postalnews.com: February 2011

Monday, February 28

Who Represents the Administration on Postal Policy?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Editorial: Can Fort Smith Win Postal Battle?
Fort Smith Times Record Comment
Ross: OMB refusing to testify at hearing on USPS finances
postalnews blog Comment
APWU President declines invitation to participate in DC demonstration
postalnews blog Comment
Post office closings update Feb 28
postalnews blog Comment
Future of Alaska mail subsidy uncertain
Alaska Journal of Commerce Comment
Not all post offices should pay their way
Concord Monitor Comment
Mail carrier nominated as postal hero
Wilmington DE News Journal Comment
Representative Ross's Recommended Reading
postalnews blog Comment
Sunday, February 27
Somerville postman delivers big role in ‘The Fighter’
Somerville MA Journal Comment
Flashback: Postal Service to deliver the e-mail (from 2000)
(This story unaccountably showed up in news searches this morning- an interesting reminder of an early USPS attempt to deal with the Internet)
ZDNet Comment
Saturday, February 26
February A Record Month For USPS Consolidations
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Pennsylvania postal worker stole gift cards from mail
Pocono Record Comment
USPS may consolidate Gary operations into South Bend
WSBT TV South Bend IN Comment
Did newspapers burst the Postal Service’s bubble wrap?
Tri-City WA Herald Comment
Postal worker gets prison for mail tampering
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Editorial: Postal service can't abandon downtowns
Hartford Courant Comment
Former Maryland Letter Carrier Convicted of Destroying Mail
Press release Comment
Post office closings update Feb 26
postalnews blog Comment
Friday, February 25
February MTAC meeting minutes and presentations
postalnews blog Comment
The Battle in Wisconsin: ‘Are We Next?’
"An Urgent Video Message" From APWU President Cliff Guffey Comment
House Subcommittee schedules hearing on USPS finances for Wednesday
postalnews blog Comment
USPS posts $451M loss for January after $458M in “trust fund” charges
postalnews blog Comment
Choosing a Road for the Postal Service in the Digital Age
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS Seeks Competitive Classification for Commercial First-Class Mail Parcels
Press release Comment
‘B.S.’ called at Fort Smith Postal Service public hearing
Fort Smith City Wire Comment
Wichita Falls processing center will close
Wichita Falls Times Record News Comment
It's worth preserving the small-town post office
Fall River MA Herald News Comment
Indiana postal worker charged with theft
Indianapolis Star Comment
Tennessee man indicted in Henning TN post office shooting
Jackson Sun Comment
Service Resumes for International Mail to Egypt
Press release Comment
Thursday, February 24
‘Bailout’ bingo
(no prize for guessing the answer to this one!)
NALC Activist Alert Comment
APWU Bargaining Committee to Meet; But There is No Tentative Agreement
APWU News Comment
Management Association Presidents Meet with Postal Leaders
NAPUS Comment
Man's Artwork Destroyed In Mail
Claims he sent $25K worth of valuables in one box, but didn't bother to insure it??
NBC Miami Comment
Winning the Hearts and Minds of Government Employees
OhMyGov News Comment
The Postal Service Role in the Digital Age
USPS OIG Blog
click here to download the white paper referred to in the blog post Comment
FSS implementation halfway there
postalnews blog Comment
Senator tells PMG West Virginia can’t afford more cuts to postal services
Press release Comment
Wednesday, February 23
Postal Problem: Huntsville Hammered By Mail Delays
"Officials Say Reduced Staffing Contributed To Tuesday Tieups"
WHNT TV Huntsville Comment
‘Business as Usual’ Isn’t Good Enough, Guffey Tells APWU Officers
postalnews blog Comment
Audio: Interview with USPS CFO Joe Corbett
Federal News Radio Comment
Glenwood CO mail sorting could move to Grand Junction
Grand Junction Free Press Comment
Audio: Postal Problems
The Exchange: Ruth Goldway, R. Richard Geddes, NRLCA's NH President are guests
New Hampshire Public Radio Comment
Continuing to Negotiate with the APWU is a Smart Business Decision
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS to study Rockford IL plant
WREX TV Rockford Comment
Editorial: USPS should have told workers about Lufkin closing first
Lufkin Daily News Comment
USPS Goes Live With New Teradata Capabilities
Press release Comment
Tuesday, February 22
Cash-Starved Postal Service May Buy Time With Obama Quick Fix
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
OIG uses open web poll to gauge impact of USPS rules on mailers
postalnews blog Comment
Congressman Ross analyzes the postal worksharing discount litigation
postalnews blog Comment
USPS pension puzzle
Federal Times Blog Comment
APWU fighting possible consolidation of Gainesville into Jacksonville
Gainesville Sun Comment
USPS files brief in workshare discount litigation
postalnews blog Comment
For Most Publishers, Snail-Mail Editions Still Beat Apps
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Pay for Performance: Fair and Balanced or Subject to Manipulation?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Small Town Fights To Save Post Office
KCCI Des Moines Comment
Letter: Closing Hickory facility will cost Postal Service more
Hickory Daily Record Comment
Monday, February 21
How Congress Makes the U.S. Less Competitive
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Alabama contract carrier accused of stealing veterans' medicine from mail
Mobile Press-Register Comment
Competing In Competitive Markets
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Palm Beach Post Office Sold
Palm Beach Post Comment
Post Offices For Sale
Hartford Courant Comment
Sunday, February 20
New postal overseer: “Public sector unions must go”
postalnews blog
see also Courier Express and Postal Observer - Comment
City sues to keep post office open
Tuscaloosa News Comment
Saturday, February 19
Federal fraud: Healthy workers took disability
WLTX TV Columbia SC Comment
Post office closings update February 19
postalnews blog Comment
Possible suspect in Henning PO murders denied bond
Jackson TN Sun Comment
Former postal employee receives probation in workers comp fraud case
Brighton-Pittsford NY Post Comment
Missouri: Rural post offices seem safe from cuts so far
Columbia Daily Tribune Comment
Postal Service to close Lufkin TX processing center
Austin American Statesman Comment
City proposes consolidating post offices
Natchez Democrat Comment
Friday, February 18
Fort Worth mailhandler union leader accused of defrauding members
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
Postmasters say PO closings violate law, ask PRC to investigate
postalnews blog Comment
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. Comment
Postcom’s This Week in Postal podcast for February 18
Postcom via postalnews blog Comment
National Association of Postal Supervisors Newsletter for Feb. 18
NAPSHQ 2 U Comment
Letter carriers join the fight to defeat Wisconsin Gov. Walker’s assault on workers
NALC Activist Alert Comment
NALC: Collins’ bill is a good start, but it needs work
NALC News Comment
Richmond newspaper goes off the deep end on postal identification requirement
postalnews blog Comment
Congressman Dennis Ross says he’ll set up a website for public input on USPS
postalnews blog Comment
Post office closings update for February 18
postalnews blog Comment
Dog owner admits misdemeanor in scuffle with mail carrier
Billings Gazette Comment
Politics as usual- postal relief measure squeaks through- for now
postalnews blog Comment
Mail-theft scheme gets California man 14-month sentence
Sacramento Bee Comment
Coburn reintroduces bill to fire tax-delinquent federal workers
Washington Post Comment
Uncovering how questionable those big blue mailboxes are
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
Letter: Postal Service woes easily resolvable
Asbury Park Press Comment
Opinion: Postal Service needs fewer supervisors, more workers
Bangor Daily News Comment
Thursday, February 17
Fox News gets credit for first phony “Obama’s $4 Billion Taxpayer Bailout” headline
postalnews blog
Update: maybe we were premature- Alan Robinson has collected several more "bailout" stories- Comment
Sources: Suspect confesses in Henning post office murders
WMC-TV Memphis Comment
The "Bailout" Talk Has Begun. Or Has It?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
see also: USPS gets short-term relief from Obama’s 2012 budget, but some call it a bailout Daily Caller Comment
Hallmark and USPS Launch Postage-Paid Greeting Cards
postalnews blog Comment
Postal regulators seal branch's fate
Albany Times Union Comment
Daytona consolidation will raise costs for mailers
Daytona Beach News-Journal Comment
USPS will still subsidize grocery deliveries in Alaska
Anchorage Daily News Comment
Book Stores as Community Centers; Should Congress Intervene to Keep Them Open?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
No penalties for poop delivery
UPI Comment
Wednesday, February 16
PRC approves USPS rate increases, but is critical of discount calculations
postalnews blog Comment
USPS announces resignation of Controller
postalnews blog Comment
Anthrax panel releases report
Press release Comment
From innovation to Monty Python: An interview with the USPS Inspector General
Washington Post Comment
Washington Post gets it wrong again
postalnews blog Comment
Cost-Benefit Analysis Provides First Attempt to Measure Economic Impact of Closing a Rural Post Office
Postal Journal Comment
Daytona postmark ending with merger
Daytona Beach News-Journal Comment
Video: Postal Credit Cards Used For Adult Stuff
WTXF TV Philadelphia Comment
Maine postal employee accused of stealing drugs from mail
Bangor Daily News Comment
Plan to study Las Cruces consolidation unwelcome delivery for many - Las Cruces Sun-News
Las Cruces NM Sun-News Comment
Rasmussen poll: Americans Want to Keep Postal Service Public But Cut Delivery to 5 Days
Press release Comment
Tuesday, February 15
Susan Collins introduces new “reform” law to fix problems she created in 2006
postalnews blog Comment
APWU: Obama Budget ‘Recognizes Seriousness’ of USPS Crisis; Proposals Face an Uphill Battle
APWU News Comment
NAPS Response to Obama’s Proposed Budget
Press release Comment
Pennsylvania Man Threatened To Shoot Mail Carrier, Police Say
WPXI Pittsburgh Comment
NALC: Proposed budget preserves six-day mail delivery and offers postal relief
postalnews blog
see also: Key lawmakers support six-day mail delivery - Comment
What do House Republicans Think About Budget Changes Relating to the Postal Service?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Obama Hints At Changes To Postal Service Workforce
Dead Tree Edition Comment
APWU Opposes Plans to Remove Bullet-Proof Glass at Some Retail Facilities
APWU News Comment
Salary Protection Update – Impact of DUO on Postmasters
League of Postmasters Comment
How much relief can the USPS really expect if Issa still thinks the CSRS overpayment is a “myth”
postalnews blog Comment
Monday, February 14
Carper Responds to Postal Reform Proposals in 2012 Budget
postalnews blog Comment
USPS CFO “encouraged” by budget provisions
Press release Comment
Budget provides for $4 billion in relief for USPS in FY 2011
postalnews blog Comment
Postal worker salary database updated for 2011
Asbury Park Press Comment
Hacking General Delivery or Why I Live at the P.O. (virtually)
postalnews blog Comment
Residents circulate petitions to back carriers caguht drinking on the job
Mt. Airy, PA Patch Comment
Coal and Valentines, An Unlikely Pair with a Rich Philatelic History
National Postal Museum Comment
When is $600,000 more than $6,200,000?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
When Will the OSHA Fines End?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Rural post offices put on notice in face of DIY digital age
USA Today Comment
What LSU's Actions tells Us About Retail Postal Services.
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Sunday, February 13
Thanks to so many for all the kindnesses
A message from the crazy lady's letter carrier
Fargo Forum
click here to see the original story and video - Comment
With post office closed, Hardin (IL) residents unhappy
Jacksonville Journal Courier Comment
Newspaper defends Moorhead crazy lady story
Fargo Forum Comment
Priority murals at the P.O.
Des Moines Register Comment
Saturday, February 12
Drug maker Cephalon reveals it’s being investigated by the USPS OIG
postalnews blog Comment
Court says USPS HQ exec’s sex discrimination suit can go ahead
postalnews blog Comment
Hattiesburg postal center could move
Jackson MS Clarion-Ledger Comment
Post office to move some processing to Kokomo from Muncie
Muncie Star Press Comment
Questions surround postal distribution center’s closure
Bluefield WV Daily Telegraph Comment
Congress Hears the Truth About Postal Service Finances
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Friday, February 11
OIG Travel report: Carper says USPS leadership has ‘clearly failed to set a good example’
Press release Comment
Washington Post ‘cleans up’ Collins quotes on travel report
postalnews blog Comment
OIG travel report provides ammunition for right wing group
postalnews blog Comment
PostCom: USPS competing with its own customers?
postalnews blog Comment
USPS needs more outside ideas - but seeks less input from regulators
Post & Parcel Comment
Senator Collins issues misleading statement on USPS travel card abuse
postalnews blog Comment
Inspector General finds employees misused USPS credit cards
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service eyes moving processing from Frederick to Baltimore
Baltimore Sun Comment
5-Day Delivery: Maybe the PRC's Decision Is In the Mail
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Thursday, February 10
Finally- one mainstream media source explains the REAL reason the USPS lost money in Q1
Associated Press via postalnews blog Comment
Health Care Prefunding Sinks Postal Service’s Profit
NonProfit Times Comment
USPS “default” threat gets media’s attention, but not its understanding
postalnews blog Comment
Postal worker indicted in $40 theft from mail
Erie Times-News Comment
Owner of Houston presort firm guilty of fraud, counterfeiting
postalnews blog Comment
Newspaper carrier charged with mail theft
Evansville Courier & Press Comment
OSHA cites USPS in Nashville with $70,000 fine for safety hazard
Press release Comment
Wednesday, February 9
Letter carrier helps child, gets fired
NBC Philadelphia Comment
Postal Service makes $226 million Q1 profit- but Congress won’t let them keep it!
postalnews blog Comment
Zumbox and KUBRA Partner to Deliver Digital Postal Mail for Large Transactional Mailers
Press release
See also: Race for America’s digital postal mail market heating up | Post & Parcel - Comment
Albuquerque postal worker pleads guilty to stealing U.S. Mail
Albuquerque Journal Comment
Virginia: girl injured by mail delivery truck
Richmond Times-Dispatch Comment
USPS awards multi-million dollar contract for package sorting camera systems
Press release Comment
That was fast! Email on the decline...
Looks Like You Don't Have Mail!
PCWorld Comment
Tuesday, February 8
Mailers ask Obama to intervene in USPS pension overfunding
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Employee Weighs In On USPS Fiscal Woes
Tyler Morning Telegraph Comment
Reward For Info In Florida Postal Worker's Killing Up To $100K
WPLG Miami Comment
Mississippi postal worker pleads guilty to stealing mail
Biloxi Sun Herald Comment
Congressman wants Stockton consolidation study made public
Press release Comment
Bus, postal vehicle collide in Detroit; 7 injured
Detroit News Comment
Michigan mail truck goes up in flames
"... fourth vehicle in the district to get stuck in the snow and catch fire"
The Observer & Eccentric Comment
Monday, February 7
Postal service mechanic admits using USPS computer for child porn
postalnews blog Comment
All Mail Service to Egypt Temporarily Suspended
DMM Advisory Comment
How Much Longer for "Transaction" Mail?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
A lot of nonsense on the front page
"Shame on The Forum for giving the woman with the petty complaints about her mail carrier front-page coverage"
Fargo ND Forum Comment
Does the USPS Now Require SCAN Forms for Online Postage?
Auction Bytes Comment
Editorial: Efforts to streamline post office need congressional help
Peoria Journal Star Comment
Roadside rule leaves couple in postal cold
Reading Eagle Comment
Editorial: Time to fix the USPS
Fosters Daily Democrat Comment
Sunday, February 6
Study Says 2016 Is the “Tipping Point” for eBill Usage
postalnews blog Comment
Letter to the Editor: We don't have to give up Saturday mail delivery
Beaumont TX Enterprise Comment
Mailhandlers Union issues official call for bargaining proposals
postalnews blog Comment
Redesigning USPS: Changes to be announced in late March
postalnews blog Comment
‘Postal’ and ‘service’ don’t go together
Fargo ND Forum Comment
Editorial: Unacceptable — Postal service should scrap closure plan
Bluefield WV Daily Telegraph Comment
Saturday, February 5
Unbundling Postal Prices
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Montana postal worker admits mail theft
Billings Gazette Comment
For a Small-Town Fixture, a Postal Mortem
New York Times Comment
Friday, February 4
USPS suspends mail service to Egypt
Press release Comment
NALC opposes Collins FECA reform bill
NALC News Comment
For rural Virginia town, post office delivers more than mail
Washington Post Comment
NAPSHQ 2 U Newsletter
National Association of Postal Supervisors Comment
NYC mail carrier pummeled with frozen snowballs
Wall Street Journal Comment
Mail carriers plow through — if they can
Lawrence (MA) Eagle Tribune Comment
Minnesota woman campaigns to get new mail carrier
Fargo Forum Comment
Please, please Mr. Postman, it's been a long time
Tulsa World Comment
Glenwood CO mail sorting could move to Grand Junction
Aspen Times Comment
Pennsylvania postal worker pleads guilty to theft of USPS funds
postalnews blog Comment
Printer Praises Postal Plant Consolidations
Dead Tree Edition Comment
The postal service and its ‘process’
Petaluma Argus-Courier Comment
Three arrested in Long Island Post Office thefts
Press release Comment
Thursday, February 3
OIG Report: Fundamental Questions for the Future of the Postal Service
postalnews blog Comment
Turkey attacks mail truck on Cape Cod
postalnews blog Comment
CRS Report: The USPS and Six-Day Delivery- Issues for Congress
postalnews blog Comment
Collins introduces federal workers comp reform bill
Press release Comment
Letter to the Editor: Congress to blame for for Postal Service troubles
Napa Valley Register Comment
Big Lie update: California newspaper blames unions for USPS financial problems
postalnews blog Comment
USPS plans consolidation study of Bluefield WV plant
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Comment
How to Stem the New Flood of Mailers as USPS Eases Junk Mail Restrictions
TreeHugger Comment
Postal Service 'AMPs' Up Facility Consolidations
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Yuma mail now delivered on foot to save costs
Yuma Sun Comment
Wednesday, February 2
Obama Budget to address “major financial concerns” of USPS
Post & Parcel Comment
Oregon rural carrier charged with theft- 26 tubs of mail found in home
postalnews blog Comment
APWU Urges Commission to Make Repeal of Pre-funding Mandate a Priority
APWU News Comment
Postal Service unable to maintain full service due to snowstorm
Bay City (MI) Times Comment
Post Office plans to deliver on Wednesday; not so with UPS, FedEx
Wisconsin State Journal Comment
USPS Introduces New Flat-Rate Products
Press release Comment
Meeting Held Over Possible Bowling Green Consolidation
WKBO TV Bowling Green KY Comment
Post office closings may affect rural North Dakotans
Dickinson Press Comment
Study to weigh consolidating Portsmouth NH plant
Foster's Daily Democrat Comment
Tuesday, February 1
USPS wants to eliminate indefinite saved salary for RIFed supervisors and postmasters
League of Postmasters Comment
Dozens of RI mail carriers hurt this winter
Providence Journal Comment
Jammed vault closes Fort Myers post office
Fort Myers News-Press Comment
UPS 4th Quarter Earnings Surge 44 Percent, 2011 EPS Expected to Set All-Time High
Press release Comment
Delivering to Empty Houses
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Florida postal worker faces charge of defrauding patrons
Citrus Daily Comment
Love is in the Mail at a Post Office Near You
Press release Comment
Marketers' secret weapon: direct mail
Direct Marketing News Comment
Editorial: When it comes to mail delivery, don't leave rural America behind
McCook NE Daily Gazette Comment
Minneapolis Woman Tries to Mail Puppy
KMSP TV Minneapolis Comment
Editorial: Break soldier out of Catch 02703
Attleboro MA Sun Chronicle Comment

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