Friday, September 30
Darrell Issa Goes Postal, Job-Killing Retiree Bill Moves to the States
Center for Media and Democracy
Coverage of the Sept. 27 Save America's Postal Service rallies
Save America's Postal Service
Separating Roles of the USPS
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Snail-mail Hunters: Companies taking aim at core USPS products
Boston Business Journal
Two Alabama postal workers indicted for mail theft and delay
Press release
Former letter carrier claims local mail is routinely thrown in the trash
WXIN TV Indianapolis
With historic losses looming, USPS launches new ad campaign
Washington Post
Thursday, September 29
Undelivered Mail Pulled From Post Office Dumpsters
WRTV Indianapolis
Postmaster Murder Trial Hits Sudden Halt
Wheeling WV News-Register
5-Day Delivery Bill Not Likely to Pass This Year
multichannelmerchant.com
Video: When it comes to the USPS, Darrell Issa is pro-robot and anti-human being
Rep. Stephen Lynch appears on the Ed Show
MSNBC: The Ed Show
MSNBC: The Ed Show
Man admits to role in scheme to dodge $1.3 million in postal fees
St. Petersburg Times
Editorial: GAO report could settle postal funding dispute
Wilmington DE News Journal
Feds have sacrificed enough, federal groups tell supercommittee
Federal News Radio
Wednesday, September 28
Postal Service health plan still on the radar
Government Executive
Pennsylvania postal employee charged for faking assault
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Rallies send a strong message to save America’s postal service
Workday Minnesota
Bogus Postal Service crisis deserves to get a Return to Sender
New York Daily News
Feds' health premiums to increase 3.8 percent
Federal News Radio
How technology could be the killer and savior of the US Postal Service
digitaltrends.com
Tuesday, September 27
Postal Service employees hold rallies nationwide
Washington Post
Problem: no one uses APCs. Solution: call them something else!
postalnews blog
PMG and NALC President to appear on Diane Rehm Show at 10 AM EDT
The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR
NJ postal worker pleads guilty to embezzlement
Press release
4,000 more post offices on the chopping block: Nothing personal, it's just business
Save the Post Office
Monday, September 26
Carrier saves mail after vehicle catches fire
Alvin TX Sun Advertiser
USPS rescue: What's in, what's out, what's next
Federal Times
Sunday, September 25
This week in history: The Post Office and the Constitution
Save the Post Office
Editorial: Ending Saturday USPS deliveries should be last resort
Grand Forks Herald
Small businesses would be hard hit by postal cutbacks
Trenton Times
Saturday, September 24
Post Offices removed from the RAOI: List and Map
Save the Post Office
Postcom notes passing of Murray Comarow, who helped shape USPS
postalnews blog
Darrell Issa wants the USPS to die quickly
Darrell Issa's twitter via postalnews blog
Preserving the People's Post Office: Nader writes Congress
Save the Post Office
Postal service reform could 'cripple' South Florida nonprofits
South Florida Business Journal
John McCain and the Politics of Postal Reform
Courier Express and Postal Observer
click here to read the press release issued by McCain, and here for some earlier pearls of wisdom from John McCain -
click here to read the press release issued by McCain, and here for some earlier pearls of wisdom from John McCain -
Postal supervisor gets probation for for stealing prescription medication from mail
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Friday, September 23
The OIG tells the post office to get a divorce
Save the Post Office
330 Motor Vehicle Jobs Returned to APWU Bargaining Unit
postalnews blog
Postal Regulatory Commission Increases its Irrelevance in Policy Debate
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Glens Falls NY Letter Carrier Admits Stealing Mail
postalnews blog
Forever stamp licks markets in race for investor returns
Globe and Mail
Without new vision, Postal Service heads toward irrelevance
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Rural postal carrier stays on job, healthy at 84
Quincy IL Herald Whig
Two postal workers accused of stealing iPhones
Sacramento Bee
Thursday, September 22
Darrell Issa lobbied for same kinds of federal loans his committee is now investigating
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
Nonprofit group unveils ad opposing Issa bill
postalnews blog
Why the USPS Matters: FedEx
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Dueling hashtags show partisan bickering over USPS reform
The Hill's Twitter Room
Maine postal worker gets 30 days for stealing veterans’ prescriptions
Bangor Daily News
Three Ohio postal workers charged with mail offenses
Press release
Florida Postmaster Enters Diversion Program In Sexual Battery Case
NorthEscambia.com
Wednesday, September 21
Job cuts focus of heated Postal Service debate
Washington Post
Issa's committee passes Issa's bill on party line vote
Connolly: "Issa’s bill applies a combination of flagellation and bloodletting to a patient who everyone acknowledges is sick"
Federal Times
Federal Times
Postal service publishes proposal for service standard reductions
Federal Register
Congressman: Drop pre-funding requirement
Youngstown Vindicator
Mailers' group launches "Save the Mail Save Jobs" web site
savethemailsavejobs.org
Postal service asks some Lincoln residents to install to curbside mailboxes
Lincoln Journal Star
Yet another blog helps spread misinformation about USPS
postalnews blog
Tuesday, September 20
Clerk sues USPS for violation of FMLA rights
Southeast Texas Record
eNAPUS Bulletin: President Obama Weighs In on Postal Legislation
President’s Deficit Plan Impacts FERS and FEHBP
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
The Postal Service leaves the driving to us
Save the Post Office
5 Businesses That Will Suffer From a Post Office Overhaul
InvestorPlace
Obama Supports Postage Increase: Is He Dissing the Print Industry?
Dead Tree Edition
Monday, September 19
Video: The Great Postal Heist
The truth about the manufactured postal "crisis"
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Postal Service's first-class woes weighing on direct mailers
BtoB Magazine
President Obama deficit plans back ending Saturday mail
Washington Post
APWU Launches Phase 2 Of Television Ad Campaign
postalnews blog
Netflix DVD mailing service to split off and become Qwikster
arstechnica.com
How Republicans crippled the U.S. Postal Service
Salem OR Statesman Journal
What to do when you learn your post office may close
Save the Post Office
Sunday, September 18
Iowa postal workers gather at state capitol to protest USPS
KTIV Sioux City
Saturday, September 17
The Truth about the USPS "Crisis": A Summary
The Worley Dervish Blog
Consolidating the processing network: A map view of the AMP plan
Save the Post Office
Wait and See: Mailers react to USPS fiscal crisis
multichannelmerchant.com
USPS Consolidation Plan Means Moving or Closing Some FSS Machines
Dead Tree Edition
Friday, September 16
NAPS Statement on USPS Network Reorganization Plans
postalnews blog
The Proposed USPS Network: A Second Best Solution
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
APWU NY Metro local says PMG should step down
Also Calls for Investigation into Former PMG Potter's Retirement Package
Press release
Press release
Privatization of US Postal Service could be costly
The Daily Cougar
Montana suffers brunt of rural post office closings
Great Falls Tribune
Thursday, September 15
DMA urges members to lobby Congress to throw out USPS union contracts
postalnews blog
USPS Presentation on Network, Service Changes
postalnews blog
Proposed USPS Plant Consolidation List Revealed
postalnews blog
How Congress Bankrupted the Postal Service in 3 Easy Steps
Dead Tree Edition
Digital ascends but print still rules catalog business
Direct Marketing News
Government denies coercing confession from deaf postman
Northern Virginia Daily
Postal Service proposal might slow deliveries
Washington Post
Legacy for Sale: The Postal Service has no shame
Save the Post Office
Video: Customer told to leave PO because she has too much mail
postalnews blog
Stephen Colbert offers suggestions to help USPS
postalnews blog
Wednesday, September 14
UPS Seeks to Banish 'Notorious' Delivery-Notice Slips
Advertising Age
The lunatic fringe weighs in on postal reform
postalnews blog
Post Office History Goes on Sale
Wall Street Journal via postalnews blog
Video: Neighborhood mailman reassigned after budget cuts
postalnews blog
Who gets hurt when the post office closes?
Save the Post Office
Retirement menu: Filet & cabernet or dog food & Dr. Pepper?
Federal News Radio
Letter carrier pleads guilty in tax refund fraud scam
St. Petersburg Times
Texas: Two accused of death threats against mailman
Amarillo Globe-News
Tuesday, September 13
More Details Emerge in Republican Assault on USPS and Postal Unions
Crooks and Liars
Postal Reform Myths vs. Facts - Reforming the Postal Service
Tom Carper, U.S. Senator for Delaware
Next Washington Debacle: The Broke Postal Service
Seeking Alpha
Former NALC Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $20,000
Press release
Lawmakers have better benefits than feds
Why do multi-millionaires like Darrell Issa need government subsidized pensions and health benefits?
Federal Times
Federal Times
Postal Service, White House Engaged in 'Intense Discussions'
Dead Tree Edition
Monday, September 12
Issa would force postal workers to retire
The Hill via postalnews blog
Democrats introduce totally irrelevant bill on postal finances
postalnews blog
Where are most federal employees? Not in Washington
Washington Post
Charlotte: Later mail likely due to loss of 14 routes
Deliveries as late as 8 PM may be typical
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Observer
'Junk Mail' May Be Last Hope for Saving the USPS
Advertising Age
Fate of USPS could impact local private sector jobs
Grand Rapids Press
Preserve the Postal Service
Why does it have to be self-supporting?
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer
Donahoe's Downsizing Plan for USPS Yields Huge PR Coup
Dead Tree Edition
USPS rescue: Plan’s goal is to destroy union, employee benefits
Canton Repository
Feds plan their exits: Interest surges in retirement seminars
Federal Times
Sunday, September 11
What's wrong with the Postal Service? How about what's wrong with the media?
Save the Post Office
Saturday, September 10
Without rhyme or reason: The PRC turns down the Akron appeal
Save the Post Office
No more postal service? What would Ben Franklin think?
Salt Lake Tribune
The Future of the U.S. Postal Service – Don’t Believe the Hype
Pitney Bowes Newsroom
Arizona postal worker indicted for forging money orders
postalnews blog
Man Who Shot At Postal Vehicle Convicted
WLEX TV Lexington Kentucky
Bill O’Reilly comes up with a brand new lie about postal finances
postalnews blog
Editorial: Postal Service crisis must be defused
Asheville Citizen-Times
Friday, September 9
Supervisors join with unions in effort to save USPS
postalnews blog
Conan O’Brien video: The USPS Is Hip And Kewl!
postalnews blog
Ohio mail theft case passed to US attorney's office
Zanesville Times Recorder
USPS Defends Plan to Close Thousands of Offices at PRC Hearing
auctionbytes.com
Thursday, September 8
Postbusters! Jon Stewart on the postal “crisis”
Hulu via postalnews blog
Postal Unions Join Forces to Save America’s Postal Service
Rallies Set for Sept. 27 in Every Congressional District
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
The Social and Economic Value of Postal Services
Save the Post Office
Possible USPS insolvency threatens FedEx/Boeing deal
postalnews blog
Audio: The legal perspective on buyouts, VERAs
Federal News Radio
Carper says USPS could avoid default by using the billions it prepaid in pensions
Philadelphia Inquirer
Sen. Olympia J. Snowe: Diminishing postal service will hurt communication
Fosters Daily Democrat
How to lie with charts, part 2
Business Insider shoots itself in the foot
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Wednesday, September 7
Postcom’s ‘This Week in Postal’ podcast for Sept. 7 2011
Postcom via postalnews blog
NALC Talking Points on the USPS Financial “Crisis”
NALC via postalnews blog
Senator McCaskill, the Postal Service’s Financial Strategist
National Review
Former letter carrier gets probation for stealing from union
Hazleton PA Standard Speaker
Untangling USPS financial knots won’t be easy
Washington Post
Doug McIntyre: If we stay divided, we are all sure to fall
Los Angeles Daily News
Iowa Governor Branstad: No conflict in ownership of post offices
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Tuesday, September 6
How Should US Postal Service's Financial Problems Be Fixed?
Donahoe and Rolando on PBS NewsHour
Postmasters Call on Congress to Stop Closing Post Offices…
... and to Let USPS Pension Overpayments Prefund Retiree Health Benefits
League of Postmasters
League of Postmasters
Postal Service financial rescue plan in works at White House
Washington Post
Senate Committee Hearing begins at 2 PM EDT
"Proposals to prevent a postal shutdown": Live video, witness list
United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
Postal Panic - Don’t Get Sucked In
Postal Affairs Blog
also: The State of the Postal Service -
also: The State of the Postal Service -
USPS budget cuts will squeeze contractors big and small
Bloomberg Government via postalnews blog
Senate Hearing Witness List Suggests Retiree Benefit Fix Still on Table
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Monday, September 5
Mix-Up at the Times: Editorial Ends Up as Front-Page Lead
Save the Post Office
New York Times buys in to the postal shell game
postalnews blog
Tom Sgouros: Bad Accounting Equals Bad Policy
Bad accounting threatens more than just the USPS
golocalprov.com
golocalprov.com
In E-Mail Age, Postal Service Struggles to Avoid a Default
New York Times
Sunday, September 4
Saving the Postal Service
Information you won't find on Darrell Issa's web site
Savingthepostalservice.org
Savingthepostalservice.org
Lieberman to Conduct Emergency Postal Hearing
also:Postal Retail Access Optimization Initiative (RAOI)
eNAPUS Bulletin
eNAPUS Bulletin
Saturday, September 3
The Postal Service Does Itself No Favors
Save the Post Office
USPS “Major announcement” postponed to Sept 15
postalnews blog
Letter carrier gets year in prison for destroying mail
Washington Post
NAPUS: Postmaster pay talks continue; PSE problems to be discussed
postalnews blog
Friday, September 2
Asbestos removal blamed for illness of 17 NH workers
Portsmouth Herald
Feds charge 2 Kentucky mail carriers with stealing prescription pills from mail
Lexington Herald Leader
Thursday, September 1
NAPS asks Senators to support Carper, Collins bills
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Darrell Issa uses taxpayer dollars to attack postal workers, USPS
postalnews blog
Political marketers weigh digital, direct mail
Direct Marketing News
Mailboxes disappearing as usage drops off
San Francisco Chronicle
Suspicious parcel found at Illinois Air Force base
NW Illinois Times
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