Friday, January 31

Lunatic Fringe Update: Rand Paul wants guns in post offices

Bloomberg Businessweek

Postal Service ignores moratorium on post office closings, shuts down Glenoaks Station

Save the Post Office

Postal Banking: Maybe Not So Crazy After All

American Banker

“Cynical and diabolical”: Issa attracts allies in quest to demolish USPS

Salon

Video: Postal inspectors raid apartment complex in North Phoenix

postalcrime.com

Shirley Chisholm forever stamp issued today in Brooklyn

stamps.postalnews.com

Begich demands meeting with PMG over Alaska mail problems

Alaska Dispatch

Wisconsin rural carrier sentenced for mail theft

WSAU Wausau WI

Speak Your Piece: The Vanishing Postmaster

Mark Jamison in the Daily Yonder

Video: Congressman Introduces Bill to Modernize USPS Fleet

postalnews blog

Video: LaPlata MD Postal Worker Throwing Package

postu.be

Wednesday, January 29

No deal on Senate postal “reform” bill

postalnews blog
More: Postcom's summary of the "markup" session

After Contentious Debate, Senate Panel Delays Postal Reform Vote

Government Executive

Florida Contract Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail

postalnews blog

Mail service disrupted in Florida panhandle

Pensacola News Journal

Postal banking: Is it already legal?

Slate

Cummings Urges Passage of Legislation to Authorize USPS to Offer Additional Financial Services

postalnews blog

OIG says kiosks missing targets due to poor placement, inadequate training for lobby assistants

postalnews blog

Video: Bay Area postal workers protest new program with Staples stores in San Francisco

postalnews blog

Carper bill would end FEHBP for postal workers and retirees

Government Executive

Kansas City MO CCA indicted for stealing mail

postalnews blog

Staples attacks good jobs and public post offices

StopStaples.com

Tuesday, January 28

Federal judge rules: Prosecutors can seek death penalty against defendant in Henning Post Office murders

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Disposable Heroes: Remembering Goleta

Santa Barbara Independent

Massachusetts Postal Worker Sentenced for Mail Theft

postalcrime.com

Game over: Boston postal worker guilty in video game theft case

Boston Herald

The Numbers Prove It: It Pays to Belong to the Union

APWU News

USPS offers $50K reward for info on attempted robberies in Pennsylvania and Delaware

Delco News Network

With This Executive Action, President Obama Can Save USPS and Help the Poor Too

The New Republic

The State of the Postal Service: the Need for Real Reform

Delivering for America

USPS CMO Manabe named to Marketing “Hall of Femme”

postalnews blog

Star-Spangled Banner stamp issued in Independence, Missouri

stamps.postalnews.com

NAPS Update: Senate Panel To Consider Postal Bill on Wednesday

National Association of Postal Supervisors

Video: Richmond residents say no mail delivered last week

postalnews blog

OIG says USPS should offer financial services

Washington Post

Mississippi PMR charged with embezzling USPS funds

postalnews blog

Rural carrier, 77, critically injured while delivering mail at 7:45 PM

WRAL TV Raleigh

Feds say “Real Housewives” husband paid postal workers to steal people’s identities

postalnews blog

Monday, January 27

Rhode Island letter carrier accused of mail dumping changes plea to guilty

East Greenwich, RI Patch

PRC Decision Threatens Financial Viability of Mailers

Multichannel Merchant

Four postal unions express ‘strong opposition’ to Senate bill

postalnews blog

Second arrest made in Boston letter carrier shooting

postalcrime.com

Raising rates and cutting services is no way to grow a business

"Load Leveling": Call to Action
Intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

The disappearing postal workforce: Counting up the losses

Save the Post Office

Rally to save Canada Post draws thousands in Ottawa

CanadaPostNews.com

APWU: Staples protests set for tomorrow in California

postalnews blog

Friday, January 24

Postal Service Delays New Wave of Mail Processing Closures

postalnews blog

Iowa PMR charged with theft of postal funds

postalnews blog

Northern Idaho postal worker indicted for theft

postalcrime.com

Tennessee Congressman Introduces Legislation to Protect Consumers from Postal Delays

Press release

At least twenty letter carriers treated for frostbite in Ohio

postalnews blog

The Privatization Ruse

Save the Post Office
Related story: USPS spokesman calls Senator's comments "nonsense"

Texas psychologist pleads guilty to defrauding USPS of $1 million

postalcrime.com

Six Sigma: Postal Service touting program of failure to managers?

Intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

Competing appeals over Postal Service’s upcoming rate hike

Washington Post

Thursday, January 23

EAS employees get 1% raise, PFP and awards programs reinstated

postalnews blog

Tennessee Postal Worker Who Stole Medication Sentenced To Time Served, Probation

postalnews blog

Can U.S. Postal Service be saved?

Commentary by former NH postal executive Jim Adams
Fosters Daily Democrat

Try, try again: Postal Service and mailers to appeal PRC ruling on exigent rate increase

Save the Post Office

Police say man installed card skimmer in Utah post office kiosk to steal bank information

postalcrime.com

Postal Service, mailers poised to challenge exigent rate decision

Federal Times

Postal Worker Severely Beaten in Northeast Columbus Ohio

WSYX Columbus Ohio

This Guy's Trying to Visit All 31,272 Post Offices

Businessweek

Tuesday, January 21

Letter carrier saves man’s life

WDAY Fargo, ND

USPS Unveils Limited-Edition 2014 Love Stamp and Hosts Crafting Workshop for Handmade Valentines

postalnews blog

Caught on camera: Mailman tosses package on porch in NW Houston

postalnews blog

As USPS Outsources the Counter, Will Ecommerce Packages Be Safe?

EcommerceBytes.com

Video: Postal workers hold rally for safer working conditions after death of letter carrier

postalnews blog

A fee for your daily mail? Union attacks Australia Post's 'harebrained' idea

Australia Post has reportedly asked people if they prefer three mail deliveries a week or to pay $30 a year for a daily delivery
The Guardian

USPS Facilities Feel Budget Pinch

Office of Inspector General

Congress wants delay in selling of historic post offices until federal report is completed

Washington Post

Friday, January 17

North Carolina: Postal threats lead to federal charges

Stanly News and Press (Albemarle, NC)

Illinois postal worker charged with stalking placed on electronic monitoring

Crystal Lake IL Northwest Herald

Going postal: when tragedy becomes a business

Peoples World

USPS denies Canada Post claims over international registered mail

Post & Parcel

Toledo woman sentenced for scamming USPS

WNWO Toledo

Thinking inside the PO Box

Save the Post Office

Senator Tester: Donahoe “wants to privatize” USPS

postalnews blog

APWU: OTDL Employees on Penalty Overtime to be Priority-Scheduled over Casuals

APWU News

Nalcrest: Unique Retirement Community Celebrates 50th Anniversary

postalnews blog

California postal contractor restores nearly $2M in pension benefits to 515 employees following US Labor Department investigation

Press release

Union, Activists and Officials Fight Sale of Landmark Bronx Post Office

DNAinfo.com

Wednesday, January 15

PRC's Goldway Tells What Was Behind the Exigency Decision

Direct Marketing News

Driver killed in mail truck crash on I-70 in Colorado

KNGH TV Denver

Scott Davis Named Acting USPS Controller

postalnews blog

Lunar New Year Forever Stamp Highlights Year of the Horse

postalnews blog

Video: Some Chicago USPS package deliveries delayed

postalnews blog

Editorial: USPS "last mile" service results in parcels returned to sender

Jackson Hole News&Guide

Clerks hit hardest by USPS cuts, stats show. Headquarters grows

Federal Times

Why the USPS Can Win the Battle for the Same-Day Delivery Market

Forbes

New Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee chairman appointed

postalnews blog

Tuesday, January 14

How the Omnibus Spending Bill Cripples the Post Office

Salon

Canada Post suspends registered mail service to the US

CanadaPostNews.com

Even Republicans think the USPS should stop selling historic post offices

postalnews blog

Detroit postal worker charged with dumping mail

Associated Press

Mail thieves hit College Station, Texas post offices

postalnews blog

Prosecutor: Photo catches Idaho City postmaster using stolen gift card

postalnews blog

Compromise spending bill preserves Saturday mail delivery, rural post offices

postalnews blog

New York Metro APWU calls for moratorium on sale of Bronx GPO

Save the Post Office

Fewer Jobs, Longer Wait Times: The New Postal Service Slogan?

Government Executive

Monday, January 13

Friday, January 10

New England Views: At rural post offices, a steady erosion of service

Concord Monitor

It’s Official, Congress Is Run By Millionaires

Firedoglake

Smithsonian Launches “Indians at the Post Office: Native Themes in New Deal-Era Murals”

postalnews blog

USPS leads list of disappearing jobs

postalnews blog

Residents protest plan to move post office from historic site

Houston Advocate

$10K Reward Offered For Tips In Attempted Robbery Of Postal Worker

CBS Detroit

They Got Those Post-Exigency Postal Blues

Direct Marketing News

Hiccups in mail delivery could be precursor of future

Dallas Morning News

Talking Innovation With USPS CMO Nagisa Manabe

Direct Marketing News

Advertising Age to Reduce Its Print Frequency

New York Times

Thursday, January 9

Video: Robbers pose as postal workers in Houston home invasion

postalnews blog

New York Metro APWU Sends Delegations to Staples

postalnews blog

Staplizing the Post Office: A dozen reasons to just say no

Save the Post Office

NALC tells carriers: Don’t put yourself in danger!

postalnews blog

Amazon Considering Options After UPS Delays

Motley Fool

Video: Postal Service working to bounce back from delays caused by storm

postalnews blog

Armed robbery at Idaho post office

KPVI Pocatello

Postal uniform maker posts best year of sales

South Florida Sun Sentinel

USPS app store makeover delivers software access for workers

Government Computer News

Tech publishers group blasts USPS exigency rate increase

postalnews blog

Wednesday, January 8

Mail delays continue in Ann Arbor 3 days after winter storm

Ann Arbor News

Rhode Island letter carrier sentenced for mail theft

postalnews blog

Florida letter carrier accused in tax fraud scheme

postalnews blog

Video: Issa continues crusade against USPS

Ed Show video via postalnews blog (USPS segment begins at 1:35)

Hilly routes, cold weather pose challenges for postal workers

Newark OH Advocate

Postal limbo annoys citizens

Residents complain about a system that returns some packages to senders
Jackson Hole News&Guide

Weather too much for even postal service

Benton Harbor MI Herald Palladium

Video: USPS truck catches fire in Missouri

postalnews blog

Stolen car crashes into US Postal Service truck in Oklahoma

KOAM TV

Tuesday, January 7

The corporatization of the Postal Service: Post office closures, suspensions, relocations, and reductions in 2013

Save the Post Office

A reporter finally asks Issa how cutting Saturday delivery pays for military pensions

postalnews blog

Video: Missouri letter carriers sporting shorts in below-freezing weather

postalnews blog

USPS Exceeded Holiday Package Delivery Volume Expectations

Multichannel Merchant

Video: Postal workers combat arctic temperatures

postalnews blog

8 Media Trends You May Have Missed in 2013

#3: The Postal Service is still solvent
Dead Tree Edition

Virginia: Police investigating crash involving USPS truck- postal worker airlifted to hospital

WTKR Hampton Roads

USPS executive salaries for 2012 listed

Federal Times

Monday, January 6

Reshaping Direct Mail for 2014

Forbes

APWU: Delegations to Staples Stores to Protest Postal Retail Units

postalnews blog

How Much Longer Will Netflix's DVD By Mail Cash Cow Last?

Motley Fool

Video: Postal workers braving cold conditions to deliver

Digital component would boost advertising mail, USPS OIG says

FierceGovernmentIT

USPS Board avoids the cold, flies to Las Vegas for meeting

postalnews blog

Car crashes into Belews Creek NC post office

WGHP High Point NC

U-Haul truck smashes into Detroit's Fort Street Post Office

Detroit News

Federal employee unions lay out 2014 priorities

Washington Post

Carrier killed on jog before work

postalnews blog

Postal Service plans to deliver in Indiana

Kokomo Perspective

Issa sees opportunity to fulfill his agenda of shutting down USPS

allvoices.com

Letter: Postal Service came through

Chicago Sun-Times

Thursday, January 2

Conscientious mail carrier helps law enforcement make 2 arrests

Washington County (NE) Enterprise

Issa introduces bill to end Saturday mail delivery, use savings to increase military pensions (seriously!)

postalnews blog

USPS re-boxes and misdelivers Obama Christmas gift?

postalnews blog

Video: Sacramento honor student accused of assault on mailman

postalnews blog

Video: Idaho City postmaster accused of stealing mail

postalnews blog

Next Time Use The US Postal Service

NH Labor News

Did UPS and FedEx Get a Bum Rap for Holiday Delays?

Forbes

Deregulating and Privatizing Postal Services in Europe

"Declining Services, Increasing Prices"
Global Research

Cyber Monday Officially the Busiest Online Shopping Day

EcommerceBytes.com

Mail stolen after post office box break-in

Killeen Daily Herald