Saturday, July 31
Some Muncie postal jobs could be Kokomo-bound
Muncie Star Press
Brazos Past: Adopted Texan led rebel post office
Waco Tribune
Friday, July 30
Another Pueblo Post Office Worker Accused Of Stealing Money
KKTV Colorado Springs
Price increase can’t be only solution to USPS shortfalls
Column for the Evansville Courier & Press by Ellen C. Williams, GOP lobbyist and member of the USPS Board of Governors
USPS freezes hiring, promotions at HQ, Areas and Districts
postalnews blog
Texas postal worker gets probation for theft of mail
postalnews blog
Michigan: Neighbors protest plan to end home mail delivery
Lansing State Journal
Country’s oldest mail carrier retires at 91
Knoxville News Sentinel
Ex-postal clerk from Rolla MO admits stealing from Postal Service
KYTV Springfield MO
Potter tells White House USPS can't do a pilot test of 5 day delivery
PRC filing (.pdf file)
Cremated Remains of Phoenix Woman -- Lost by U.S. Postal Service -- Recovered
Phoenix New Times
Chaffetz Introduces Bill Designating 12 Postal Holidays
postalnews blog
Craig (CO) Postal Service employees have mixed reaction to Saturday proposal
Craig Daily Press
Thursday, July 29
Arbitrator Denies APWU’s Grievance On USPS Two-Tour Initiative
postalnews blog
Vermont plant faces $420,000 in fines
Barre-Montpelier Times Argus
Burrus: Competing Interests, Diverging Views
"The mailers’ motion vividly exposes the lack of respect they have for postal employees and the collective bargaining process"
APWU News
APWU News
Western NY postal worker convicted of workers comp fraud
Webster Post
Senate panel votes to keep 6-day mail delivery
Arizona Republic
Wednesday, July 28
Mail carrier mauled by two pit bulls in Minneapolis
KARE TV Minneapolis and St. Paul
Website suggests "Mail a brick to junk mailers using paid postage"
officeofstrategicinfluence.com
Senator: Panel will block mail delivery cut
Associated Press
The company you keep
"...why did the Postal Service choose to move forward with an exigency case?"
Rag Content
Rag Content
South Dakota letter carrier gets probation in mail theft case
postalnews blog
Fire at New Jersey BMC forces evacuation and damages some mail
Jersey Journal
Minnesota NALC Branch President Sentenced for Embezzlement
National Legal and Policy Center
Illinois: Rural carrier killed by freight train
Delivery vehicle struck on daily route
Evansville Courier & Press
Evansville Courier & Press
Tuesday, July 27
Ex-postmaster charged with embezzlement
Tahlequah OK Daily Press
For Intelligent Mail, Occasional Failure Is An Option
Dead Tree Edition
Parcel redux: FedEx follows UPS with bullish forecast
Both expected to follow USPS lead and hike prices in January
DC Velocity
DC Velocity
Rural carrier fired for profanity loses suit against union
postalnews blog
Industry and union stakeholders divided over OSHA action against USPS
postalnews blog
Group asks Carper to help prevent postal rate hike
Wilmington News Journal
Postal worker convicted of assault was accused before
KDVR Denver
Monday, July 26
USPS "Intelligent" Mail systems suffer second crash in two days
Postal Affairs Blog
Susan Collins: Exigent rate increase isn’t justified under PAEA
postalnews blog
Atlanta BMC supervisor stabbed, hospitalized
WFXL TV Atlanta
Plan to scrap Saturday mail delivering angst
Great Falls Tribune
Columnist: Franklin would be ashamed of the post office
Philadelphia Daily News
Should APWU Reverse Its Decision To Boycott USPS Voice of the Employee Surveys?
APWU Ask President Burrus
Why the exigent rate increase may not be legal
Experian Vice President Steven Lopez for Mailing Systems Technology,
Sunday, July 25
Highlights from the PRC hearings on 5 day delivery
Rural Carrier Updates
This Week in Postal podcast for July 23 2010
Postcom's weekly podcast
US postal inspector in Maine has perfect record
Maine Sunday Telegram
Putting the Subcommittee Vote in Context
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Feds question local supremacist over threat to mailman
Joliet IL Herald News
Congressional mandates account for most of USPS's recent losses
Economic Policy Institute
Tupelo voices: USPS decision stupid, wasteful
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Newspapers protest loss of Saturday mail delivery
Rapid City Journal
Internet company sees future in snail mail
Capital Times (WI)
Saturday, July 24
Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Stealing Public Money
Fox 26 Houston
Federal Disability Retirement and the U.S. Postal Service
Shortsightedness and a Lack of Loyalty
Federal Soup
Federal Soup
Former letter carrier given probation for drugs on Postal truck
MyCentralJersey.com
Former Vermont postal clerk charged with mail theft
Rutland Herald
Editorial: Postal dealings
US Attorney should reconsider decision not to prosecute Bernstock
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Friday, July 23
Rate and Delivery Frequency Cases, and Retiree Health Pre-Payment Unite in Fall
also: Postal Subcommittee Overwhelmingly Approves Postal Retirement Equity Bill and Getting Ready for November
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
Postal worker delivering mail overcome by heat
Charlotte Observer
Postal Service announces changes in Tupelo operation
WTVA Tupelo
Thursday, July 22
Fed up mailman sues after being attacked by dog, twice
Southeast Texas Record
If UPS can do it why can't the USPS
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Postal CSRS overpayment legislation clears first hurdle
NAPS legislative Update
Route Adjustments and the Infinite Monkey Theorem
Tom's Postal Blog at Postalmag.com
Wednesday, July 21
Illinois man charged in attack on mail carrier
Galesburg Register-Mail
Mailman Accused Of Using Cocaine To Be Sentenced
WESH Orlando
USPS to delay decison on Easton MD mail hub
Delmarva Daily Times
What is the post office, if it doesn't deliver?
Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME
Postal workers picket to preserve Saturday service
Billings Gazette
Tuesday, July 20
Markup of USPS Retiree Benefits bill scheduled for tomorrow
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Postal Service worksharing outgrows its intentions
Federal News Radio
Claims against Bernstock expose clash of public-private rules
Federal Times
Bloat? What Bloat? Postal Service Tells Mailers
Dead Tree Edition
Eastern Maryland mail hub response expected
PMG to talk with Mikulski todday
Salisbury Daily Times
Salisbury Daily Times
Monday, July 19
Stolen Mail Truck Ditched, Suspect Arrested
Letter Carrier Carjacked While Making His Rounds
KTBS Shreveport
KTBS Shreveport
Black Postal Workers Brace For Proposed Cuts
National Public Radio
Inquiry continues into Bernstock's Goldman Sachs deal
Washington Times
Six postal workers decontaminated at Springfield BMC
Springfield MA Republican
OSHA Launches New Whistleblower Protection Site
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
Sunday, July 18
East Cleveland resident asks court to block change at post office
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Saturday, July 17
Louisiana mailman recovering from pit-bull attack
HoumaToday.com
Fixing the Retirement Liability Calculation
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Your Money and Your Life
Life insurance options for federal employees
Government Executive
Government Executive
Louisiana man pleads guilty to assaulting letter carrier
postalnews blog
Through Rain, Sleet, Snow, Lifesaving
NPR: All Things Considered
New Jersey postal worker charged with stealing mail
Plainfield Courier News
USPS web site offers advice on residential water heaters?!
Update 2: looks like someone finally shut down what the USPS called the "first official postal blog". Not before we saved a copy, though!
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Friday, July 16
Lawmakers demanding answers on Maryland postal study
Carroll County Times
Rep. Lynch introduces legislation to correct USPS retirement overcharges
postalnews blog
see also: eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin -
see also: eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin -
Editorial: Stamp prices rising again
The USPS is still an incredible bargain
Rock Hill SC Herald
Rock Hill SC Herald
Retired postal worker running across America to honor Iraq war dead
Loveland CO Reporter-Herald
Six-Day Delivery Supporters Finally Speak Up To PRC
Dead Tree Edition
Postal Service renews Daytona Beach consolidation study
Daytona Beach News Journal
Postal service offering reward for arrest after employee hurt in New Jersey robbery attempt
Press of Atlantic City
Thursday, July 15
Negro Leagues stamps also honor postal worker
Washington Post
Post Office to Be Named in Honor of Slain Letter Carrier
postalnews blog
Eltingville letter carrier lauded for heroics after helping extinguish fire
Staten Island Advance
Editorial: Post office can save cash, but only if Congress acts
Brockton (MA) Enterprise
Going Postal in the Presidio
"A crowded, old post office frustrates customers and defies change"
USPS response: "we encourage customers not to go to the post office"
The Bay Citizen
USPS response: "we encourage customers not to go to the post office"
The Bay Citizen
Cutting Delivery One Day a Week
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Wednesday, July 14
Union rep fights postal changes
Cutbacks would hurt service, carrier says
Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune
Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune
PRC hearing on USPS five day delivery proposal today at 9:30 ET
postalnews blog
Contract PO employee pleads guilty in theft of cash and stamps
Lynchburg (VA) News Advance
Akron: Mail carrier saves life during route, for second time
WKYC TV Cleveland
National Reassessment Program
USPS Disability Retirement.com
Tuesday, July 13
APWU: More Hypocrisy as Big Mailers Decry Rate Hike
"In Run-Up to Postal Reform, They Championed Annual Increases"
APWU News
APWU News
184 to be laid off at Atlanta postal facility operated by Pitney Bowes
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Former Illinois postal employee given probation after stealing packages
KFVS12 Cape Girardeau MO
Mailman Accused Of Taking Valentine's Cards, Drugs
WSMV TV Nashville
USPS still studying move of Green Bay mail processing to Oshkosh
Green Bay Press Gazette
Image Makeover From Admirers of ‘Son of Sam’
Texas postal worker runs fan site for mass murderer
New York Times
New York Times
Monday, July 12
Editorial: Post office perfidy
"With a top manager like [Bernstock], it's no wonder USPS is a fiscal train wreck."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Union Decides Not To Challenge USPS Pilot Program With Office Depot
postalnews blog
Should Businesses Be Run Like The Post Office?
The New Republic
The least painful option?
Five day delivery would mean 40-50,000 fewer carriers
Billings Gazette
Billings Gazette
Editorial:" The real problems with the USPS are actually concentrated on Capitol Hill"
Lansing State Journal
South Dakota reps oppose 5 day delivery, rate hike
KNBN TV Rapid City SD
Sunday, July 11
Oklahoma Postmaster Receives Five Years Probation
Ponca City News
Oregonian editorial gets postal problem backwards
postalnews blog
Connecticut boy taken to hospital after being struck by mail truck
Middletown Press
Editorial: Postal Service exec prone to excess
Marietta Times
Saturday, July 10
Falling like phone booths, blue mailboxes still deliver
Chicago Daily Herald
Shifting position on driving for rural carriers
Buffalo News
The Decision Part II
USPS could withdraw rate increase if Congress waives trust fund payment
Big Fat Marketing Blog
Big Fat Marketing Blog
Cranky postal service tells cool social networking kids to get off its lawn
Borrell Associates via postalnewsblog.com
Charities, periodicals fight postal rate hikes that could sink some
Catholic News Service
USPS May Split Role of Letter Carrier By Creating "100% Street" Routes
Dead Tree Edition
Friday, July 9
APWU: Major Mailers Go Ballistic Over Rate Increase
Attempt to Shift the Burden to Postal Employees
APWU Burrus Update
APWU Burrus Update
So. Ilinois postal worker gets probation for stealing items from mail
Associated Press
“Mad as hell!!”: This Week in Postal Podcast for July 9 2010
thisweekinpostal.info via postalnews blog
USPS Up to Old Tricks in Exigent Filing
Big Fat Marketing Blog
Why the Forever Stamp is like the Yuan… or maybe it isn’t
postalnews blog
What a mess the USPS has made with a combo filing
Rag Content
Indiana postal worker indicted for theft of nearly $14,000
postalnews blog
Labor Department jolts Postal Service over electrical work-safety violations
USPS responds with "irrelevant press statement that dealt more with its road safety record than the electrical violations"
Washington Post
Washington Post
Mail carriers can't park in handicap spot
Orange County Register
Thursday, July 8
Former Oklahoma postmaster sentenced in thefts
The Oklahoman
National Reassessment Process EEO Class Action Lawsuit Website
nrpclassaction.com
The U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Condition: Overview and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service
Oldest postal employee dies in Ohio at 94
San Jose Mercury News
see also this story from 2007: Nation's oldest postmaster wants to be known for being herself -
see also this story from 2007: Nation's oldest postmaster wants to be known for being herself -
Two cents' worth: Mail still a bargain
Washington Observer-Reporter
Postal carriers find ways to keep cool on the job
Vineland NJ Daily Journal
Hold extended on law banning cigarettes from mail
Buffalo News
Susan Collins: rate hike could lead to USPS “death spiral”
Press release
Wednesday, July 7
Small Parcels Get Slammed in Exigent Rate Case Filing
multichannelmerchant.com
The Exigent Rate Case: Rethinking Price Regulation
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
So Much For Encouraging Publishers To Mail Efficiently . . .
Dead Tree Edition
Florida insurance company victim of change of address fraud
St. Petersburg Times
see also: Postal Service fires back over Citizens story -
see also: Postal Service fires back over Citizens story -
Is The FSS A Boondoggle? Tough Question #2 For The USPS
Dead Tree Edition
Offline interactive: the strange rebirth of direct mail
b2b Marketing
Federal Pay, Pensions Facing Firing Squad?
Federal News Radio
Tuesday, July 6
DOL Files Complaint Against USPS To Correct Safety Violations At 350 Facilities
Complaint requests enterprise-wide remedy, a 1st
Press release
Press release
USPS Announces Rate Hike Proposal
* First-Class Mail stamps would increase to 46 cents.
* First-Class Mail postcard prices will increase 2 cents to 30 cents.
* Periodicals will receive an 8 percent increase.
* Recommended increase for catalogs is 5.1 percent.
* Standard Mail parcels will increase about 23 percent.
postalnews blog click here for rate info in spreadsheet format -
* First-Class Mail postcard prices will increase 2 cents to 30 cents.
* Periodicals will receive an 8 percent increase.
* Recommended increase for catalogs is 5.1 percent.
* Standard Mail parcels will increase about 23 percent.
postalnews blog click here for rate info in spreadsheet format -
NALC Failed to Disclose Lobbying Activities
The Center for Public Integrity
Dissension Over Ending Saturday Mail Delivery
New York Times
Postal Service eyes drastic changes
Springfield (MA) Republican
Monday, July 5
"What About Bernstock?" And Other Tough Questions for Postal Execs
Dead Tree Edition
Magazines Riled by a Potential Rise in Postal Rates
New York Times
National League of Cities Weighs in on Postal Service Cost Cuts
National League of Cities
As FedEx, UPS slug it out, rural service at stake
Associated Press
Sunday, July 4
What the USPS could learn from Quad/Graphics
postalnews blog
Safety issue divides town, post office
The Day (New London CT)
Cutting Saturday mail service could hurt remote areas most
Honolulu Star Advertiser
Saturday, July 3
MSPB finds flaws in National Reassessment Process
postalnews blog
Replace a broken USPS
Letter to the Editor of the Washington Times by Wayne L. Johnson, Commander, Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (retired)
Friday, July 2
Could the Postal Service Lose its Niche in Parcel Delivery?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Postal Service to Announce Price Changes
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Snapshot: The rise and fall of first class mail
postalnews blog
Newspaper highlights USPS counsel's role in Bernstock scandal
postalnews blog
Woman sentenced to 8 years in prison for stealing $38K in stamps
Chicago Daily Herald
USPS loses billions of dollars due to excessive pension contributions
Government Executive
Oregon postal workers to picket this afternoon
Salem OR Statesman Journal
Thursday, July 1
Full Service Intelligent Mail Series - Full Service ACS
Postal Affairs Blog
Postal Service Resumes Operations in South Texas
postalnews blog
Why did the USPS hire Bernstock in the first place?
postalnews blog
April Post Office 'robbery' didn't happen
Southwest Michigan Herald Palladium
Former Virginia mailman pleads guilty to fraud
Waynesboro News Virginian
Another Ohio postal worker under investigation for mail theft
Chillicothe Gazette
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