturday mail delivery?
Donahoe: cut would "give us some breathing space" Burrus: "It's a phony crisis"
Belleville (IL) News Democrat Comment
National Postal Forum begins in Nashville today
postalnews blog Comment
Letter carrier delivers much more than mail
Huntsville Times Comment
Saturday, April 10
Bold new marketing concept coming to USPS!
The Onion Comment
Family: Post Office Lost Veteran’s Remains
KDFW TV Dallas Fort Worth Comment
Rural Carrier Stole Mail
WSIL TV Carterville IL Comment
Postal worker pleads guilty to mail theft
Muskogee (OK) Phoenix Comment
Man pleads not guilty to calling 911 to threaten postal workers
Bellingham (WA) Herald Comment
USPS Just Doesn’t Get It - 8125s and Bills of Lading
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
North Dakota postmaster charged with stealing government funds
Grand Forks Herald Comment
You've Got Boat Mail
Der Spiegel Comment
Friday, April 9
Screaming supervisor loses appeal of demotion
postalnews blog Comment
Update: Selective Early Outs for SF Bay Area Confirmed
postalnews blog Comment
Postal employee sentenced for using the mail to distribute marijuana
postalnews blog Comment
Early Retirement Rumors: Again, APWU Says: Don’t Go!
APWU News Comment
Going Postal in the Digital Era
The Nation Comment
What happens when mail burns?
Pocono Record Comment
Masked, armed men rob Pasadena post office
Pasadena (CA) Star-News Comment
California: Ex-postal worker indicted by federal grand jury
Redding Record Searchlight Comment
A second chance to shine
After years of neglect, mural again graces post office wall
Boston Globe Comment
USPS to test direct-mail product sampling
USPS branded box designed to share marketers' costs, generate revenue
USPS Press release Comment
Thursday, April 8
Florida post office mailbox stolen, found three miles away
Bradenton Herald Comment
The Postal Journal - New Look and features
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
PRC approves Summer Sale
postalnews blog Comment
Union says no Saturday mail may cut 300 WNY postal jobs
Workers lobby Congress to reject postmaster plan
Buffalo News Comment
Commentary: Postal service is not forthcoming on Saturday delivery issue
Evansville Courier & Press Comment
East Texans feel relief after mailbox bomb arrest
Associated Press Comment
Carrier: I Stole Mail To Buy Groceries
WDIV Detroit Comment
Postal Worker Sentenced To 37 Months In Prison
WCCO TV Minneapolis Comment
Mail destroyed in Pennsylvania tractor trailer crash
Pocono Record Comment
Wednesday, April 7
APWU: Dispute Over 90 Day Notice of Excessing Appealed to Arbitration
APWU Industrial Relations Comment
Dog pack threatens mailman
Half Moon Bay (CA) Review Comment
NY rural carrier admits to stealing $60,000 from workers comp
Chenango County Evening Sun Comment
Prescription narcotics vanish from Sacramento post office
News10.net | Sacramento, California Comment
PRC meets today at 11
postalnews blog Comment
USPS mum on leads to suspect in mail bombings
Mail carriers are 'on guard'
Kilgore TX News Herald Comment
Postal workers launch lunchtime protest in Asheville NC
Asheville Citizen-Times Comment
Chaffetz: Don't ditch Saturday delivery
Salt Lake Tribune Comment
Eye Opener: Learning how to drive a mail truck
Washington Post Comment
What is the Context for 5-day Delivery?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Delivering mail no easy job in Alaska
Mat Su Valley Frontiersman Comment
Last licks for local post office
Middletown NY Times Herald record Comment
Postal Service as Giant Battery? A Plan for Cashing In
SolveClimate.com Comment
Tuesday, April 6
MFSA Responds to USPS Direct Mail Solicitation
"Though we all support a healthier Postal Service, we do not support competitive actions - like Mailing OnLine - that infringe on our businesses."
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Move of postal distribution center from Jackson MI to Lansing to start April 19
Jackson Citizen Patriot Comment
Charges filed against Michigan letter carrier
Dearborn Press and Guide Comment
Federal agencies to stop mailing earnings statements
postalnews blog Comment
Easton MD mail hub eyed for consolidation
Salisbury MD Daily Times Comment
Here's Why Stamps are a National Treasure
Huffington Post Comment
End to Saturday mail faces resistance
Government Executive Comment
Puget Sound-area post offices for sale
NorthWest Cable News Comment
Mail box mess
12 step standoff on Staten Island
WABC TV New York City Comment
USPS continues investigation on hiring of registered sex offender
Salinas Californian Comment
Mail was delivered on Sundays a century ago
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Comment
USPS seeks partner to develop online direct mail product for small to medium businesses
postalnews blog Comment
May will be a busy month at post offices
USPS Press reelase Comment
The Upside of Cutting Saturday Mail Delivery
Fast Company Comment
Monday, April 5
FEC dismisses anti-labor group’s complaint on mailhandler’s union political contributions
postalnews blog Comment
Long Island: USPS custodian angry after being banned from wearing protective face mask
New York Post Comment
Big mailers oppose 5-day delivery
Federal Times Comment
Put out the fire, then build Postal Service back up
NAPS President Ted Keating in the Federal Times Comment
Sunday, April 4
Postal worker gets wheelchair for boy, 10
Bergen (NJ) Record Comment
Bizarre USPS Mural Photo Rules
USPS tries to control access to taxpayer funded murals
Wedding Photographer Blog Comment
Saturday, April 3
Postal service cutbacks started long ago
Port Clinton OH News Herald Comment
Postal worker delivers more than mail
Letter carrier credited with saving a life
WLUK Green Bay WI Comment
Reaction sour on postal delivery cut
Wayne (PA) Independent Comment
Filing for Disability Retirement Benefits Under FERS & CSRS: Maintaining the Integrity of the Law
MyFederalRetirement.com Comment
Friday, April 2
Postmaster General discusses imminent postal "collapse" on Meet the Press (in the late 60's)
(MSNBC dates this clip 4/1/1965, which was actually 4 years before Nixon took office and appointed Winton Blount as PMG)
MSNBC Comment
California mail carrier stole medicine mailed to disabled vet
Sacramento Bee Comment
Saturday mail service cuts may be felt only by letter carriers
Evansville Courier & Press Comment
Neither rain nor sleet nor overtime
Letter carriers work late after mail is found undelivered
Huntsville Times Comment
Re-Imagining the Postal Service - design mind on GOOD - GOOD
design mind on GOOD Comment
USPS 8125s and Bill of Lading Disconnect Continues
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Thursday, April 1
Video: PRC Chair Ruth Goldway discusses the future of the USPS
C-SPAN Washington Journal Comment
As USPS cuts staff, overtime pay jumps
postalnews blog Comment
Letter carrier gets 9 months for mail thefts
Odessa TX American Comment
Injured post office employees taken off the job
Westmont IL Progress Comment
USPS to investigate hiring of California postman who is a known sex offender
Salinas Californian Comment
Obama signs bill restricting mail-order cigarette sales
Buffalo News Comment
UPS Charges You $11 To Fix Zip Code Mistake
The Consumerist Comment

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