Jennifer Got Her Gun

Seven years ago this week, lax gun laws allowed "the crazy lady" to murder six postal workers in Goleta CA
Santa Barbara Independent

Lynch enters Massachusetts Senate primary

Friend to unions and son of a postal worker challenges party leadership's choice
National Journal

OSHA Issues Citations, Fines in Charlotte

APWU News

Kentucky: Another LLV bursts into flames

Richmond Register

Goldway says USPS rural post office plan could hurt revenue

Post & Parcel

NY contract cleaner accused of mail theft

YNN

Ohio clerk pleads guilty to $265K workers comp fraud

postalcrime.com

25,000 postal employees set to retire today

Frederick (MD) News-Post

Valentine postmarks: Love is in the Air …or, Maybe Not

postalnews blog

Consolidating in Saint Paul

Going Postal

USPS Board of Governors meeting, quarterly financial briefing set for Feb. 8

postalnews blog

At the Postal Service, new reports show the strain of change

Federal Times

DHL exploring sale of US 'last-mile' delivery unit

Reuters

Hundreds apply for Akron area postal service jobs

Akron Beacon Journal

Postal Workers Allowed to Smoke in Delivery Trucks

Many surprised that in anti-smoking era, feds make an exception
KTVA Anchorage

Is It Worth Putting Your Job at Risk for $25?

One USPS supervisor apparently thought it was...
FedSmith.com

Alabama Postal Supervisor Indicted for Travel Voucher Fraud

postalcrime.com

First Class Residual Commercial Mail Limbo

intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

Indiana post office burglarized

Shelbyville News

Texas: letter carrier robbed by masked gunman

Pearland Journal

Federal unions, except postal groups, grow as other labor organizations decline

Washington Post

Video: Truck slams into Oregon PO injuring postal worker

postu.be

How to Beat the Shipping Price Hikes

Entrepreneur.com

Rising Postal Rates Squeeze Small Record Labels

National Public Eadio

Union, Management Clarify Diabetes Policy

APWU News

Lobbying Tactics on Postal Issue Splits Nonprofits

Chronicle of Philanthropy

Video: PMG on the State of the Postal Service

postu.be

Personalized Direct Mail, Theory or Reality?

Pitney Bowes

CNN Video: How much do stamps cost again?

postu.be

Mail isn't dead- but there are some trying to murder it

Gene Del Polito commentary for Mailing Systems Technology (.pdf file)

Why Did Federal Prosecutors Drop Their Lance Armstrong Case?

Wall Street Journal

USPS Price and Service Changes Impact eBay Sellers

eCommerceBytes

Editorial: Congress must act quickly to save the Postal Service

Buffalo News

Postal Service Audit Behind Ad Contract Shift

Advertising Age

Martinsburg WV mail processing center closing later this year

Martinsburg Journal

Coming sooner or later: An advisory opinion on modes of delivery

Save the Post Office

U S Postal Service trying to end door to door home deliveries

Vermilion (LA) Today

After years of using media rate, looks like columnist no longer rates with USPS

Baltimore Sun

So Far, FSS Is A Step Backward, USPS Data Indicate

Dead Tree Edition (link corrected)

D.C. postal carrier charged with mail theft

Washington Examiner

Video: Customer’s package gets trapped in endless ‘postal loop’

postu.be

Ohio rural carrier injured in accident

Athens Messenger

Youngstown mail carrier robbed on the job

Youngstown Vindicator

Local union president says USPS hiring is "smoke and mirrors"

WSBT TV South Bend IN

Remember! Stamp prices go up Sunday!

postalnews blog

Killer of popular letter carrier sentenced to life in prison

Miami Herald

NAPUS: Postal Service Announces Plans to Post Additional 6-Hour Offices

NAPUS

Mississippi charity may have lost $100K to change of address scam

Mississippi Business Journal

USPS issues Vermont Covered Bridge stamp- in Georgia?

postalnews blog

The postcard the USPS refuses to deliver

USPS HQ blocks mailing of postcard warning of hit and run driver
postalnews blog

Video: Hero letter carrier helps rescue family from house fire

WHEC TV Rochester NY via postu.be

The Real Reason for the Decline of American Unions

Bloomberg

Motor Vehicle Subcontracting on Hold Until March 4

APWU News

PMG answers employees’ questions about state of the business

USPS News Link

It ain’t just the postal service: Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs

Associated Press and the Atlantic via postalnews blog

IMb: Where’s the Value? |

"The reality is there is little evidence of a strong return-on-investment" for mailers
Presort.com

Valassis: Report Shows Marketers Continue Steady use of Coupons

Press release

New “Save the Post Office” White House petition started

postalnews blog

TSP: A Financial Advantage for Federal Employees

FedSmith.com

Dallas-area authorities crack down on thieves who fish mail from postal boxes

Dallas Morning News

Deputy PMG responds to editorial attacking USPS

Washington Times

Retiring Detroit postal worker hasn't taken a sick day in 44 years

Detroit Free Press

Tufted Puffins Take Flight on Stamps

postalnews blog

USPS Sends Priority Mail Package 1,688 Miles Out Of Its Way?

postalnews blog

Why USPS is a Viable Alternative to FedEx and UPS

multichannelmerchant.com

Tennessee postal worker printed $32K in money orders to pay for drug habit

postalcrime.com

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly Stamps Take Flight Today

postalnews blog

Son of victim uses mass mailing to target hit-run driver

Worcester Telegram

Video: Freezing Cold Temperatures Don’t Slow Down Mail Carriers

postu.be

Nonprofits Urge Congress to Preserve Discount Postal Rates

Chronicle of Philanthropy

Postal service to hire hundreds of letter carriers in Ohio at $15 an hour

Akron Beacon Journal

Post Office Losing Out on Federal Contracts, Report Finds

New York Times

Adjustments to Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) Process Announced

NAPUS

NALC arbitration award: King Solomon maybe, Judge Judy not so much...

Federal News Radio

Audio: Please Explain: The Post Office

WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show

Cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service has wasted money on travel expenses, reports show

Reuters

USPS could bring trust to peer-to-peer e-commerce, says OIG

Post & Parcel

Do We Really Want to Live Without the Post Office?

Esquire

Shipping rates rise in 2013

MSN Money

Rural mail count scheduled to start February 9

postalnews blog

USPS reissues wedding cake stamp

postalnews blog

How Will the January 2013 USPS Postage Hike Impact You?

thedirectmailman.com

Video: Letter carrier uncovers treasury check scam

postu.be

Top 5 stamps of 2012

USA Philatelic

Federal employees face crucial questions in Obama’s second term

Washington Post

Burrus: Fracturing a Myth

Burrus Journal

Delays by Congress hasten risk that USPS mail delivery could stop

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

USPS's Inaccurate Annual Compliance Data: CPUs

Going Postal

What NAPUS Would Like to Hear on Inauguration Day

eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin

Missing mail raises questions about Central Massachusetts plant

Worcester Telegram

USPS job cuts threaten black middle class

Reuters

Middletown NY mayor miffed over post office fence

Middletown Times Herald Record

USPS: Accelerated mail processing plant downsizing not linked to new board directive

Federal Times

D.C. Circuit Ruling Keeps Businessman’s USPS Retaliation Suit Alive

The Blog of Legal Times

Why did the U.S. Postal Service sponsor a cycling team?

Slate

Tears, Inspiration Helped Newtown Volunteers Efficiently Process Mountains Of Mail

Newtown Bee

The Postal Service shares some lists: Closures, Suspensions, VPOs, CPUs, and Retail Channels

Save the Post Office

America’s Most Famous Stamp to be Reprinted

postalnews blog

Parcel Post renamed “Standard Post”

postalnews blog

18 more plants on the chopping block for 2013

postalnews blog

Alaska resident says U.S. Postal Service changes hurting local economy

Cordova Times

Stop the Madness! The U.S. Postal Service Is Not Going To Die!

Pitney Bowes Newsroom

Amazon's Same-Day Delivery Will Shake Up Retail

E-Commerce Times

Holyoke MA postal worker arrested for stealing drugs from mail

Springfield Republican

Penny-Wise and Dollar-Absurd: Postal Logic in California

Going Postal

Rural carrier sent to hospital after Thursday morning LLV accident

Lawrence KS Journal-World

Virginia man arrested in bomb threat/robbery attempt at Thornburg VA post office

postalcrime.com

LA Sheriff arrests 2 in USPS plastics thefts

postalcrime.com

Postal Service Issues Apples Postcard Stamps

Press release

Video: Postmaster asks for extra police when Kalispell USPS center closes

PM says he's concerned "about how some employees there might react the day the center shuts down"
postu.be

The Ed Show video: Regulations driving the USPS out of existence

postu.be

Columnist: Remind me again- why did the USPS sponsor Lance?

postalnews blog

Postal Service Unveils Lunar New Year Stamp In San Francisco

CBS San Francisco

OSHA Cites USPS for Safety Violations in Providence

postalnews blog

Massachusetts Postal Worker Charged With Mail Theft

postalcrime.com

Video: Government rejects Armstrong’s $5M offer to settle USPS fraud charge

CBS News via postu.be

Carper Reacts to PMG’s Announcement on Further Cost-Cutting Measures

Press release

Customer embezzles $33,072 from USPS

postalcrime.com

NAPS responds to BOG’s order to speed up USPS cost cutting

postalnews blog

Video: A year after consolidation, Helena customers complain about slow delivery and lost parcels at USPS

postalnews blog

Lance Armstrong and the Post Office: No Miracle Delivered

"... his potential problems with the Postal Service are in a class of their own..."
The New Yorker
(For a much less serious assessment of Lance and his apology campaign, see The Onion:
"Lance Armstrong Admits To Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs To Show Remorse"

Killing the Post Office Softly: POStPlan implementation almost halfway done

Save the Post Office

US Postal Service pushes the digital envelope in battle for its future

The Guardian

Burrus: Difference between APWU contract and NALC arbitration award close to $1 million over an employee's lifetime

Burrus Journal

Congress Must Act Quickly to Pass Postal Bill, Guffey Says

APWU News

USPS Accelerated Cost Cutting Could Damage Service, Says PRC

eCommerce Bytes

Video: USPS stops delivering woman’s mail over technicality

postalnews blog

Loss of Manasota mail hub signals a shift

Sarasota Herald Tribune

Pitney Bowes pays lawmakers to push privatizing Post Office

peoplesworld

Armstrong “might” return some of USPS’s $31 million in sponsorship payments

postalnews blog

Postal Headquarters Announces Temporary Suspension of DUO Implementation

NAPUS

Board Directs USPS Management to Accelerate Steps to Restructure Operations and Cut Costs

postalnews blog

Video: Ohio Postal Worker Saves Elderly Man’s Life

postu.be

At what price profit? The battle for the soul of the Postal Service

Save the Post Office

USPS Adding Retailers to Same Day Delivery Trial

eCommerce Bytes

Postal Delay in Congress Hastens Risk of Mail Stoppage

Bloomberg

OIG criticizes USPS advertising oversight, alleges “misuse of position”, “questionable bonuses”

postalnews blog

Fort Myers mail processing center spared by Postal Service- but Sarasota's not so lucky...

WFTX-TV Fort Myers/Naples, FL

Illinois carrier resigns in midst of investigation

Bureau County Republican

Prison sentence for Maryland postal worker convicted of mail theft

postalnews blog

Burrus: A Union That Fights

Burrus Journal

USPS Statement on NALC labor contract arbitration decision

postalnews blog

NALC Contract Announced

NALC News

APWU IT/ASC Contract Heads to Mediation

APWU News

Tennessee postal employee charged with exposing himself to co-worker

WTVF Nashville

Appeals Court rules in favor of GameFly, says USPS gave Netflix special treatment

postalnews blog

End of the government check era approaches

Thomson Reuters Business News

$50,000 Reward Offered After Man Attacks Letter Carrier

WTXF Philadelphia

Video: Woman outraged over suspected mail theft

postalnews blog

Postal Service's fiscal cliff coming this spring

CNN

Stamp prices go up January 27

postalnews blog

Pitney Bowes' delayed Volly digital mail service gains print software partner

Post & Parcel

Former NALC President Vincent R. Sombrotto Dies

NALC News

Colbert Report Video: Postage Price Hike Proves “Government Can’t Do Anything Right!”

postu.be

Burrus: Contrasting Union Philosophy

Burrus Journal

Murderous Reform: A Plan to Privatize Postal Profits at Public Expense

Save the Post Office

USPS has booth at Consumer Electronics Show?? Featuring Marilyn Monroe????

CNET News

E-government could help dig the Postal Service out of its financial hole

Government Executive

Postal Service out to 'restore faith' of Oil Patch

Dickinson ND Press

USPS offers Inauguration Day souvenir

postalnews blog

Postal watchdog mulls dramatic changes for the mail

USA Today

For letter carriers, new contract certain to show the strain of tough times

Federal Times

Editorial: Postal problem was preventable

Beaumont TX Enterprise

Video: Massive Cuts to Postal Service a Step Towards Privatization?

Real News Network via postu.be

Cash, Stamps Taken In Greenville NC Post Office Burglary

WITN TV Greenville NC

USPS ends “Mail Works Guarantee” market test due to lack of mailer interest

postalnews blog

In Past Decade, Congress Has Made Naming Post Offices a Top Priority

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Constructively closed: The emergency suspensions continue

Save the Post Office

Video: North Miami Postal Worker Robbery Caught On Camera

postalnews blog

Zone of Tolerance Process for POStPlan Impacted Offices

NAPUS

NALC expects contract arbitration award “soon”

postalnews blog

Police make an arrest in Massachusetts post office robbery

WSHM TV Springfield MA

Why do city carriers get tons of Xmas OT and rurals don't?

ruralinfo.net

Brown Down: UPS Drivers Vs. The UPS Algorithm

Fast Company

Postal history: How a mail boat saved those stranded on the islands of St Kilda

British Postal Museum & Archive

Belgian post office buys US parcel company

postalnews blog

NALC isn’t associated with privatization study

postalnews blog

Ask The Experts: Is my USPS pension safe?

Federal Times

Massachusetts Post Office robbed

WWLP TV Springfield

Video: Louisiana mailman stays on the job, fighting cancer

postu.be

Postmaster Raps Congress for Failure to Pass Bill

Direct Marketing News

Will House Republicans Let The Post Office Save Itself This Year?

ThinkProgress

PMG names Ed Phelan VP, Delivery and Post Office Operations

postalnews blog

Postal Service to Host Cloud-Based ID Protection Network

Mashable

Yep, They’re Still Trying to Privatize the Post Office

NH Labor News

Catalogs That Effectively Drive Web Sales and Traffic

Datamann Blog

Thieves make off with collection box in California

San Francisco Chronicle

Dropped phone helps unravel postal holdup

Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette

Think tank to study privatizing most Postal Service operations

Washington Post

More USPS cutbacks ahead, after Congress fails to pass reforms

Post & Parcel

South Carolina: Three hurt in collision involving mail truck

Anderson Independent Mail

NALC: A New Year's resolution to save the USPS

NALC e-Activist Network

Michigan rural carrier dies of crash injuries

WXMI TV Grand Rapids

PMG: Congressional inaction makes things worse for the USPS

"The Postal Service should not have to do business this way"
postalnews blog

Restructuring the U.S. Postal System

The Case for a Hybrid Public-Private Postal System
National Academy of Public Administration (.pdf file)

What’s that old saying about “good intentions”?

Carper and Issa pledge to work together on postal reform
twitter vis postalnews blog

Dennis Ross out as postal oversight chair

postalnews blog

USPS Honors 150th Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation with Limited-Edition Stamp

postalnews blog

North Carolina man facing charges for stealing 'bags and bags' of mail

Wilmington Star News

Post offices facing cutback in window hours

Bristol VA News

Rants & Raves: Postal rave

Florida Times-Union

TSP closes out 2012 with strong showing

Federal News Radio

Editorial: Congressional inaction can be a good thing (if you're a community newspaper!)

Randolph (AL) Leader

U.S. Postal Service Chooses UM as Its Media Agency

Advertising Age

How the Postal Service began prefunding retiree health care and fell into a deep hole

Save the Post Office

Mail theft could turn your life upside down

Salt Lake Tribune

The House Fiscal Cliff Vote and Postal Reform

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Ridiculous Overtime at the USPS in 2013?

Postal Blog

USPS warns of “risky” approach to flats pricing policy

Post & Parcel

Testing Your Direct Mail IQ

Pitney Bowes Brilliant Communications Blog

Averting the Fiscal Cliff: Retired Postal Worker Shames One Percent

Huffington Post

A Balanced Approach to Reforming the Postal Service: White House responds to postal petitions

White House Petitions web site