postalnews.com: October 2010

Sunday, October 31

For Postal Service Retirements, Slow Going Ahead
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Mail Truck Crushes Car in Fatal Collision
NBC Miami Comment
Mail bombs highlight flaws in systems for screening air freight
Associated Press Comment
Mail bomb found in Dubai sent on passenger planes
Associated Press Comment
Stamps.com Halloween Commercial
postalnews.tv Comment
Saturday, October 30
Postal service suspends acceptance of mail from Yemen
postalnews blog Comment
Why your mailbox is a chamber of political horrors
Associated Press Comment
Yemen Packages on UPS, FedEx Jets Show `Massive' Air-Cargo Security Hole
Bloomberg Comment
Post office shootings still on the minds of Henning residents
WMC-TV Memphis Comment
Universal service could be dropped by privatised Royal Mail if it becomes too costly
The Telegraph Comment
NAPS Supervisor Workload Credit Update
postalnews blog Comment
What Will Potter’s Departure Mean For USPS?
The Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
OPM Disability Retirement under FERS or CSRS
"While the Law May Favor the Applicant, the Process Does Not"
Attorney Robert McGill Comment
Friday, October 29
Appeals Court sets preliminary schedule for exigency rate case appeal
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service called slow to exploit IT
Nextgov see also Lisa Bowes' comments on this article - Comment
PostalOne! Unscheduled Downtime - Again
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Do Young People Prefer Print Marketing?
ZDNet Comment
Postal Sector is First Services Industry to Commit to CO2 Reductions
Press release Comment
Retirement Planning: Trick or Treat
Government Executive Comment
Indiana plant consolidation talk incites critics
Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier Comment
Thursday, October 28
Ask President Burrus: Why the APWU can't be "neutral" when it comes to politics
APWU web site Comment
Elections 2010 – One Lump or Two?
also: NAPUS Election Night 2010
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
Fake postage staps are real worry for Postal Service
New York Post Comment
NAPUS President Rapoza Requests a Continuance of DUO Moratorium
NAPUS Comment
USPS ranks among brands Americans like best
USPS News Link Comment
Additional postage has absentee voters licked
Post office admits ballots should not have been returned to citizens
Coeur d'Alene Press Comment
Paper Power: Why Campaign Mailers Still Thrive in the Digital Age
WNYC New York Comment
Wednesday, October 27
No united front at the Royal Mail
"The thought of striking managers caused hilarity in the posties' smoking shed this morning. The thought of privatisation didn't"
The Guardian Comment
Indiana post office consolidation plan meeting Thursday
Lafayette Journal and Courier Comment
Rhode Island mail carrier charged with taking cash from mail
Providence Journal Comment
Another Rochester MN postal employee faces mail theft charges
Rochester MN Post Bulletin Comment
Reactions to Potter retirement
Post & Parcel Comment
Postal supervisors should show how to speed up delivery
Royal Oak Daily tribune Comment
Tuesday, October 26
Postmaster General John E. Potter discusses retirement and his successor
Washington Post Comment
Burrus Shocked, Disappointed by Retirement of PMG Potter
postalnews blog Comment
Stealing money from greeting cards gets postal carrier 2 years probation
Mobile Press Register Comment
PMG’s farewell letter to postal employees
postalnews blog Comment
New Jersey contractor charged with dumping mail
Camden Courier-Post Comment
USPS announces retirement of Postmaster General Jack Potter
Press release Comment
Potter Quitting the Worst CEO Job in America
Dead Tree Edition Comment
USPS’s Donahoe: Who is the new postmaster general?
Post & Parcel Comment
Michigan Congressman Seeks Answers from PMG on Proposed Changes to Carrier Operations
postalnews blog Comment
Who is the new postmaster general?
Washington Post Comment
The Postal Treadmill: Taking the option of Federal Disability Retirement
USPS Disability Retirement Blog Comment
USPS Recognizes Published Works on Postal History
postalnews blog Comment
Monday, October 25
Postmaster General John E. Potter stepping down
Donahoe will be new PMG
Washington Post Comment
APWU Grows Impatient With Pace of Contract Talks
APWU News Comment
Chicago letter carrier shot with BB gun while delivering mail
WLS TV Chicago Comment
NY Postal Employee Admits Theft
North Country Gazette Comment
Postal Workers Rally in the Streets of Bowling Green KY
WBKO Bowling Green Comment
Foreign web sites still shipping cigarettes via USPS
Buffalo News Comment
Full Service Requirements and Risks
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Sunday, October 24
Henning says goodbye to slain postal workers
WPTY TV Memphis Comment
Rural post offices lack security
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Saturday, October 23
Postal Service forces removal of newspaper vending boxes
Gettysburg Times Comment
Casual exception, Penalty OT exclusion periods posted
postalnews blog Comment
Pennsylvania postal worker avoids theft charges
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Salinas postal workers to rally to keep local mail processing plant open
Salinas Californian Comment
Postcom's This week in postal podcast: “Here Comes Full-Service, ready or not!”
postalnews blog via postcom.org Comment
Massachusetts GOP asks USPS to investigate Democrat's campaign mailings
Boston Herald Comment
Alabama postal worker arrested after post office fight
Florence Times Daily Comment
Rate-Case Appeal Is a No-Lose Venture for USPS
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Friday, October 22
Amazon.com quietly settles mysterious postal investigation
TechFlash Comment
USPS sets address for condolences for slain Henning postal workers
postalnews blog Comment
USPS takes regulatory commission to court over exigency decision
postalnews blog Comment
NYC postal supervisor found guilty of operating $10 million gambling ring
Press release Comment
Hartford Letter Carrier Robbed On Delivery Route
Hartford Courant Comment
Postal Notes: Tragedy at West Tennessee Post Office hard to fathom
The Tennessean Comment
Mobile unit continues postal service tasks outside scene of Henning post office murders
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Discrepancy in postage for ballots surfaces
Fort Collins Coloradoan Comment
Thursday, October 21
PostalOne! suffers four hour midday blackout
postalnews blog Comment
“Bring buddies” Postal Scheme Tested by Deutsche Post
"scheme will see ordinary people delivering parcels"
Supply Chain Digital Comment
Magazines dumping the Postal Service, dumping issues on doorsteps
Wallet Pop Comment
Netflix 'now primarily a streaming company'
Engadget Comment
Union says USPS refused to install camera in PO where two workers died
WREG TV Memphis Comment
UPS 3Q Earnings Climb 69 Percent on Revenue Growth of 9 Percent
Press release Comment
Quicksort agrees to pay USPS $4.2 million to settle underpayment allegations
postalnews blog Comment
Burrus: Notion that USPS Can’t Afford Unions Is a Cheap Shot at Workers
APWU News Comment
Postal workers picket Lake Charles LA post office
KPLC TV Lake Charles Comment
Mail contractor owes $300,000 in back pay
WTHI TV Terre Haute Comment
USPS facing millions in fines for ‘willful’ safety violations
Post & Parcel
see also: Postal electrical problems pervasive Columbus Dispatch Comment
Wednesday, October 20
USPS Denies Plans for Oshkosh Town Hall Meeting
WBAY-TV Green Bay Comment
Priority mail flat rate ad campaign expands
USPS News Link Comment
Recent criminal enforcement actions against postal union officials
postalnews blog Comment
Postcard from Washington: A Canadian view of the exigency decision
Canada.com Comment
Postal worker admits stealing mail
Washington Post Comment
Updated: Post Office Killings: Reward Increased; Rumors Running Rampant
WPTY TV Memphis Comment
State official suggests postal cutbacks may have delayed Oregon ballots
Corvallis Gazette Times see also Ballots slowed to let the ads through from The Columbian Comment
OSHA fines Columbus, Ohio, USPS processing center $210,000 for willful safety violations
Press release Comment
APWU Advice Center Now Available for Retirees
APWU News Comment
Tuesday, October 19
Second 2009 Early Out Payment Scheduled for Oct. 29
APWU News Comment
USPS magazine suggests mailing bags of fake blood to attract attention to marketing campaigns?
USPS Deliver Magazine Comment
Burger King breakfast commercial features singing mailman
postalnews.tv Comment
Tennessee shootings update
Memphis Commercial Appeal see also: It's safety first at post office: Workers taught nonresistance Comment
Challenge to Ban on Firearms on Postal Service Property
No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money Blog Comment
Heath (OH) Post Office hit by vehicle again
Newark Advocate Comment
Monday, October 18
Window clerk, RCA killed in Tennessee post office shooting
Federal News Radio
video report from WHBQ Memphis; more from the Memphis Commercial Appeal; report from APWU News; from WMC TV: $25K reward offered in PO shootings: - Comment
Walking With The Mailman
"The Book, the Man, the Blog" Comment
Postal Service Faces Major Changes
Kiplinger Comment
The OIG Wants Your Help on Audits!
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Lake Charles Louisiana mail center may be in danger of closing
KPLC TV Lake Charles Comment
New retirees shortchanged: 6- to 12-month waits for full pension checks
Federal Times Comment
Republicans have little love for federal workers
Washington Post Comment
Sunday, October 17
USPS Business Services Administrator Agreement Raises Concerns
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Mail bonding
Helena (MT) Independent Record Comment
Louisiana rural carrier critically injured while delivering mail
postalnews blog Comment
Saturday, October 16
Congressman Issa: Where Are All Those Postal Supervisors?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
New Orleans post office is renamed to honor much-loved mailman
New Orleans Times Picayune Comment
Contract driver suit against USPS dismissed
WIVB TV Buffalo Comment
Friday, October 15
Guffey Elected APWU President, Bell Wins VP
APWU News Comment
Congressional Research Service updates report on USPS finances
postalnews blog Comment
Readers Cry Foul Over Mailing Mag's Cover
Dead Tree Edition Comment
This Week in Postal Podcast for October 15, 2010
postalnews blog via Postcom.org Comment
APWU Unofficial preliminary election results
APWU.org Comment
Netflix to deliver 5.1 surround sound streaming video
Press release Comment
Where do things go from here?
Gene Del Polito commentary for AmericaPost Comment
USPS Plans to Excess More Elmira Jobs
WENY-TV Elmira NY Comment
West Virginia postal employees exposed to hazards
Huntington Herald Dispatch Comment
Letter: Postal Service echoes Enron abuses
Washington Times Comment
Massachusetts mailman spotted house fire, helped save dogs
Brockton Enterprise Comment
Thursday, October 14
Eight Florida Postal Workers Charged With Mail Theft
WJXT Jacksonville Comment
OSHA fines USPS $212,500 for willful safety violations, electrical hazards at Huntington WV facility
Charleston Gazette Sustained Outrage Blog Comment
Mail carrier found guilty of theft of mail in Cairo, Georgia
Press release Comment
USPS ‘Droop Test’ Snags Delivery of Kansas Weekly
Editor and Publisher Comment
Boston DM: Postal Service doing its best during difficult times
Last USPS rate increase "from 42 to 44 cents, was in May 2009, at about the same time the newsstand price of The Sun went from 50 cents to 75"
Lowell Sun Comment
Burrus responds to E-Commerce Times columnist
postalnews blog Comment
Department of Education advises states not to use USPS
Mcall.com: Pennsylvania Ave. Blog Comment
Mailers Alliance Fights 'Nonsensical' Price-Cap Ruling
Dead Tree Edition Comment
USPS Seeking Vendors To Create Electronic Solution For Labeling Mail Transport Equipment
postalnews blog Comment
USPS to hold public meeting on Muncie, Lafayette IN consolidations
Lafayette Journal and Courier Comment
Delaware’s understaffed main post office is an outrage
Wilmington News Journal Comment
Letter: Town needs its post office
Dickinson (ND) Press Comment
Canada Post to anchor a new online advertising network
Press release Comment
Wednesday, October 13
Letter carrier sues homeowner over dog attack
Southeast Texas Record Comment
How Will The PRC Decision Impact Small Parcels?
The Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Lynchburg woman sentenced for post office thefts
Lynchburg News & Advance Comment
Royal Mail sell-off plans revealed
The Independent Comment
Informal Ruling Makes Postage Increase of 1.7% Likely in January
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Tuesday, October 12
Royal Oak area letter carriers protest pressure to work faster
Royal Oak MI Daily Tribune Comment
More anti-postal rants from the right
The Cato Institute says it's the unions' fault
postalnews blog Comment
“Economist” who predicted Dow 36,000 tries his hand at postal finances
Updated: the same "economist" also suggested the US attack France earlier this year?
postalnews blog Comment
Former Upstate NY post office worker pleads guilty to theft
Glens Falls Post Star Comment
Petaluma mail center would keep bulk mail
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
Industry mail center targeted again in consolidation study
Whittier Daily News Comment
Monday, October 11
Oklahoma man “bombarded” with someone else’s mail
postalnews.tv via KFOR TV Oklahoma City (alternate video link) - Comment
Pitney Bowes to Host U.S. Customer Summits at Mail Services Facilities
Press release Comment
Electronic Postage Statements – Boon or Bust?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
North Dakota postal worker guilty of theft
Grand Forks Herald Comment
80% of post offices losing money
Federal Times Comment
Sunday, October 10
Greetings from Outer Mid-Florida
Daytona Beach News Journal Comment
USPS tells employees: be alert for campaign mailings and ballots
USPS News Link Comment
Saturday, October 9
Residents upset as USPS mistake eliminates their home delivery mail service
WTOV Steubenville OH Comment
Saving The Snail Mail: A UK Perspective
Hellmail.co.uk Comment
Lunch goes postal: why I love the U.S. Postal Service
Seattle Times Comment
Mailman makes going postal happy in central Pa.
Lebanon Daily News Comment
Mail theft reports grow in Amarillo
Amarillo Globe-News Comment
Union rep says service, jobs would be impacted if Alexandria LA postal center closes
Alexandria Town Talk Comment
Friday, October 8
NAPS President responds to Darrell Issa’s “trash talk”
postalnews blog Comment
Illinois mail carrier pleads guilty using woman's credit card
Jacksonville IL Journal Courier Comment
PRC Chair Goldway Discusses Exigent Rate Decision and Universal Service
also: Post Office Closings – An Election Year Issue
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
USPS Liabilities are a Colossal Sham
OIG Says USPS Could Recover $142.4 Billion
APWU News Comment
Four California plants added to USPS consolidation list
postalnews blog Comment
USPS publishes new rules on rehiring former executives as “contractors”
Postal Bulletin Comment
Postal Service Steps Up Communications With Potential Retirees
see also: USPS Getting Its Retirement Act Together? Nope
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Issa: More whoppers from Mr. Transparency
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service considers cuts at Petaluma center
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
Postal Service customers in Florida fight cutbacks
Central Florida News 13
see also: Hundreds deliver big push to keep postal facility here from the Daytona Beach News Journal - Comment
End of mail processing in Oshkosh may lead to higher costs for mailers
Oshkosh Northwestern Comment
Michigan postal employee accused of mail thefts resigns; may face prosecution
Muskegon Chronicle Comment
Thursday, October 7
The Big Postal Hike is Dead, But Rates Could Jump Up to 2 Percent Next Year
Question is not if, but when?
Folio Comment
Letter carriers saving lives -- six days a week
Washington Post Comment
Does Putting Postage on Sale Work?
"it appears no one is exactly sure..."
ZDNet Comment
Irony alert: "Facebook Fabricator" Darrel Issa lectures White House on transparency
postalnews blog Comment
Rate Increase Coming in 2011
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS collects $3.8 million in price-fixing scheme
USPS News Link Comment
Q&A: PRC Chairman Goldway on Exigent Rate Case Ruling
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Tennessee postal worker charged in theft
Chattanooga Times Free Press Comment
USPS Seeks Guidance On Its Rate Cap
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Man man who held postal workers hostage in Virginia to be sentenced
WDBJ TV Roanoke Comment
APWU ballots lost in the mail?
Federal News Radio Comment
At Netflix, the picture is darkening
CTV News Comment
Wednesday, October 6
Zumbox to Showcase Platform for Digital Postal Mail at Post-Expo 2010
Press release Comment
Issa: Postal Service’s CSRS overpayment is a “myth”
Facebook via postalnews blog
(Congressman Issa apparently had second thoughts- he removed his comments shortly after our post was published. Click here to download a copy of the Facebook item he doesn't want you to see.) Comment
Postal worker on leave after knife incident
Dayton Daily News Comment
Feds keeping mum about Woodbury CT Post Office investigation
Torrington Register Citizen Comment
Inspector general: Pension payment reform could cure Postal Service financial woes
Direct Marketing News Comment
Postal Service plans more life for its vehicles
Lehigh Acres (FL) Citizen Comment
Tuesday, October 5
Exploring NYC's (Nearly!) Empty Farley Post Office Building
Huffington Post Comment
USPS searches for break even point
Federal News Radio Comment
Curbed enthusiasm: Macon post office requests curbside mailboxes, confuses residents
Macon Telegraph Comment
FEHBP Premiums: Burying The Skunk
Federal News Radio Comment
Fort Worth postmaster on paid leave as OIG investigates volume recording irregularities
Fort Worth Star Telegram Comment
Ohio postal worker accused of putting knife to customer's throat
Middletown Journal Comment
Charleston WV CFS unit moving to Pittsburgh
Charleston Daily Mail Comment
Monday, October 4
Potter Letter to the Editor: Give the U.S. Postal Service the Freedom to Compete
Wall Street Journal Comment
Why did federal employee health-care costs increase?
Washington Post Comment
Editorial: Postal Service Rewarding Resignations
"Outside contracting is supposed to save money for government agencies - not be used as a gold mine for their senior executives."
Jamestown NY Post-Journal Comment
Senator Akaka statement on Hawaii’s reliance on six day postal delivery
postalnews blog Comment
USPS seeks innovative, legislative relief for financial woes
Federal News Radio Comment
Arkansas Letter Carrier Saves 3 Lives; Honored In Washington
KHBS NW Arkansas Comment
Woman wins suit against NY postmaster for discrimination, retaliation- PM gets promotion
postalnews blog Comment
Carriers sue Postal Service over falsified timecards
postalnews blog Comment
Sunday, October 3
Alaska postal worker accused of theft
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Comment
USPS Has Too Many Supervisors And Too Many Employees, Congressman Says
Dead Tree Edition Comment
U.S. Postal Truck Slams into Home
KSAZ TV Phoenix Comment
USPS says mail found at home of deceased Arkansas postmaster to finally be delivered
KSPR TV Springfield MO Comment
Saturday, October 2
NALC: Key GOP lawmakers playing ‘Russian roulette’ with USPS
Press release Comment
This Week in Postal Podcast for October 1, 2010
postalnews blog via thisweekinpostal.info Comment
Potter defends postal executive's perks
Federal Times Comment
Can PRC Decision Change Postal Practices?
The Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Did the PRC’s Decision Send a Message to the USPS?
The Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Postal Service on track to 'run out of cash' in a year
Federal Times Comment
Shipping rate hikes: Postal Service is out, FedEx is in
FedEx will "increase the rates for some packages by more than 15%"
Internet Retailer Comment
Mailman arrested for theft of cellphone, obscene pictures
WFXT TV Boston Comment
USPS says droopy newspapers to cost more to mail
Associated Press Comment
Rough Week for USPS Highlights Importance of Bill to Fix Finances
Locals Should Rally Support for H.R. 5746
APWU News Comment
Friday, October 1
Postal Service anticipates $6 billion year-end loss
Washington Post Comment
NALC considers PRC decision a victory?
postalnews blog Comment
USPS may consolidate Batesville AR plant into Jonesboro
KAIT TV Jonesboro AR Comment
USPS set to become “broadcast medium” as First Class mail declines
Post & Parcel Comment
What if the Postal Service runs out of money?
Washington Post Comment
PRC Decision Only a Partial Win for Mailers
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Tired of waiting, Marine raises new flag over post office
Brandon FL News & Tribune Comment
Ohio leads on PO closing list
Postal Service proposes to shut down 25 offices
Akron Beacon Journal Comment
Post Office Says It's Too Cool To Abide By Credit Card Merchant Agreement
The Consumerist Comment
Indiana mail carrier flees burning SUV
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Comment
New Letter Carrier shirts available October 15
postalnews blog Comment

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