For Postal Service Retirements, Slow Going Ahead

Dead Tree Edition

Mail Truck Crushes Car in Fatal Collision

NBC Miami

Mail bombs highlight flaws in systems for screening air freight

Associated Press

Mail bomb found in Dubai sent on passenger planes

Associated Press

Stamps.com Halloween Commercial

postalnews.tv

Postal service suspends acceptance of mail from Yemen

postalnews blog

Why your mailbox is a chamber of political horrors

Associated Press

Yemen Packages on UPS, FedEx Jets Show `Massive' Air-Cargo Security Hole

Bloomberg

Post office shootings still on the minds of Henning residents

WMC-TV Memphis

Universal service could be dropped by privatised Royal Mail if it becomes too costly

The Telegraph

NAPS Supervisor Workload Credit Update

postalnews blog

What Will Potter’s Departure Mean For USPS?

The Big Fat Marketing Blog

OPM Disability Retirement under FERS or CSRS

"While the Law May Favor the Applicant, the Process Does Not"
Attorney Robert McGill

Appeals Court sets preliminary schedule for exigency rate case appeal

postalnews blog

Postal Service called slow to exploit IT

Nextgov see also Lisa Bowes' comments on this article -

PostalOne! Unscheduled Downtime - Again

Postal Affairs Blog

Do Young People Prefer Print Marketing?

ZDNet

Postal Sector is First Services Industry to Commit to CO2 Reductions

Press release

Retirement Planning: Trick or Treat

Government Executive

Indiana plant consolidation talk incites critics

Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier

Ask President Burrus: Why the APWU can't be "neutral" when it comes to politics

APWU web site

Elections 2010 – One Lump or Two?

also: NAPUS Election Night 2010
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin

Fake postage staps are real worry for Postal Service

New York Post

NAPUS President Rapoza Requests a Continuance of DUO Moratorium

NAPUS

USPS ranks among brands Americans like best

USPS News Link

Additional postage has absentee voters licked

Post office admits ballots should not have been returned to citizens
Coeur d'Alene Press

Paper Power: Why Campaign Mailers Still Thrive in the Digital Age

WNYC New York

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

Indiana post office consolidation plan meeting Thursday

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Rhode Island mail carrier charged with taking cash from mail

Providence Journal

Another Rochester MN postal employee faces mail theft charges

Rochester MN Post Bulletin

Reactions to Potter retirement

Post & Parcel

Postal supervisors should show how to speed up delivery

Royal Oak Daily tribune

Postmaster General John E. Potter discusses retirement and his successor

Washington Post

Burrus Shocked, Disappointed by Retirement of PMG Potter

postalnews blog

Stealing money from greeting cards gets postal carrier 2 years probation

Mobile Press Register

PMG’s farewell letter to postal employees

postalnews blog

New Jersey contractor charged with dumping mail

Camden Courier-Post

USPS announces retirement of Postmaster General Jack Potter

Press release

Potter Quitting the Worst CEO Job in America

Dead Tree Edition

USPS’s Donahoe: Who is the new postmaster general?

Post & Parcel

Michigan Congressman Seeks Answers from PMG on Proposed Changes to Carrier Operations

postalnews blog

Who is the new postmaster general?

Washington Post

The Postal Treadmill: Taking the option of Federal Disability Retirement

USPS Disability Retirement Blog

USPS Recognizes Published Works on Postal History

postalnews blog

Postmaster General John E. Potter stepping down

Donahoe will be new PMG
Washington Post

APWU Grows Impatient With Pace of Contract Talks

APWU News

Chicago letter carrier shot with BB gun while delivering mail

WLS TV Chicago

NY Postal Employee Admits Theft

North Country Gazette

Postal Workers Rally in the Streets of Bowling Green KY

WBKO Bowling Green

Foreign web sites still shipping cigarettes via USPS

Buffalo News

Full Service Requirements and Risks

Postal Affairs Blog

Henning says goodbye to slain postal workers

WPTY TV Memphis

Rural post offices lack security

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Postal Service forces removal of newspaper vending boxes

Gettysburg Times

Casual exception, Penalty OT exclusion periods posted

postalnews blog

Pennsylvania postal worker avoids theft charges

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Salinas postal workers to rally to keep local mail processing plant open

Salinas Californian

Postcom's This week in postal podcast: “Here Comes Full-Service, ready or not!”

postalnews blog via postcom.org

Massachusetts GOP asks USPS to investigate Democrat's campaign mailings

Boston Herald

Alabama postal worker arrested after post office fight

Florence Times Daily

Rate-Case Appeal Is a No-Lose Venture for USPS

Dead Tree Edition

Amazon.com quietly settles mysterious postal investigation

TechFlash

USPS sets address for condolences for slain Henning postal workers

postalnews blog

USPS takes regulatory commission to court over exigency decision

postalnews blog

NYC postal supervisor found guilty of operating $10 million gambling ring

Press release

Hartford Letter Carrier Robbed On Delivery Route

Hartford Courant

Postal Notes: Tragedy at West Tennessee Post Office hard to fathom

The Tennessean

Mobile unit continues postal service tasks outside scene of Henning post office murders

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Discrepancy in postage for ballots surfaces

Fort Collins Coloradoan

PostalOne! suffers four hour midday blackout

postalnews blog

“Bring buddies” Postal Scheme Tested by Deutsche Post

"scheme will see ordinary people delivering parcels"
Supply Chain Digital

Magazines dumping the Postal Service, dumping issues on doorsteps

Wallet Pop

Netflix 'now primarily a streaming company'

Engadget

Union says USPS refused to install camera in PO where two workers died

WREG TV Memphis

UPS 3Q Earnings Climb 69 Percent on Revenue Growth of 9 Percent

Press release

Quicksort agrees to pay USPS $4.2 million to settle underpayment allegations

postalnews blog

Burrus: Notion that USPS Can’t Afford Unions Is a Cheap Shot at Workers

APWU News

Postal workers picket Lake Charles LA post office

KPLC TV Lake Charles

Mail contractor owes $300,000 in back pay

WTHI TV Terre Haute

USPS facing millions in fines for ‘willful’ safety violations

Post & Parcel
see also: Postal electrical problems pervasive Columbus Dispatch

USPS Denies Plans for Oshkosh Town Hall Meeting

WBAY-TV Green Bay

Priority mail flat rate ad campaign expands

USPS News Link

Recent criminal enforcement actions against postal union officials

postalnews blog

Postcard from Washington: A Canadian view of the exigency decision

Canada.com

Postal worker admits stealing mail

Washington Post

Updated: Post Office Killings: Reward Increased; Rumors Running Rampant

WPTY TV Memphis

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

OSHA fines Columbus, Ohio, USPS processing center $210,000 for willful safety violations

Press release

APWU Advice Center Now Available for Retirees

APWU News

Second 2009 Early Out Payment Scheduled for Oct. 29

APWU News

USPS magazine suggests mailing bags of fake blood to attract attention to marketing campaigns?

USPS Deliver Magazine

Burger King breakfast commercial features singing mailman

postalnews.tv

Tennessee shootings update

Memphis Commercial Appeal see also: It's safety first at post office: Workers taught nonresistance

Challenge to Ban on Firearms on Postal Service Property

No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money Blog

Heath (OH) Post Office hit by vehicle again

Newark Advocate

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: -

Walking With The Mailman

"The Book, the Man, the Blog"

Postal Service Faces Major Changes

Kiplinger

The OIG Wants Your Help on Audits!

USPS OIG Blog

Lake Charles Louisiana mail center may be in danger of closing

KPLC TV Lake Charles

New retirees shortchanged: 6- to 12-month waits for full pension checks

Federal Times

Republicans have little love for federal workers

Washington Post

USPS Business Services Administrator Agreement Raises Concerns

Postal Affairs Blog

Mail bonding

Helena (MT) Independent Record

Louisiana rural carrier critically injured while delivering mail

postalnews blog

Congressman Issa: Where Are All Those Postal Supervisors?

Dead Tree Edition

New Orleans post office is renamed to honor much-loved mailman

New Orleans Times Picayune

Contract driver suit against USPS dismissed

WIVB TV Buffalo

Guffey Elected APWU President, Bell Wins VP

APWU News

Congressional Research Service updates report on USPS finances

postalnews blog

Readers Cry Foul Over Mailing Mag's Cover

Dead Tree Edition

This Week in Postal Podcast for October 15, 2010

postalnews blog via Postcom.org

APWU Unofficial preliminary election results

APWU.org

Netflix to deliver 5.1 surround sound streaming video

Press release

Where do things go from here?

Gene Del Polito commentary for AmericaPost

USPS Plans to Excess More Elmira Jobs

WENY-TV Elmira NY

West Virginia postal employees exposed to hazards

Huntington Herald Dispatch

Letter: Postal Service echoes Enron abuses

Washington Times

Massachusetts mailman spotted house fire, helped save dogs

Brockton Enterprise

Eight Florida Postal Workers Charged With Mail Theft

WJXT Jacksonville

OSHA fines USPS $212,500 for willful safety violations, electrical hazards at Huntington WV facility

Charleston Gazette Sustained Outrage Blog

Mail carrier found guilty of theft of mail in Cairo, Georgia

Press release

USPS ‘Droop Test’ Snags Delivery of Kansas Weekly

Editor and Publisher

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

Burrus responds to E-Commerce Times columnist

postalnews blog

Department of Education advises states not to use USPS

Mcall.com: Pennsylvania Ave. Blog

Mailers Alliance Fights 'Nonsensical' Price-Cap Ruling

Dead Tree Edition

USPS Seeking Vendors To Create Electronic Solution For Labeling Mail Transport Equipment

postalnews blog

USPS to hold public meeting on Muncie, Lafayette IN consolidations

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Delaware’s understaffed main post office is an outrage

Wilmington News Journal

Letter: Town needs its post office

Dickinson (ND) Press

Canada Post to anchor a new online advertising network

Press release

Letter carrier sues homeowner over dog attack

Southeast Texas Record

How Will The PRC Decision Impact Small Parcels?

The Big Fat Marketing Blog

Lynchburg woman sentenced for post office thefts

Lynchburg News & Advance

Royal Mail sell-off plans revealed

The Independent

Informal Ruling Makes Postage Increase of 1.7% Likely in January

Dead Tree Edition

Royal Oak area letter carriers protest pressure to work faster

Royal Oak MI Daily Tribune

More anti-postal rants from the right

The Cato Institute says it's the unions' fault
postalnews blog

“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

Former Upstate NY post office worker pleads guilty to theft

Glens Falls Post Star

Petaluma mail center would keep bulk mail

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Industry mail center targeted again in consolidation study

Whittier Daily News

Oklahoma man “bombarded” with someone else’s mail

postalnews.tv via KFOR TV Oklahoma City (alternate video link) -

Pitney Bowes to Host U.S. Customer Summits at Mail Services Facilities

Press release

Electronic Postage Statements – Boon or Bust?

USPS OIG Blog

North Dakota postal worker guilty of theft

Grand Forks Herald

80% of post offices losing money

Federal Times

Greetings from Outer Mid-Florida

Daytona Beach News Journal

USPS tells employees: be alert for campaign mailings and ballots

USPS News Link

Residents upset as USPS mistake eliminates their home delivery mail service

WTOV Steubenville OH

Saving The Snail Mail: A UK Perspective

Hellmail.co.uk

Lunch goes postal: why I love the U.S. Postal Service

Seattle Times

Mailman makes going postal happy in central Pa.

Lebanon Daily News

Mail theft reports grow in Amarillo

Amarillo Globe-News

Union rep says service, jobs would be impacted if Alexandria LA postal center closes

Alexandria Town Talk

NAPS President responds to Darrell Issa’s “trash talk”

postalnews blog

Illinois mail carrier pleads guilty using woman's credit card

Jacksonville IL Journal Courier

PRC Chair Goldway Discusses Exigent Rate Decision and Universal Service

also: Post Office Closings – An Election Year Issue
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin

USPS Liabilities are a Colossal Sham

OIG Says USPS Could Recover $142.4 Billion
APWU News

Four California plants added to USPS consolidation list

postalnews blog

USPS publishes new rules on rehiring former executives as “contractors”

Postal Bulletin

Postal Service Steps Up Communications With Potential Retirees

see also: USPS Getting Its Retirement Act Together? Nope
Dead Tree Edition

Issa: More whoppers from Mr. Transparency

postalnews blog

Postal Service considers cuts at Petaluma center

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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 -

End of mail processing in Oshkosh may lead to higher costs for mailers

Oshkosh Northwestern

Michigan postal employee accused of mail thefts resigns; may face prosecution

Muskegon Chronicle

The Big Postal Hike is Dead, But Rates Could Jump Up to 2 Percent Next Year

Question is not if, but when?
Folio

Letter carriers saving lives -- six days a week

Washington Post

Does Putting Postage on Sale Work?

"it appears no one is exactly sure..."
ZDNet

Irony alert: "Facebook Fabricator" Darrel Issa lectures White House on transparency

postalnews blog

Rate Increase Coming in 2011

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

USPS collects $3.8 million in price-fixing scheme

USPS News Link

Q&A: PRC Chairman Goldway on Exigent Rate Case Ruling

multichannelmerchant.com

Tennessee postal worker charged in theft

Chattanooga Times Free Press

USPS Seeks Guidance On Its Rate Cap

Dead Tree Edition

Man man who held postal workers hostage in Virginia to be sentenced

WDBJ TV Roanoke

APWU ballots lost in the mail?

Federal News Radio

At Netflix, the picture is darkening

CTV News

Zumbox to Showcase Platform for Digital Postal Mail at Post-Expo 2010

Press release

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.)

Postal worker on leave after knife incident

Dayton Daily News

Feds keeping mum about Woodbury CT Post Office investigation

Torrington Register Citizen

Inspector general: Pension payment reform could cure Postal Service financial woes

Direct Marketing News

Postal Service plans more life for its vehicles

Lehigh Acres (FL) Citizen

Exploring NYC's (Nearly!) Empty Farley Post Office Building

Huffington Post

USPS searches for break even point

Federal News Radio

Curbed enthusiasm: Macon post office requests curbside mailboxes, confuses residents

Macon Telegraph

FEHBP Premiums: Burying The Skunk

Federal News Radio

Fort Worth postmaster on paid leave as OIG investigates volume recording irregularities

Fort Worth Star Telegram

Ohio postal worker accused of putting knife to customer's throat

Middletown Journal

Charleston WV CFS unit moving to Pittsburgh

Charleston Daily Mail

Potter Letter to the Editor: Give the U.S. Postal Service the Freedom to Compete

Wall Street Journal

Why did federal employee health-care costs increase?

Washington Post

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

Senator Akaka statement on Hawaii’s reliance on six day postal delivery

postalnews blog

USPS seeks innovative, legislative relief for financial woes

Federal News Radio

Arkansas Letter Carrier Saves 3 Lives; Honored In Washington

KHBS NW Arkansas

Woman wins suit against NY postmaster for discrimination, retaliation- PM gets promotion

postalnews blog

Carriers sue Postal Service over falsified timecards

postalnews blog

Alaska postal worker accused of theft

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

USPS Has Too Many Supervisors And Too Many Employees, Congressman Says

Dead Tree Edition

U.S. Postal Truck Slams into Home

KSAZ TV Phoenix

USPS says mail found at home of deceased Arkansas postmaster to finally be delivered

KSPR TV Springfield MO

NALC: Key GOP lawmakers playing ‘Russian roulette’ with USPS

Press release

This Week in Postal Podcast for October 1, 2010

postalnews blog via thisweekinpostal.info

Potter defends postal executive's perks

Federal Times

Can PRC Decision Change Postal Practices?

The Big Fat Marketing Blog

Did the PRC’s Decision Send a Message to the USPS?

The Big Fat Marketing Blog

Postal Service on track to 'run out of cash' in a year

Federal Times

Shipping rate hikes: Postal Service is out, FedEx is in

FedEx will "increase the rates for some packages by more than 15%"
Internet Retailer

Mailman arrested for theft of cellphone, obscene pictures

WFXT TV Boston

USPS says droopy newspapers to cost more to mail

Associated Press

Rough Week for USPS Highlights Importance of Bill to Fix Finances

Locals Should Rally Support for H.R. 5746
APWU News

Postal Service anticipates $6 billion year-end loss

Washington Post

NALC considers PRC decision a victory?

postalnews blog

USPS may consolidate Batesville AR plant into Jonesboro

KAIT TV Jonesboro AR

USPS set to become “broadcast medium” as First Class mail declines

Post & Parcel

What if the Postal Service runs out of money?

Washington Post

PRC Decision Only a Partial Win for Mailers

Dead Tree Edition

Tired of waiting, Marine raises new flag over post office

Brandon FL News & Tribune

Ohio leads on PO closing list

Postal Service proposes to shut down 25 offices
Akron Beacon Journal

Post Office Says It's Too Cool To Abide By Credit Card Merchant Agreement

The Consumerist

Indiana mail carrier flees burning SUV

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

New Letter Carrier shirts available October 15

postalnews blog