postalnews.com: January 2015

Saturday, January 31

Virginia Postmaster retires after 50 years
Leesburg Today Comment
Two charged in Alaska post office burglary
postalcrime.com Comment
One hurt when SUV hits postal truck in Washington state
Bellingham Herald Comment
Two Tulsa letter carriers receive Postmaster General's Hero Award
Tulsa World Comment
Video: USPS Says It Is Addressing Delivery Delays In Nyack NY
postalnews.com Comment
Friday, January 30
Postal worker robbed at gunpoint in Peoria
WEEK TV Peoria Comment
Why Our Country Needs a New Kind of Labor Movement
Review of ‘Only One Thing Can Save Us,’ by Thomas Geoghegan
New York Times Book Review Comment
Two Sentenced For Stealing Mail From Texas Residents
KWTX Waco Comment
USPS truck crashes into home in Va. Beach
WAVY-TV Comment
Elizabeth Johnson named acting VP, Corporate Communications
postalnews.com Comment
Owner of private postal center in Texas admits defrauding customers
postalcrime.com Comment
Senator Tester tells Megan Brennan new USPS service standards are a disaster
postalnews.com Comment
Editorial: Rural mail already suffering as more plants set to close
Lakefield MN Standard Comment
Thursday, January 29
Video: Your outgoing mail may not be making it to the post office
KTHV Little Rock Comment
Delivering mail after blizzard a breeze for Mount Everest climber
The Day (New London CT) Comment
Video: UPS worker throws packages, urinates on house
KHOU Houston Comment
Video: Man’s exotic fruit package rots after being delivered late by postal service
"...but next time his tree blooms, the fruit is going Priority Mail anyway because it's still a good deal. "
postalnews.com Comment
Wednesday, January 28
Bipartisan group in Congress calls for end to USPS service slowdown
postalnews.com Comment
Nyack NY residents flood Facebook with complaints about their post office
White Plains Journal News Comment
Letter carrier uses car jack to rescue trapped man
good.postalnews.com Comment
Delaware man hit by postal truck dies
Wilmington News Journal Comment
Kale, courts and confusion reign around sale of Berkeley post office
San Jose Mercury News Comment
Iowa postmaster admits stealing mail from military veteran
WQAD Moline Comment
Video: Mail carriers enjoy rare day off thanks to Blizzard of 2015
WHDH TV Boston Comment
Tuesday, January 27
With a ‘Golden Parachute’ in Hand, Donahoe Opposes Retirement for Young Workers
APWU News Comment
Madison postal worker sentenced for stealing gift cards
Channel3000.com Comment
The Multiplier Effect: How consolidating mail processing plants hurts the economy
Save the Post Office Comment
Three postal workers involved in California murder suicide
Modesto Bee Comment
USPS suspends service in much of the Northeast due to blizzard
postalnews.com Comment
Monday, January 26
Postal worker keeps Tennessee woman from falling victim to scam
WATE TV Knoxville Comment
Post Office Finds Missing Package But Still Doesn't Deliver It
WFMY TV Winston-Salem NC Comment
Retired letter carrier, now a congresswoman, praises USPS
USPS News Link Comment
Catalogs, After Years of Decline, Are Revamped for Changing Times
New York Times Comment
Federal employee bills show the partisan divide on Capitol Hill
Washington Post Comment
Study: Merchants Unaware of Dim Weight Shipping Rates
EcommerceBytes Comment
British Post Office launches offensive on banking industry
The Telegraph Comment
Do You Know About The Big Change In Postal Rates That Takes Effect Today?
Forbes Comment
Pennsylvania postal worker sentenced to probation for mail theft
postalcrime.com Comment
Video: The Police Force Behind the USPS
List TV Comment
Missoula post office alters delivery standards, could delay mail
The Missoulian Comment
Sunday, January 25
Video: A job that really delivers
TV reporter finds out what it's like to deliver mail
postu.be Comment
Postal Service sues to create new product for DVD mailings
Federal Times Comment
Saturday, January 24
Armed robbery reported at Taylor Ridge IL Post Office
WQAD Moline Comment
Letter carrier truck catches fire in Paris, Texas
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Former Missouri mail carrier now delivering doughnuts
KFVS Cape Girardeau MO Comment
UPS Didn’t Have a Happy Holiday
Expensive Holiday Preparations Added $200 Million in Unexpected Costs
Wall Street Journal Comment
Former Maryland letter carrier sentenced to prison for stealing over 20,000 pieces of mail
postalcrime.com Comment
Neighborhoods team up against mail theft
Riverside CA Press Enterprise Comment
The USPS claims historic Berkeley Post Office is no longer for sale
Berkeley Daily Planet Comment
Friday, January 23
Postal worker stockpiled mail at girlfriend's home: feds
New York Daily News Comment
Cluster box break-ins on upswing in California town
Sacramento Bee Comment
Proposed consolidation of postmaster organizations moves forward
NAPUS Comment
Video: Army Vet mailing Christmas money to son in Air Force claims postal worker stole $150
postalnews.com Comment
NJ motorist, blinded by sun, crashes into letter carrier sorting mail at rear of LLV
postalnews.com Comment
Video: South Bend IN residents missing mail for two weeks
WNDU TV South Bend IN Comment
Unlocking the Secrets of FERS
Government Executive Comment
Americans spend $103 billion a year on predatory lenders. Postal banking could change that.
Daily Kos Comment
Former Macon postal worker pleads guilty to stealing VA medicine packages
Macon Telegraph Comment
The Postal Service Emerges as Shipping Powerhouse for Small Businesses
Entrepreneur Comment
Pennsylvania mail carrier honored for aiding sick man
Erie Times-News Comment
Would you vote if your ballot came with postage?
Yakima Herald Republic Comment
Video: Texas man steamed after letter carrier throws package
WFAA TV Dallas - Fort Worth Comment
Thursday, January 22
Letter carrier attacked in Springfield MA
Springfield Republican Comment
Wisconsin postal worker pleads not guilty to dumping campaign mail
WTAQ Green Bay Comment
NY Town's Property Tax Bills Get Lost in the Mail
WGRZ Buffalo Comment
What the Latest USPS Rate Hike Means for Magazines - Folio:
"Uncertainty is the new normal"
Folio Comment
Severe Weather Affects Some Texas Mail Deliveries
KAMR Amarillo Comment
Snow nor rain nor biting dogs prevent 50 year celebration for letter carrier
WRCB Chattanooga Comment
San Diego post office robbed
KUSI News - San Diego Comment
Deutsche Post to create thousands of jobs on lower pay
postalnews.com Comment
"Gone With the Mail?" Postal Museum Readies the Mail Industry Saga
Direct Marketing News Comment
Former U.S. postal worker who says he got ‘lazy’ sentenced
Eugene OR Register-Guard Comment
Infographic: Pushing the Envelope: The USPS Long Life Vehicle
postalnews.com Comment
Wednesday, January 21
Iowa postal worker expected to plead guilty to theft
Des Moines Register Comment
J.C. Penney is resurrecting its mail order catalog
Wall Street Journal Comment
Video: Brooklyn Residents Get Mail Delivery Back
NY1 Comment
What should be the top priority for USPS capital investment?
USPS Office of Inspector General blog Comment
USPS expects next generation delivery vehicles to start arriving in three years
postalnews.com Comment
New sick leave plan may spotlight fed (and postal) benefits
Federal News Radio Comment
Collection box protection adds headaches
Hibbing MN Daily Tribune Comment
Tuesday, January 20
Next generation mailbox undergoes testing
USPS News Link Comment
Monhegan postal service is more than mail, islanders say
The Working Waterfront Comment
2015 Proposed Postal Price Increases: What do they mean for mailers?
Quad/Graphics Leading Change blog Comment
USPS prices rise faster than inflation as cost of digital media drops- what does it all mean?
Dr. Joe Webb, Economics & Research Blog, WhatTheyThink.com Comment
Cash-strapped US Postal Service cancels strategic comms agency search
PR Week Comment
Video: Thieves waiting for packages left on your doorstep
WJXT TV Jacksonville Comment
Disabled resident petitions for access to Seymour CT post office
New Haven Register Comment
New hires sent to rescue Palmer, Alaska's notoriously slow post office
Alaska Dispatch News Comment
Familiar White Postal Service Trucks Too Small For Increasing Amount Of Parcels Being Mailed
CBS San Francisco Comment
Alabama postal worker admits theft
Birmingham News Comment
Monday, January 19
The Way We Were…and Are Not
"Reaction [to Pat Donahoe's farewell speech] has been swift…and predictable."
PostalVision 2020 Comment
Postal Rate Increase Is No Surprise. But Why Now?
Direct Marketing News Comment
Asking for a ZIP code, getting a lawsuit
"The five digits can trigger a wave of junk mail, critics say"
Boston Globe Comment
NALC joins postal banking coalition
NALC News Comment
Union welcomes Montreal hearings on elimination of home mail delivery by Canada Post
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Heading into 2015, USPS looks to tech to reshape model
Fedscoop Comment
Video: The ageless allure of stamp collecting
CBS Sunday Morning Comment
Sunday, January 18
Lawmakers Call Postal Reform a Priority, But Familiar Battle Lines Are Already Being Drawn
Government Executive Comment
Postal Service withholds information about Tacoma mail carrier charged with assault, harassment
Tacoma News Tribune Comment
Postal rates going up again — and maybe down too
Save the Post Office Comment
Saturday, January 17
Senate Democrats want Keystone XL bill to ban postal cuts
Washington Examiner Comment
A love letter: The USPS delivers under tough conditions
Chicago Tribune Comment
South Carolina letter carrier rescues another customer
good.postalnews.com Comment
NY Woman used post office to steal $200,000 from elderly friend
Oneida Dispatch Comment
Mail just got slower; here's how it matters
Gaston NC Gazette Comment
Friday, January 16
Coalition looking to spread awareness of Postal Service consolidations
Kokomo Tribune Comment
North Carolina postal worker indicted on identity theft, fraud charges
WXII TV Winston-Salem NC Comment
Donahoe: ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign is Taking a Toll
APWU News Comment
USPS Raising Rates, Imposing New FSS Rules, and Perhaps Inviting a Legal Challenge
Dead Tree Edition (link corrected) Comment
Video: Philadelphia business owner feels let down by USPS EDDM mailing
postalnews.com Comment
Employee Resource Management VP Fernandez to retire
postalnews.com Comment
USPS to adjust some prices in April
postalnews.com Comment
Mail service continues after Missouri post office fire
St Joseph Daily Star-Journal Comment
Thursday, January 15
Video: Residents Of Brooklyn Building Fuming After Change Of Address Leaves Them With No Mail
CBS New York Comment
New oversight chairman's first act?: Removing Issa's portrait
TheHill Comment
Lexington KY mail-processing center likely to begin closing in June, postal officials say
Kentucky.com Comment
Inspection Service Offering Reward For Information In Indiana Post Office Burglary
WBIW Bedford IN Comment
Postal Service change leaves some Portland mail boxes empty
Portland Press Herald Comment
Mail carrier charged in political flier dumping
Appleton WI Post Crescent Comment
Video: Shots Fired at Little Rock Postal Worker, 16-Year-Old Arrested
postalnews.com Comment
Russia's 'Nazi' Postal Uniforms Create Internet Buzz
Radio Free Europe Comment
Wednesday, January 14
Updated USPS Network Rationalization Phase 2 FAQS
postalnews.com Comment
Postal Service worker ID'd as suspect in Lake Forest IL mail theft probe
Lake Forester Comment
Florida victim helps catch mail thief on video
WJXT TV Jacksonville Comment
Tuesday, January 13
Former Indiana APWU local president faces embezzlement charge
WANE TV Fort Wayne Comment
APWU: Service Cuts Disrupt Workers’ Lives
APWU News Comment
CPI rate increase looks likely as exigent increase comes to an end
Save the Post Office Comment
Sentencing delayed for postal worker who admits thefts
Alton (IL) Telegraph Comment
Postal Service cuts ill-considered
Ruth Goldway commentary for TheHill Comment
Master keys to every cluster box in Maricopa AZ lost, customers urged to check mail daily
"Postal customers reported mailboxes open and packages missing."
InMaricopa.com Comment
Video: Fayetteville postal workers protest downtown facility closure
WTVD Comment
UPS Store Opens in Chicago Neighborhood to Remedy 'Postal Desert'
DNAinfo.com Chicago Comment
Rebuilding History’s Biggest Dot-Com Bust - Online Grocery Delivery
Wall Street Journal Comment
Central Mass postal workers say their lives are in limbo
Worcester Telegram Comment
6 Long Island postal workers plead not guilty in marijuana case
Newsday Comment
Monday, January 12
Video: Gas leak prompts evacuation at Toledo Main Post Office
WTVG Toledo Comment
Oklahoma letter carrier helps injured woman
good.postalnews.com Comment
APWU: New MOU to Create Hundreds of Career Jobs in Level 4 POStPlan Offices
APWU News Comment
Sentencing set for Illinois postal worker who admits thefts
Belleville News Democrat Comment
You Won't Believe What This Fortune Teller Predicts for Publishing (and the USPS) in 2015!
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Video: Sunday deliveries bring changes and challenges to United States Postal workers
WBIR TV Knoxville Comment
Sunday, January 11
How the new service standards may slow down much more mail than the USPS is saying
Save the Post Office Comment
Illinois man arrested for robbing letter carrier
Galesburg Register Mail Comment
Judge says USPS OIG went overboard in workers comp investigation
The Oregonian Comment
Saturday, January 10
Video: PMG Pat Donahoe’s National Press Club speech
CSPAN Comment
New USPS Service Standards Map
Enter originating or destinating 3 digit ZIP and map displays nationwide service targets effective 1/1/15. (Don't bother looking for the overnight area for 1st class mail!)
RIBBS.usps.gov Comment
Mailers Just Don’t Get It?!?! Joe Schick Responds to the Departing PMG.
"Selective memory seems to be a characteristic of this PMG."
Quad/Graphics Leading Change blog Comment
California postal worker offers to pay back alleged embezzlement
Marysville CA Appeal-Democrat Comment
Friday, January 9
OIG: Postal Service, Customers Would Suffer if Mail Processing Were Privatized
APWU News Comment
Maine contract carrier rescues two loose horses
Kennebec Journal Comment
Man Killed In Head-On Crash With USPS Truck In Huntington Park CA
CBS Los Angeles Comment
Massachusetts postal workers brace for job cuts
Worcester Telegram Comment
Anchorage postal worker fined $1,000 for throwing mail in the trash
KTUU Anchorage Comment
Thursday, January 8
NRLCA, APWU, and USPS go to court over who sorts the mail
Save the Post Office Comment
Two Men Sentenced for Robbery and Shooting of Postal Truck Driver
postalcrime.com Comment
Better Options Exist for Postal Reform in 2015
Commentary by Rafe Morrissey of the Greeting Card Association for Roll Call Comment
Video: USPS truck involved in 3-car crash in Rochester NY
WHAM TV Rochesterd Comment
Wednesday, January 7
New Direction Set for Postal Oversight Committee in the House
Direct Marketing News Comment
Theft closes North Carolina post office
Fayetteville Observer Comment
Kirkwood postal worker in critical condition after being hit by car
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Video: Houston USPS workers not getting paid on time
KTRK Houston Comment
Pat Donahoe blames USPS problems on customers and employees
postalnews.com Comment
Video: 82-year-old Lansing postman retires
Lansing State Journal Comment
Tuesday, January 6
APWU President’s Statement on PMG’s Remarks to the National Press Club and his ‘Verbal Attack’ on APWU
APWU News Comment
Michigan PMR gets probation, must repay $2,523 taken over several months
WZZM Grand Rapids Comment
New USPS Mail Delivery Standards May Slow Payments to Collectors
Association of Credit and Collection Professionals Comment
Postmaster General addresses National Press Club
postalnews.com Comment
USPS Delivers Record Holiday Season
Double-digit package growth surpasses projections
postalnews.com Comment
RIF date for POStPlan Postmasters extended until February
NAPUS via postalnews.com
See also Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Working in the Cold: Follow Eau Claire employees who brave bitter conditions
postu.be Comment
Self-styled “Investigative Journalist” says USPS spied on her computer
postalnews.com Comment
D.C. man fights USPS over lost pair of $677 shoes
WJLA TV Washington Comment
Monday, January 5
South Carolina rural carrier helps ill woman
good.postalnews.com Comment
USPS Delays Scheduled Consolidations at Many Facilities
Government Executive Comment
APWU: Dimondstein Statement on Lower USPS Service Standards This Week
APWU News Comment
OIG says USPS didn’t enforce security requirements for contract drivers
postalnews.com Comment
USPS still struggling to meet costs of monopoly services
Post & Parcel Comment
Video: Longtime Erie Postal Worker Says Farewell After 37 Years
postu.be Comment
Ten Words That Summarize What Happened to Publishing in 2014
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Sunday, January 4
Mail delivery changes leave some subdivisions in a bind
Bloomington IL Pantagraph Comment
Mail truck catches fire on I-80 in Pennsylvania
Hazleton Standard Speaker Comment
Saturday, January 3
USPS data breach compromised some workers health information
postalnews.com Comment
Iowa: Postmaster theft trial continued to February
Mason City Globe Gazette Comment
Video: USPS to Begin Cuts in Service Monday
KOLR Springfield MO Comment
First class mail delays take effect Monday
Lansing State Journal Comment
Friday, January 2
Missouri postal worker charged with forging mail-in subscriptions to get back at co-worker
postalnews.com Comment
Update: TV news report prompts USPS to send cleanup crew to burnt out facility
WTTE TV Columbus OH Comment
Postmaster General Pat Donahoe to Discuss Challenges Facing USPS at National Press Club Tuesday
postalnews.com Comment
Where have all the blue boxes gone?
Save the Post Office Comment
Gold Bar WA Post Office burgled twice over holidays
Everett WA Herald Comment
Video: USPS Personnel Files Litter Street Near Burnt Out Postal Facility in Ohio
postalnews.com Comment
USPS stops home delivery in Georgia neighborhood even though cluster boxes aren't ready yet
Forsyth News Comment
Video: 1,000 baseball, football cards lost in mail- USPS won't pay insurance claim
Channel3000 Madison WI Comment
Thursday, January 1
Arkansas rural letter carrier writes book of experiences
River Valley & Ozark Comment
Texas postal worker intervenes during assault on disabled man
ConnectAmarillo.com Comment
Postal Service Ramps Up Address Quality Monitoring
Direct Marketing News Comment
Berkeley renews fight to preserve historic post office
San Francisco Chronicle Comment

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