Thursday, October 31
Florida: Police searching for suspects in letter carrier assault
WFLX TV, West Palm Beach
Police looking for man who hit USPS vehicle and drove off in PA
York Daily Record
Layers of Redundant Management Have Been Eliminated, USPS Says
Dead Tree Edition (link corrected)
Wednesday, October 30
Take a bite out of crime? Oh, it’s just the new mailboxes
New York Daily News
White Plains postal driver charged in theft of 40,000 pallets
White Plains Journal News
GOP lawmakers eye federal-retiree benefits in upcoming budget talks
(Note: there's no immediate danger though: the House is currently taking yet another two week vacation!)
Washington Post
Washington Post
The rent is too damn high on Postal Service facilities, say auditors
Fierce Government
Driver crashes car into Palmyra NY PO
Canandaigua Daily Messenger
Greenville MO: No Mailboxes to Be Placed on City Property or Right-of-Way
Wayne County Journal-Banner
Kearney leaving USPS to head Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers
postalnews blog
500 garbage bills never reach Pottsville residents
Pottsville PA Republican Herald
Massachusetts family credits letter carrier with saving their home from fire
Springfield Republican
Tuesday, October 29
Alabama PO robbery suspect arrested in Mississippi
Selma Times‑Journal
Sale of Stamford post office on hold: U.S. District Court grants temporary injunction
Save the Post Office
Seven arrested in Portland OR postal privatization protest
The Oregonian
Letter carrier saves Greensboro NC woman
WGHP TV High Point NC
17 More Ways USPS Is Not Like a Real Business
Dead Tree Edition
Monday, October 28
USPS asks for industry feedback on flats strategy
intelisent Postal Affairs Blog
Redrawing the Battle Lines for Last Mile Delivery
PostalVision 2020
Post Offices sold and for sale: An update on the inventory
Save the Post Office
OIG: Some NJ mail carriers were told to report for work during Superstorm Sandy despite mandatory evacuation orders
Some had to be rescued by the Coast Guard
Washington Times
Washington Times
Milton Friedman and the US Postal Service
A right wing icon and his postal myths
Daily Kos
Daily Kos
Sunday, October 27
Tampa District steps up micromanaging efforts
Ruralinfo Postal News
Study says direct mail still a key segment
Paper advertising approach survives as digital marketing rises
Gaithersburg MD Gazette
Gaithersburg MD Gazette
Issa bill would open FEHBP to all Americans, but at what cost?
Federal News Radio
Saturday, October 26
Government of Singapore is now Royal Mail's second biggest shareholder
... and the biggest owner is "an aggressive hedge fund"...
The Mirror
The Mirror
Video: Texas Postal Worker Pleads Guilty In $450K Jewelry Theft Case
postalnews blog
Friday, October 25
Ex-Willimantic CT postmaster accused of getting 55 pounds of pot in mail
Norwich Bulletin
SUV crashes into Illinois PO, injuring customer
postalnews blog
$10K Reward Offered In Torrance Post Office Burglary
CBS Los Angeles
Shutl May Whisk eBay to Same-Day Delivery Success
TechNewsWorld
Alabama post office robbed
Suspect robbed the same office in 2006
Selma Times‑Journal
Selma Times‑Journal
Thursday, October 24
We're listening: The Postal Service holds 8,500 POStPlan meetings, but why?
Save the Post Office
Inspirational Stamps Teach History of Civil Rights
postalnews blog
USPS rules force Santa's helper into retirement
Green Valley AZ News
Wednesday, October 23
New Jersey Woman Accused of Assaulting Postal Employee
Bridgewater, NJ Patch
NALC: New MOU on CCA probation and holiday carrier assistants
postalnews blog
Susan Collins says USPS exigent rate request not authorized by PAEA
postalnews blog
Former Indiana postal employee pleads guilty to mail theft
WFIE Evansville
Why did the Stamford post office close? Conflicting answers, disturbing questions
Save the Post Office
Workers complain of delivery delays at Conroe TX post office
"mail left to accumulate in undelivered six-foot piles at the facility for times as long as a week"
Conroe Courier
Conroe Courier
USPS will keep delivering for America if Congress allows
Billings Gazette
OIG: USPS used 14 million more hours than needed for mail processing in 2012
Fierce Government
Tuesday, October 22
Magazine industry chief rails against USPS
(and she's not too happy with cyclists or her own children either...)
New York Post
New York Post
Royal Oak postman honored for delivering patron’s final wish
Royal Oak Daily Tribune
USPS says "MailPro News for Mailing Professionals" will no longer be mailed to mailers...
"Hopefully nobody currently in direct mail will follow in the USPS’ short-sighted footsteps…"
intelisent Postal Affairs Blog
intelisent Postal Affairs Blog
Monday, October 21
USPS seeks employees to appear in holiday commercials
postalnews blog
Netflix May Ditch DVDs Sooner Rather Than Later
Businessweek
USPS Board to meet in closed session tomorrow
postalnews blog
Sunday, October 20
Fundraiser set for injured Illinois postal worker
Northwest Herald
Saturday, October 19
Late Mail Deliveries Upset Residents in the D.C. Region
NBC4 Washington
Mail service cutbacks affect accounts receivable teams
Institute of Financial Operations
Friday, October 18
Postal Service to put cluster mailboxes in Vicksburg
Vicksburg Post
Obamacare woes need a paper cure- like the USPS?
postalnews blog
Deputy PMG: "Exigent Increase Not a Done Deal"
Direct Marketing News
USPS Responds To Criticism of Its Annuity Estimates
Dead Tree Edition
Thursday, October 17
APWU Wins ‘Global Settlement’ Remedy Case
Clerks in Small Offices to Receive Back Pay If Supervisors Worked in Excess of Limits in Contract
APWU News
APWU News
Package thieves in Hollywood possibly used mail master key
KABC TV Los Angeles
US Postal Service Privatization: The Dark Side
Taxpayer assets could be sold on the cheap
Epoch Times
Wednesday, October 16
Residents of Missouri town don't like USPS delivery plan
Customers would have to provide their own cluster boxes, and they can't have locks?
Wayne County Journal-Banner
Wayne County Journal-Banner
Postal Carrier Delivery Becomes Lifesaving Stop
WFMY TV Greensboro NC
USPS Comes Up With Yet Another Way to Discourage Early Retirement
Dead Tree Edition
Tuesday, October 15
Missouri: Former mailman charged with sexual abuse while on mail route
KOAM TV Joplin MO
The path to postal nirvana: An entitlement program for the mail industry
Save the Post Office
Sausalito neighbors rally to help critically injured mail carrier
Marin Independent Journal
Drones to deliver parcels in Australia starting in March
Computerworld
Monday, October 14
Sunday, October 13
Connecticut town wants its own post office and ZIP code
Norwich Bulletin
Local postal workers train to save lives in a bioterrorist attack
KGTV San Diego
Saturday, October 12
New Virgin and Child Forever stamp available
postalnews blog
Police, Feds Investigating Palmer MA Post Office Break-In
WGGB TV Springfield
Why the U.K. Can Privatize Its Postal Service, but the U.S. Can’t
The Exchange - Yahoo Finance
Postal Service to issue Harvey Milk stamp
San Francisco Chronicle
Friday, October 11
Charges filed in Minnesota post office threats
Anoka County Union
Shirley Chisholm to be honored on Black Heritage stamp
postalnews blog
USPS issues Poinsettia Holiday Forever stamps
postalnews blog
Instant 35% profit for Royal Mail speculators
postalnews blog
Mystery Valentine appears in Elgin IL mailbox, more than 100 years later
Elgin Courier News
postalnews.com welcomes our wingnut visitors!
postalnews blog
Thursday, October 10
New Postal Workers Leadership Vows to ‘Stop the Bleeding’
In These Times
How would an exigent rate increase impact mail volumes and revenues?
Save the Post Office
Postal worker shot with airsoft gun while delivering mail
WATE Knoxville
Berkeley postal service disrupted after human excrement put in mail box
San Francisco Chronicle
Wednesday, October 9
Kristin Seaver Named Acting Capital Metro Area VP
postalnews blog
Video: PMG’s “State of the Postal Service” - postalnews blog
The PMG talks about alternative health plan proposals for postal workers and retirees
postu.be
postu.be
Video: NH Widow Relieved Husband’s Lost Ashes Were Found
postalnews blog
2013 Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year
National Association of Letter Carriers
A Message from APWU President-Elect Mark Dimondstein
postalnews blog
USPS Customers Frustrated by Long Downed Mailboxes
KUTV Salt Lake City
Two Maryland post office managers charged with taking bribes
postalcrime.com
Tuesday, October 8
APWU begins posting unofficial election results
APWU Election web site
Video: Delivering a High Honor to a Postal Worker Turned Hero
postalnews blog
Government Shutdown Stalls Post Office Auction
Yankton Press & Dakotan
Retirement Backlog Falls 22 Percent in September
Government Executive
Darrell Issa's Health-Care Plan Is Basically a Plush Obamacare
The Atlantic
(So apparently the GOP shut down the government so they could replace Obamacare with FEHBP- a more generous, FAR more expensive plan? Oh- OK...)
Monday, October 7
Post office vehicle crashes in Sioux City
Sioux City Journal
Linns: USPS to destroy “Just Move” stamps over safety concerns
postalnews blog
Royal Mail shares: Speculators set to make millions
The Telegraph
Post office mural restored and ready to return
Ukiah CA Daily Journal
Sunday, October 6
Postal workers call for safe havens in Milwaukee
WISN Milwaukee
Saturday, October 5
Viral letter carrier vs lawn video was shot in Lagrange GA
postalnews blog
Nine Ways the Postal Service Is Not Like a Real Business
Dead Tree Edition
Video: 5 Minneapolis area post offices receive bomb threat letters
postalnews blog
Police: Man steals package, purse from mail truck
Salem MA News
Video: California Postal Worker Robbed at Gunpoint
postalnews blog
Friday, October 4
PRC is Closed, But Mailers Contend With Exigency Threat
Direct Marketing News
USPS properties for lease: Business as usual or a new approach to excess space?
Save the Post Office
USPS needs independent oversight, commissioners warn
Post & Parcel
Thursday, October 3
Letter Carriers Recognized as Heroes of the Year
postalnews blog
Former APWU President Bill Burrus shutting down his blog
postalnews blog
Police: Mailing Meth Becoming More and More Common
KTXL TV Sacramento
Hawaii letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Postmaster, clerk appointed in Juneau
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
Wednesday, October 2
Day of Action in the Bronx to Save the Post Office
Save the Post Office
POStPlan implementation 60 percent done: Hours reduced at over 8,000 post offices
Save the Post Office
Illinois: Postal worker injured in crash in crash
SaukValley.com
Tuesday, October 1
Postal shootings hearing in Memphis resumes after outburst
Associated Press
USPS Announces FY 2014 Pay for Performance Indicators
postalnews blog
Editorial: Mail fraud? U.S. Postal Service is set up by Congress to fail
Staten Island Advance
Postal shootings hearing to resume after outburst
Jackson Sun
Editorial; Closing regional sorting centers harms customers
The River Reporter
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