postalnews.com: January 2011

Monday, January 31

OIG to investigate effects USPS compliance rules have on mailers
USPS OIG Comment
What Can You Do About the Weather?
How OneCode Confirm can help mailers
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Postal Service's new sorter won't need breaks
North County (CA) Times Comment
Alabama postal worker pleads guilty to mail theft
postalnews blog Comment
The new postmaster general speaks out
Q: "Are the postal unions standing in the way of making changes you need to make?"
Donahoe: "No"
Washington Post Comment
Auditors raise concerns over USPS bookkeeping
Post & Parcel Comment
Sunday, January 30
Snow Business: The Mail Carrier’s Burden
Boston Globe Comment
'60 Minutes' visits Mansfield post office
Mansfield OH News Journal Comment
The Big Lie continues
postalnews blog Comment
Future of small post offices remains uncertain
Terre Haute Tribune Star Comment
Rural post offices under threat
Marysville (CA) Appeal-Democrat Comment
Saturday, January 29
Rural residents fear loss of local post offices
Springfield IL State Journal-Register Comment
Disabled Vermont veteran prevails in fight for home mail delivery
Boston Globe Comment
Police: LI Postman stole 7,000 JC Penney coupons, sold them on eBay
CBS New York Comment
USPS drops rural subcontracting proposal
Federal Times Comment
Friday, January 28
Philadelphia postmen drinking on the job- Part 2
WTFX TV Philadelphia Comment
APWU Protests Bidding ‘Outage’
APWU News Comment
APWU: With Slow Progress, Contract Talks Continue
APWU News Comment
House Postal Subcommittee and Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Slots Filled
also: Economy and Budget Politics Command Attention
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
Radio "personality" Clark Howard spreads misinformation on USPS finances
postalnews blog Comment
USPS makes play for regional parcel traffic
DC Velocity Comment
Gladys Horton, ‘Please Mr. Postman’ singer, dead at 66
postalnews blog via Rolling Stone Comment
Arbitrator: USPS can’t use custodians to transport mail
postalnews blog Comment
Commentary: Post office closings?
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Comment
Tupelo postal consolidation on hold
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Comment
USPS “Love Notes” CD debuts at #4 on Billboard Jazz Album chart
postalnews blog Comment
USPS spent close to a billion dollars in overtime in first quarter
postalnews blog Comment
Gas smell keeps Hardin, Ill., post office closed
EPA says building is safe
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Postal worker penalized for National Guard service in Gulf
Attleboro (MA) Sun Chronicle Comment
Thursday, January 27
The elephant in the room: why does the Washington Post ignore the USPS's real problem?
Their reporters know about it- why not the editorial board?
NALC Comment
League President reports on management associations meeting with PMG
League of Postmasters Comment
Ohio postal worker gets five months in prison for worker’s comp fraud
Press release Comment
Why Conservatives Ought to Love the Postal Service
The American Prospect Comment
Postal employees and business leaders blast Industry/Santa Ana consolidation plan
San Gabriel Valley Tribune Comment
Video: Postmen drinking on the job in Philadelphia
WTFX TV Philadelphia Comment
Post office issues sketch of robber
Chattanooga Times Free Press Comment
Editorial: In an Internet age, postal service reform is long overdue
Not surprisingly, the Post follows the party line, and makes no mention of the billions in "trust fund" and CSRS overcharges.
Washington Post Comment
Wednesday, January 26
PMG Expresses Regret to Postmasters for “Maytag” remark
NAPUS Comment
Video: Pat Donahoe on leadership
Washington Post via postalnews blog Comment
Analyst: Use Postal Service as cutbacks model
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
When is a post office not a post office?
postalnews blog Comment
Postal union seeks members' help promoting changes
Washington Post
see also Guffey Seeks to Unify Leaders on New Direction - Comment
Government workers are the new illegal aliens
Vacaville CA Reporter Comment
Postal workers wait on closures
Watertown (NY) Daily Times Comment
Tuesday, January 25
Postal Service Shrinking its Urban Footprint
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Postal Service aims to shutter 2,000 sites
Donahoe: "We probably have about 5,000 postmasters that have the loneliest job in the world."
Washington Post
see also: "USPS more than 'bricks and mortar' as operator eyes thousands of branch closures
Post& Parcel Comment
How can you tell if a post office is losing money?
postalnews blog Comment
Stamping out the Postal Service using political ball & chain
Manteca (CA) Bulletin Comment
Study says cut jobs at Reading PA Postal Facility
Reading Eagle Comment
Mail carrier in South Bend bitten by dog while on the job
South Bend Tribune Comment
Residents deliver care mail to beloved mail carrier suffering from cancer
Madison WI State Journal Comment
California Postal Worker Bitten By Pit Bull
KRCR Redding Comment
Monday, January 24
PRC Ruling on Shuttered Post Offices Expected Soon
Wall Street Journal Comment
APWU Denounces Post Office Closure Plans
APWU News Comment
USPS Clarifies Do Not Deliver Requests
Consumers Should Contact the Mailer, Not Their Carrier
Press release Comment
Postal Service beefs up financial monitoring
Federal News Radio Comment
Hardin IL residents fed up with post office closure
Alton Telegraph Comment
USPS to hold Tuesday hearing on Bristol TN plant
Bristol Herald Courier Comment
Adapting the Postal Service to prosper in the digital age
The Daily Caller Comment
Mail moves at snail’s pace in New Mexico town
Los Alamos NM Monitor Comment
Postal Service Eyes Closing Thousands of Post Offices
Wall Street Journal Comment
The anti-feds: Who's leading the attack on your jobs, pay and benefits
Federal Times Comment
Sunday, January 23
McCain thinks “going after” the USPS will help balance the budget?
postalnews blog Comment
Kansas City, Kansas post office closes for good
Fourth in metro area to close this year
KSHB TV Kansas City Comment
Former Guilderland NY postmaster admits stealing from post office
Schenectady Daily Gazette Comment
Saturday, January 22
Earth Class Mail attempts reboot
The Oregonian Comment
NAPS: The Business Case for Continuing Six-Day Delivery
National Association of Postal Supervisors Comment
Postal trucking contractor guilty in pay case
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Slow periodicals deliveries frustrating customers in Virginia
Waynesboro News Virginian Comment
Friday, January 21
APWU National Officers to Meet in February; Guffey Seeks to Unify Leaders on New Direction
APWU News Comment
Negotiations heating up at Canada Post: CUPW files for conciliation
postalnews blog Comment
Congressman seeks OIG review of Bowling Green consolidation
Bowling Green Daily News Comment
Accused of dissing West Virginia, USPS moves stamp unveiling
postalnews blog Comment
Donahoe: delivery day must be cut
Federal News Radio Comment
Freshman Florida Congressman to Chair House Postal Panel
also:Sens. Joseph Lieberman and Kent Conrad to Retire in 2012
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter (.pdf) Comment
Possible early out information?
postalnews blog Comment
Carper reacts to USPS job cuts
postalnews blog Comment
Davenport mail carrier seriously injured by van
Des Moines Register Comment
Is Canada Post’s pink slip in the mail?
CTV News Comment
Postal employees raise voices for Petaluma mail center
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
Postal Service ‘Discovers’ A Way To Grow Direct Mail
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Thursday, January 20
Lynch will be ranking member on House USPS Oversight subcommittee
postalnews blog Comment
How will Pat Donahoe Change the Postal Service?
Courier, Express and Postal Observer via postalnewsblog.com
see also Attrition, VERA, Retirement Incentives and RIF's Comment
Salinas mail move draws fire
Salinas Californian Comment
Commentary: The President, Politics and Doing the Right Thing
Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom.org Comment
PRC seeks public comments on proposed postage increase
Press release Comment
Contract carrier played hookie, then burned or dumped letters
KOMO TV Seattle Comment
Bar code error leads to Social Security check delay
Hazleton PA Standard Speaker Comment
Manhattan Block Under Seige by Postal Trucks, Residents Say
DNAinfo.com Comment
Editorial: Community should fight Post Office closure
University of Oregon Daily Emerald Comment
USPS renews contract for ad-supported change of address service
Press release Comment
Wednesday, January 19
Susan Collins files brief opposing USPS in exigent rate case appeal
Press release Comment
Careers Headed For The Trash Pile: Postal Workers?
postalnews blog Comment
Postal service wants to stop rural delivery to part of the Ocala National Forest
Orlando Sentinel Comment
Downsizing, Relocations, Benefit Reductions Up Next?
Is USPS the "canary in the coal mine"?
Federal News Radio Comment
Editorial: Our expensive sponsorship
Staunton (VA) News Leader Comment
League publishes Pay for Performance recourse information
National League of Postmasters Comment
Tuesday, January 18
Reward for man who held Arkansas postal worker at gunpoint
postalnews blog Comment
Dastardly Deed At The East Lake Post Office - And Response
The Chattanoogan Comment
Postmaster general defends the 'Forever Stamp'
Washington Post Comment
Opposition builds over plan to move Salinas mail-processing center
Salinas Californian Comment
Netflix Enrages Subscribers By Limiting Access to DVD Queue
paidContent Comment
Two GOP freshmen to handle federal worker, postal issues
Washington Post Comment
Monday, January 17
Is “Coopetition” a Good Thing for the Postal Service?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
When storms stymie Granite State deliveries
Manchester Union Leader Comment
Middleville NY residents want post office back
Utica Observer-Dispatch Comment
Sunday, January 16
Post office mural raises questions of racial sensitivity
Columbus MS Dispatch
Postal Service wants to leave 77-year-old downtown Sacramento site
Sacramento Bee Comment
Mail found scattered along highway in Maryland
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Is Your Company Wise to Intelligent Mail?
Wausau Paper - Digital Space Blog Comment
Picketers oppose plan to close post office
Mansfield News Journal OH Comment
Robber hits Chattanooga post office
Chattanooga Times Free Press Comment
Saturday, January 15
USPS tweets its own spin on Lance Armstrong revelations
postalnews blog Comment
Asheville postal couple convicted of workers comp fraud
Asheville Citizen-Times Comment
USPS had concerns about possible doping early in Armstrong sponsorship
postalnews blog Comment
Mail carrier saves man from fire
New England Cable News Comment
Postal Service announces possible consolidation in Houston
Houston Chronicle Comment
Alert letter carrier brings help to man suffering diabetic seizure
Decatur Herald-Review Comment
Friday, January 14
USPS to cut 10 districts, 7,500 admin positions
postalnews blog Comment
More USPS executive moves- Small to Eastern Area, Forte to Northeast
postalnews blog Comment
Documents reveal Lance Armstrong sponsorship cost USPS $32 million
ESPN Comment
OSHA: DBCS Machines Pose Risk to Workers’ Health
Management 'Lacks Understanding' of Risks, Agency Concludes Comment
The Elephant Has Ears: Some Good News for Mailers Along With the Rate Hikes
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Donahoe Sworn In as 73rd Postmaster General of the United States
Press release Comment
Postcom podcast: This Week in Postal
Postcom.org via postalnews blog Comment
NAPUS urges White House action on USPS pension funding
postalnews blog Comment
Norway Post to launch digital mailbox service
Press release Comment
Mailers' group joins unions in call for Obama to act on USPS funding
postalnews blog Comment
USPS to Raise Catalog Rates by 1%
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Mail delivery almost back to normal
Gainesville Times Comment
Post office blamed for late utility bills
Toledo Blade Comment
Stockton postal operation could shift northward
Stockton Record Comment
Thieves hit Postal Service collection box
Sacramento Bee Comment
Postal Service Relaxes Upcoming Requirements for Automation Prices
DMM Advisory Comment
Thursday, January 13
Unions push back against deficit commission
Federal News Radio Comment
Postal Unions Urge Obama to Fix USPS Pension Overfunding
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Announces rate increases effective April 17
Press release Comment
Postal Rates To Rise In April
Dead Tree Edition Comment
More mail going out today; Sun., holiday service possible
Atlanta Jpurnal Constitution Comment
Siemens and Swiss Post collaborate on the merging of physical mail and electronic mail
Press release Comment
Historic mailbox apparently stolen
San Diego Union Tribune Comment
Debunking Newt's Forever Stamp Conspiracy Theory
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
click here for the text of Gingrich's column Comment
Sixty six postal jobs cut in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Press Comment
Good News for Junk-Mail Senders
Wall Street Journal Comment
Even in bad weather the mail goes through
Chattanooga Times Free Press Comment
That didn’t take long- former PMG goes to work for US Chamber of Commerce
postalnews blog Comment
Post Office Burglar: Authorities Looking For Man Who Broke Into La Crescenta Post Office
KTLA TV Los Angeles Comment
Wednesday, January 12
Former USPS spokesperson Azeez Jaffer starts blog
Azeezaly Jaffer - BJ Global Enterprises LLC Comment
Regulators on USPS reforms: “It’s not going to be easy”
Post & Parcel Comment
Sacramento women convicted of assaulting mail carrier
Central Valley Business Times Comment
Susan Collins calls for review of federal employees’ workers comp program
Press release Comment
FedEx, UPS to deliver packages Wednesday; postal service still deciding
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
Mailboxes "habitually" overflowing at Napa Post Office
Napa Valley Register Comment
Authentidate ends USPS Electronic Postmark contract
Press release Comment
Gingrich jumps on “Forever Stamp Folly” bandwagon
postalnews blog Comment
The FedEx effect?
postalnews blog Comment
Tuesday, January 11
USPS paid FedEx $1.37 billion in 2010
postalnews blog Comment
OSHA: USPS Fails to Keep Proper Record of Injury and Illness; Problem May be Pervasive
APWU News Comment
Issues with Transitioning to IMb for Business Reply Mail and Customer Reply Mail
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
UPS, FedEx, postal service suspend service again
'We are at a standstill,' post office says
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
Public Meeting To Discuss Bristol TN Post Office Consolidation
WCYB TV Bristol Comment
Can We Deconstruct This Postal “Restructuring”?
Print CEO Comment
USPS OIG plans to spend $5 million to renovate its headquarters
postalnews blog Comment
Postal truck driver admits guilt in jogger’s death
Quincy MA Patriot Ledger Comment
Monday, January 10
Mail delivery "sporadic at best," postal service says; UPS, FedEx down
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
APWU: Despite Mounting Frustration, Contract Talks Continue
APWU News Comment
So you want to be the Deputy Postmaster General? (Got “gravitas”?)
postalnews blog Comment
Exclusive! Federal Times redefines “Exclusive”
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Proposes Changes Which Would Expand its Ability to Subcontract Rural Routes to Contract Delivery Service
Rural Carrier Updates Comment
Public support for labor unions hits a new low
The New Yorker Comment
OPM pension errors force thousands to pay up
Federal Times Comment
Some Lynchburg mail operations may move to Roanoke
WVVA TV Bluefield Beckley WV Comment
Death of Florida man ends 100 years of family service at post office
Florida Times Union Comment
USPS provides video arcade at Consumer Electronics Show?
Siliconera Comment
Editorial: Costly loophole should be closed
Tiffin OH Advertiser-Tribune Comment
Tennessee carrier pleads guilty to mail theft, drug possession
Kingsport Times-News Comment
Sunday, January 9
Letter to the editor: Postal politics
Minot Daily News Comment
Fiery package in DC triggers memories of anthrax
Washington Post Comment
Workers Upset With Post Office Following Incendiary Letter Incidents
WUSA TV Washington Comment
Shaken workers return to postal plant
Washington Post Comment
Virginians frustrated by mail delays
Charlottesburg Daily Progress Comment
Saturday, January 8
Suspicious packages revive postal worker fears
Washington Post Comment
Donahoe, No Potter Clone, Quickly Making His Mark
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Donahoe: SE Area closing just the beginning- some district offices to close, RIF and VER likely by March
postalnews blog Comment
Postmaster General Restructures USPS
Southeast Area eliminated, 16% reduction in officers: new org chart
Press release Comment
The Handwritten Letter, an Art All but Lost, Thrives in Prison
New York Times Comment
Friday, January 7
Package ignites at D.C. post office
Washington Post Comment
USPS will close Southeast Area Office in Memphis, affecting 120 employees
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Oklahoma postal worker gets probation for mail theft
Press release Comment
Maryland closes government mailrooms statewide
Baltimore Sun Comment
Pitney Bowes to Launch “Volly” Secure Digital Delivery Service that Connects Mailers and Consumers
Press release Comment
PRC seeks public comments on USPS Annual Compliance Review
postalnews blog Comment
USPS introduces Priority Mail Regional Rate Boxes for commercial shippers
Press release Comment
What to Expect from the New Congress: NAPS Legislative Update
postalnews blog Comment
Congressman's letter to Postmaster General takes more than two weeks to arrive
Oshkosh Northwestern Comment
Some Lafayette postal jobs will move to Kokomo
Lafayette Journal and Courier Comment
Postal Service weighing new cutbacks in Oxnard
Pacific Coast Business Times Comment
Cutting hours part of postal service's cost-savings plan
WRAL TV Raleigh Comment
PRC to Hold January 11 Public Forum on Improving U S Postal Laws
Postal Regulatory Commission (.pdf file) Comment
Thursday, January 6
USPS trademark obsession causes big problems for customers
...and the USPS's lack of an online presence makes matters worse
LexiConn Blog
see also Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Ohio Senator asks USPS to reconsider Madison post office closing
Press release Comment
South Dakota carrier wins Postal Service Hero Award
Mitchell Daily Republic Comment
Issa announces availability of oversight hearings on YouTube
postalnews blog Comment
RR Donnelley buys 8touches, provider of online marketing tools
Press release Comment
Virginia: Undelivered mail found a second time
Chesterfield Observer Comment
USPS to try selling gift cards at post offices
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, January 5
Postal union's leaders to meet on contract talks
Washington Post Comment
Probe finds Amazon used wrong postal rates
Washington Times Comment
Tennessee carrier under investigation in theft of VA medications
Marshall County Tribune Comment
Full Service Intelligent Mail: The Cornerstone to the Success of the Mailing Industry? I Beg To Differ
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
BOG meets in closed session next week
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service to conduct new study of mail processing operations in Utica
WKTV Utica Comment
Postal Service may whittle Petaluma mail center
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
USPS plans to move some services from Industry to Santa Ana
Whittier Daily News Comment
Is Congress Robbing the Postal Service?
Jr Deputy Accountant Comment
USPS Is Wasting Money on Unwanted Services, Publishing Executive Says
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Tuesday, January 4
Supervisor arrested for allegedly hitting postal worker during argument
Chicago Tribune Comment
Will 2011 be the worst year ever for federal and postal workers and retirees?
Federal News Radio Comment
Why Capital and Flexibility Matters
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Did Issa Provide an Entry for Postal Reform?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Letter carrier says Lima mail is a mess
Lima News Comment
Husband pleads not guilty in death of Alabama District Manager
WAFF TV Comment
USPS won't rebuild Healdsburg's post office
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
West Virginia Congressman derides USPS consolidation decision
Beckley Register-Herald Comment
Monday, January 3
Some post office closures delayed
Washington Post Comment
New Mail.dat Client Needed for PostalOne!
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
APWU Frustrated by Lack of Progress in Contract Talks
APWU News Comment
Buy These Stamps, and Forget About Rate Increases
New York Times Comment
Postal contractor accused of taking money meant for workers’ comp premiums
Altoona Mirror Comment
Closing of post office upsets residents of Capitol Height
Montgomery (AL) Advertiser Comment
USPS is one of the top ten issues in DC this year
postalnews blog Comment
Sunday, January 2
Another collection box is target of arson
Bradenton Herald Comment
Saturday, January 1
Prediction for 2011 from Fox Business News
Silly season starts early at Fox...
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
A Hidden World Inside New York's Great Post Office
National Public Radio Comment
Postmaster Decides not to Move Mailboxes
WBKO TV Bowling Green KY Comment
Congressman sends message on Albany NY post office closure
Albany Times Union Comment
Columnist says window clerk’s questions don’t make sense
postalnews blog Comment
Damaged, returned cards blamed on cheap envelopes
Springfield MO News-Leader Comment

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