Wednesday, November 30
Bags of mail found in stolen car after police chase
Auburn CA Journal
Man who caused post office shutdown was jogger in unusual gear
San Jose Mercury News
USPS Prepares To Shut Down Cincinnati's Mail Hub
Residents Protest Loss Of More Than 400 Jobs
WLWT Cincinnati
WLWT Cincinnati
Advertising on USPS vehicles “could raise $360m a year”
Post & Parcel
Tuesday, November 29
USPS starts fiscal year with a $112 million profit from operations
postalnews blog
On Falling Mail Volumes, A Tale of Two Stories
Save the Post Office
Connecticut postal worker charged in theft of mail, gets special probation
New Haven Register
Letter: GOP seeks profit in postal privatization
Syracuse Post-Standard
Alaska mail subsidy needs big changes, inspector general says
Anchorage Daily News
Monday, November 28
Writer upset post office banned stroller
The Northwoods River News - Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Richmond plant worst in the country for delayed mail
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Post office closures seen as boost to other Christmas package shippers
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Arkansas post office reviews to continue during moratorium
KATV Little Rock
Sunday, November 27
38 postal execs earn more than Cabinet members
Federal Times
Mayor: Mail facility belongs in New Orleans
New Orleans Times Picayune
Hidden spy system still exists in old post office
Murfreesboro TN Daily News Journal
Week in Review: The discontinuing continues
Save the Post Office
Dear Santa, Please send the Post Office a miracle
Save the Post Office
George Will Is Confused by Numbers at the Post Office
Business Insider
On USPS Privatization, George Will Strikes Out
Dead Tree Edition
Saturday, November 26
Friday, November 25
The New York Times Editorial: How many things can you get wrong in 300 words?
Save the Post Office
Postal nostalgia: Logan/Smyth and the Mystery of the Ring Knife
BladeForums.com
Real holiday cards deliver the most staying power
Detroit News
Editorial: Overhauling the Post Office for the 21st Century
New York Times
Occupy the Post Office
Protest at PMG's speech didn't go as planned
MichaelMoore.com
MichaelMoore.com
Thursday, November 24
Cost-effectiveness of potential FEHBP reforms questioned
Government Executive
How Will Online Sellers Cope with Increased Costs of Shipping?
eCommerce Bytes
Smartphone Card Apps Send (Real) Holiday Cards
New York Times
Operation Santa: Making children’s dreams come true
USPS News Link via postalnews blog
Wednesday, November 23
Postal Service parceling its work to fewer carriers
"The sight of carriers delivering at night wearing headlamps is becoming common"
Denver Post
Denver Post
Don't expect Congress to deliver for the U.S. Postal Service
Muskegon Chronicle
Police: Joliet postal worker stole credit cards from mail
Joilet Herald News
Tuesday, November 22
'Going Postal' Blogger Memorializes Post Offices
National Public Radio
NALC clarifies Rolando comments on health insurance proposals
postalnews blog
Postal workers cry foul about cuts in hours
Gainesville Times
The Threat of Privatization – From Within
postalnews blog via American Postal Worker Magazine
Postal Service compares itself to refrigerators
Manteca (CA) Bulletin
UPS Rate Increase Could Help Priority Mail
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Monday, November 21
Video: PMG addresses National Press Club
(The speech is interrupted by protesters just after the 12:00 mark)
C-SPAN
C-SPAN
Letter carrier fights off knife-wielding robber in Harrisburg
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Mailhandlers Extension of Bargaining Reflects Uncertainty of Postal Reform
Courier Express and Postal Observer
USPS press release on contract talks extension
postalnews blog
Mailhandlers, USPS Continue Talks Beyond Deadline
postalnews blog
NALC contract talks extended
New deadline set for December 7, 2011
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Sunday, November 20
Collectors hope Internet will fuel revival in stamp market
Chicago Tribune
How Many People Use the Post Office? Does the Postal Service Even Know?
Save the Post Office
Saturday, November 19
North Carolina postal worker sentenced to probation for comp fraud charges
Asheville Citizen-Times
Fairbanks postal contractor charged in mail investigation
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
NY Congressman: closing post offices won’t help USPS
Press release
Mail discount is critical for nonprofits
Wilmington News Journal
Friday, November 18
Letter carrier contract talks approach deadline
postalnews blog
Plea agreement reached in Zanesville mail carrier theft case
Zanesville Times Recorder
What Killed the Postal Service? PAEA Looks Suspiciously Guilty
Courier Express and Postal Observer
(Editor's note: Well DUH!!)
(Editor's note: Well DUH!!)
Lieberman, Collins, Carper, Brown React to USPS FY2011 Debt
postalnews blog
Congress postpones USPS trust fund action (again)
postalnews blog
Why insist that the Postal Service make a profit?
"So the short-term solution does not require a tax increase. It requires only the approval of Congress for the post office to use its own money."
Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Dispatch
What does it take to save a post office? Looking at appeals on closings
Looking at appeals on closings
Save the Post Office
Save the Post Office
Thursday, November 17
Another Florida postal worker attacked, robbed
WSVN-TV Miami
USPS job review program has brought slew of complaints
Federal Times
Video: USPS employees nervous about possible Savannah center closing
postalnews blog
Letter carrier gets probation for cell photo caper
Gloucester Times
New Orleans postal workers fear being set adrift in sea of red ink
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Thurgood Marshall, Jr. Elected Chairman of Board of Governors
postalnews blog
Harte-Hanks releases prEtrak direct mail tracking tool
postalnews blog
Wednesday, November 16
NAPUS appeals Postmaster Pay Package to fact-finding
postalnews blog
RR Donnelley CEO: Postal Reform Critical to U.S. Companies
Roll Call Opinion
APWU: Are Those Posted Duty Assignments ‘Desirable?’
postalnews blog
OPM: Problem of late pension payments getting worse
Federal Times
Should Postal Employees Delay Retirement?
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Video: ‘A Death Spiral’ for the US Postal Service?
From VT Sen. Bernie Sanders' recent town meeting
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Rhode Island man charged with assaulting letter carrier
Boston Globe
Tuesday, November 15
Video: South Carolina Postal Employee Saves Co-Worker’s Life
postalnews blog
DOJ says USPS has to continue FERS overpayments
postalnews blog
USPS ends fiscal year with $5.1 billion loss
postalnews blog
PostCom: USPS to announce eMailbox service?
postalnews blog
Negotiating Early Retirement Incentives
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Another post office closing: It's the same old story, don't you know?
Save the Post Office
Seven Reasons the Jury Is Still Out on Flats Sequencing
Dead Tree Edition
Binding the Nation Together – as long as it’s profitable….
The Prescott Report
Piles Of Mail Found In Connecticut State Forest
Hartford Courant
Donahoe Says 2012 postal rate increase will be according to Consumer Price Index
multichannelmerchant.com
Monday, November 14
Postal Service Developing an Innovative Parcel Service With Walmart
Courier Express and Postal Observer
USPS Supervisor admits taking bribes from vehicle maintenance contractor
Detroit Free Press
1991 post office rampage still painful for workers
Detroit News
Postal workers march outside Fayetteville NC post office to save jobs
Fayetteville Observer
Ceremony to mark 20th anniversary of post office shootings
Detroit Free Press
Save the Post Office Week in Review: Rallies, briefs, complaints, letters, and road trips
Save the Post Office
USPS wants to close plant and five post offices in Springfield MA
Springfield Republican
Sunday, November 13
USPS notified 5,400 online store customers after their data were inadvertently revealed to others
Office of Inadequate Security
Postal workers talk about impact of careers beyond delivering mail
Williamsport-Sun Gazette
Saturday, November 12
First trial in works in USPS corruption probe
Associated Press
USPS proposal to leave federal health benefits program questioned
Government Executive
Friday, November 11
USPS proposal to leave federal health benefits program questioned
Government Executive
PRC Chair Addresses Key Postal Issues In Q&A
multichannelmerchant.com
Virginia postmaster indicted for embezzlement
Kingsport Times-News
Gary man faces theft charge for dumping newspapers
Northwest Indiana Times
White House responds to rural carrier petition on 6 day delivery
postalnews blog
Thousands of veterans would lose jobs if Congress passes postal legislation
Workday Minnesota
Thursday, November 10
Senators Look To Slash Benefits For Disabled Postal Workers
Huffington Post
Study: Postal relocation could drain $32M from local economy
Springfield IL State Journal-Register
Rep. Mike Ross: Post Office closings delayed
Ft Smith AR City Wire
Moving toward the Endgame
A moratorium maybe, a Goldway dissent, a PMG promise to hold off on closing post offices
Save the Post Office
Save the Post Office
Experts say administration proposal puts FEHB on the ropes
Federal News Radio
Wednesday, November 9
Senate committee approves bipartisan Postal Service reform bill
Federal News Radio
Senate committee approves funding shift for postal buyouts
Federal Times
Mailhandlers: USPS Submits Harsh Proposals at Bargaining Table
postalnews blog
Notes from today's Senate hearing on postal reform
Postcom.org
Amnesty period for stolen USPS equipment expires
postalnews blog
Deutsche Post New Labor Agreement – Could It Provide a Model for the USPS?
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Del. Norton confirms no DC post offices to close
postalnews blog
"Crazy" tea party congressman goes postal, says government should stop funding USPS
(psst... Joe- the government stopped funding the USPS 30 years ago!)
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
Two years in prison for USPS exec convicted of bribery
postalnews blog
Senator Coburn Proposes to Allow Americans to Pay Not to Receive Mail
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Meeting about moving New Orleans processing center draws hundreds
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Comparing UPS, FedEx, and USPS: Which is Best Now?
Practical eCommerce
Tuesday, November 8
USPS revamps returns services to boost parcel volumes
Post & Parcel
Opposition To USPS Pursuing Exigent Rate Case
multichannelmerchant.com
USPS may close New Orleans processing center
New Orleans Times Picayune
Postal worker allegedly threw mail in dumpster at church
Northwest Indiana Times
Sen. Bernie Sanders to offer bill to save USPS
Burlington Free Press
Monday, November 7
USPS will pursue bid for above-inflation postal rate increase
Post & Parcel
Dennis Ross invents new math to explain why USPS is “bankrupt”
postalnews blog
Preserving an American Institution
Susan Collins in The Exception Magazine
Opinion: Two Sides to Every Postal Legislation Story
multichannelmerchant.com
Video: OPM’s Introduction to Open Season 2011 Webcast
postalnews blog
OIG recommends outsourcing more jobs, slashing contractor’s pay
postalnews blog
Postal Service bets it can easily close New Bedford branch
New Bedford Standard-Times
A Lesson in Bad Direct Mail List Preparation–from the USPS
Smart Marketing Strategy
Vermonters pack Sanders’ “Save the Postal Service” meeting
postalnews blog
Letter: Closure of Mansfield mail processing center won't save money
Mansfield OH News Journal
Audit: Center that could process local mail plagued with delays
Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot
Sunday, November 6
Valpak advocates closing more post offices
Save the Post Office
Bizarre: prosecutor tells parents mailing chicken pox is illegal
Associated Press
Will postal workers join the ranks of the unemployed?
Examiner.com
Congress didn’t do US Postal Service any favors
Nashua Telegraph
Saturday, November 5
Video Postcard: Detroit’s floating post office - postalnews blog
WBEZ Chicago via postalnews blog
American History Through the Lens of the Mail: the National Postal Museum
Where the Beltway Ends
Dismantling the Public Realm: Post Offices for Sale
Save the Post Office
Communities work to send a message to the postal service
Fremont NE Tribune
No Jail for Mail Carrier in Theft From Union
Albuquerque Journal
Massachusetts letter carrier leaps into action to put out fire
WJAR TV Providence via postalnews blog
New web site offers USPS properties for sale
postalnews blog
Friday, November 4
Federal union workers join Occupy protesters
Washington Post
Observant mail carrier report leads to four theft arrests
Harrisburg IL Daily Register
Kansas City companies rely heavily on USPS
Kansas City Business Journal
California postmaster arrested on embezzlement charges
Redding Record Searchlight
Prison sentence for man who punched NY letter carrier
postalnews blog
It ain't over til the fat lady sings...
Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom
Kansas postmaster, supervisor suspended for manipulating EXFC
Salina Journal
Postal Reform Bill Bodes Well For Periodicals Industry
Publishing Executive
Thursday, November 3
Clarifying retirement incentives
Courier Express and Postal Observer
It's the end of mail delivery to your door
NALC Legislation & Political Action
NALC reacts to Senate's new postal reform bill
Supports comprehensive reform but opposes the end of Saturday mail delivery and the phase-out of door delivery
NALC News
NALC News
Poor Penmanship Spells Job Security for Post Office's Scribble Specialists
Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, November 2
Senate Bill: Indications of the Scale of Early Retirements Expected
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Reforming the Postal Service: the Bipartisan Plan
Tom Carper, U.S. Senator for Delaware
Ten years after anthrax, how safe is your mail?
Washington Post
Postal Service loses bid for slowdown on rate case appeal
Federal Times
Tuesday, November 1
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