postalnews.com: July 2015

Friday, July 31

This Should Be Exigency's Last Gasp, Mailers Say
Direct Marketing News Comment
Texas Teenager Pleads Guilty To Shooting Postal Worker
KWTX TV Waco Comment
Bloomfield Township residents walk mailman’s route in his memory
Oakland Press Comment
Neveda freeway reopens after USPS truck drops 14 unsecured mail containers
Reno Journal Gazette Comment
New USPS program lets you see your junk mail before you get it
Consumer Affairs Comment
After tornadoes, letter carrier’s arrival signals return to normalcy
good.postalnews.com Comment
Video: Postal Service admits error in leaving bins full of mail unattended in lobby
WFTS TV Tampa Comment
Video: Letter carrier throws package towards front porch
KPRC TV Houston Comment
Police needed warrant to open seized package; drug-dealing charges against Worcester man dismissed
Worcester Telegram Comment
Thursday, July 30
Pennsylvania PSE charged with theft of postal funds
WPMT York PA Comment
OSHA Slams Postal Service in Kent WA with Five Citations, $16,000 in Fines
APWU News Comment
Video: How Amazon got the USPS to deliver on Sunday | postalnews.com
Bloomberg Comment
Freight train hits tractor trailer hauling mail near Chicago
WBBM Chicago Comment
Video: Post Office Investigating Mail Dumped Into Trash Cans in Carson CA
KTTV Los Angeles Comment
Video: Teen Accused of Trying to Steal Postal Worker’s Master Key
NBC 6 South Florida Comment
Video: Homeowners helping mail carriers during extreme heat
KOCO TV Oklahoma City Comment
It’s Amazon’s World. The USPS Just Delivers in It
Bloomberg Business Comment
Mailed in Manhattan
Direct Marketing News Comment
Wednesday, July 29
Jack Potter made more (from the USPS) than you did last year
postalnews.com Comment
PRC issues decision in exigency case- USPS gets $1.2 billion additional contribution
postalnews.com Comment
Support a Harmon Killebrew stamp and you could win a year's worth of root beer
Linns Stamp News Comment
Former postal employee in Abington PA gets jail time for credit card scam
Norristown Times Herald Comment
Fort Worth postal worker arrested after threatening co-workers
WFAA TV Dallas Comment
Get it while you can: The PRC to rule on exigent rate case - How long will the surcharge go on?
Spoiler alert: 8 months!
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Kentucky post office closed due to mold, moisture
WPSD TV Paducah Comment
Video: Missing package remains a mystery
KTVK Phoenix Comment
Will Real Mail Notification Make USPS a Digital Channel?
Direct Marketing News Comment
Mail Left Unattended In Winter Haven FL Post Office Lobby
Lakeland Ledger Comment
Tuesday, July 28
McCaskill Requests Study of Rural Broadband and Postal Access
postalnews.com Comment
Help save Napa’s historic post office from the wrecking ball
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Man says postal worker threw package out of delivery truck
WSB TV Atlanta Comment
Ofcom accuses Royal Mail of breach of competition law
BBC News Comment
Innovative concept helps USPS quickly deliver parcels on Sundays in NYC
USPS News Link Comment
Monday, July 27
Former Letter Carrier Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Bribery
postalcrime.com Comment
The check WAS in the mail- for 17 years!
Harrison AR Daily Times Comment
USPS sets up mobile retail service in downtown Flint after closing post office
Current landlord "hoped to keep the post office in the building and downsize it but said they did not receive any communication from the USPS."
Flint Journal Comment
Comcast cancels The Ed Show, silences criticism of TPP treaty
(note: Ed Schultz is also a major supporter of postal workers' issues)
Alternet Comment
Former Virginia Beach RCA pleads guilty to mail theft
WTKR TV Norfolk Comment
There is hope for near-term exigent surcharge removal
Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Comment
Yonkers Post Office Fails with Mail
SW Yonkers' HamletHub Comment
Nebraska Man Credits Postal Worker With Saving His Life
NBC Nebraska Comment
Napans rally to protest post office demolition plans
Napa Valley Register Comment
While Its Streaming Service Booms, Netflix Streamlines Old (Postal) Business
New York Times Comment
Sunday, July 26
The true cost for restoring service standards and why the Postal Service can afford it
Save the Post Office Comment
Ben Franklin, postal purveyor
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 19-25
postalnews.com Comment
Forward with the Postal Service
Columnist finds USPS forwarding a bit backward
MetroWest Daily News Comment
Cory Booker Introduces Postal Innovation Act to Help Expand Cost-Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Technology
postalnews.com Comment
The rest of the story: Mail carriers lack air conditioning
Fayetteville Observer Comment
Saturday, July 25
Fill-in mail carrier delivers life-saving hand
Fremont NE Tribune Comment
Video: Letter carrier caught throwing package while talking on cellphone
postalnews.com Comment
USPS testing package-sized mailboxes
Hawaii News Now Comment
Working to save items from truckload of burned mail
KCCI Des Moines Comment
Kan. woman receives Christmas card 47 years later
Salina Post Comment
10 fascinating facts on the Postal Service’s birthday
Constitution Daily Comment
Friday, July 24
Inspection Service crackdown recovers $75K worth of lost equipment
USPS News Link Comment
Antitrust group urges FTC to look closely at proposed Staples/Office Depot merger
American Antitrust Institute Comment
Editorial: Postal Service should deliver different reply to Tieton group
"the agency has magnified its image as an unresponsive, obtuse, out-of-touch bureaucracy"
Yakima Herald Comment
Letter carrier puts out grease fire
Moulton AL Advertiser Comment
Video: Postal worker finds 2 people dead at home in Arizona
KPHO TV Phoenix Comment
Bernie Sanders rallies with federal workers for ‘$15 and a union’
Washington Post Comment
Bill would require USPS to track rural mail delivery performance
Postcom Comment
Alabama post office without air conditioning for five weeks
Columbus Ledger Enquirer Comment
Thursday, July 23
Alaska man charged with burglarizing post office
postalcrime.com Comment
Truckload of Iowa mail destroyed, damaged in I-35 fire
KCCI TV Des Moines Comment
Philadelphia Letter Carrier Charged With Obstruction Of Mail
postalcrime.com Comment
Iowa postal worker, wife arrested for fake doctors notes
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Comment
Disgraced postal inspector admits he stole mail, dealt drugs
San Francisco Chronicle Comment
Downtown Flint post office will close, USPS confirms
Flint Journal Comment
Video: Mom stages “nurse-in” after incident at Janesville WI Post Office
postalnews.com Comment
Video: NH Mailman Allegedly Broke Into House, Tried On Woman’s Boots
WBZ TV Boston Comment
Wednesday, July 22
USPS rejects plan for "coolest post office in America"
Yakima Herald Comment
Video: Growing concern Fresno mail delivery may no longer be safe
KFSN TV Fresno Comment
Video: Missouri town wants to get rid of mailboxes
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Texas letter carriers sweat it out on the job
KRIS TV Corpus Christi Comment
Pennsylvania letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing cash from envelopes
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment
Gyrocopter pilot seeks to raise funds, add 1st Amendment defense lawyer
Washington Post Comment
Feds Dodge GOP's Proposed Cut to Their Retirement Benefits
Government Executive Comment
USPS botched plan to make money off the most famous stamp error in history, watchdog says
Washington Post Comment
Idaho letter carrier helps lost child
good.postalnews.com Comment
USPS denies it wants to privatize
USPS News Comment
Local postal worker pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $15,000
Dayton Daily News Comment
Proposed law would prohibit USPS from shipping tobacco products
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Boston letter carrier’s car towed while he was on duty
WFXT TV Boston Comment
Tuesday, July 21
Bill could lift ban on mailing booze
The Drinks Business Comment
High-tech carrier tracking system
postalnews.com Comment
The Post Office In The Cloud
Fast Company Comment
U.S. Post Office Becomes First-Class Home
This Old House Comment
Video: Alabama rural carrier rescues injured man trapped for 10 days
postalnews.com Comment
Video: USPS driver hits mailbox and then drives away
postalnews.com Comment
Postal Service is leaving rural Iowa behind
Cedar Rapids Gazette Comment
Monday, July 20
Video: 2-year-old killed, 2 others hurt after struck by mail truck in Elizabeth, New Jersey
WPIX TV New York Comment
$1 billion to restore USPS service standards? Did the CBO get it wrong?
Save the Post Office Comment
Postal Service IG criticizes creation, distribution of upright Jenny panes
Linns Stamp News Comment
Canada Post maintains end of door-to-door delivery will not result in layoffs
Kamloops This Week Comment
Kansas City clerk helps save co-worker’s life
USPS News Link Comment
Customers come to the aid of letter carrier who collapsed from heat exhaustion in Louisiana
KTVE TV Monroe LA Comment
Hillary Clinton Faces Unrest Among Organized Labor
TIME Comment
Sunday, July 19
Video: “They say I case mail too slow…”
facebook.postalnews.com Comment
Video: A Yosemite Post Office Helps California Hikers
Reuters Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 12-18
postalnews.com Comment
Portland OR police: Postal Service vehicle hit by gunfire, no injuries
Ledger Gazette Comment
Customers at Alaska post office risk being attacked by eagles
Bristol Bay Times Comment
Illinois postal carriers collect thousands of school supplies
Quad Cities Times Comment
Saturday, July 18
Video: Questions surround veteran mailman’s suspicious death
WXYZ TV Detroit Comment
Video: mr mailman- A Day in the Life of a Postman
postu.be Comment
Former Ohio postmaster charged with stealing more than $55,000
postalcrime.com Comment
Video: In a wheelchair? You won’t be able to get into the Xenia OH post office
postalnews.com Comment
Post office gives ‘lifeline’ to community 12 miles out to sea
Bangor Daily News Comment
'Summer Harvest': The New Forever Stamp Series the USPS Hopes Will Get Hipsters Back to the Post Office
The Atlantic Comment
Ex-Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Charges He Delivered Heroin in Hawaii
New York Times Comment
Video: Mail discovered in Baltimore County storm drain
WBAL TV Baltimore Comment
Police nab suspected mail thieves in California
Los Banos Enterprise Comment
Friday, July 17
OIG finds problems with handheld scanner deployment
USPS OIG Comment
Amazon Prime sale busts Black Friday record
Computerworld Comment
In wake of theft, California post office cuts box section hours
Palm Springs Desert Sun Comment
Bye bye BlackBerry
USPS News Link Comment
Thursday, July 16
Rats close New Hampshire post office
Valley News Comment
Mailboxes vandalized, mail stolen in California town
Napa Valley Gazette Comment
Janesville WI window clerk's refusal to serve nursing mother sparks protest
Janesville Gazette Comment
County supervisors want to save Napa's historic post office
Napa Valley Register Comment
GOP would take money from federal retirees to finance highways
FedSmith.com Comment
Video: LLV rolls “several times” on Texas highway
KBTX TV Bryan TX Comment
Video: Pecos TX Woman Claims Mailman Won’t Deliver Mail
KWES TV Midland TX Comment
Wednesday, July 15
CBO says restoring service standards would cost USPS over $1 billion a year, and doubts it could actually be done
Congressional Budget Office Comment
Video: CCA letter carrier sentenced for dumping mail in Norfolk
postalnews.com Comment
USPS bid to end Saturday delivery fades away
Federal Times Comment
Angry Amazon customers vent over ‘Prime Day’ sale fail
Fox8 Cleveland Comment
New surface visibility devices coming soon to USPS plants
USPS News Link Comment
Federal appeals court upholds ruling that FedEx drivers were employees, not contractors
Commercial Carrier Journal Comment
New postmaster for world's oldest working post office in Sccotland
BBC News Comment
US Postal Service Considers Creating Harmon Killebrew Stamp
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
Amazon Prime Day... A Monster In The Making Or Out To Replace Black Friday?
Forbes Comment
Tuesday, July 14
eBay Passes Buck on USPS Tracking Gap Claims
EcommerceBytes Comment
Sanders courting postal worker endorsement
TheHill Comment
‘Stakeholders’ Urge Congress To Give USPS Legislative Relief
APWU News Comment
Canada Post's Community Mailboxes Are a Disgrace
Huffington Post Comment
VIDEO: Why missing mail needs to be reported
WINK TV Fort Myers FL Comment
Newark apartment complex discovers there is no delivery without proper mail boxes
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Video: Postal worker, neighbor save the day after lightning sparks house fire
WTKR TV Norfolk Comment
Union members protest at Staples in Georgia
LaGrange Daily News Comment
Monday, July 13
Is the Postal Service Primed for Amazon Prime Day? (link corrected)
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Video: Credit card policy at USPS: sign your card!
postalnews.com Comment
Has the Internet Finally Killed the Greeting Card?
Smithsonian Comment
NJ woman who helped run Nigerian money order scam gets prison time
NJ.com Comment
Chaffetz Brings Bipartisanship Back to Oversight Panel
RealClearPolitics Comment
Postal Service shortfalls impact rural areas
Concord Monitor Comment
Napa post office repair bill tops $8 million
Napa Valley Register Comment
Sunday, July 12
Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 5-11
postalnews.com Comment
Massachusetts town happy to offer USPS discounted rent to keep downtown PO
Lawrence Eagle Tribune Comment
Postal delivery issues linger in Minnesota's Northland
Duluth News Tribune Comment
Saturday, July 11
‘Postal’ and ‘service’ don’t pair up like they used to
Port Huron MI Times Herald Comment
Texas Man Admits Mailing More Than 400 Hoax White Powder Letters
postalnews.com Comment
Change of venue granted to Branson postal worker accused of forgery
Branson Tri-Lakes News Comment
Fourteen Plead Guilty in South Carolina Mail Theft Conspiracy
postalnews.com Comment
Friday, July 10
Connecticut Letter Carrier to Receive Hero Award for Helping Woman Who Fell
NBC Connecticut Comment
OPM Director Steps Down After Admitting 22 Million Hacked on Her Watch
Gizmodo Comment
Protesters want Trump's name removed from Washington DC's Old Post Office
Washington Business Journal Comment
Postal Service settles slip-and-fall case for $28K
Pennsylvania Record Comment
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) calls for OPM head to step down
postalnews.com Comment
GOP: Data breach much larger than OPM first admitted
postalnews.com Comment
Indiana rural carrier helps free man pinned under motorcycle
good.postalnews.com Comment
Help Save Our Public Postal Service
Crooks and Liars Comment
Video: Woman snaps pic of postal worker appearing to steal toy donations
WTVR Richmond Comment
Thursday, July 9
APWU: What the PRC didn’t want you to know about the Staples deal
"Perhaps most jarring is the acknowledgement that the Staples’ deal was intended to serve as a model for transferring postal retail operations from the U.S. Postal Service to private retailers."
APWU News Comment
NALC: Two national-level arbitration cases decided
NALC News Comment
OPM to Pitch Free Credit and Identity Theft Monitoring for All Feds, Hacked or Not
Government Executive Comment
Let Federal Employees Toke Up. It's Good for Everyone
WIRED Comment
Trial of man accused of killing Texas postal worker delayed until Feb. 2016
Cleveland Advocate Comment
Senate Dems seek to protect rural postal delivery
postalnews.com Comment
Canada Post to increase rates in January
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
The stamp that went to Pluto (and beyond)
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Video: Mural comes down at former Iowa City post office building
KCRG Cedar Rapids Comment
Why the Disdain for American Blue-Collar Workers?
Huffington Post Comment
Wednesday, July 8
13-year-old boy on bike hit by mail truck in Noblesville IN
WXIN TV Indianapolis Comment
Video: Postal worker injured in mail truck rollover in Binghamton NY
WBNG TV Binghamton Comment
Video: Elderly Father Gets 26-Year-Old Letter From His Deceased Son
ABC News Comment
UPS tests electric cargo bike in Switzerland
Supply Chain Management Comment
Mississippi rural carrier rescues child and dog
good.postalnews.com Comment
PRC says USPS missed some 2014 goals, “partially met” others
Postal Regulatory Commission Comment
Swiss Post starts postal drone tests
postalnews.com Comment
Tuesday, July 7
Video From 1993: Release of the original Elvis stamp
CBS News Comment
USPS unable to show savings from stamps printed on unsoakable paper
Linns Stamp News Comment
LLV maker wins contract to build new USPS “walk-in body” delivery trucks
postalnews.com Comment
Video: U.S. Postal Service Contract Talks with Union Continue
postalnews.com Comment
National Labor Relations Board to rule on Staples, Postal Service deal
Boston Globe Comment
New Scanners Leave Digital Breadcrumbs for Tracking Carriers
PostalMag Comment
Monday, July 6
Convicted rapist dressed as postal worker in home invasion bid, cops allege
Staten Island Advance Comment
Video: Another LLV catches fire in Wisconsin
postalnews.com Comment
Video: LLV catches fire after collision with car in Houston
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Update on future of mail sorting center in Roanoke
WDBJ TV Roanoke Comment
Summer Harvest "forever" stamps to be issued Saturday
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Video: Mailman in Holland takes out his frustration on Tour de France barriers
postalnews.com Comment
Delivery problems continue for Wisconsin newspaper
The Country Today Comment
Powder scare sends worker at Dallas’ main post office to hospital
Dallas Morning News Comment
Video: New technology- a “panic button”- will help keep USPS letter carriers safer
CBS News Comment
OPM FAQ: Were postal workers affected by data breach?
postalnews.com Comment
Deutsche Post reaches pay deal to end strike
Reuters Comment
Sunday, July 5
Video: The ageless allure of stamp collecting
CBS Sunday Morning Comment
Senator seeks review of USPS ability to meet delivery standards
postalnews.com Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week June 28-July 4
postalnews.com Comment
Colorado postmaster locks customers out of their PO boxes
Steamboat Pilot Comment
Mail theft by the numbers
Rapid City Journal Comment
Saturday, July 4
USPS inaction doesn't stop woman from tracking down postal worker who stole her mail
Rapid City Journal Comment
Video: Mail Carrier Hospitalized After Rollover Accident In Tennessee
Smoky Barn News Comment
Capitol gyrocopter pilot fired by Postal Service
WUSA TV Washington Comment
USPS proposes demolition of historic Napa post office
Napa Valley Register Comment
In summer, water is ‘lifesaver’ for Vegas area mail carriers
Las Vegas Review-Journal Comment
Mailboat makes first delivery of summer to Skaneateles Lake homes
Skaneateles Journal Comment
Friday, July 3
After two years, Downtown Stamford finally gets a post office
Stamford Advocate Comment
Amazon, FedEx, USPS seek end to treaty provision that subsidizes Chinese export shipments
Fortune Comment
Video: Traveling bible for cancer patient lost in Austin post office
KAGS TV College Station TX Comment
Video: McAllen TX residents frustrated by inaction on mail thefts
KRGV TV Rio Grande Valley, TX Comment
ZIP Codes Tamed The Postal Service Boom 52 Years Ago
WGBH News Comment
Thursday, July 2
Colorado: mail truck driver cited after cyclist crash
The Colorodoan Comment
NYC letter carrier charged with stealing over $1 million in tax refunds
postalcrime.com Comment
Postal Service Previews Elvis Presley Forever Stamp
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Arizona governor makes plea for Tucson's main post office
Tucson News Now Comment
Kickstarter campaign to create " coolest post office in America" in Tieton WA
Yakima Herald Comment
USPS truck overturns in Alabama
WVTM TV Birmingham Comment
Video: Your Mailbox- An open invitation for thieves?
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Postal worker robbed at gunpoint in Memphis
WMC TV Memphis Comment
Berkeley seeks to open communication with USPS on downtown post office
Woodland Daily Democrat Comment
Wednesday, July 1
Mail truck burns in Wisconsin, some mail destroyed
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Comment
PMG addresses postmaster’s convention
postalnews.com Comment
Four Sentenced To Over 10 Years For Stealing Checks From Mailboxes, Bank Fraud
KFSM Fort Smith AR Comment
APWU: NLRB Strikes Major Blow to USPS-Staples Deal
APWU News Comment
Maine letter carrier delivers a rescue on her route
Lewiston-Auburn Sun Journal Comment
Video: Author finds his missing books for sale on Amazon via the USPS
KMGH TV Denver Comment
High Court Won’t Hear Guardsman’s USPS Back Pay Fee Claim
Law 360 Comment

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