postalnews.com: April 2012

Monday, April 30

Editorial: Protect mail center
House needs to follow Senate's lead on Postal Service reform measures
Buffalo News Comment
Post Office is vital, hamstrung by Congress
Gales burg (IL) Planet Comment
Editorial: Congress needs to fix the postal Service
"the current crisis ... has essentially been manufactured by Congress. So Congress needs to fix it. Now."
Philadelphia Daily News Comment
Fact-checking the PMG's comments on health benefits
postalnews blog Comment
U.S. Post Office Considering Shipping Beer, Wine, Alcohol
TIME Comment
Jose Ferrer Honored on Forever Stamp
postalnews blog Comment
Sunday, April 29
The Case Against Consolidation: Rebuttal testimony challenges Network Rationalization
Save the Post Office Comment
Postal report pads savings, underplays job losses if Butte center closes
Billings Gazette Comment
PMG on post offices: “closure is a word we’ve never used”
postalnews blog Comment
1940s airmail was pickup and delivery -- without landing
Zanesville Times Recorder Comment
Saturday, April 28
Royal Mail: Millions will stop sending letters and cards because of stamp price hike
The Telegraph Comment
Guffey: Senate bill “a mixed bag”
APWU News Comment
Friday, April 27
The Postal Reform Compromise Nobody Loves
Businessweek Comment
S.1789 Is Unlikely To Save Overnight First Class Mail As We Know It
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
Mailers Cautiously Laud Senate Postal Bill
Chief Marketer Comment
It's not the Internet: The real reason the post office is struggling
The Underreported Story - Current Comment
South Carolina Letter Carrier Saves Choking Woman
WSPA TV Spartanburg Comment
The Nine Towns Study: The economic impact of post office closings on small places
Save the Post Office Comment
$25 million daily USPS loss? More like $300 thousand!
99.2% of PMG's "daily loss" figure comes from PAEA
postalnews blog Comment
Editorial: Handle with care
Barre Montpelier Times Argus Comment
Bills that affect federal workers begin moving through Congress
Washington Post Comment
Jonathan Smith Elected President of the NY Metro Area Postal Union
New York Amsterdam News Comment
Thursday, April 26
Carper calls on House to pass its own USPS "rescue" bill
WDEL Wilmington DE Comment
Video- Postmaster General: “We Are Losing $25M Every Day”
postalnews blog Comment
Ralph Nader Calls for PMG to Resign
postalnews blog Comment
Text of S. 1789 as passed by the Senate
postalnews blog Comment
New Hampshire letter carrier accused of spanking child
Manchester Union Leader Comment
Consolidations on hold?
postalnews blog Comment
Senate Postal Service Overhaul Shifts Attention to House
Bloomberg Comment
Robbery of mail carrier in Tampa marks escalation in tax fraud schemes
Tampa Bay Times Comment
Wednesday, April 25
Bernie Sanders on The Ed Show: Progress on Post Office debate?
MSNBC via postalnews blog Comment
NALC disappointed, but determined, as Senate passes S. 1789
postalnews blog Comment
Statements from the USPS Board of Governors and the Postmaster General
postalnews blog Comment
League of Postmasters reaction to Senate passage of S.1789
postalnews blog Comment
Senate OKs postal reform bill
Federal News Radio Comment
As Senate passes bipartisan postal bill, Issa heckles from the sidelines
postalnews blog Comment
Senate passes S.1789
postalnews blog Comment
Letter carrier robbed at gunpoint in Tampa
Tampa Bay Times Comment
Senate OKs Postal Service overhaul bill: What’s at stake for small businesses?
Washington Post Comment
APWU Reaction to Senate vote on S. 1789
postalnews blog Comment
Why Postal Reform Will Fail
Save the Post Office Comment
Senate resumes consideration of postal reform bill at 2PM ET
postalnews blog Comment
Montana woman dismayed at USPS loss of family's personal information
KPAX TV Missoula, Montana Comment
Reid says postal bill shows Senate can 'do big things'
The Hill's Floor Action Comment
First class mail gets a downgrade from eBay
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
McCain opposes S.1789 because Twitter is like the railroads
postalnews blog Comment
The Postal Service Is a Civic Institution, Not a Business
"Should the Post Office cease to exist, we will lose the last public guarantor of free communication in the United States."
The Atlantic Comment
NALC Pres Rolando statement on Tuesday's vote on S. 1789
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
NAPUS: Senate Begins Consideration of Postal Bill — Then Takes Intermission
postalnews blog Comment
Senate nears passage of bill to save Postal Service by slowing cuts, giving cash infusion
Washington Post Comment
Tuesday, April 24
Senate debating amendments to S. 1789
postalnews blog Comment
Matt Taibbi: Don't Let Business Lobbyists Kill the Post Office
Rolling Stone Comment
APWU: Senate Set to Vote on Postal Reform
APWU News Comment
The GAO report on post office closings: Congress gets what it asks for—more misinformation
Save the Post Office Comment
Uncertainty surrounds future of postal legislation in Senate
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
Massachusetts Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking in PO Dealing Case
Somerville, MA Patch Comment
Postal workers wouldn’t be only ones hit by Senate bill
Washington Post Comment
Monday, April 23
Postal Legislation: The Deals Continue
League of Postmasters Comment
Senate Republicans would fire retirement eligible postal workers, eliminate unions
Government Executive Comment
GOP senator says postal reform would put taxpayers on hook for $34B
(Note: this is the same Senator, Jeff Sessions, who thinks taxing millionaires is "pathetic")
The Hill Comment
Killing the Messenger: The Downsizing and Death of the Postal Service
Huffington Post Comment
Postal bill amendment seeks to cut backlog ahead of USPS retirement 'deluge'
Federal News Radio Comment
NAPUS: Senate Red-Letter Day Tomorrow
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service Immortalizes Literary Giants
postalnews blog Comment
APWU Wins Important FMLA Arbitration
APWU News Comment
S.1789 Ends Use of Postage to Subsidize Federal Health Benefits
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
Republicans manufacture a crisis for the Postal Service, and too many Democrats go along
Daily Kos Comment
Postal Service prompts tricky votes in the Senate
Washington Post Comment
Editorial: Rain, Snow, Sleet and Congress
"... the last thing the nation needs is another patented Congressional crisis over something as vital as mail delivery"
New York Times Comment
Sunday, April 22
The Senate does postal reform: An overview of S.1789
Save the Post Office Comment
Postal workers' union vows to step up resistance to Royal Mail privatisation
The Guardian Comment
Video: USPS mail truck flips over in Tampa
postalnews blog Comment
Snail mail ads play role in digital age
Middletown NY Times Herald-Record Comment
Postal Service's money troubles to spread Las Vegas-style mail delivery
Las Vegas Sun Comment
Saturday, April 21
Sony and the Postal Service
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
Bill Would Address Federal and Postal Retirement Snafus
Dead Tree Edition Comment
NRLCA: Separate Health Plan Proposed for Postal Retirees and Spouses
Ruralinfo.net Comment
Video: Portland Rising V, Post Office rally April 17
postalnews blog Comment
NAPUS: Senate Leaders Agree to Begin Voting on S.1789 Next Week
NAPUS Comment
Postal Service Seeks to Widen Activities and Revenue
New York Times Comment
Postal bill could bring hike in health premiums for federal workers
The Hill's Healthwatch Comment
Friday, April 20
Sanders: The Post got everything wrong except the headline
How to save the Postal Service - The Washington Post Comment
APWU: Senate to Debate, Vote on Postal Bill Starting April 23
APWU News Comment
NALC: “Deeply flawed” S. 1789 set for vote on Tuesday, April 24
NALC News Comment
USPS Unveils Self-Service Parcel Locker
postalnews blog Comment
Senate Dems, GOP differ on saving USPS
The Hill's Floor Action Comment
Florida fuel company under investigation for overcharging USPS
South Florida Business Journal Comment
Nation’s Largest Single-Day Food Drive Set for May 12
postalnews blog Comment
S1789 Does Not Fully Address Overfunding Problem in FERS
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
Court backs regulator’s demand for USPS standard flats to cover costs
Post & Parcel Comment
Reid anounces deal to consider 39 postal bill amendments
The Hill's Floor Action Comment
How some senators would fix the Postal Service
Washington Post Comment
Senate Leadership Reaches Agreement to Vote on Postal Bill
NAPUS Comment
Editorial: P.O. Closings Are Inevitable
Wheeling News-Register Comment
US Postal Service’s bold foray into email, 30 years ago
SmartPlanet Comment
Thursday, April 19
Senator tries to rid postal reform bill of language reducing workers’ comp
Government Executive Comment
Reid: House postal reform bill 'unacceptable'
The Hill's Floor Action Comment
Syracuse letter carrier pleads guilty to workers comp fraud
postalnews blog Comment
Senate May Consider Amendments to Postal Bill
postalnews blog Comment
Texas carrier sentenced for stealing pain drugs
Amarillo Globe-News Comment
For Some, All Politics Is Postal
Roll Call Comment
The Incredible Shrinking Postal Service
Federal News Radio Comment
Video: Widow Of Postal Worker Killed On Duty Wants Justice, Policy Changes
postalnews blog Comment
PRC halts Nevada postal station closure
Associated Press Comment
GSA Scandal revives memories of lavish spending at USPS
Federal News Radio Comment
Tester introduces measures to protect rural post offices, cut executive pay
Press release Comment
Wednesday, April 18
How Network Rationalization speeds up Standard Mail and hastens the demise of First-Class
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Postal workers concerned by brash truck burglary
postalnews blog Comment
NAPUS: Senate Postal Consideration Continues
NAPUS Comment
At 92, postal worker still going strong
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Comment
Postal Workers Picket as Senate Begins Debate
postalnews blog Comment
Reid cites seniors' love of junk mail to argue for postal reform bill
The Hill's Floor Action Comment
USPS plans for workforce cuts as Senate takes up reform bill
Federal News Radio Comment
Senator Collins revises history
postalnews blog Comment
USPS closings making small businesses nervous
CNN Money Comment
Video: GOP assault on postal workers
MSNBC via postalnews blog Comment
Hundreds of Postal Workers and Allies Rally in Portland
postalnews blog Comment
Rolando: “We don’t have to dismantle the Postal Service to save it”
postalnews blog Comment
How the USPS Financial Problems Look from Overseas and the Advertising Biz
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
North Carolina carrier airlifted after crash
New Bern Sun Journal Comment
Hundreds of pieces of mail stolen in Florida robbery
WFTS TV Tampa Comment
Sanders Says Postal Vote Small But Positive Step
Vermont Public Radio Comment
Tuesday, April 17
Rand Paul's Egypt crusade threatens postal bill
POLITICO Comment
Ex-Postal Service manager in Detroit sentenced to prison for bribery conviction
WDIV TV Detroit Comment
Lieberman suggests possible future compromise on amendments to Postal Service bill
The Hill Comment
Postal union report slams 'shrink to survive' proposals
The Hill's On The Money Comment
USPS/NALC contract mediation efforts fail- next step arbitration
postalnews blog Comment
S. 1789 passes cloture vote
postalnews blog Comment
Senate begins debating future of U.S. Postal Service
Washington Post Comment
S 1789 Substitute – Section by Section Analysis
postalnews blog Comment
NAPUS: Senate Takes Up Bipartisan Postal Legislation
NAPUS via postalnews blog Comment
Rural carrier placed on probation for stealing drugs from mail
Zanesville Times Recorder Comment
S. 1789 to proceed to Senate Floor for Debate, Consideration, and a Eventually a Vote
postalnews blog Comment
Mail Carriers Try Own Rescue
Raising Stamp Prices Is Central to Postal Union's Plan
Wall Street Journal Comment
Postal staffers fear what future will deliver
Boston Globe Comment
Monday, April 16
League: Senate may vote on S. 1789 this week
postalnews blog Comment
APWU, retiree, sue USPS and Eagan ASC Manager for improper debt collection practices
APWU News Comment
The Future of Parcel Delivery: One Hour Delivery Windows
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
USPS ad review enters its second year
Adweek Comment
Thinking of "Retiring" on Workers' Compensation Benefits? Think Twice!
Fedsmith.com Comment
Sunday, April 15
Postmaster General defends salary
KPAX TV Missoula, Montana Comment
Small Business Owner: Eliminating Saturday postal service would hurt our competitive advantage
Washington Post Comment
USPS closures would crush small shoemaker in competition with Amazon, Zappos
Washington Post Comment
Postal Service consolidation, closings show business savvy
Washington Post Comment
Congress guts USPS effectiveness
Asheville Citizen-Times Comment
Mail drop: Social Security payments, other federal benefits, switching soon to direct deposit
Washington Post Comment
Titanic anniversary: Family, veterans honor lost postal worker
White Plains Journal News Comment
Postal chief hears firsthand small towns’ worry over cuts
Spokane Spokesman Review Comment
Saturday, April 14
It was sad when that great ship went down: The Postal Service heads for an iceberg
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Missing urn recovered from postal service limbo
KUSA TV Denver Comment
Tax-deadline day not what it once was
Lancaster PA New Era Comment
Man accused of punching postal worker in road rage incident
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Dallas mail-processing facility's fate unclear
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
Friday, April 13
Start-up Wins First Skirmish in Digital Postal Fight Down Under
SYS-CON MEDIA Comment
The end of Saturday mail is coming—and Friday mail might be next
Slate Comment
Canada Post sues to keep ownership of postal code list
Toronto Sun Comment
APWU: April 17 Plans Move Into High Gear
APWU News Comment
APWU: 1,500 New Maintenance Jobs Identified
APWU News Comment
'Wrong side' mail drivers push the envelope daily
Roanoke Times Comment
'Profiteering' Royal Mail limits supply of stamps before price rise
The Guardian Comment
Video: Iowa postal workers take on Senate bill
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Grassley on postal reform bill- “We have to pass this”
postalnews blog Comment
Thursday, April 12
US letter carriers rally to "save America's postal service"
National Public Radio Comment
Durbin: USPS can’t “cut its way to a solution”
postalnews blog Comment
Every Vote Counts — Except When the Post Office Is on the Brink
East Bay Express (CA) Comment
Postmaster general visits potential closure sites
CBS News Comment
Carper Reacts to GAO Report on USPS Efforts to Consolidate Mail Processing Facilities
postalnews blog Comment
Government Workers Are Unfairly Assailed
Former Senator Ted Kaufman for Huffington Post Comment
GAO: USPS Mail Processing Network Exceeds What Is Needed for Declining Mail Volume
Government Accountability Office Comment
Canada Post positioned for growing e-commerce business
New Vancouver plant part of $2 billion modernization program
postalnews blog Comment
US regulators to streamline reviews of major changes at USPS
Post & Parcel Comment
Video: “Gone Postal” Documentary Trailer
postalnews blog Comment
Ex-postal service workers plead guilty to taking Walmart gift cards
Hattiesburg American Comment
Wednesday, April 11
Minnesota HCR driver pleads guilty to felony mail theft
Austin Post Bulletin Comment
Cherry blossom centennial stamp defies expectations
Washington Post Comment
The Future of Regulated Mail, and Ecommerce Shipping
Practical eCommerce Comment
Employee stops theft of postal pallets at business
Southgate (MI) News-Herald Comment
Welcome to ‘Frooklny’!
The Brooklyn Paper Comment
Amendment would provide public a chance to appeal building closures
Saginaw News Comment
Tuesday, April 10
Video: APWU Public Outreach Campaign Continues
APWU News Comment
Canada Post launches free online targeting tool for direct marketing
Press release Comment
Connecticut postal worker sentenced for stealing, embezzling
Bridgeport News Comment
Closings give new meaning to snail mail
Florence (AL) Times Daily Comment
Can't fault unions for postal service woes
Fayetteville Observer Comment
Saginaw protest planned as part of nationwide push to save USPS Saturday delivery, maintain services
Saginaw News Comment
Monday, April 9
Minnesota mail carrier pleads guilty to stealing money from cards
KXLT TV Rochester MN Comment
Video: Spokane postal workers rally against proposed cuts
postalnews blog Comment
Appeals in vain: The long odds on success at the PRC
Save the Post Office Comment
Editorial: Congress needs to deliver
"The fate of the U.S. Postal Service lies with a Congress that has done nothing"
Palm Beach Post Comment
Closing mail facility in Huntsville will hurt service, officials say
Huntsville Times Comment
USPS Letter Carriers to Protest Postal Legislation This Week
eCommerce Bytes Comment
Post offices: Too important to be stamped out
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
Sunday, April 8
Video: What’s Bugging You? Not getting your mail
KABC Los Angeles Comment
The great age of the Post Office is past, here and indeed all over the world
The Guardian Comment
Saturday, April 7
New Jersey carrier injured in crash
Gloucester County Times Comment
Postal Employee Gets 1 Year in IRS Scam
Hartford Courant Comment
Ex-postal worker pleads guilty to theft
Omaha World Comment
Oakland Vehicle Services Manager Pleads Guilty To Fraud And Corruption Charges
postalnews blog Comment
Baucus plans townhall meeting in Montana with PMG
Billings Gazette Comment
Friday, April 6
NALC President Says S.1789 Lacks Vision, Won’t Solve USPS Problems
postalnews blog Comment
Video: So, how many postal jobs are leaving Tulsa again?
postalnews blog Comment
Massachusetts postal worker pleads guilty to drug trafficking
postalnews blog Comment
The Ed Show: The Republican War on Postal Workers
MSNBC via postalnews blog Comment
Interactive TV Not Likely To Brush Direct Mail Aside
MediaPost Comment
Thursday, April 5
USPS Honors UPS Store With 2012 Mail Innovation Award
Press release Comment
PMG Named to Folio Magazine's "2012 FOLIO: 40"
"Our annual list of the industry's most innovative and distinguished professionals"
Folio Magazine (see also Dead Tree Edition) Comment
FSS Machines Running Far More Slowly Than Planned
Dead Tree Edition (link corrected) Comment
Letter carrier shot while delivering mail in North Carolina
... passing motorist may have fired pellet gun, official says
Fayetteville Observer Comment
Crowd criticizes proposed closing of Manatee postal center
Sarasota Herald Tribune Comment
Australia Post fails in court takedown of new rival
The Register Comment
Introducing the New Click-N-Ship
Press release Comment
Hidden cost of Postal Service cutbacks: $5 billion
CNN Money Comment
Wednesday, April 4
Letter carrier leads police to suspect in rash of mail package thefts
Bergen Record Comment
Australia Post Selects Pitney Bowes for Digital Mailbox Service
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service Racks up Big Bill for Unauthorized Overtime
National Journal Comment
Does Postal Reform Boil Down to a Turf War?
ChiefMarketer.com Comment
Ex-postal carrier given probation in mail thefts
Buffalo News Comment
Editorial: Postal closures- It’s not too late for Congress to act
"Keeping our post offices open is an issue after all that most Americans can agree upon"
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Comment
Daily Kos: Postal System for Sale? Please Say It Ain’t So.
Daily Kos Comment
USPS expects Senate action on postal bill
Direct Marketing News Comment
Tuesday, April 3
Judge throws out lawsuit againast NY Metro APWU leadership
NY Daily News Comment
April 12 Demonstrations to stop S. 1789
NALC Legislation & Political Action Comment
USPS officially announces GoPost pilot
Direct Marketing News Comment
Burrus on rumors his "President Emeritus" title might be rescinded
Burrus Journal Comment
Postal Service showcases new technology at Orlando trade show
Orlando Sentinel Comment
Monday, April 2
National Postal Forum: Change or Die
Direct Marketing News Comment
Shut Out at the National Postal Forum?
Multichannel Merchant Blog Comment
NRLCA won't participate in the April 12th rallies against S. 1789
Ruralinfo.net Comment
100 House Members Join Connolly, Young Letter on USPS reform
Press release Comment
Postal self-serve centers to offer new postage choice
postalnews blog Comment
Who Says It's Impossible to Fire a Federal Employee?
FedSmith.com Comment
Forum: PMG Touts Importance of Innovation and Technology for Mailing Industry
postalnews blog Comment
TransGuardian: FedEx and UPS Invoice Shock? Use USPS Instead!
Press release Comment
Editorial: Skimp on CEO?
(Note: Advice on the PMG's compensation from a newspaper that apparently thinks Jack Potter is still PMG...)
Riverside CA Press-Enterprise Comment
Now in progress: a push to keep (contract) post offices open
Federal Times Comment
Sunday, April 1
Video: They’re Trying to Privatize the Post Office
Letter carriers discuss the problems facing the USPS
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Royal Mail shapes up for privatization by hiking prices 30%
Reuters Comment
Dramatic photos of Florida LLV fire
NSBNEWS.net Comment

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