OIG to investigate effects USPS compliance rules have on mailers

USPS OIG

What Can You Do About the Weather?

How OneCode Confirm can help mailers
Postal Affairs Blog

Postal Service's new sorter won't need breaks

North County (CA) Times

Alabama postal worker pleads guilty to mail theft

postalnews blog

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

Auditors raise concerns over USPS bookkeeping

Post & Parcel

Snow Business: The Mail Carrier’s Burden

Boston Globe

'60 Minutes' visits Mansfield post office

Mansfield OH News Journal

The Big Lie continues

postalnews blog

Future of small post offices remains uncertain

Terre Haute Tribune Star

Rural post offices under threat

Marysville (CA) Appeal-Democrat

Rural residents fear loss of local post offices

Springfield IL State Journal-Register

Disabled Vermont veteran prevails in fight for home mail delivery

Boston Globe

Police: LI Postman stole 7,000 JC Penney coupons, sold them on eBay

CBS New York

USPS drops rural subcontracting proposal

Federal Times

Philadelphia postmen drinking on the job- Part 2

WTFX TV Philadelphia

APWU Protests Bidding ‘Outage’

APWU News

APWU: With Slow Progress, Contract Talks Continue

APWU News

House Postal Subcommittee and Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Slots Filled

also: Economy and Budget Politics Command Attention
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin

Radio "personality" Clark Howard spreads misinformation on USPS finances

postalnews blog

USPS makes play for regional parcel traffic

DC Velocity

Gladys Horton, ‘Please Mr. Postman’ singer, dead at 66

postalnews blog via Rolling Stone

Arbitrator: USPS can’t use custodians to transport mail

postalnews blog

Commentary: Post office closings?

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Tupelo postal consolidation on hold

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

USPS “Love Notes” CD debuts at #4 on Billboard Jazz Album chart

postalnews blog

USPS spent close to a billion dollars in overtime in first quarter

postalnews blog

Gas smell keeps Hardin, Ill., post office closed

EPA says building is safe
St Louis Post-Dispatch

Postal worker penalized for National Guard service in Gulf

Attleboro (MA) Sun Chronicle

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

League President reports on management associations meeting with PMG

League of Postmasters

Ohio postal worker gets five months in prison for worker’s comp fraud

Press release

Why Conservatives Ought to Love the Postal Service

The American Prospect

Postal employees and business leaders blast Industry/Santa Ana consolidation plan

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Video: Postmen drinking on the job in Philadelphia

WTFX TV Philadelphia

Post office issues sketch of robber

Chattanooga Times Free Press

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

PMG Expresses Regret to Postmasters for “Maytag” remark

NAPUS

Video: Pat Donahoe on leadership

Washington Post via postalnews blog

Analyst: Use Postal Service as cutbacks model

Philadelphia Inquirer

When is a post office not a post office?

postalnews blog

Postal union seeks members' help promoting changes

Washington Post
see also Guffey Seeks to Unify Leaders on New Direction -

Government workers are the new illegal aliens

Vacaville CA Reporter

Postal workers wait on closures

Watertown (NY) Daily Times

Postal Service Shrinking its Urban Footprint

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

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

How can you tell if a post office is losing money?

postalnews blog

Stamping out the Postal Service using political ball & chain

Manteca (CA) Bulletin

Study says cut jobs at Reading PA Postal Facility

Reading Eagle

Mail carrier in South Bend bitten by dog while on the job

South Bend Tribune

Residents deliver care mail to beloved mail carrier suffering from cancer

Madison WI State Journal

California Postal Worker Bitten By Pit Bull

KRCR Redding

PRC Ruling on Shuttered Post Offices Expected Soon

Wall Street Journal

APWU Denounces Post Office Closure Plans

APWU News

USPS Clarifies Do Not Deliver Requests

Consumers Should Contact the Mailer, Not Their Carrier
Press release

Postal Service beefs up financial monitoring

Federal News Radio

Hardin IL residents fed up with post office closure

Alton Telegraph

USPS to hold Tuesday hearing on Bristol TN plant

Bristol Herald Courier

Adapting the Postal Service to prosper in the digital age

The Daily Caller

Mail moves at snail’s pace in New Mexico town

Los Alamos NM Monitor

Postal Service Eyes Closing Thousands of Post Offices

Wall Street Journal

The anti-feds: Who's leading the attack on your jobs, pay and benefits

Federal Times

McCain thinks “going after” the USPS will help balance the budget?

postalnews blog

Kansas City, Kansas post office closes for good

Fourth in metro area to close this year
KSHB TV Kansas City

Former Guilderland NY postmaster admits stealing from post office

Schenectady Daily Gazette

Earth Class Mail attempts reboot

The Oregonian

NAPS: The Business Case for Continuing Six-Day Delivery

National Association of Postal Supervisors

Postal trucking contractor guilty in pay case

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Slow periodicals deliveries frustrating customers in Virginia

Waynesboro News Virginian

APWU National Officers to Meet in February; Guffey Seeks to Unify Leaders on New Direction

APWU News

Negotiations heating up at Canada Post: CUPW files for conciliation

postalnews blog

Congressman seeks OIG review of Bowling Green consolidation

Bowling Green Daily News

Accused of dissing West Virginia, USPS moves stamp unveiling

postalnews blog

Donahoe: delivery day must be cut

Federal News Radio

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)

Possible early out information?

postalnews blog

Carper reacts to USPS job cuts

postalnews blog

Davenport mail carrier seriously injured by van

Des Moines Register

Is Canada Post’s pink slip in the mail?

CTV News

Postal employees raise voices for Petaluma mail center

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Postal Service ‘Discovers’ A Way To Grow Direct Mail

Dead Tree Edition

Lynch will be ranking member on House USPS Oversight subcommittee

postalnews blog

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

Salinas mail move draws fire

Salinas Californian

Commentary: The President, Politics and Doing the Right Thing

Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom.org

PRC seeks public comments on proposed postage increase

Press release

Contract carrier played hookie, then burned or dumped letters

KOMO TV Seattle

Bar code error leads to Social Security check delay

Hazleton PA Standard Speaker

Manhattan Block Under Seige by Postal Trucks, Residents Say

DNAinfo.com

Editorial: Community should fight Post Office closure

University of Oregon Daily Emerald

USPS renews contract for ad-supported change of address service

Press release

Susan Collins files brief opposing USPS in exigent rate case appeal

Press release

Careers Headed For The Trash Pile: Postal Workers?

postalnews blog

Postal service wants to stop rural delivery to part of the Ocala National Forest

Orlando Sentinel

Downsizing, Relocations, Benefit Reductions Up Next?

Is USPS the "canary in the coal mine"?
Federal News Radio

Editorial: Our expensive sponsorship

Staunton (VA) News Leader

League publishes Pay for Performance recourse information

National League of Postmasters

Reward for man who held Arkansas postal worker at gunpoint

postalnews blog

Dastardly Deed At The East Lake Post Office - And Response

The Chattanoogan

Postmaster general defends the 'Forever Stamp'

Washington Post

Opposition builds over plan to move Salinas mail-processing center

Salinas Californian

Netflix Enrages Subscribers By Limiting Access to DVD Queue

paidContent

Two GOP freshmen to handle federal worker, postal issues

Washington Post

Is “Coopetition” a Good Thing for the Postal Service?

USPS OIG Blog

When storms stymie Granite State deliveries

Manchester Union Leader

Middleville NY residents want post office back

Utica Observer-Dispatch

Post office mural raises questions of racial sensitivity

Columbus MS Dispatch

Postal Service wants to leave 77-year-old downtown Sacramento site

Sacramento Bee

Mail found scattered along highway in Maryland

St Louis Post-Dispatch

Is Your Company Wise to Intelligent Mail?

Wausau Paper - Digital Space Blog

Picketers oppose plan to close post office

Mansfield News Journal OH

Robber hits Chattanooga post office

Chattanooga Times Free Press

USPS tweets its own spin on Lance Armstrong revelations

postalnews blog

Asheville postal couple convicted of workers comp fraud

Asheville Citizen-Times

USPS had concerns about possible doping early in Armstrong sponsorship

postalnews blog

Mail carrier saves man from fire

New England Cable News

Postal Service announces possible consolidation in Houston

Houston Chronicle

Alert letter carrier brings help to man suffering diabetic seizure

Decatur Herald-Review

USPS to cut 10 districts, 7,500 admin positions

postalnews blog

More USPS executive moves- Small to Eastern Area, Forte to Northeast

postalnews blog

Documents reveal Lance Armstrong sponsorship cost USPS $32 million

ESPN

OSHA: DBCS Machines Pose Risk to Workers’ Health

Management 'Lacks Understanding' of Risks, Agency Concludes

The Elephant Has Ears: Some Good News for Mailers Along With the Rate Hikes

Dead Tree Edition

Donahoe Sworn In as 73rd Postmaster General of the United States

Press release

Postcom podcast: This Week in Postal

Postcom.org via postalnews blog

NAPUS urges White House action on USPS pension funding

postalnews blog

Norway Post to launch digital mailbox service

Press release

Mailers' group joins unions in call for Obama to act on USPS funding

postalnews blog

USPS to Raise Catalog Rates by 1%

multichannelmerchant.com

Mail delivery almost back to normal

Gainesville Times

Post office blamed for late utility bills

Toledo Blade

Stockton postal operation could shift northward

Stockton Record

Thieves hit Postal Service collection box

Sacramento Bee

Postal Service Relaxes Upcoming Requirements for Automation Prices

DMM Advisory

Unions push back against deficit commission

Federal News Radio

Postal Unions Urge Obama to Fix USPS Pension Overfunding

postalnews blog

USPS Announces rate increases effective April 17

Press release

Postal Rates To Rise In April

Dead Tree Edition

More mail going out today; Sun., holiday service possible

Atlanta Jpurnal Constitution

Siemens and Swiss Post collaborate on the merging of physical mail and electronic mail

Press release

Historic mailbox apparently stolen

San Diego Union Tribune

Debunking Newt's Forever Stamp Conspiracy Theory

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
click here for the text of Gingrich's column

Sixty six postal jobs cut in Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Press

Good News for Junk-Mail Senders

Wall Street Journal

Even in bad weather the mail goes through

Chattanooga Times Free Press

That didn’t take long- former PMG goes to work for US Chamber of Commerce

postalnews blog

Post Office Burglar: Authorities Looking For Man Who Broke Into La Crescenta Post Office

KTLA TV Los Angeles

Former USPS spokesperson Azeez Jaffer starts blog

Azeezaly Jaffer - BJ Global Enterprises LLC

Regulators on USPS reforms: “It’s not going to be easy”

Post & Parcel

Sacramento women convicted of assaulting mail carrier

Central Valley Business Times

Susan Collins calls for review of federal employees’ workers comp program

Press release

FedEx, UPS to deliver packages Wednesday; postal service still deciding

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Mailboxes "habitually" overflowing at Napa Post Office

Napa Valley Register

Authentidate ends USPS Electronic Postmark contract

Press release

Gingrich jumps on “Forever Stamp Folly” bandwagon

postalnews blog

The FedEx effect?

postalnews blog

USPS paid FedEx $1.37 billion in 2010

postalnews blog

OSHA: USPS Fails to Keep Proper Record of Injury and Illness; Problem May be Pervasive

APWU News

Issues with Transitioning to IMb for Business Reply Mail and Customer Reply Mail

Postal Affairs Blog

UPS, FedEx, postal service suspend service again

'We are at a standstill,' post office says
Atlanta Journal Constitution

Public Meeting To Discuss Bristol TN Post Office Consolidation

WCYB TV Bristol

Can We Deconstruct This Postal “Restructuring”?

Print CEO

USPS OIG plans to spend $5 million to renovate its headquarters

postalnews blog

Postal truck driver admits guilt in jogger’s death

Quincy MA Patriot Ledger

Mail delivery "sporadic at best," postal service says; UPS, FedEx down

Atlanta Journal Constitution

APWU: Despite Mounting Frustration, Contract Talks Continue

APWU News

So you want to be the Deputy Postmaster General? (Got “gravitas”?)

postalnews blog

Exclusive! Federal Times redefines “Exclusive”

postalnews blog

USPS Proposes Changes Which Would Expand its Ability to Subcontract Rural Routes to Contract Delivery Service

Rural Carrier Updates

Public support for labor unions hits a new low

The New Yorker

OPM pension errors force thousands to pay up

Federal Times

Some Lynchburg mail operations may move to Roanoke

WVVA TV Bluefield Beckley WV

Death of Florida man ends 100 years of family service at post office

Florida Times Union

USPS provides video arcade at Consumer Electronics Show?

Siliconera

Editorial: Costly loophole should be closed

Tiffin OH Advertiser-Tribune

Tennessee carrier pleads guilty to mail theft, drug possession

Kingsport Times-News

Letter to the editor: Postal politics

Minot Daily News

Fiery package in DC triggers memories of anthrax

Washington Post

Workers Upset With Post Office Following Incendiary Letter Incidents

WUSA TV Washington

Shaken workers return to postal plant

Washington Post

Virginians frustrated by mail delays

Charlottesburg Daily Progress

Suspicious packages revive postal worker fears

Washington Post

Donahoe, No Potter Clone, Quickly Making His Mark

Dead Tree Edition

Donahoe: SE Area closing just the beginning- some district offices to close, RIF and VER likely by March

postalnews blog

Postmaster General Restructures USPS

Southeast Area eliminated, 16% reduction in officers: new org chart
Press release

The Handwritten Letter, an Art All but Lost, Thrives in Prison

New York Times

Package ignites at D.C. post office

Washington Post

USPS will close Southeast Area Office in Memphis, affecting 120 employees

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Oklahoma postal worker gets probation for mail theft

Press release

Maryland closes government mailrooms statewide

Baltimore Sun

Pitney Bowes to Launch “Volly” Secure Digital Delivery Service that Connects Mailers and Consumers

Press release

PRC seeks public comments on USPS Annual Compliance Review

postalnews blog

USPS introduces Priority Mail Regional Rate Boxes for commercial shippers

Press release

What to Expect from the New Congress: NAPS Legislative Update

postalnews blog

Congressman's letter to Postmaster General takes more than two weeks to arrive

Oshkosh Northwestern

Some Lafayette postal jobs will move to Kokomo

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Postal Service weighing new cutbacks in Oxnard

Pacific Coast Business Times

Cutting hours part of postal service's cost-savings plan

WRAL TV Raleigh

PRC to Hold January 11 Public Forum on Improving U S Postal Laws

Postal Regulatory Commission (.pdf file)

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

Ohio Senator asks USPS to reconsider Madison post office closing

Press release

South Dakota carrier wins Postal Service Hero Award

Mitchell Daily Republic

Issa announces availability of oversight hearings on YouTube

postalnews blog

RR Donnelley buys 8touches, provider of online marketing tools

Press release

Virginia: Undelivered mail found a second time

Chesterfield Observer

USPS to try selling gift cards at post offices

postalnews blog

Postal union's leaders to meet on contract talks

Washington Post

Probe finds Amazon used wrong postal rates

Washington Times

Tennessee carrier under investigation in theft of VA medications

Marshall County Tribune

Full Service Intelligent Mail: The Cornerstone to the Success of the Mailing Industry? I Beg To Differ

Postal Affairs Blog

BOG meets in closed session next week

postalnews blog

Postal Service to conduct new study of mail processing operations in Utica

WKTV Utica

Postal Service may whittle Petaluma mail center

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

USPS plans to move some services from Industry to Santa Ana

Whittier Daily News

Is Congress Robbing the Postal Service?

Jr Deputy Accountant

USPS Is Wasting Money on Unwanted Services, Publishing Executive Says

Dead Tree Edition

Supervisor arrested for allegedly hitting postal worker during argument

Chicago Tribune

Will 2011 be the worst year ever for federal and postal workers and retirees?

Federal News Radio

Why Capital and Flexibility Matters

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Did Issa Provide an Entry for Postal Reform?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Letter carrier says Lima mail is a mess

Lima News

Husband pleads not guilty in death of Alabama District Manager

WAFF TV

USPS won't rebuild Healdsburg's post office

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

West Virginia Congressman derides USPS consolidation decision

Beckley Register-Herald

Some post office closures delayed

Washington Post

New Mail.dat Client Needed for PostalOne!

Postal Affairs Blog

APWU Frustrated by Lack of Progress in Contract Talks

APWU News

Buy These Stamps, and Forget About Rate Increases

New York Times

Postal contractor accused of taking money meant for workers’ comp premiums

Altoona Mirror

Closing of post office upsets residents of Capitol Height

Montgomery (AL) Advertiser

USPS is one of the top ten issues in DC this year

postalnews blog

Another collection box is target of arson

Bradenton Herald

Prediction for 2011 from Fox Business News

Silly season starts early at Fox...
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

A Hidden World Inside New York's Great Post Office

National Public Radio

Postmaster Decides not to Move Mailboxes

WBKO TV Bowling Green KY

Congressman sends message on Albany NY post office closure

Albany Times Union

Columnist says window clerk’s questions don’t make sense

postalnews blog

Damaged, returned cards blamed on cheap envelopes

Springfield MO News-Leader