Six attacks on letter carriers reported in Chicago

ABC7 Chicago

Iowa Rural Carrier Dies In Collision

Emmetsburg News

Suspension of Postmaster Convention Leave to Continue

NAPUS

Fox News rates USPS #5 “business blunder” of 2010

postalnews blog

Another columnist gets it backwards on USPS finances

postalnews blog

Lunchtime closure at post office prompts complaints

White Plains Journal News

Audit: Postal Service not always justifying mailing discounts

Federal Times

Official “Word” on Postage Statement Updates

Postal Affairs Blog

Postage Statement Transition Issues

Postal Affairs Blog

USPS Seeking Suppliers For Next Generation Retail Software System

FedBizOpps via postalnews blog

California postal worker pleads not guilty to theft

Napa Valley Register

Alabama postal clerk indicted for mail theft

Press release

USPS driver dies after flatbed trailer hits truck

Pueblo Chieftain

Ending Denominated Stamps

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Lake Peekskill NY post office robbed at gunpoint

White Plains Journal News

Postal worker has to fight USPS for paid leave after organ transplant

WRTV Indianapolis

Union chief blasts new postal delivery scheme used in Brookline MA

Brookline TAB

Maine newspaper uncovers sinister plot behind Forever stamps

postalnews blog

OSHA cites USPS in Duluth GA with repeat and serious safety violations, $80,000 in penalties

postalnews blog

Post Office delays leave seasonal residents News-less

Lincoln County (ME) News

Henning Residents Anxious for Arrest in Postal Workers' Murders

Fox 13 News Memphis

Direct Mail Coupon Giant Valpak Launches Daily Deals Web Site

Mashable

Minnesota postal employee indicted for stealing cash, gift cards from mail

postalnews blog

USPS announces changes to Mystery Shop program

postalnews blog

Connecticut: Church run postal station to close

USPS was sued over religious content in unit
Manchester Journal Inquirer

OSHA proposes $238,000 in fines against USPS for electrical hazards at Shrewsbury MA, mail processing facility

Press release

Tupelo mail consolidation approaches second deadline

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Light rail train collides with postal truck in downtown Houston

KTRK TV Houston

Oklahoma City post office robbery suspect surrenders

The Oklahoman

Contract carrier robbed at gunpoint in Virginia

Washington Post

Long Island mail delivery back on track

Newsday

'Slick' mail thieves cash in

Columbus Dispatch

2011 USPS Commemorative Stamp Preview

postalnews blog

USPS to make ALL new first-class stamps last ‘forever’?

postalnews blog

USPS Retirements and Staffing Changes Captured Readers' Attention in 2010

Dead Tree Edition

USPS makes a half billion dollar profit- until Congress takes its cut

postalnews blog

Audio: Lost Mail Is Auctioned Off At Center In Atlanta

National Public Radio

Mail Delivery Sporadic on North Fork as Snow Foils Postal Workers

North Fork NY Patch

Service on ice: the story of the Antarctica Post Office

postalnews blog

Mail delivery suspended in South Jersey and Delaware

Vineland Daily Journal

Oldest postal retirees get most costly of payouts

Washington Times

For this holiday season, I wish you the simple peace of the Penland Post Office

Anderson (SC) Independent Mail

Ho, ho, ho, it's Santa with a mailbag

San Jose Mercury News

Newspaper won't publish your letter to the editor if you mail it

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Postal Service 'Santa' Delivers Last-Minute Gifts

WMUR TV Manchester

The Halifax disaster, seen from a railway post office

A story for Christmas by the late John Gould
Christian Science Monitor

Tech boom diminishes holiday letter-writing tradition

WAFB TV Baton Rouge

Missouri Postal Worker Dons Santa Suit for Deliveries

KSPR TV Springfield MO

Oshkosh's first female letter carrier taking a walk on the retirement side

Oshkosh Northwestern

Postal carrier to retire after 40 years helping to make holidays bright

Lancaster OH Eagle Gazette

The Art of Christmas Stamps

An online exhibit from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Record mail delivery in Afghanistan

Army Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System

Few stragglers hit post office on Christmas Eve

Poughkeepsie Journal

Last deliveries made with typical kindness

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Web Sales - Who Delivers?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Video: Miracle on 22nd Street

What happens when kids think Santa Claus lives in your apartment?
postalnews.tv

Customers have until Dec 31 to sign up for Saturation Incentive and Reply Rides Free

postalnews blog

Postal clerks reassigned in Waterbury

Waterbury CT Republican-American

Boy awaiting new kidney becomes honorary letter carrier

WTOL Toledo

Postal Service gets surge of Secret Santas

USA Today

Oak Ridge postal workers deliver more than the mail

The Oak Ridger

Zumbox Raises $9.7 Million More For Paperless Postal System

Techcrunch

Postal Carrier Runs On The Job

WETM TV Elmira

Davenport Postal Worker Remains in Serious Condition

WQAD TV Davenport

When it comes to Santa, postal workers deliver

Portland Press Herald

Opinion: The Year Tía Luisa Tried to Defend Us From the Muslim Stamp

Fox News Latino

USPS quietly replaces Mary Anne Gibbons as ethics officer

Helen Grant sounded alarm on Bernstock affair
Washington Times

December Issue of Mail Express Review quarterly available online

Post&Parcel (.pdf file)

Huntington Station, LI named busiest delivery ZIP code

Newsday

Workers Collect Items for Future Postal Museum

WJW TV Cleveland

For Holiday Deliveries, UPS Calls On 37,500 Extras

Wall Street Journal

Letter carrier struck by van, seriously injured in Davenport IA

KWQC-TV Quad Cities

Kentucky rural carrier faces theft charges

WLEX TV Lexington KY

Rural carrier honored for rescuing woman in distress

Franklin News Post

Residents misled by USPS curbside delivery letter

Bowling Green (KY) Daily News
see also: Mailbox issue wasn’t handled in the best way

Reminder: Most post offices will close at noon Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve

Press release

Helping Hallmark Greet Season After Season

New York Times

Nationwide implementation of Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) set for January 3

postalnews blog

Credit card mailings are up dramatically compared to last year

postalnews blog

What postal workers are allowed to accept as holiday gifts

Washington Post

APWU: Contract Negotiations to Continue During Holiday Week

postalnewsblog.com

House Government Reform Committee – Under New Management

also: New Tax Law and the Treatment of Postal & Federal Employees
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin (.pdf file)

Appeals Court rules against USPS move to block intervenors

postalnews blog

Rochester letter carrier attacked by pitbull

WHEC TV Rochester NY

Treasury Adds Exceptions To Paperless Benefits Plan

Federal Times

USPS to Expand Simplified Addressing for Businesses

Press release

Who Will Lead Postal Reform in the House?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Company accused of buying pallets stolen from USPS

Gary Post-Tribune

Good question!

Who'd want to buy a dying postal service?
Postcom via postalnews blog

Mailers group objects to PRC ruling on rates

multichannelmerchant.com

Postman forgives bank robber who shot him in face

WXIN TV Indianapolis

Postal worker saves Clay, OH woman

WTOL TV Toledo

A personal stamp on holiday traditions

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Can the Postal Service Do Direct Mail for Itself?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

APWU issues clarification on NRP issues awaiting national arbitration

postalnews blog

Pontiac: busiest place on the busiest day for mail

Detroit Free Press

DYMO Endicia to host webinars on new USPS offerings

Press release

Postal Service expecting its busiest day of the year

Washington Post

Video - Shifting future for U.S. Postal Service

CNN

USPS contractors say they don't have enough trucks to run all the mail

WHO TV Des Moines

We’re back!

This morning's unscheduled downtime...
postalnews blog

Un-Intelligent Mail: Another Bungled Postal Regulation

Dead Tree Edition

Icy waters won't stop tugboat from delivering U.S. mail

WXYZ TV Detroit

Going postal on Christmas: Internet sales spur deluge of packages

Columbus (MS) Dispatch

Fort Smith Postal Workers Protest Potential Consolidation

KSPR TV Springfield MO

USPS moves to dismiss gun ban suit

No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money Blog

Best Christmas Stamps

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Ex-postal worker gets house arrest, probation in mail theft

Tampa Tribune

Well, is it a post office or isn't it?

Albany Times Union

Speedy delivery, or safety first?

Tonawanda NY News

Where Santa is never ‘addressee unknown’

Boston Globe

Trial Date Set For Man Accused Of Killing Postmaster

WTOV Steubenville

The Postman Always Pings Twice

Op Ed column by Mike Ravnitzky
New York Times

Ice and snow doesn't stop the postal service

WAVE TV Louisville

Obama, Rolando meet

postalnews blog

APWU Encourages Members to Use Department of Labor Forms for FMLA Leave Requests

APWU News

USPS Ready for Busiest Mailing Day

Press release

Locals call on business community to get involved in Alexandria postal debate

Alexandria (LA) Town Talk

Update on the USPS's Flats Sequencing System

multichannelmerchant.com

Columbus casual accused of stealing 'bright, colored envelopes'

Columbus Ledger Enquirer

Post offices expecting last-minute holiday rush

Wilmington DE News Journal

Irked Over Trash at Long Island Post Office

East Hampton Star

Holiday Deliveries Offer Easy Pickings for Thieves

Skokie, IL Patch

New “Critical Mail” product available next month

postalnews blog

Retired USPS Manager says facts prove Oshkosh is better postal processing site

Oshkosh Northwestern

USPS says all 2011 Commemoratives will be “Forever” stamps

postalnews blog

OIG: sustainability at USPS is possible

Federal News Radio

Family makes plea after postal worker's death

WSVN-TV Miami

Technology increasingly competing with traditional Christmas cards

Roanoke Times

USPS officials not expected to public meeting on Alexandria consolidation

Alexandria (LA) Town Talk

Increased Competition in the US Parcel Market

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Mail Recovery Center Holds Auction

One Woman Searching For Lost Package Days Before Christmas
WGCL Atlanta

APWU, USPS Announce Freeze on Excessing as Contract Talks Continue

APWU News

USPS Delay Means Smaller Price Increases for Mailers

Dead Tree Edition

How will the 1.8% increase affect Bulk Rates?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

National Postal Museum poll: Which stamp best represents the USA?

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Sun City woman gets lost cash back from mailman

KNXV TV Phoenix

USPS claims record efficiency, savings on 3rd anniversary of FSS

USPS News Link

Most post offices closing early on Christmas Eve

postalnews blog

Florida: More than 10,000 toys collected during letter carrier toy drive

Fort Myers News-Press

Fort Worth man gets 15 years in prison in mail-stealing scheme

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

NALC asks Congress for “payroll tax holiday” for CSRS, too

postalnews blog

Executive Shuffle update: Kearney no longer an executive officer, Brennan gets $25K for relocation

postalnews blog

Australia Post acquires online payment company

postalnews blog

Mailman hit by pellet fired from air rifle

Manchester Union-Leader

Letter carrier surprises woman with nude delivery

postalnews blog

FedEx’s busiest day ever may be good sign for economy

Salt Lake Tribune

Busiest post office days not as busy lately

KING TV Seattle

Post offices tout self-service units during their busiest season

Denver Post

What’s in Store for Direct Marketers in 2011?

ProductionSolutions.com

Forbes: Congress to blame for many USPS problems

(But not for the reason you're thinking of...)
postalnews blog

Companies brace for holiday shipment spike

CNN

A million packages a day: eBay volumes up 16%

postalnews blog

NARFE seeks tax relief for CSRS employees

Federal Times

Colorado Post Office Robbed At Gunpoint By Stinky Bandit

postalnews blog

NAPUS President responds to Washington Post editorial

postalnews blog

Postage Rates Could Rise 1.8% As USPS Wins Rate Ruling

Dead Tree Edition

Slain postal worker laid to rest

WSVN-TV Miami

Pennsylvania postal worker seriously injured in crash with pick-up truck

Allentown Morning Call

Anthrax Review Delay Is Sought by FBI

New York Times

USPS reports thousands of Northeast Ohio Christmas cards won't reach loved ones

WEWS TV Cleveland

Members of Congress urge USPS not to close Texarkana plant

Press release

Senator Carper responds to Washington Post editorial

postalnews blog

Heroic Staten Island mail carriers honored for rescue efforts at blaze site

Staten Island Advance

For many in Massachusetts, it’s a postal disservice

Patrons bemoan inconvenience brought about by office closings
Boston Globe

Doubts about new USPS Chief Information Officer's qualifications

postalnews blog

New USPS Organization Chart

postalnews blog

Carrier wins appeal in age discrimination case

postalnews blog

GAO reports on how to rightsize the Postal Service

Federal News Radio

Handwritten holiday greetings expected to fall victim to poor economy

TCPalm.com

Forever Stamps Are Now Available on Coils

Press release

Reward upped to $50K in Miami mail carrier slaying

Miami Herald

Lufkin postal employees want answers, few delivered

KTRE TV Lufkin TX

Blizzard of holiday deliveries has postal service scrambling

Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin

Here's How the Postal Service Can Get Back Its Pension and Benefits Overpayments

Dead Tree Edition

“USPS bailout” Bloomberg gets it wrong too!

postalnews blog

Murray Comarow to the Washington Post: You Got It Wrong

Postcom (note: Comarow gets it wrong, too- the current labor contracts were agreed to by the USPS, not set by arbitrators as he suggests)

APWU Contract Talks Continue- IT/ASC Negotiations Begin

APWU News

The USPS executive shuffle

postalnews blog

Mail carrier's passenger’s side driving is a factor in damages

USPS's "bizarre but legal practice of allowing carriers to drive from the passenger’s side"
Buffalo News

USPS Inspector General follows the money

IT Contract oversight: is USPS getting its money's worth?
Federal News Radio

Postmaster General Announces Executive Leadership Team

Megan Brennan named COO (but not DPMG?)
Press release

Developing a Flat Mail Distribution Network

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Officials say deal to move Alexandria postal operations not final, but employees voice doubts

Alexandria (LA) Town Talk

Animal shelter's year-end fund-raiser lost in the mail

Detroit Free Press

Residents blast Wichita Falls postal proposal

Wichita Falls Times Record

West Virginia residents upset at prospect of losing post office

Martinsburg Journal

Cathay ND post office closes indefinitely

Fargo Forum

North Syracuse keeps fighting to save village post office

Syracuse Post Standard

Concerns grow over Zanesville postal center consolidation

Zanesville Times Recorder

UPS Adds Photo ID Requirement for Retail Shipping

Press release

CVS: Keep Saturday mail delivery

Chicago Tribune

New postal boss wants "profitable, nimble" service

Washington Post

Public meeting set tonight on proposed move of Alexandria LA postal operations

Alexandria Town Talk

Washington Post takes another swipe at postal workers

postalnews blog

Search continues for mailman's killer

Miami Herald

APWU: Washington Post is wrong again!

APWU News

Postal supervisors respond to Washington Post editorial

NAPS

Letter Carriers respond to Washington Post editorial on USPS finances

NALC

Maryland Postmaster Sentenced To 9 Months in Prison for Stealing Stamps

postalnews blog

PostCom responds to Washington Post editorial

postalnews blog

Search is on for mail carrier's killer

Miami Herald

Fort Smith AR Postal Study Could Lead to Consolidation

KSPR Springfield MO

California: Ex-postal worker gets six months in prescription case

Redding Record Searchlight

Four Louisiana postal workers indicted

postalnews blog

Akron mail carrier robbed while making delivery

WEWS Cleveland

Washington Post blames unions for USPS financial woes

postalnews blog

Counterfeit Stamps Giving Postal Service a Lickin’

MSNBC

Miami letter carrier fatally wounded in robbery; postal truck stolen, recovered

Miami Herald

Bargaining Over New APWU Contract Continues

APWU News

Mail Carrier Honored for Putting Out Fire on Her Route

KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Open letter to USPS employees from PMG Pat Donahoe

postalnews blog

USPS Board to meet in closed session tomorrow

Federal Register

Postcom podcast: Gene Del Polito talks with PRC Chair Ruth Goldway

postalnews blog via Postcom

Postcom podcast: This Week in Postal

postalnews blog via Postcom

Editorial: Economy and service likely to suffer from postal move

Huntington WV Herald Dispatch

Blind woman can't get mail delivered to her house

Billings Gazette

Time for Mailers to Stand Up

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Let's hear it for the personal letter

Orange County Register

USPS job cuts barely dent $49B payroll

Federal Times

USPS may consolidate Springfield MA P&DC

Springfield Republican

5 Myths about federal workers

Washington Post

Do You Still Send Christmas Cards?

WKBN Youngstown, Ohio

Privatize FedEx?

postalnews blog

Detroit: Mailhandler Union President Accused Of Stealing

Seeks to have confession thrown out
WDIV Detroit

Some Colorado post offices drop passport services due to staffing shortages

Summit Daily News

Kentucky rural carrier alerts residents about poisonous spider- expert is skeptical

Lexington Herald-Leader

APWU contract talks to continue through weekend

postalnews blog

Tech/Mech reassignment opportunities at Pittsburgh L&DC

postalnews blog

FedEx to Increase Rates AGAIN!

postalnews blog

New Rural Carrier Crashes Into Garage On 1st Day

WLWT Cincinnati

PRC Seeks Input on Improving Postal Laws

Press Release

OPM updates FMLA sick leave policy

Federal News Radio

USPS Seeking Suppliers For Next Generation Handheld Scanners

postalnews blog

USPS will place new restrictions on free PO Box service

postalnews blog

PMG Tells Senate Customers Come First

Press release

Alabama postal workers, contractors plead guilty to mail theft

postalnews blog

USPS study gets fiery crowd reaction

Victoria TX Advocate

Village Still Fighting for Post Office

Wheeling WV News-Register

Mail delivery times later than usual

Mason City Globe Gazette

Congress introduces another bill to fix USPS money woes

Direct Marketing News

Delivering a good image: Boston's oldest mailman still delivering at 83

Boston Globe

Downtown Grand Rapids post office sends notice of possible layoff to 60 employees

Grand Rapids Press

Solutions for survival are Postal Service's high priority

Washington Post

NAPUS President Urges Congress to Fix Pension Overpayment and Preserve Universal Service

postalnews blog

USPS, employee groups embrace Carper reform legislation

Government Executive

League President opposes lowering service levels to rural America - postalnews blog

Press release

It’s Not a ‘Bailout’: APWU Blasts Deficit Commission Proposals

postalnews blog

Donahoe outlines the future at USPS

Post & Parcel

Comments from today's Senate subcommittee hearing on the USPS

Postcom.org

Susan Collins introduces USPS “Improvements” Bill

postalnews blog

Some doubt Saginaw post office plan's benefits

Saginaw News

Steve Carell's Post Office NBC Plan

New series to be based on his experiences working as a mail carrier
Deadline.com

Deadline to send holiday packages to troops nears

postalnews blog

Consolidation worries postal workers

Charleston WV Gazette

Man who attacked carrier with cup of coffee to undergo competency evaluation

Napa Valley Register

Finding Solutions to the Challenges Facing the USPS

Senate hearing scheduled for 10AM Thursday
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security

APWU Contract Talks to Continue

APWU News

NALC calls on debt commission to correct false statements on USPS finances

NALC

OIG Calls for Reduced Prefunding Requirements

postalnews blog

Mark Acton Elected PRC Vice Chairman

Press release

Mail handlers, city carriers get raises in next week's pay

Mailhandlers Union
see also the NALC pay chart -

UPS Opens State-of-the-Art Mail Processing Center Near Phoenix

Press release

Debt Commission claims (wrongly) that USPS received a “$4 billion bailout from Congress” in 2009

postalnews blog

Right wing think tank suggests expanding USPS role

postalnews blog

Luring charges dropped against suspended Bangor PA Postmaster

Easton Express-Times

Chaffetz calls Postmaster General’s retirement package ‘ridiculous’

The Daily Caller

Marketers hope new legislators tackle USPS

Direct Marketing News

Southern W.Va. postal operations being merged

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Zanesville consolidation study to be discussed at public meeting

Zanesville Times Recorder

USPS might merge Texarkana processing center with Shreveport’s

postalnews blog

Alexandria mail operations move to Shreveport appears likely

Alexandria Town Talk