Saturday, November 30

• Investigators searching for robber in rare post office heist
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment
• USPS cries "uncle" in conflict with wild turkeys
  St Paul Pioneer Press Comment
• Video: Police to retrace murdered mailman’s route today
  postalnews blog Comment
• False Postal Delivery Leads to Home Invasion
  KBTX Bryan TX Comment
• USPS joins with bakers’ group to recover stolen trays
  postalnews blog Comment
• Couriers gear up for busiest time of the year
  Frederick News-Post Comment

  Friday, November 29

• USPS Full Service Requirement Deferred
  "Credibility takes a huge hit."
  intelisent Postal Affairs Blog Comment
• Video: Competition could threaten services, Royal Mail claims
  postalnews.co.uk Comment
• Mail delivery suspended on Rapid City street after carrier is attacked by dog
  KSFY Sioux Falls, SD Comment
• An independent Scotland would re-nationalize Royal Mail
  Post & Parcel Comment
• California: Driver smashes into post office, flees scene
  San Ramon Express Comment

  Thursday, November 28

• Schenectady mail delivery will resume after BB gun fired at letter carrier
  Albany Times Union Comment
• Postal Service wins appeal on San Francisco SRO deliveries
  San Francisco Chronicle Comment
• Rural Alaska postal worker receives prison sentence for theft of cash from packages
  Alaska Dispatch Comment
• Tennessee rural carrier pleads guilty to stealing veterans’ mail-order pain meds
  Kingsport Times-News Comment
• East St. Louis Post Office Supersivor Indicted For Stealing Packages
  postalcrime.com Comment

  Wednesday, November 27

• Inspector general to probe late mail delivery
  Washington Post Comment
• USPS sending workers from Nebraska to help out in North Dakota
  Fargo Forum Comment
• Housing may be key to North Dakota postal woes
  Of 82 postal workers hired since PMG's visit in August, 50 have quit.
  Williston Herald Comment
• Video: USPS criticized over mailman murders
  postalnews blog Comment
• Where you can get Harry Potter stamps — and where you can’t: A list, map, and complaint
  Save the Post Office Comment
• Greta Van Susteren Hypes Phony Postal Service War On Christmas
  Wing-nuts go postal!
  NewsHounds Comment
• DC Congresswoman Norton seeks answers from PMG on letter carrier’s murder
  postalnews blog Comment
• ‘Lose a Life to Save a Dollar’
  APWU News Comment
• North Carolina Supervisor “Cleans Up” Financially While Receiving Workers’ Compensation Payments
  USPS Office of Inspector General Comment
• Postal worker injured in Erie LLV crash
  Erie Times-News Comment
• The Great Postal Giveaway: USPS Sends Jobs, Work to Staples
  APWU News Comment
• USPS Confirms 2014 Direct Mail Promotions
  Direct Marketing News Comment

  Tuesday, November 26

• Postal service halted in Schenectady neighborhood after BBs fired
  Albany Times Union Comment
• Mailers call on PRC to reject exigency price hike
  Press release Comment
• Video: Letter carriers demand district manager’s resignation in wake of murder
  postalnews blog Comment
• Amazon Could Turn London Underground Ticket Offices Into Parcel Drop-Off Points
  postalnews.co.uk Comment
• Postal workers in North Dakota battling burnout
  Fargo Forum Comment
• Postal worker’s murder keeps spotlight on carrier problems
  Chicago Sun-Times Comment
• How Washington Ruined Christmas
  The Exchange Comment

  Monday, November 25

• Mail for Williston ND stacks up after postal workers quit
  Oil Patch Dispatch Comment
• Alabama postal worker gets ten years in prison for shooting up PO
  postalcrime.com Comment
• Editorial: Congress needs to step up delivery
  Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot Comment
• A Peek at Amazon's Contract with the Postal Service
  Wall Street Journal Comment
• Video: "It didn't have to happen"- Postal Workers Say Letter Carrier Death In Maryland Was Preventable
  postalnews blog Comment
• Video: Vigil Held For Postal Worker Killed On Duty In Maryland
  postalnews blog Comment

  Sunday, November 24

• NALC statement on the shooting death of letter carrier Tyson Barnette
  postalnews blog Comment
• $100K reward offered in fatal shooting of postal worker
  WTOP Washington Comment
• Video: Letter carrier shot and killed while delivering mail at 7:20 PM in DC suburb
  postalnews blog Comment
• In War for Same-Day Delivery, Racing Madly to Go Last Mile
  New York Times Comment
• The slow decline of the postcard
  CNN Comment

  Saturday, November 23

• Fedex agrees to $21.5 million settlement for overcharging customers
  Bloomberg Comment
• Deer runs through window at Poplar Bluff MO post office
  KFVS Cape Girardeau Comment
• The Postal Service is running out of stamps
  FierceGovernment Comment
• Mail carriers hold vigil to bring attention to assaults during deliveries
  Chicago Sun-Times Comment
• Video: Overnight mail taking 3 days after USPS changes in Pasco WA
  postalnews blog Comment

  Friday, November 22

• Veteran Says Postal Workers Have Stolen Medication
  WTVC Chattanooga Comment
• Police looking into South Carolina post office break-in
  Aiken Standard Comment
• Postal Service Bends Over Backwards for Amazon, While We Get Crummy Service
  AlterNet Comment
• JFK's visit to Santa Monica in 1958 yielded image seen by millions
  The story behind the 1964 JFK stamp
  Los Angeles Times Comment

  Thursday, November 21

• PRC Approves USPS Rate Increase; Implementation of Full Service IMb Remanded
  postalnews blog Comment
• Cintron named VP, Product Information
  postalnews blog Comment
• Letter carrier attacked in Forest Hills PA, police say
  WTAE Pittsburgh Comment
• Waterbury CT USPS supervisor charged with stealing parcel loaded with cocaine
  postalnews blog Comment
• Video: $10K reward offered in Glendale CA post office burglary
  postalcrime.com Comment

  Wednesday, November 20

• Lance Armstrong Settles $3M Insurance Lawsuit
  But he still faces USPS whistle-blower suit
  New York Times Comment
• Video: Whatever It Takes- USPS Christmas commercial features employees
  postu.be Comment
• Postal employee sentenced to house arrest and probation for stealing from mail
  McAllen TX Monitor Comment
• Appeals court rules against AWOL letter carrier
  FedSmith.com Comment
• Detroit letter carrier carjacked at gunpoint
  WDIV Detroit Comment
• Video: Mail carrier robbed in North Philadelphia
  postalnews blog Comment
• Royal Mail's flawed sale bodes badly for the Post Office
  The Guardian Comment
• What USPS’s Rate Increase Means to Commercial Shippers
  Multichannel Merchant Comment
• Mysteries of the Amazon deal: Why the Postal Service is skimming the cream on Sundays
  Save the Post Office Comment

  Tuesday, November 19

• USPS unveils Harry Potter stamps
  postalnews blog Comment
• Postal Reform Encounters Another Major Setback
  Government Executive Comment
• New York: USPS secretary admits falsely claiming work injury
  Newsday Comment
• Mail truck hit during Hollywood FL drive-by shooting
  Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Comment
• Mail thieves striking post offices late at night
  Torrance Daily Breeze Comment
• Post Office changes frustrate residents
  Redwood Falls (MN) Gazette Comment
• Video: Disabled woman endures lengthy fight to get her mail
  postalnews blog Comment
• Police: Long Island carrier robbed
  Newsday Comment
• Congress still hates the U.S. Postal Service
  Los Angeles Times Comment
• USPS Says No Overall Increase in Priority Mail Rates Ahead
  EcommerceBytes.com Comment
• Harry Potter stamp riles Postal Service panel, traditional stamp collectors
  Washington Post Comment
• Letter: Leave your light on for letter carrier's safety
  NW Indiana Times Comment

  Monday, November 18

• Video: Mail carrier struck by van in Wentzville MO
  postalnews blog Comment
• Lance Armstrong's Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Fraud Claims
  The Blog of Legal Times Comment
• A Post Office? Yeah, We've Got That.
  Postal Service Counters Replace UPS Services at 82 Staples Locations
  Going Postal Comment
• USPS offers new collectible holiday ornament
  postalnews blog Comment

  Sunday, November 17

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Funeral of Print Media
  Dead Tree Edition Comment
• Sources of change: The Postal Service breaks down the mail volumes for the PRC
  Save the Post Office Comment
• USPS investigating personal information breach at Menlo Park CA post office
  postalnews blog Comment

  Saturday, November 16

• Postal pinch: Duo busted stealing air mail from JFK airport
  New York Daily News Comment
• Video: USPS says sticky mouse trap used in attempted mail theft
  postalnews blog Comment
• Appeals Court Rejects Newspaper Challenge to Valassis-USPS Deal
  Direct Marketing News Comment
• Rural Carrier Union Chief Sees the Future, and It’s EBay and Amazon
  Businessweek Comment

  Friday, November 15

• Amherst, Ohio letter carrier dies of apparent heart attack on route
  Lima News Comment
• APWU President Dimondstein: USPS 2013 “Loss” is the result of a “manufactured crisis”
  APWU News Comment
• NALC: USPS made $600 million delivering mail in 2013
  postalnews blog Comment
• BOG: Despite Revenue Growth and Record Productivity, USPS Loses $5 Billion in 2013
  USPS Press release Comment
• GOP lobbyist to remain as USPS Board Chairman; USPS finances improve
  postalnews blog Comment
• Video: Several Seattle neighborhoods complain about missing mail
  postalnews blog Comment
• USPS says terms of Amazon deal won't be made public
  International Business Times Comment
• Two Texas Letter Carriers Indicted on Mail Charges
  postalnews blog Comment
• Naches WA window clerk indicted for mail theft
  KIMA Yakima Comment
• The U.S. Postal Service, Amazon, and Me
  The New Yorker Comment
• URS Awarded $252 Million Program Management Services Contract by USPS
  postalnews blog Comment

  Thursday, November 14

• Wisconsin postmaster fined after theft of postal funds
  Ashland Daily Press Comment
• Wreaths mark Royal Oak postal shooting anniversary
  Royal Oak Daily Tribune Comment
• NAPUS: Next Round of Postings for Level 6 Postmaster Positions will Begin on December 17
  NAPUS Comment
• USPS to increase shipping prices 2.4% in January
  postalnews blog Comment
• Video: USPS blames holiday (not plant closing) for 8PM mail deliveries- carriers say otherwise
  postalnews blog Comment
• Video: Postal Inspector Says Man Used Mail To Get Revenge
  postalcrime.com Comment
• Roving dogs stop mail delivery in central Salinas neighborhood
  Salinas Californian Comment
• Wisconsin letter carrier admits stealing mail
  Janesville Gazette Comment
• USPS 2014 Rate Hike to Impact Online Sellers
  EcommerceBytes Comment
• Will ‘Harry Potter’ Stamps Succeed Where ‘The Simpsons’ Failed?
  Variety Comment
• The Oxymoron at the Root of USPS's Woes
  Dead Tree Edition Comment

  Wednesday, November 13

• Postal worker sentenced to diversion for indecent exposure
  postalnews blog Comment
• USPS really is taking orders for Harry Potter stamps (if you know where to look…)
  stamps.postalnews.com Comment
• Mystery shrouds postal service deal with Amazon
  CBS News Comment
• Amazon/USPS deal won’t create any new jobs
  postalnews blog Comment
• Cleveland: Mail Dumping investigation
  WOIO TV Cleveland Comment
• Carper applauds Amazon/USPS deal
  postalnews blog Comment
• Yarmouth, Maine store owner hasn’t ‘given up’ in conflict with USPS
  Bangor Daily News Comment
• Canada Post tests Sunday parcel delivery
  Brampton Guardian Comment
• $10K Reward For Information On Recent California PO Burglaries
  KCOY Santa Maria Comment
• Canada Post elves ready to help Santa’s Post Office
  CanadaPostNews.com Comment

  Tuesday, November 12

• The Unlikely Alliance That Ended Sunday Mail Delivery ... in 1912
  The Atlantic Comment
• Postal worker arrested after fight at Detroit NDC
  Southgate News Herald Comment
• Letter carriers deliver, even on Sunday
  NALC via postalnews blog Comment
• Amazon.com Didn't Just Save The Postal Service
  "If anything, it's the other way around."
  Esquire Comment
• Harry Potter and the Stamp of Mystery
  stamps.postalnews.com Comment
• Video: Postal clerk tips off Postal Inspector to victim being targeted by scam
  postu.be Comment

  Monday, November 11

• Amazon’s brilliant plan to rescue the Postal Service and disrupt the shipping industry
  Washington Post Comment
• eBay Confuses and Irks Sellers with Holiday USPS Shipping Discount
  EcommerceBytes.com Comment
• Pilot Program Puts Post Office Retail Counter in Staples Stores
  NBC Bay Area Comment
• Postal Service honors local vet who wasn’t seeking to be hero
  Seattle Times Comment
• Amazon and USPS Now Delivering Packages on Sunday
  postalnews blog see also the Los Angeles Times Comment

  Sunday, November 10

• Tribal Lore: Whistleblower lawsuit claims Northrop Grumman gave USPS false FSS performance reports
  Save the Post Office Comment
• Collection box broken into at South Carolina PO
  Anderson Independent Mail Comment
• Iowa City may ask USPS not to leave downtown
  Leaders didn't know of move earlier because letter was never sent
  Iowa City Press Citizen Comment
• Florida: police looking for driver who hit postal vehicle
  postalcrime.com Comment

  Saturday, November 9

• Whistleblower Says Northrop Grumman defrauded USPS
  Dead Tree Edition Comment
• USPS to issue Hanukkah forever stamp
  stamps.postalnews.com Comment
• PRC Public Rep lays into Postal Service on Stamford closing
  Save the Post Office Comment
• Video: Disgusting postal delivery causes huge stink
  postalnews blog Comment
• California post office burglary under investigation
  Santa Ynez Valley News Comment
• Feds indict Kentucky man for postal burglary
  Floyd County Times Comment
• NALC: over 1,500 CCAs converted to full-time career status
  postalnews blog Comment

  Friday, November 8

• USPS Board Meeting, Annual Financial Results Briefing next Friday
  postalnews blog Comment
• Flint letter carrier tells police she was robbed delivering mail
  Flint Journal Comment
• Postal Service announcing 2013 year-end financial results next Friday
  Federal Times Comment
• How to Save The Incredible Shrinking Post Office
  Huffington Post Comment
• Virginia letter carrier guilty of opening mail
  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Comment
• Time is Running Out to Save the Post Office
  5 steps to revive a valuable public institution--and why it matters
  Commons Magazine Comment
• Video: Woman Claims Letter Carrier To Blame For Dog’s Death
  postalnews blog Comment
• Alabama letter carriers apologize for late delivery
  "carriers... asked that citizens leave lights on a little later"
  Alexander City Outlook Comment
• Wausau WI man gets $40,000 settlement from USPS
  WSAU News/Talk Wausau WI Comment
• Maryland PO may be losing customers due to location
  Gaithersburg Gazette Comment
• Central Texas Residents’ Complaints Prompt Post Office Review
  Waco Postmaster "unable to speak publicly about the problems"
  KWTX TV Waco Comment
• At Swearing-In Ceremony: Dimondstein Issues Call For a ‘Grand Alliance’
  APWU News Comment
• Wisconsin PMR charged with mail theft
  postalcrime.com Comment

  Thursday, November 7

• Florida postal worker arrested on mail, credit card fraud charges
  Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Comment
• Postal carrier robbed in Northeast Philadelphia
  WPVI TV Philadelphia Comment
• New Bedford woman assaults mail carrier for skipping her house
  New Bedford Standard-Times Comment
• NAPS requests an end to EAS Pay Freeze
  postalnews blog Comment
• Mississippi postal worker pleads not guilty to mail theft
  Biloxi Sun Herald Comment
• Two historic post offices in Connecticut get gutted
  Save the Post Office Comment
• Carriers hurt in accidents work on recovery, warn of future injuries
  NALC Postal Record (.pdf file) Comment
• Three postal workers sent to hospital after pepper spray accident
  KATU Portland, Oregon Comment

  Wednesday, November 6

• Idaho Postal Worker Sentenced for Misappropriating Postal Funds
  postalnews blog Comment
• USPS Announces Holiday Season Forecasts
  PMG Predicts Double-Digit Percent Jump in Shipping Volume
  postalnews blog Comment
• Amid Capitol Turmoil, Postal Service Crisis Drags On
  New York Times Comment
• Penn Hills PA mail carrier investigated for not delivering junk mail
  WTAE Pittsburgh Comment
• How to Make Your Snail Mail Work More Like Email
  Lifehacker Comment
• NW Iowa Man Charged With Postal Insurance Fraud
  KELO TV Sioux Falls SD Comment
• USPS issues ‘Gingerbread Houses’ Holiday Stamps
  stamps.postalnews.com Comment
• USPS kicks off holiday season at NYC post office
  postalnews blog Comment
• Ignoring Settled Law, Ninth Circuit Panel Defends USPS Denying Mail to SRO Tenants
  BeyondChron Comment

  Tuesday, November 5

• Man accused of hate crime after threatening letter carrier
  Chicago Tribune Comment
• Authorities looking for suspect in attack on Tacoma letter carrier
  Tacoma News Tribune Comment
• Appeals Court To Decide If USPS Should Deliver To San Francisco SRO Tenants
  KPIX TV Comment
• Video: Moving? Beware change of address sites
  postalnews blog Comment
• New APWU leader promises more aggressive defense of ‘public postal service’
  Washington Post Comment
• USPS's Own Words May Doom Its Rate Increases
  Dead Tree Edition Comment

  Monday, November 4

• Patent Troll Alert! Could You Be Sued For Using a Barcode on Direct Mail?
  presort.com Comment
• Video: The Search For The Million Dollar Stamp
  postalnews blog Comment
• Newspaper editor says USPS changes have slowed delivery
  Redwood Falls MN Gazette Comment
• Video: Ohio letter carrier mauled by dog
  postalnews blog Comment
• Dianne Feinstein Delivers Postal Profits to Hubby
  Townhall Finance Comment
• Video: Murder-Suicide Suspected In Deaths of Two Texas Letter Carriers
  postalnews blog Comment

  Sunday, November 3

• Michigan man threatens mail carrier for calling 911 during altercation
  Grand Rapids Press Comment
• Democrats have doubts about Carper's postal bill
  The Hill Comment

  Saturday, November 2

• North Carolina PO clerk accused of stealing $16,000
  Fayetteville Observer Comment
• Letter carrier injured in Winston-Salem hit and run
  WXII TV Winston-Salem Comment
• Video: Police arrest 2 in attempted robbery of Florida letter carrier
  postu.be Comment
• Retiree COLAs Set at 1.5%
  postalnews blog Comment
• Photo: “So my son wanted to be a mailbox for Halloween”
  Reddit via postalnews blog Comment

  Friday, November 1

• APWU Wins Call Center Pay Case; Clerks to Be Upgraded Two Levels
  APWU News Comment
• APWU Pay Raise Set for Nov. 16
  APWU News Comment
• Nine years in prison for Montgomery postal worker found guilty of identity theft, fraud and embezzlement
  postalnews blog Comment
• NAPUS: “Overwhelming consensus” that USPS is “incapable of administering its own health benefits plan”
  postalnews blog Comment
• Jamestown NY Postmaster Investigation Continues
  Jamestown Post-Journal Comment
• Tulsa postal worker is killed in four-vehicle pileup
  postalnews blog Comment
• U.S. Postal Service paid $122K to foot bill for temporary Aspen managers
  Aspen Daily News Comment

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