postalnews.com: December 2010

Friday, December 31

Six attacks on letter carriers reported in Chicago
ABC7 Chicago Comment
Iowa Rural Carrier Dies In Collision
Emmetsburg News Comment
Suspension of Postmaster Convention Leave to Continue
NAPUS Comment
Fox News rates USPS #5 “business blunder” of 2010
postalnews blog Comment
Another columnist gets it backwards on USPS finances
postalnews blog Comment
Lunchtime closure at post office prompts complaints
White Plains Journal News Comment
Audit: Postal Service not always justifying mailing discounts
Federal Times Comment
Thursday, December 30
Official “Word” on Postage Statement Updates
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Postage Statement Transition Issues
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
USPS Seeking Suppliers For Next Generation Retail Software System
FedBizOpps via postalnews blog Comment
California postal worker pleads not guilty to theft
Napa Valley Register Comment
Alabama postal clerk indicted for mail theft
Press release Comment
USPS driver dies after flatbed trailer hits truck
Pueblo Chieftain Comment
Ending Denominated Stamps
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Lake Peekskill NY post office robbed at gunpoint
White Plains Journal News Comment
Postal worker has to fight USPS for paid leave after organ transplant
WRTV Indianapolis Comment
Union chief blasts new postal delivery scheme used in Brookline MA
Brookline TAB Comment
Maine newspaper uncovers sinister plot behind Forever stamps
postalnews blog Comment
OSHA cites USPS in Duluth GA with repeat and serious safety violations, $80,000 in penalties
postalnews blog Comment
Post Office delays leave seasonal residents News-less
Lincoln County (ME) News Comment
Wednesday, December 29
Henning Residents Anxious for Arrest in Postal Workers' Murders
Fox 13 News Memphis Comment
Direct Mail Coupon Giant Valpak Launches Daily Deals Web Site
Mashable Comment
Minnesota postal employee indicted for stealing cash, gift cards from mail
postalnews blog Comment
USPS announces changes to Mystery Shop program
postalnews blog Comment
Connecticut: Church run postal station to close
USPS was sued over religious content in unit
Manchester Journal Inquirer Comment
OSHA proposes $238,000 in fines against USPS for electrical hazards at Shrewsbury MA, mail processing facility
Press release Comment
Tupelo mail consolidation approaches second deadline
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Comment
Light rail train collides with postal truck in downtown Houston
KTRK TV Houston Comment
Oklahoma City post office robbery suspect surrenders
The Oklahoman Comment
Contract carrier robbed at gunpoint in Virginia
Washington Post Comment
Long Island mail delivery back on track
Newsday Comment
'Slick' mail thieves cash in
Columbus Dispatch Comment
Tuesday, December 28
2011 USPS Commemorative Stamp Preview
postalnews blog Comment
USPS to make ALL new first-class stamps last ‘forever’?
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Retirements and Staffing Changes Captured Readers' Attention in 2010
Dead Tree Edition Comment
USPS makes a half billion dollar profit- until Congress takes its cut
postalnews blog Comment
Audio: Lost Mail Is Auctioned Off At Center In Atlanta
National Public Radio Comment
Mail Delivery Sporadic on North Fork as Snow Foils Postal Workers
North Fork NY Patch Comment
Service on ice: the story of the Antarctica Post Office
postalnews blog Comment
Monday, December 27
Mail delivery suspended in South Jersey and Delaware
Vineland Daily Journal Comment
Oldest postal retirees get most costly of payouts
Washington Times Comment
Sunday, December 26
For this holiday season, I wish you the simple peace of the Penland Post Office
Anderson (SC) Independent Mail Comment
Ho, ho, ho, it's Santa with a mailbag
San Jose Mercury News Comment
Newspaper won't publish your letter to the editor if you mail it
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
Postal Service 'Santa' Delivers Last-Minute Gifts
WMUR TV Manchester Comment
Saturday, December 25
The Halifax disaster, seen from a railway post office
A story for Christmas by the late John Gould
Christian Science Monitor Comment
Tech boom diminishes holiday letter-writing tradition
WAFB TV Baton Rouge Comment
Missouri Postal Worker Dons Santa Suit for Deliveries
KSPR TV Springfield MO Comment
Oshkosh's first female letter carrier taking a walk on the retirement side
Oshkosh Northwestern Comment
Postal carrier to retire after 40 years helping to make holidays bright
Lancaster OH Eagle Gazette Comment
The Art of Christmas Stamps
An online exhibit from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum Comment
Record mail delivery in Afghanistan
Army Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System Comment
Few stragglers hit post office on Christmas Eve
Poughkeepsie Journal Comment
Last deliveries made with typical kindness
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Comment
Friday, December 24
Web Sales - Who Delivers?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Video: Miracle on 22nd Street
What happens when kids think Santa Claus lives in your apartment?
postalnews.tv Comment
Customers have until Dec 31 to sign up for Saturation Incentive and Reply Rides Free
postalnews blog Comment
Postal clerks reassigned in Waterbury
Waterbury CT Republican-American Comment
Boy awaiting new kidney becomes honorary letter carrier
WTOL Toledo Comment
Postal Service gets surge of Secret Santas
USA Today Comment
Oak Ridge postal workers deliver more than the mail
The Oak Ridger Comment
Zumbox Raises $9.7 Million More For Paperless Postal System
Techcrunch Comment
Postal Carrier Runs On The Job
WETM TV Elmira Comment
Davenport Postal Worker Remains in Serious Condition
WQAD TV Davenport Comment
Thursday, December 23
When it comes to Santa, postal workers deliver
Portland Press Herald Comment
Opinion: The Year Tía Luisa Tried to Defend Us From the Muslim Stamp
Fox News Latino Comment
USPS quietly replaces Mary Anne Gibbons as ethics officer
Helen Grant sounded alarm on Bernstock affair
Washington Times Comment
December Issue of Mail Express Review quarterly available online
Post&Parcel (.pdf file) Comment
Huntington Station, LI named busiest delivery ZIP code
Newsday Comment
Workers Collect Items for Future Postal Museum
WJW TV Cleveland Comment
For Holiday Deliveries, UPS Calls On 37,500 Extras
Wall Street Journal Comment
Wednesday, December 22
Letter carrier struck by van, seriously injured in Davenport IA
KWQC-TV Quad Cities Comment
Kentucky rural carrier faces theft charges
WLEX TV Lexington KY Comment
Rural carrier honored for rescuing woman in distress
Franklin News Post Comment
Residents misled by USPS curbside delivery letter
Bowling Green (KY) Daily News
see also: Mailbox issue wasn’t handled in the best way Comment
Reminder: Most post offices will close at noon Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
Press release Comment
Helping Hallmark Greet Season After Season
New York Times Comment
Nationwide implementation of Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) set for January 3
postalnews blog Comment
Credit card mailings are up dramatically compared to last year
postalnews blog Comment
What postal workers are allowed to accept as holiday gifts
Washington Post Comment
Tuesday, December 21
APWU: Contract Negotiations to Continue During Holiday Week
postalnewsblog.com Comment
House Government Reform Committee – Under New Management
also: New Tax Law and the Treatment of Postal & Federal Employees
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin (.pdf file) Comment
Appeals Court rules against USPS move to block intervenors
postalnews blog Comment
Rochester letter carrier attacked by pitbull
WHEC TV Rochester NY Comment
Treasury Adds Exceptions To Paperless Benefits Plan
Federal Times Comment
USPS to Expand Simplified Addressing for Businesses
Press release Comment
Who Will Lead Postal Reform in the House?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Company accused of buying pallets stolen from USPS
Gary Post-Tribune Comment
Good question!
Who'd want to buy a dying postal service?
Postcom via postalnews blog Comment
Mailers group objects to PRC ruling on rates
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Postman forgives bank robber who shot him in face
WXIN TV Indianapolis Comment
Postal worker saves Clay, OH woman
WTOL TV Toledo Comment
A personal stamp on holiday traditions
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Comment
Can the Postal Service Do Direct Mail for Itself?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Monday, December 20
APWU issues clarification on NRP issues awaiting national arbitration
postalnews blog Comment
Pontiac: busiest place on the busiest day for mail
Detroit Free Press Comment
DYMO Endicia to host webinars on new USPS offerings
Press release Comment
Postal Service expecting its busiest day of the year
Washington Post Comment
Video - Shifting future for U.S. Postal Service
CNN Comment
USPS contractors say they don't have enough trucks to run all the mail
WHO TV Des Moines Comment
Sunday, December 19
We’re back!
This morning's unscheduled downtime...
postalnews blog
Un-Intelligent Mail: Another Bungled Postal Regulation
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Icy waters won't stop tugboat from delivering U.S. mail
WXYZ TV Detroit Comment
Going postal on Christmas: Internet sales spur deluge of packages
Columbus (MS) Dispatch Comment
Fort Smith Postal Workers Protest Potential Consolidation
KSPR TV Springfield MO Comment
Saturday, December 18
USPS moves to dismiss gun ban suit
No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money Blog Comment
Best Christmas Stamps
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Ex-postal worker gets house arrest, probation in mail theft
Tampa Tribune Comment
Well, is it a post office or isn't it?
Albany Times Union Comment
Speedy delivery, or safety first?
Tonawanda NY News Comment
Where Santa is never ‘addressee unknown’
Boston Globe Comment
Trial Date Set For Man Accused Of Killing Postmaster
WTOV Steubenville Comment
The Postman Always Pings Twice
Op Ed column by Mike Ravnitzky
New York Times Comment
Friday, December 17
Ice and snow doesn't stop the postal service
WAVE TV Louisville Comment
Obama, Rolando meet
postalnews blog Comment
APWU Encourages Members to Use Department of Labor Forms for FMLA Leave Requests
APWU News Comment
USPS Ready for Busiest Mailing Day
Press release Comment
Locals call on business community to get involved in Alexandria postal debate
Alexandria (LA) Town Talk Comment
Update on the USPS's Flats Sequencing System
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Columbus casual accused of stealing 'bright, colored envelopes'
Columbus Ledger Enquirer Comment
Post offices expecting last-minute holiday rush
Wilmington DE News Journal Comment
Irked Over Trash at Long Island Post Office
East Hampton Star Comment
Holiday Deliveries Offer Easy Pickings for Thieves
Skokie, IL Patch Comment
Thursday, December 16
New “Critical Mail” product available next month
postalnews blog Comment
Retired USPS Manager says facts prove Oshkosh is better postal processing site
Oshkosh Northwestern Comment
USPS says all 2011 Commemoratives will be “Forever” stamps
postalnews blog Comment
OIG: sustainability at USPS is possible
Federal News Radio Comment
Family makes plea after postal worker's death
WSVN-TV Miami Comment
Technology increasingly competing with traditional Christmas cards
Roanoke Times Comment
USPS officials not expected to public meeting on Alexandria consolidation
Alexandria (LA) Town Talk Comment
Increased Competition in the US Parcel Market
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Mail Recovery Center Holds Auction
One Woman Searching For Lost Package Days Before Christmas
WGCL Atlanta Comment
Wednesday, December 15
APWU, USPS Announce Freeze on Excessing as Contract Talks Continue
APWU News Comment
USPS Delay Means Smaller Price Increases for Mailers
Dead Tree Edition Comment
How will the 1.8% increase affect Bulk Rates?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
National Postal Museum poll: Which stamp best represents the USA?
Smithsonian National Postal Museum Comment
Sun City woman gets lost cash back from mailman
KNXV TV Phoenix Comment
USPS claims record efficiency, savings on 3rd anniversary of FSS
USPS News Link Comment
Most post offices closing early on Christmas Eve
postalnews blog Comment
Florida: More than 10,000 toys collected during letter carrier toy drive
Fort Myers News-Press Comment
Fort Worth man gets 15 years in prison in mail-stealing scheme
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
Tuesday, December 14
NALC asks Congress for “payroll tax holiday” for CSRS, too
postalnews blog Comment
Executive Shuffle update: Kearney no longer an executive officer, Brennan gets $25K for relocation
postalnews blog Comment
Australia Post acquires online payment company
postalnews blog Comment
Mailman hit by pellet fired from air rifle
Manchester Union-Leader Comment
Letter carrier surprises woman with nude delivery
postalnews blog Comment
FedEx’s busiest day ever may be good sign for economy
Salt Lake Tribune Comment
Busiest post office days not as busy lately
KING TV Seattle Comment
Post offices tout self-service units during their busiest season
Denver Post Comment
Monday, December 13
What’s in Store for Direct Marketers in 2011?
ProductionSolutions.com Comment
Forbes: Congress to blame for many USPS problems
(But not for the reason you're thinking of...)
postalnews blog Comment
Companies brace for holiday shipment spike
CNN Comment
A million packages a day: eBay volumes up 16%
postalnews blog Comment
NARFE seeks tax relief for CSRS employees
Federal Times Comment
Sunday, December 12
Colorado Post Office Robbed At Gunpoint By Stinky Bandit
postalnews blog Comment
NAPUS President responds to Washington Post editorial
postalnews blog Comment
Postage Rates Could Rise 1.8% As USPS Wins Rate Ruling
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Slain postal worker laid to rest
WSVN-TV Miami Comment
Saturday, December 11
Pennsylvania postal worker seriously injured in crash with pick-up truck
Allentown Morning Call Comment
Anthrax Review Delay Is Sought by FBI
New York Times Comment
USPS reports thousands of Northeast Ohio Christmas cards won't reach loved ones
WEWS TV Cleveland Comment
Members of Congress urge USPS not to close Texarkana plant
Press release Comment
Senator Carper responds to Washington Post editorial
postalnews blog Comment
Heroic Staten Island mail carriers honored for rescue efforts at blaze site
Staten Island Advance Comment
For many in Massachusetts, it’s a postal disservice
Patrons bemoan inconvenience brought about by office closings
Boston Globe Comment
Friday, December 10
Doubts about new USPS Chief Information Officer's qualifications
postalnews blog Comment
New USPS Organization Chart
postalnews blog Comment
Carrier wins appeal in age discrimination case
postalnews blog Comment
GAO reports on how to rightsize the Postal Service
Federal News Radio Comment
Handwritten holiday greetings expected to fall victim to poor economy
TCPalm.com Comment
Forever Stamps Are Now Available on Coils
Press release Comment
Reward upped to $50K in Miami mail carrier slaying
Miami Herald Comment
Lufkin postal employees want answers, few delivered
KTRE TV Lufkin TX Comment
Blizzard of holiday deliveries has postal service scrambling
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin Comment
Here's How the Postal Service Can Get Back Its Pension and Benefits Overpayments
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Thursday, December 9
“USPS bailout” Bloomberg gets it wrong too!
postalnews blog Comment
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) Comment
APWU Contract Talks Continue- IT/ASC Negotiations Begin
APWU News Comment
The USPS executive shuffle
postalnews blog Comment
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 Comment
USPS Inspector General follows the money
IT Contract oversight: is USPS getting its money's worth?
Federal News Radio Comment
Postmaster General Announces Executive Leadership Team
Megan Brennan named COO (but not DPMG?)
Press release Comment
Developing a Flat Mail Distribution Network
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Officials say deal to move Alexandria postal operations not final, but employees voice doubts
Alexandria (LA) Town Talk Comment
Animal shelter's year-end fund-raiser lost in the mail
Detroit Free Press Comment
Residents blast Wichita Falls postal proposal
Wichita Falls Times Record Comment
West Virginia residents upset at prospect of losing post office
Martinsburg Journal Comment
Cathay ND post office closes indefinitely
Fargo Forum Comment
North Syracuse keeps fighting to save village post office
Syracuse Post Standard Comment
Concerns grow over Zanesville postal center consolidation
Zanesville Times Recorder Comment
UPS Adds Photo ID Requirement for Retail Shipping
Press release Comment
CVS: Keep Saturday mail delivery
Chicago Tribune Comment
Wednesday, December 8
New postal boss wants "profitable, nimble" service
Washington Post Comment
Public meeting set tonight on proposed move of Alexandria LA postal operations
Alexandria Town Talk Comment
Washington Post takes another swipe at postal workers
postalnews blog Comment
Search continues for mailman's killer
Miami Herald Comment
Tuesday, December 7
APWU: Washington Post is wrong again!
APWU News Comment
Postal supervisors respond to Washington Post editorial
NAPS Comment
Letter Carriers respond to Washington Post editorial on USPS finances
NALC Comment
Maryland Postmaster Sentenced To 9 Months in Prison for Stealing Stamps
postalnews blog Comment
PostCom responds to Washington Post editorial
postalnews blog Comment
Search is on for mail carrier's killer
Miami Herald Comment
Fort Smith AR Postal Study Could Lead to Consolidation
KSPR Springfield MO Comment
California: Ex-postal worker gets six months in prescription case
Redding Record Searchlight Comment
Four Louisiana postal workers indicted
postalnews blog Comment
Akron mail carrier robbed while making delivery
WEWS Cleveland Comment
Washington Post blames unions for USPS financial woes
postalnews blog Comment
Monday, December 6
Counterfeit Stamps Giving Postal Service a Lickin’
MSNBC Comment
Miami letter carrier fatally wounded in robbery; postal truck stolen, recovered
Miami Herald Comment
Bargaining Over New APWU Contract Continues
APWU News Comment
Mail Carrier Honored for Putting Out Fire on Her Route
KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids Comment
Open letter to USPS employees from PMG Pat Donahoe
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Board to meet in closed session tomorrow
Federal Register Comment
Postcom podcast: Gene Del Polito talks with PRC Chair Ruth Goldway
postalnews blog via Postcom Comment
Postcom podcast: This Week in Postal
postalnews blog via Postcom Comment
Editorial: Economy and service likely to suffer from postal move
Huntington WV Herald Dispatch Comment
Blind woman can't get mail delivered to her house
Billings Gazette Comment
Sunday, December 5
Time for Mailers to Stand Up
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Let's hear it for the personal letter
Orange County Register Comment
USPS job cuts barely dent $49B payroll
Federal Times Comment
USPS may consolidate Springfield MA P&DC
Springfield Republican Comment
5 Myths about federal workers
Washington Post Comment
Saturday, December 4
Do You Still Send Christmas Cards?
WKBN Youngstown, Ohio Comment
Privatize FedEx?
postalnews blog Comment
Detroit: Mailhandler Union President Accused Of Stealing
Seeks to have confession thrown out
WDIV Detroit Comment
Some Colorado post offices drop passport services due to staffing shortages
Summit Daily News Comment
Kentucky rural carrier alerts residents about poisonous spider- expert is skeptical
Lexington Herald-Leader Comment
Friday, December 3
APWU contract talks to continue through weekend
postalnews blog Comment
Tech/Mech reassignment opportunities at Pittsburgh L&DC
postalnews blog Comment
FedEx to Increase Rates AGAIN!
postalnews blog Comment
New Rural Carrier Crashes Into Garage On 1st Day
WLWT Cincinnati Comment
PRC Seeks Input on Improving Postal Laws
Press Release Comment
OPM updates FMLA sick leave policy
Federal News Radio Comment
USPS Seeking Suppliers For Next Generation Handheld Scanners
postalnews blog Comment
USPS will place new restrictions on free PO Box service
postalnews blog Comment
PMG Tells Senate Customers Come First
Press release Comment
Alabama postal workers, contractors plead guilty to mail theft
postalnews blog Comment
USPS study gets fiery crowd reaction
Victoria TX Advocate Comment
Village Still Fighting for Post Office
Wheeling WV News-Register Comment
Mail delivery times later than usual
Mason City Globe Gazette Comment
Congress introduces another bill to fix USPS money woes
Direct Marketing News Comment
Delivering a good image: Boston's oldest mailman still delivering at 83
Boston Globe Comment
Downtown Grand Rapids post office sends notice of possible layoff to 60 employees
Grand Rapids Press Comment
Solutions for survival are Postal Service's high priority
Washington Post Comment
Thursday, December 2
NAPUS President Urges Congress to Fix Pension Overpayment and Preserve Universal Service
postalnews blog Comment
USPS, employee groups embrace Carper reform legislation
Government Executive Comment
League President opposes lowering service levels to rural America - postalnews blog
Press release Comment
It’s Not a ‘Bailout’: APWU Blasts Deficit Commission Proposals
postalnews blog Comment
Donahoe outlines the future at USPS
Post & Parcel Comment
Comments from today's Senate subcommittee hearing on the USPS
Postcom.org Comment
Susan Collins introduces USPS “Improvements” Bill
postalnews blog Comment
Some doubt Saginaw post office plan's benefits
Saginaw News Comment
Steve Carell's Post Office NBC Plan
New series to be based on his experiences working as a mail carrier
Deadline.com Comment
Deadline to send holiday packages to troops nears
postalnews blog Comment
Consolidation worries postal workers
Charleston WV Gazette Comment
Man who attacked carrier with cup of coffee to undergo competency evaluation
Napa Valley Register Comment
Wednesday, December 1
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 Comment
APWU Contract Talks to Continue
APWU News Comment
NALC calls on debt commission to correct false statements on USPS finances
NALC Comment
OIG Calls for Reduced Prefunding Requirements
postalnews blog Comment
Mark Acton Elected PRC Vice Chairman
Press release Comment
Mail handlers, city carriers get raises in next week's pay
Mailhandlers Union
see also the NALC pay chart - Comment
UPS Opens State-of-the-Art Mail Processing Center Near Phoenix
Press release Comment
Debt Commission claims (wrongly) that USPS received a “$4 billion bailout from Congress” in 2009
postalnews blog Comment
Right wing think tank suggests expanding USPS role
postalnews blog Comment
Luring charges dropped against suspended Bangor PA Postmaster
Easton Express-Times Comment
Chaffetz calls Postmaster General’s retirement package ‘ridiculous’
The Daily Caller Comment
Marketers hope new legislators tackle USPS
Direct Marketing News Comment
Southern W.Va. postal operations being merged
Huntington Herald-Dispatch Comment
Zanesville consolidation study to be discussed at public meeting
Zanesville Times Recorder Comment
USPS might merge Texarkana processing center with Shreveport’s
postalnews blog Comment
Alexandria mail operations move to Shreveport appears likely
Alexandria Town Talk Comment

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