Wednesday, October 31

• Video: NALC Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year
  postalnews blog Comment
• No mail? Post Office announces plans for Social Security checks
  Philadelphia Inquirer 1 Comment
• Armed teens rob Texas post office
  Houston Chronicle Comment
• USPS begins cleaning up after Sandy
  USPS News Link 1 Comment
• Rural letter carriers union still supports Issa??
  postalnews blog Comment
• Direct Mail Isn't Junk Mail
  IWCO's Speaking Direct Blog 6 Comments
• DM expert calls Valassis NSA a 'Forest Fire' for newspapers
  NetNewsCheck 1 Comment
• Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 15
  CFO Briefing Follows Open Session Meeting
  postalnews blog Comment
• Postal workers plan rally at Darrell Issa’s office this afternoon
  postalnews blog Comment
• Citizens need to come to defense of Postal Service
  Eugene OR Register-Guard Comment
• The Money and Groups Behind Postal Reform
  Influence Alley 1 Comment
• Sandy’s impact felt at postal facilities from Massachusetts to Virginia
  postalnews blog 1 Comment
• The Power of Mail
  Election Season Mail Trends | Neopost USA Comment

  Tuesday, October 30

• Postal employees fight replacement by contractors
  Federal Daily Comment
• USPS aims to deliver mail in DC after Hurricane Sandy
  Federal News Radio Comment
• Letter Carrier Union President. Alarmed By Surge In Attacks On Carriers
  CBS Miami 3 Comments
• USPS Letter Carriers Advised to Use Their Discretion
  NBC4 Washington 9 Comments

  Monday, October 29

• Postal union political spending up this election
  Federal Times 4 Comments
• Postal service: Mail-in ballots will be fine
  Washington Post 1 Comment
• How to Save the U.S. Postal Service Through Innovation
  The Atlantic 1 Comment
• Storm related info for USPS customers and employees
  postalnews blog 7 Comments
• End the postal crisis: Congress needs to fix the problem it has worsened
  "The Postal Service's debt is spiraling out of control because of ill-conceived laws passed by Congress."
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment
• Sandy: Long Island post offices plan early deliveries, early closings
  postalnews blog 3 Comments
• USPS plans to deliver in South Jersey despite Sandy (update: or maybe not...)
  Press release 3 Comments
• FedEx cancels some mail transportation as Sandy approaches
  postalnews blog Comment
• Special retirement supplement and military buyback – Ask The Experts
  Federal Times Comment

  Sunday, October 28

• Video: Florida postal worker attacked
  postalnews blog Comment
• Sentencing Tuesday for postal worker who assaulted Hartford PM
  Associated Press Comment

  Saturday, October 27

• Florida postal worker sentenced for stealing from mail
  South Florida Sun Sentinel Comment
• DPMG responds to latest Washington Post attack on USPS
  Washington Post Comment
• Video: Montana Voters Still Waiting for Absentee Ballots
  postalnews blog Comment
• First "Village" Post Office in Northern New England Opens
  Rutland Herald Comment
• New York man’s Facebook claim a fraud, postal inspectors say
  Associated Press Comment

  Friday, October 26

• Eastern Area VP Jordan Small to retire
  postalnews blog 7 Comments
• APWU Retirement Incentive Offer Mailing Error
  APWU News 4 Comments
• Video: Political mail expected to surpass 2 billion pieces delivered
  postalnews blog 2 Comments
• Reeling agencies hit by rising fuel prices
  Federal Times 1 Comment
• Cost of Metered Mail May Go Down
  postalnews blog Comment
• NAPUS Requests Review of FLSA Status for Recently Upgraded Level 18 Postmasters
  NAPUS Comment
• Former USPS official sent to prison for operating $6 million truck-lease scam
  postalnews blog 1 Comment

  Thursday, October 25

• Postal Service, IG at odds on whether top exec’s $306K compensation package exceeded legal cap
  "...the officer received a $61,250 performance bonus last year..." Federal Times 11 Comments
• Postal Service loses Freedom of Information lawsuit
  Federal Times Comment
• Man Admits Biting Postal Worker
  WHAM Rochester Comment
• Pitney Bowes Forms New Global E-commerce Business Group
  postalnews blog Comment
• ‘Six Degrees of Savings’: U.S. Postal Service Plans Half-Dozen Mailing Promotions for 2013
  postalnews blog 1 Comment
• Alabama Letter Carrier Indicted in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy
  postalnews blog Comment

  Wednesday, October 24

• Postal Service veteran Frank Neri dies
  USPS News Link Comment
• Hearing Set on APWU Request For Injunction On Subcontracting Motor Vehicle Jobs
  APWU News Comment
• Mail Handler contract arbitration begins
  postalnews blog Comment
• Unmailed political literature found in mailboxes
  Marshfield WI News-Herald 3 Comments
• Blotter: Woman Tells Mail Carrier, 'Post Office is Going to Get a Bullet,' After Late Delivery
  Tinley Park, IL Patch Comment
• Video: Colorful statement from country’s tiniest post office
  postalnews blog Comment
• Return to sender? Presidential campaigns, allies hit swing-state voters with mail ad barrage
  Washington Post Comment
• Labor shortage impacting North Dakota postal stations, officials confirm
  Tioga Tribune 5 Comments
• Postal Service work and Social Security – Ask The Experts
  Federal Times Comment
• United Parcel Service reports 56% drop in third-quarter profit
  Los Angeles Times Comment

  Tuesday, October 23

• USPS Employee Fired for Excessive Absences and Suspensions — or Was It Discrimination?
  Human Resources Journal 8 Comments
• Does Lance Armstrong owe the USPS a couple million dollars?
  postalnews blog 6 Comments
• Goldway: No imminent cash crunch at USPS
  Federal Times 4 Comments
• US direct mail giant urges rethink on Standard Mail pricing
  Post & Parcel 1 Comment
• How Much Does Charles Lane Get Paid to Complain About Being Unable to Compete With the Post Office?
  Business Insider 2 Comments
• Video: Postal Worker Recovering After Being Pinned by SUV
  postalnews blog Comment
• Two Significant Changes to FERS
  FedSmith.com Comment
• Video: USPS places bet on political mail that talks, says MailPOW
  postalnews blog Comment
• It was hissing and gassy … and at the post office
  Seattle Times Comment

  Monday, October 22

• Lady Bird Johnson to be Featured on Forever Stamp
  postalnews blog 2 Comments
• Derogatory and threatening Facebook postings about supervisors justified Canada Post employee's firing
  HRinfodesk 2 Comments
• Google Says It's Not Teaming with USPS on Same-Day Delivery
  eCommerce Bytes Comment
• FedEx: Record Holiday Volume to be Driven by E-Commerce
  (... and much of it delivered by the USPS...)
  postalnews blog Comment
• Cutbacks looming at Niagara County’s smallest post offices
  Buffalo News Comment
• Burrus: What Does It Take?
  Burrus Journal 4 Comments

  Sunday, October 21

• Postal Worker a Suspect in Making Felony False Statements Regarding Dog Attack
  Dunwoody, GA Patch Comment
• "Octomom" Accuses USPS Worker of Spying on Her
  Gather 3 Comments
• USPS 'in death spiral,' worker says
  Wilkes-Barre PA Citizens' Voice 2 Comments
• Video: Texas police won’t file charges against unlicensed driver who severely injured letter carrier
  postalnews blog Comment

  Saturday, October 20

• Video: Neighbors frustrated their mail all of a sudden stopped
  postalnews blog 3 Comments
• Dog that attacked postal carrier euthanized for rabies testing
  Wilmington News Journal Comment
• Holiday Postmark Available In Santa Claus
  WIBC Indianapolis Comment
• Post office closing draws protest
  Albany (GA) Herald Comment
• OIG finds no fault in Torrington Post Office probe
  Torrington Register Citizen 3 Comments

  Friday, October 19

• Police Reports: Postal Worker Cuts Corners to Finish Route on Time
  Brookfield, WI Patch 3 Comments
• Tipping point? Forbes magazine now gets half of its revenue from digital
  MediaPost Comment
• Illinois carrier sues couple over dog bite
  Madison/St. Clair Record Comment
• NY postal worker admits stealing prescriptions
  Associated Press 1 Comment
• The Truth About The Postal Service's 'Fiscal Cliff'
  And why the private sector needs the USPS to survive... Minyanville's Wall Street Comment
• Ecommerce driving changes in delivery options
  Global Supply Chain Insights Comment
• Date stamped on N. Topeka mail center closing
  Topeka Capital-Journal Comment
• 8 Questions About Newsweek's Future
  Dead Tree Edition Comment

  Thursday, October 18

• Law firm hires postal veterans to open postal practice
  postalnews blog 1 Comment
• NALC: No “fiscal cliff” for USPS
  postalnews blog 1 Comment
• APWU: Employees Should Receive Incentive Offers by Oct. 22
  postalnews blog 1 Comment
• Delaware letter carrier attacked by dogs dies
  Wilmington News Journal 3 Comments
• Burrus: APWU contract was a "gift to large mailers"
  Burrus Journal Comment
• Newsweek magazine to stop printing, go all-digital
  Reuters 3 Comments
• Falling in love: It pays to go postal
  Federal News Radio Comment
• Newspaper group finds bright spot in USPS rate filing
  Newspaper Association of America Comment
• New Jersey letter carrier charged with stealing $20,000 coin shipment
  Clifton Journal 1 Comment
• Michael Thompson's stamp collection is utterly unique
  Erie Times-News Comment

  Wednesday, October 17

• Officials discover 4,500 vote-by-mail ballots delayed at San Jose post office
  San Jose Mercury News 1 Comment
• APWU Files Suit To Stop Motor Vehicle Subcontracting in California
  postalnews blog Comment
• Mail destroyed as USPS truck burns
  Galveston TX Daily News 2 Comments
• 73-year-old contractor employee gets probation in USPS gas-card case
  Associated Press Comment
• NYPD: Suspect impersonates Postal Service employee
  Brooklyn Daily 1 Comment
• USPS to Test Same-Day Delivery in San Francisco
  multichannelmerchant.com 1 Comment
• U.S. Postal Service hits borrowing limit for first time
  Reuters 6 Comments
• Judge sides with state campaign agency in dispute with USPS
  Modesto Bee Comment

  Tuesday, October 16

• The Real Loser in the Lance Armstrong Scandal: the Postal Service
  US News 1 Comment
• Absentee ballot postage confusing Ohio voters
  WCPO TV Cincinnati Comment
• Seizing MTE: Carrier’s tip leads to large recovery
  postalnews blog Comment
• Navigating the New USPS: 4 keys to profitable direct mail in 2013
  Target Marketing Comment
• Surplus to Requirements
  Why the USPS has overfunded its FERS pension obligations
  USPS OIG Blog Comment
• Video: USPS cuts operating hours
  WRCB TV Chattanooga via postalnews blog Comment

  Monday, October 15

• USPS' 2013 rate increases would hit e-merchants hard but spare high-volume Priority Mail users
  DC Velocity Comment
• Pushing the envelope? Religious image stamps part of holiday tradition
  Catholic News Service 1 Comment
• Burrus: Casual Control
  Burrus Journal Comment
• Direct mail still a force in campaigns
  Washington Post Comment
• USPS makes Every Door Direct Mail permanent
  postalnews blog Comment
• Confusion, Misinformation Could Hinder USPS's Early-Retirement Push
  Dead Tree Edition 3 Comments
• A bid to make Owney famous again
  All Over Albany Comment

  Sunday, October 14

• Video: What it takes to keep those catalogs coming
  Face the Facts USA via postalnews blog Comment

  Saturday, October 13

• Beleaguered Postal Service Looks To Ad Industry For Help
  Advertising Age Comment
• Massachusetts postal worker gets 8 months in prison for selling cocaine on the job
  postalnews blog 4 Comments

  Friday, October 12

• USPS to test same day delivery service
  postalnews blog 8 Comments
• Rural carrier's mail truck catches fire in Missouri
  KFVSTV Cape Girardeau Comment
• Pricey election bails out Postal Service
  CNN Money Comment
• Olympic Gold Medalist to Dedicate Santa and Sleigh Forever Stamps
  postalnews blog Comment
• Georgia letter carrier hospitalized, facing charges in collision
  Augusta Chronicle Comment
• Merchants to Be Squeezed by Postage Rate Increase in January
  eCommerce Bytes Comment
• Pennsylvania postal worker charged with theft
  Hazleton PA Standard Speaker Comment
• USPS Issues Holy Family Forever Stamp
  postalnews blog 3 Comments

  Thursday, October 11

• USPS Announces New Prices and Services for 2013
  Press release 1 Comment
• USPS price change filing imminent?
  postalnews blog Comment
• U.S. Postal Service Stamped in Lance Armstrong Doping Report
  Wall Street Journal Comment
• Maine postal clerk admits embezzlement
  Kennebec Journal 1 Comment
• Chances of Postal Reform This Year: Slim and None
  Dead Tree Edition Comment
• Video: USPS says Columbus Day backed up mail, explains other late deliveries
  WTVR Richmond via postalnews blog Comment
• Fresh New Look for Cardstore by American Greetings
  Press release Comment

  Wednesday, October 10

• Maryland Rural Carrier Convicted of Making False Statements to Obtain Disability Benefits
  postalnews blog Comment
• Doping report provides some free (but unwanted!) publicity for USPS
  Federal Times Comment
• APWU Challenges Plan To Transfer Time & Attendance Work
  postalnews blog 1 Comment
• APWU: Incentive Letters to be Sent Beginning Today
  postalnews blog 1 Comment
• Maine mailboxes fill up as political fliers go postal
  Lewiston Sun Journal Comment
• Cuts to strip many area rural post offices of experienced hands behind counter
  Fargo-Morehead Forum 1 Comment
• Mother Opossum and Babies Rescued from Mail Truck Engine
  Clearwater, FL Patch Comment
• Birthday turns into busted day for girl who robbed letter carrier
  Eunice LA News 2 Comments

  Tuesday, October 9

• Kansas postal supervisor charged with battery, placed on admin leave
  Topeka Capital-Journal 3 Comments
• USPS agrees to convert 6,000 PTF carriers to full time, hire 3,400 TEs
  postalnews blog 10 Comments
• Government isn't the problem- politicians are the problem
  An unfair hand dealt to U.S. Postal Service
  Detroit Free Press 2 Comments
• Burrus: Them And Us
  Burrus Journal Comment
• UPU to push for postal efficiency and connectivity
  Post & Parcel Comment
• Need stamps? Post office tells customers to look elsewhere!
  Read more » 6 Comments

  Monday, October 8

• NJ letter carrier injured after being ejected from truck
  Mahwah, NJ Patch Comment
• Canada Post, union reach agreement on tentative contract
  UPI 2 Comments

  Sunday, October 7

• Social media among threats to greeting card makers
  Columbia Missourian Comment
• Nebraska rural carrier, 59, killed in crash
  Columbus Telegram 5 Comments
• Postal Service offers reward for information about robbery suspects
  WKMG TV Orlando Comment
• Take the Money and Run, Burrus Tells Postal Workers
  Dead Tree Edition 4 Comments

  Saturday, October 6

• Burrus: Last Chance Buyout?
  Burrus Journal 6 Comments
• Yonkers post office employee charged with mail theft
  The Journal News Comment
• USPS Heightens Awareness for Employees with Disabilities
  Press release 4 Comments
• Ignorance, incompetence, favoritism, bullying, and obsession: Just another day at the Post Office
  Save the Post Office 18 Comments
• Video: PO Boxed Out- Discussion on the future of the USPS
  From HuffPost Live: participants include retired Postmaster Mark Jamison
  postalnews blog Comment

  Friday, October 5

• Portrait of the Artist as a Postman
  The Waco postal worker who designs Hermes scarves...
  CNBC read the original story in Texas Monthly 3 Comments
• Maryland Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail
  postalnews blog Comment
• A Lame-Duck Congress: Shaken Not Stirred?
  eNAPUS Legislative Update (.pdf file) Comment
• Postal Service Expects 15,000 to 20,000 Buyouts
  The Oregonian Comment
• Postal Van Hit and Run Sends Car Rolling 30 Feet
  Talk of the Sound
  Read more » 3 Comments

  Thursday, October 4

• Video: Future of U.S. Postal Service
  postalnews blog Comment
• Town's love of its PO unrequited by USPS
  Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette 3 Comments
• Senator Carper gets the facts wrong on USPS finances
  postalnews blog 6 Comments
• USPS Offers New Stamp Collecting Products
  postalnews blog Comment

  Wednesday, October 3

• Washington window clerk charged with mail theft
  Sequim Gazette Comment
• St. Louis letter carrier robbed at gunpoint
  KSDK TV St. Louis Comment
• NALC Launches Election 2012 Site
  National Association of Letter Carriers 17 Comments
• Postal Service adding temp workers for Christmas
  Tacoma News Tribune 11 Comments
• Ohio mail processing clerk charged with mail theft, assault
  WBNS-TV Columbus 2 Comments
• Thinking of taking the latest Postal Service buyout?
  A reporter would like to talk with you...
  Federal Times 4 Comments

  Tuesday, October 2

• 30 Eastern Connecticut post offices to have hours cut
  Norwich Bulletin Comment
• New Jersey letter carrier charged with thefts from mail
  Gloucester County Times 1 Comment
• APWU, USPS Negotiate Retirement Incentive
  Employees to Receive $15,000 in Two Installments
  postalnews blog 44 Comments
• POST Plan meetings: Over 1500 scheduled already, more coming
  Save the Post Office Comment
• Five-Day Delivery and Reduced USPS Service Standards Could Face Legal Barrier
  Dead Tree Edition 2 Comments
• Burrus: Congrats!
  Burrus Journal Comment
• Video: Mail carrier charged with animal cruelty after allegedly pepper-spraying dog
  postalnews blog 5 Comments

  Monday, October 1

• Mail handlers will fight USPS decision on AFCS-200 jobs
  postalnews blog Comment
• Veterans’ Dilemma
  "The agreement that veterans must accept appointment to all PSE vacancies to maintain their veteran status is a travesty"
  Burrus Journal Comment
• The PRC's Advisory Opinion on Network Rationalization: Death Knell for the Postal Service?
  Save the Post Office Comment
• PRC Chairman Goldway offers a separate view on USPS service cutbacks
  postalnews blog Comment
• Cool Stamps Feature Ultra Light to Satellite Views of Earth
  postalnews blog Comment
• Video: Preserving Rural Post Offices
  KIMT TV Mason City Iowa Comment
• Ron Bloom: A Reality Check on Postal Service Finances
  Huffington Post Comment

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