Saturday, January 31
One hurt when SUV hits postal truck in Washington state
Bellingham Herald
Video: USPS Says It Is Addressing Delivery Delays In Nyack NY
postalnews.com
Friday, January 30
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
New York Times Book Review
Elizabeth Johnson named acting VP, Corporate Communications
postalnews.com
Editorial: Rural mail already suffering as more plants set to close
Lakefield MN Standard
Thursday, January 29
Video: Your outgoing mail may not be making it to the post office
KTHV Little Rock
Delivering mail after blizzard a breeze for Mount Everest climber
The Day (New London CT)
Video: UPS worker throws packages, urinates on house
KHOU Houston
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
postalnews.com
Wednesday, January 28
Nyack NY residents flood Facebook with complaints about their post office
White Plains Journal News
Delaware man hit by postal truck dies
Wilmington News Journal
Kale, courts and confusion reign around sale of Berkeley post office
San Jose Mercury News
Tuesday, January 27
Madison postal worker sentenced for stealing gift cards
Channel3000.com
The Multiplier Effect: How consolidating mail processing plants hurts the economy
Save the Post Office
USPS suspends service in much of the Northeast due to blizzard
postalnews.com
Monday, January 26
Postal worker keeps Tennessee woman from falling victim to scam
WATE TV Knoxville
Post Office Finds Missing Package But Still Doesn't Deliver It
WFMY TV Winston-Salem NC
Retired letter carrier, now a congresswoman, praises USPS
USPS News Link
Catalogs, After Years of Decline, Are Revamped for Changing Times
New York Times
Federal employee bills show the partisan divide on Capitol Hill
Washington Post
Study: Merchants Unaware of Dim Weight Shipping Rates
EcommerceBytes
British Post Office launches offensive on banking industry
The Telegraph
Missoula post office alters delivery standards, could delay mail
The Missoulian
Sunday, January 25
Video: A job that really delivers
TV reporter finds out what it's like to deliver mail
postu.be
postu.be
Postal Service sues to create new product for DVD mailings
Federal Times
Saturday, January 24
Armed robbery reported at Taylor Ridge IL Post Office
WQAD Moline
Letter carrier truck catches fire in Paris, Texas
postalnews.com
Video: Former Missouri mail carrier now delivering doughnuts
KFVS Cape Girardeau MO
UPS Didn’t Have a Happy Holiday
Expensive Holiday Preparations Added $200 Million in Unexpected Costs
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
Neighborhoods team up against mail theft
Riverside CA Press Enterprise
The USPS claims historic Berkeley Post Office is no longer for sale
Berkeley Daily Planet
Friday, January 23
Postal worker stockpiled mail at girlfriend's home: feds
New York Daily News
Cluster box break-ins on upswing in California town
Sacramento Bee
Video: South Bend IN residents missing mail for two weeks
WNDU TV South Bend IN
Pennsylvania mail carrier honored for aiding sick man
Erie Times-News
Would you vote if your ballot came with postage?
Yakima Herald Republic
Video: Texas man steamed after letter carrier throws package
WFAA TV Dallas - Fort Worth
Thursday, January 22
Letter carrier attacked in Springfield MA
Springfield Republican
NY Town's Property Tax Bills Get Lost in the Mail
WGRZ Buffalo
What the Latest USPS Rate Hike Means for Magazines - Folio:
"Uncertainty is the new normal"
Folio
Folio
Severe Weather Affects Some Texas Mail Deliveries
KAMR Amarillo
Deutsche Post to create thousands of jobs on lower pay
postalnews.com
"Gone With the Mail?" Postal Museum Readies the Mail Industry Saga
Direct Marketing News
Former U.S. postal worker who says he got ‘lazy’ sentenced
Eugene OR Register-Guard
Infographic: Pushing the Envelope: The USPS Long Life Vehicle
postalnews.com
Wednesday, January 21
Iowa postal worker expected to plead guilty to theft
Des Moines Register
J.C. Penney is resurrecting its mail order catalog
Wall Street Journal
What should be the top priority for USPS capital investment?
USPS Office of Inspector General blog
New sick leave plan may spotlight fed (and postal) benefits
Federal News Radio
Collection box protection adds headaches
Hibbing MN Daily Tribune
Tuesday, January 20
Monhegan postal service is more than mail, islanders say
The Working Waterfront
2015 Proposed Postal Price Increases: What do they mean for mailers?
Quad/Graphics Leading Change blog
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
Video: Thieves waiting for packages left on your doorstep
WJXT TV Jacksonville
Disabled resident petitions for access to Seymour CT post office
New Haven Register
New hires sent to rescue Palmer, Alaska's notoriously slow post office
Alaska Dispatch News
Monday, January 19
The Way We Were…and Are Not
"Reaction [to Pat Donahoe's farewell speech] has been swift…and predictable."
PostalVision 2020
PostalVision 2020
Postal Rate Increase Is No Surprise. But Why Now?
Direct Marketing News
Asking for a ZIP code, getting a lawsuit
"The five digits can trigger a wave of junk mail, critics say"
Boston Globe
Boston Globe
Video: The ageless allure of stamp collecting
CBS Sunday Morning
Sunday, January 18
Postal rates going up again — and maybe down too
Save the Post Office
Saturday, January 17
Senate Democrats want Keystone XL bill to ban postal cuts
Washington Examiner
A love letter: The USPS delivers under tough conditions
Chicago Tribune
NY Woman used post office to steal $200,000 from elderly friend
Oneida Dispatch
Mail just got slower; here's how it matters
Gaston NC Gazette
Friday, January 16
North Carolina postal worker indicted on identity theft, fraud charges
WXII TV Winston-Salem NC
USPS Raising Rates, Imposing New FSS Rules, and Perhaps Inviting a Legal Challenge
Dead Tree Edition (link corrected)
Employee Resource Management VP Fernandez to retire
postalnews.com
Mail service continues after Missouri post office fire
St Joseph Daily Star-Journal
Thursday, January 15
Postal Service change leaves some Portland mail boxes empty
Portland Press Herald
Mail carrier charged in political flier dumping
Appleton WI Post Crescent
Russia's 'Nazi' Postal Uniforms Create Internet Buzz
Radio Free Europe
Wednesday, January 14
Updated USPS Network Rationalization Phase 2 FAQS
postalnews.com
Florida victim helps catch mail thief on video
WJXT TV Jacksonville
Tuesday, January 13
Former Indiana APWU local president faces embezzlement charge
WANE TV Fort Wayne
CPI rate increase looks likely as exigent increase comes to an end
Save the Post Office
Sentencing delayed for postal worker who admits thefts
Alton (IL) Telegraph
Postal Service cuts ill-considered
Ruth Goldway commentary for TheHill
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
InMaricopa.com
UPS Store Opens in Chicago Neighborhood to Remedy 'Postal Desert'
DNAinfo.com Chicago
Rebuilding History’s Biggest Dot-Com Bust - Online Grocery Delivery
Wall Street Journal
Central Mass postal workers say their lives are in limbo
Worcester Telegram
Monday, January 12
Sentencing set for Illinois postal worker who admits thefts
Belleville News Democrat
Sunday, January 11
How the new service standards may slow down much more mail than the USPS is saying
Save the Post Office
Illinois man arrested for robbing letter carrier
Galesburg Register Mail
Saturday, January 10
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
RIBBS.usps.gov
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
Quad/Graphics Leading Change blog
California postal worker offers to pay back alleged embezzlement
Marysville CA Appeal-Democrat
Friday, January 9
Maine contract carrier rescues two loose horses
Kennebec Journal
Man Killed In Head-On Crash With USPS Truck In Huntington Park CA
CBS Los Angeles
Massachusetts postal workers brace for job cuts
Worcester Telegram
Thursday, January 8
NRLCA, APWU, and USPS go to court over who sorts the mail
Save the Post Office
Better Options Exist for Postal Reform in 2015
Commentary by Rafe Morrissey of the Greeting Card Association for Roll Call
Video: USPS truck involved in 3-car crash in Rochester NY
WHAM TV Rochesterd
Wednesday, January 7
New Direction Set for Postal Oversight Committee in the House
Direct Marketing News
Theft closes North Carolina post office
Fayetteville Observer
Kirkwood postal worker in critical condition after being hit by car
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Video: Houston USPS workers not getting paid on time
KTRK Houston
Pat Donahoe blames USPS problems on customers and employees
postalnews.com
Video: 82-year-old Lansing postman retires
Lansing State Journal
Tuesday, January 6
Michigan PMR gets probation, must repay $2,523 taken over several months
WZZM Grand Rapids
New USPS Mail Delivery Standards May Slow Payments to Collectors
Association of Credit and Collection Professionals
Postmaster General addresses National Press Club
postalnews.com
USPS Delivers Record Holiday Season
Double-digit package growth surpasses projections
postalnews.com
postalnews.com
RIF date for POStPlan Postmasters extended until February
NAPUS via postalnews.com
See also Save the Post Office
See also Save the Post Office
D.C. man fights USPS over lost pair of $677 shoes
WJLA TV Washington
Monday, January 5
USPS Delays Scheduled Consolidations at Many Facilities
Government Executive
USPS still struggling to meet costs of monopoly services
Post & Parcel
Ten Words That Summarize What Happened to Publishing in 2014
Dead Tree Edition
Sunday, January 4
Mail delivery changes leave some subdivisions in a bind
Bloomington IL Pantagraph
Mail truck catches fire on I-80 in Pennsylvania
Hazleton Standard Speaker
Saturday, January 3
USPS data breach compromised some workers health information
postalnews.com
Iowa: Postmaster theft trial continued to February
Mason City Globe Gazette
Video: USPS to Begin Cuts in Service Monday
KOLR Springfield MO
First class mail delays take effect Monday
Lansing State Journal
Friday, January 2
Update: TV news report prompts USPS to send cleanup crew to burnt out facility
WTTE TV Columbus OH
Gold Bar WA Post Office burgled twice over holidays
Everett WA Herald
Video: 1,000 baseball, football cards lost in mail- USPS won't pay insurance claim
Channel3000 Madison WI
Thursday, January 1
Arkansas rural letter carrier writes book of experiences
River Valley & Ozark
Texas postal worker intervenes during assault on disabled man
ConnectAmarillo.com
Postal Service Ramps Up Address Quality Monitoring
Direct Marketing News
Berkeley renews fight to preserve historic post office
San Francisco Chronicle
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