postalnews.com: December 2012

Monday, December 31

Postal officials want to implement total curbside mail delivery
Salem (MO) News Comment
Retirement: FERS and sick leave
postalnews blog Comment
Good mail carriers make good neighbors
Washington Post Comment
Letter: Service above and beyond
Mason City Globe Gazette Comment
Does Privatisation Threaten Democracy?
Huffington Post UK Comment
Sunday, December 30
Adding ‘Headroom’ to the debt limit? Thank a postal worker!
NH Labor News Comment
Outgoing Congress proves to be unproductive to the end
Washington Post Comment
63 years late, U.S. Postal Service gets calendar to its destination
Hazleton PA Standard Speaker Comment
Downtown Norwich CT post office goes up for sale
Norwich Bulletin Comment
Saturday, December 29
Convenient Untruths About USPS Finances
APWU News Comment
APWU: USPS Renews Attack on Custodial Work
APWU News Comment
How bad is this Congress? Now they’re even having trouble naming post offices!
postalnews blog Comment
Sketch released of possible robber of postal-service worker
postu.be Comment
Postal frustrations - Oil communities see service suffer
Minot Daily News Comment
Postal Workers Braving the Snow to Deliver Mail
WEHT TV Henderson KY Comment
Friday, December 28
USPS must pay for retirees now or later, GAO says
Government Executive Comment
Royal Mail to Celebrate 50 Years of Doctor Who
postalnews.co.uk Comment
Video: Bay Area postal worker accused of stealing mail makes court appearance
postu.be Comment
Video: Postal Workers Get Free Pass for Not “Handling with Care”
postu.be Comment
Another carrier robbed in Denver
KUSA Denver Comment
Mail stolen from Tampa-area neighborhoods returned
WFTS TV Tampa Comment
Thursday, December 27
Same-day delivery plots a comeback
Direct Marketing News Comment
USPS still showing slight operating profit for FY 2013
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Postal inspectors join Florida stolen mail investigation
postalnews blog Comment
Grainger settles USPS/GSA contract dispute for $70 million
Press release Comment
Video: Thieves Target Collection Boxes in Anchorage
KTVA Anchorage Comment
USPS may start selling magazine subscriptions
Columbia Journalism Review Comment
Wednesday, December 26
California letter carrier charged with stealing mail
San Mateo Daily Journal Comment
Video: Canada Post fires carrier for being ‘too nice’
Canada.PostNe.ws Comment
Christmas packages held up by postal dysfunction
Tioga (ND) Tribune Comment
Postal service workers deliver Christmas for needy family
KSNV Las Vegas Comment
Residents of Maryland development having trouble getting their mail delivered
Baltimore Sun Comment
Tuesday, December 25
In the (St.) Nick of time: Postal employee brightens Christmas for autistic child
Jackson Sun Comment
Good will, a mom's sympathy on carrier's Christmas Eve route
Lafayette IN Journal and Courier Comment
Postal worker with multiple sclerosis likes a challenge
Longmont Times-Call Comment
Homeowner catches UPS driver stealing iPad Mini from doorstep hours after it is delivered by FedEx driver
Daily Mail Comment
Missouri post office reports missing packages, blames FedEx
Maryville Daily Forum Comment
Holiday mail torched at Gaston post office
KFW Portland Comment
Monday, December 24
Letter carriers brighten family's Christmas
WFMZ TV Allentown PA Comment
Postal clerk makes sure letters to Santa get through
Monroe (WI) Times Comment
Compass Post Office Provides Mailing Address For 3,500 Homeless In Seattle
KUOW Seattle Comment
Video: Making a Difference: USPS comes to Santa’s aid - postalnews blog
postu.be Comment
Empty Stocking Fund helps two former postal workers
Athens GA Banner-Herald Comment
Tiny Georgia town with holiday name draws postal deluge
Newnan GA Times-Herald Comment
Charity mailings flood mailboxes
Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer journal Comment
Sunday, December 23
Letter: USPS reps hold public meeting on PO changes, but can't answer public's questions
Topeka Capital Journal Comment
Catalogs find niche as online shopping tool
Pocono Record Comment
Video: After 40 years, postal clerk has seen a lifetime of letters
postalnews blog Comment
Saturday, December 22
Why sending Christmas cards is still worth it
Phoenix Business Journal Comment
Careening Off the Fiscal Cliff Fix
Also: "Postal Relief Legislation — On Death Bed"
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin (.pdf file) Comment
Stolen packages, mail found in rented truck
KIRO TV Seattle Comment
Letter: Postal worker came to the rescue
Peoria Journal Star Comment
Opinion: Postal Service Throwing Good Money after Bad
Cameron Bellamy for the Association for Postal Commerce Comment
Friday, December 21
One arrested as postal hunger strikers occupy Issa’s congressional office
Postal Blog Comment
Video: Wisconsin letter carriers trudge through storm on big delivery day
WEAU TV via postu.be Comment
Video: Stolen packages found during Tacoma traffic stop
postalnews blog Comment
Postal carrier spots mobile home fire
Lincoln (NE) Journal Star Online Comment
When the Postal Service plays Santa
Washington Post Comment
Thursday, December 20
USPS Uses Electronic Tracking Device In Mail Theft Sting
The Blog of LegalTimes Comment
Fifteen FedEx employees charged with mail theft
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Inks Deal With 1-800-FLOWERS.COM For Metro Post Same Day Delivery
postalnews blog Comment
NALC: GOP budget would cut postal workers’ pay to finance tax cuts for the wealthy
postalnews blog Comment
Holiday Crush
It's hustle and bustle — and long lines — at the busy Medford post office
Medford OR Mail Tribune.com Comment
Is Christmas City postmark dead or alive?
Officials say it's available; customers trying to get the coveted stamp find otherwise
Allentown Morning Call Comment
Letter: Self-service at the post office
Gaithersburg MD Gazette Comment
Thursday, Friday top delivery days for US Postal Service, 28M packages to be delivered today
WFTS TV Tampa Comment
Ohio postal worker to plead guilty to mail theft
Associated Press Comment
Release of 2013 Non-Bargaining Pay Schedules and NPA Update
postalnews blog Comment
Dead Tree Edition's Biggest Stories of 2012, the Year of No
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Wednesday, December 19
The Postal Service even delivers to … Indiana Jones?
Federal Times Blog Comment
Fort Wayne post office robbed
Fort Wayne (IN) Journal Gazette Comment
Federal plaintiffs sense victory in fight against Defense of Marriage Act
Washington Post Comment
The Post Office and the Dollar Store: A Common Sense Holiday Tale
Huffington Post Comment
After firing soldier in 2000, USPS ordered to rehire him - and pay him $2 million
NBC News Comment
100th Village Post Office Opens in Indiana
Press release Comment
Should rural carriers wear uniforms?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Lawmakers say optimism is fading for postal reform measure this year
The Hill's On The Money Comment
Tuesday, December 18
Illinois letter carrier sentenced to 2½ years in prison for stealing from charity
postalnews blog Comment
Kentucky APWU Members Deliver World’s Largest Christmas Card
APWU News Comment
Maine island communities object to post office cuts
Bangor Daily News Comment
Postal workers stage second hunger strike as House-Senate talks on legislation continue
Washington Post Comment
NAPUS & USPS Officials Meet to Discuss Administrative Rules for Pay for Performance Program
postalnews blog Comment
Another mail truck bursts into flames
Fitchburg MA Sentinel & Enterprise Comment
Postal Carrier Robbed At Knifepoint In Denver
CBS Denver Comment
USPS establishes P.O. box for Newtown condolence letters
NBC Connecticut Comment
Federal workers and retirees "Scrooged" again in fiscal cliff proposals
Federal News Radio Comment
Monday, December 17
Burrus: The Future
Burrus Journal Comment
GOP fiscal cliff proposal would reduce federal pensions, social security benefits
Government Executive Comment
OSHA blames USPS for heat-related death of Missouri letter carrier
Press release Comment
Kearney out as “Stamp Czar”
postalnews blog Comment
Maine postal worker may have broken federal law when he ran for county commissioner
Bangor Daily News Comment
658M holiday cards, packages make today USPS’s busiest
Palm Beach Post Comment
Mail damaged in Hawaii PO fire
The Garden Island Comment
Sunday, December 16
Four teens arrested for damage to postal boxes
Henderson NC Daily Dispatch Comment
Christmas messages taking electronic route more often
Kingston NY Daily Freeman Comment
Saturday, December 15
FedEx driver dumps hundreds of packages in street instead of dropping them at PO for delivery
KETV Omaha Comment
Chebeague Island baffled by plan to trim postal hours
Portland Press Herald Comment
California postmaster’s "personal" policy on holding mail reversed
Riverside Press-Enterprise Comment
Friday, December 14
Former corrections officer confesses to postal killings on tape shown to judge
Judge to decide whether taped confession will be admissible in trial
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Before his confession, defendant insisted he did not kill postal workers in Henning, Tenn.
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Flags at half-staff
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Northeast Area Facilities Project Manager Arrested on Corruption Charges
postalnews blog Comment
Vermont postal worker pleads guilty to embezzlement
Associated Press Comment
Two men charged in burglaries at Oregon post offices
Eugene Register-Guard Comment
Thursday, December 13
USPS reorganizes Marketing and Sales (again…)
postalnews blog Comment
APWU, USPS Revamp Window Training
APWU News Comment
Video: USPS “Sweater-friendly returns” commercial features postal employee
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Taps Pitney Bowes Technology for Next Generation of Automated Services at Retail Outlets
postalnews blog Comment
Letter carrier sues business owner after fall in icy parking lot
West Virginia Record Comment
Empty P.O. Boxes at Upper Montclair NJ Post Office?
Clerks blame long lines at windows
Baristanet Comment
Catalog mailings increase, provide USPS revenue boost
Nooga.com Comment
Junk-Mail Relief- Bad for Business
Bloomberg Comment
Art Work at Dallas Museum of Art Featured in USPS Stamp Collection
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, December 12
Defense lawyers want confession thrown out in post office killings
Associated Press Comment
US Postal Service fails to deliver for Toys for Tots
Tampa Bay Times Comment
Gunman holds up post office in Maryland
Baltimore Sun Comment
Postal worker impaled in crash is identified
KPHO Phoenix Comment
USPS package intercept scam alert
postalnews blog Comment
Going Postal: 12-12-12 Postmarks
Going Postal Comment
Cardstore Offers 29 cent Personalized Holiday Greeting Cards: Guaranteed by Christmas
Press release Comment
Video: Mother accuses postal worker of pepper spraying child
postalnews blog Comment
Illinois Postal Worker Shot While Delivering Mail
KPLR St Louis Comment
Postal worker impaled after crash into fence
KPHO Phoenix Comment
FedEx Systematically Overcharged Customers for Years
FedEx exec: “My belief is that we are choosing not to fix this issue because it is worth so much money to FedEx”
Bloomberg Comment
Lance Armstrong resisted USPS subpoena, then kept inquiry secret
Sports Illustrated Comment
Tuesday, December 11
The next surge in Afghanistan – holiday mail
postalnews blog Comment
Trial starts for Indiana postal worker accused of benefits fraud
Gary Post Tribune Comment
Video: Reports of missing mail in Tampa lead to USPS investigation
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service marks century of Letters to Santa program
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment
Feds Ponder Joining Suit Against Armstrong
Wall Street Journal Comment
Monday, December 10
Man hanged himself at Carmi, Ill., post office
Evansville Courier & Press Comment
USPS: Direct Mail With Mobile Technologies Is Changing the Way People Shop This Holiday Season
postalnews blog Comment
Cheapest way to ship your package? Here's how to save
Christian Science Monitor Comment
Something for nothing: Ships for free
Once a bonus, online retailers are paying the postage to make the sale.
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
Video: USPS hiring in New Mexico
postalnews blog Comment
Sunday, December 9
Postal Service Plans To Sell Magazine Subscriptions
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Miss Manners: Postal mail trumps e-mail when it comes to Christmas letters
Washington Post Comment
Our post offices are not for sale
Radio interview with New Deal scholar Gray Brechin
Save the Post Office Comment
Man charged in Connecticut post office robbery
Hartford Courant Comment
Saturday, December 8
23,600 postal employees take buyout
Federal Times Comment
Officials: USPS’s advice for bulk mailers ‘ridiculous’
Bluefield WV Daily Telegraph Comment
Friday, December 7
Texas Postal Worker Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Stealing Jewelry From Mail
postalnews blog Comment
Postal workers are busy as elves answering children's letters to Santa
Dallas Morning News Comment
Plans are revived for USPS move to South Boston
Boston Business Journal Comment
Thursday, December 6
Ohio postal worker to plead guilty to charges of mail theft, assaulting officers
Associated Press Comment
“Disabled” postal worker (and avid skier) indicted for workers comp fraud
postalnews blog Comment
Video: USPS/UPS Partnership Helps Customers, Environment, Bottom Line
postalnews blog Comment
Snail mail goes high tech in Austin
McClatchy-Tribune Syndicate Comment
FedEx to offer buyouts with up to 2 years’ pay as part of plan to cut $1.7B in annual costs
Washington Post Comment
Postal service changing for the better
Deputy PMG responds to Washington Times editorial Comment
Protesters take “Save Post Office” demo to San Francisco
Berkeleyside Comment
Is the Postal Service Like Greece?
Report from The Tax Foundation (a right-wing lobbying organization financed by Exxon Mobil and the Koch brothers) Comment
Wednesday, December 5
POStPlan Staffing of 6 hour Postmaster Positions
National League of Postmasters Comment
Video: Operation Santa’s 100th Anniversary
postu.be Comment
Arbitrator Sustains APWU Safety & Health Grievance
APWU News Comment
Georgia: NALC local treasurer official faces federal fraud charges
Athens Banner Herald Comment
USPS pension surplus now worth $12.48 billion, says OIG
Post & Parcel Comment
In mail we trust
Direct Marketing News Comment
USPS prepares for Affordable Care Act coverage for non-career employees
postalnews blog Comment
Health premiums: It pays to go postal
Federal News Radio Comment
Tuesday, December 4
USPS Delivers Children’s Holiday Dreams Through Letters to Santa Program – Now Celebrating 100 Years
postalnews blog Comment
Online sales bolster deliveries for Postal Service, FedEx
Utica Observer-Dispatch Comment
NALC President responds to NH newspaper's attack on USPS
Manchester Union Leader Comment
Employee Buyouts Surpass USPS Projection
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Postal supervisor pleads guilty to stealing $2.8M in government checks
Press release Comment
Survey Finds Americans Support “Do Not Mail”
UC Berkeley School of Law Comment
Burrus: Selective application of comparability
Burrus Journal Comment
Monday, December 3
Contract carrier gets probation for opening mail
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Comment
Republican Supporter of 6-day Delivery Resigns from House to Become A Lobbyist
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
Pitney Bowes Appoints Lautenbach as CEO
Press release Comment
A Complaint gives the PRC another crack at POStPlan
Save the Post Office Comment
Western New York RCA pleads guilty to unemployment benefit fraud
postalnews blog Comment
Online Sellers Favor USPS
eCommerce Bytes Comment
Canada Post tells Ontario mom to put stamps on kids' letters to Santa
Calgary Sun Comment
Sunday, December 2
Man Arrested for Breaking into Postal Truck in Chicago
NBC Chicago Comment
Saturday, December 1
Letter: Don't blame postal clerks for problems with service
Wilkes Barre Citizens' Voice Comment
Kemtucky: Carrier Accused of Mail Theft
WSAZ TV Charleston WV Comment

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