postalnews.com: August 2015

Monday, August 31

Video: Amazon Prime packages left out in the open in Pennsylvania neighborhood
KDKA Pittsburgh Comment
NALC 132: Dallas District Scheduling 15% of Routes Down on Daily Basis
PostalMag Comment
APWU outlines criteria for payout of $56 million ‘Global Settlement’
APWU News Comment
OIG finds room for improvement at Premier Post Offices
Save the Post Office Comment
Ryan's legs: Iowa mailman pushes for funds to bring wheelchair-bound youth on half marathon
Mason City Globe Comment
USPS posts scanning video on Facebook, gets an earful from customers
postalnews.com Comment
Shaler man's effort restores glory to flag display at Millvale PA post office
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Sunday, August 30
Mountain Characters: Mailman Terry Trish steps down after 38 years on the Aspen beat
Aspen Times Comment
Chrysler wins contract for USPS Extended Capacity Delivery Vehicles
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Downtown Post Office Closes in North Platte, Nebraska
NBC 2 Nebraska Comment
Top ten postalnews.com stories of the week August 23-29
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, August 29
Mass. postal worker hits lottery jackpot the day after his wedding
Boston Globe Comment
Alabama letter carrier indicted in $1.5 million tax refund fraud scheme
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Richmond CA main post office shut down due to mold
KGO TV San Francisco Comment
Three-Alarm Fire at Dallas Bulk Mail Facility
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Comment
Pharmacists say USPS plant closure delays medication
Idaho State Journal Comment
NRLCA: No National Count of All Routes in September
Ruralinfo.net Comment
Postal service truck slams into Staten Island laundromat
Staten Island Advance Comment
Postal carrier claims dog's owner waved her onto property before attack, sues for $310,000
The Oregonian Comment
Friday, August 28
How the Postal Service Managed a Remarkable Response During Katrina
Government Executive Comment
Did USPS service cutbacks delay St. Louis alderman meeting notice?
Delay could doom city's proposed minimum wage law
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Napans reject alternative locations for downtown Post Office
USPS refuses to release details of damage, repair or renovation estimates for earthquake damaged PO
Napa Valley Register Comment
Video: USPS refuses to honor insurance claim- until TV reporter asks about it
WRIC TV Richmond VA Comment
Hidden treasures: The New Deal post office art of Palm Beach County
Palm Beach Post Comment
Homeowner: Video shows US Postal Service worker tossing $1,000 package
KRON TV San Francisco Comment
Thursday, August 27
Woman says post office didn't know her street exists
KSDK TV St Louis Comment
New Jersey police say heroin-using postal carrier had 1,000 undelivered pieces of mail in car
Cliffview Pilot Comment
PRC Denies USPS Request to Reclassify Parcel Service
EcommerceBytes Comment
Michigan APWU official charged with stealing union funds
Lansing State Journal Comment
Doug Hughes Legal Team Takes Aim at D.C. Airspace Security
Roll Call Comment
APWU: Postal Subcontractors Seek Exemption that Threatens Safety on the Roads
postalnews.com Comment
MTAC August meeting presentations
USPS RIBBS web site Comment
USPS wants to go high-tech without losing jobs
Federal Computer Week Comment
Motorist sues Postal Service, driver over alleged injuries after accident
Southeast Texas Record Comment
Newspaper Death Spiral Made Plain in One Chart
New York Observer Comment
Wednesday, August 26
USPS responds to Washington wildfires
USPS News Link Comment
Bernie Sanders asks PMG to reverse service cutbacks
postalnews.com Comment
Coming this Friday: Another USPS exigent appeal?
Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Comment
Video: Mailman caught using pepper spray (through a fence) on small dog
KXAS TV Dallas-Fort Worth Comment
New Hampshire post office reopens after rodent problems
Valley News Comment
Outlook: USPS Fall Service Performance
Quad/Graphics Comment
The mail keeps arriving late, and it isn’t even meeting the Postal Service’s lower standards
Washington Post Comment
USPS truck driver charged after hitting NJ cop training for charity bike ride
NJ.com Comment
Former USPS exec Tim Healey named CEO at Sarasota lien search firm
Business Observer Comment
Tuesday, August 25
USPS Official: First Priority with Internet of Things is Cost Cutting
Nextgov.com Comment
Cyclist training for charity ride struck by postal truck in Wayne
Bergen Record Comment
Video: Pecos TX Postmaster Accused of Racial Discrimination
postalnews.com Comment
Illinois letter carrier indicted on workers comp fraud charges
postalnews.com Comment
USPS starts Q4 with slight loss, YTD operations still in the black by $1.3B
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Kurten, Texas Residents Frustrated After Post Office Abruptly Closes
KBTX Bryan-College Station Comment
Why Not Let Shipping Carriers Access Your Mailbox?
EcommerceBytes Comment
Video: Post office holds couple’s mail after chihuahua complaint
KTRK TV Houston Comment
From misleading charts to plucking numbers out of thin air
postalnews.com Comment
Monday, August 24
'Elvis Presley Forever' CD goes postal: debuts at No. 11
Los Angeles Times Comment
APWU, USPS Resolve Dispute Over CDL Training
APWU News Comment
USPS could spend close to a million on a new contract to lease package delivery vans
postalnews.com Comment
Congressman's mail is delayed after he complains about mail delays
Omaha World Herald Comment
Connecticut town wants USPS to clean up its property
Ridgefield Press Comment
Sunday, August 23
Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 16-22
postalnews.com Comment
Former oil industry manager finds peace as a letter carrier
Bismarck Tribune Comment
Saturday, August 22
Postal service in Western NY stamped with rash of carrier crimes
Buffalo News Comment
Five postal inspector email addresses found in Ashley Madison database
postalnews.com Comment
Post office where brown recluse spiders found is reopening
Associated Press Comment
Kurten TX Post Office closed after building deemed uninhabitable
Bryan-College Station Eagle Comment
Friday, August 21
Elderly Alabama racist threatens postal worker with gun, racial slurs
Dothan Eagle Comment
North Carolina carrier told not to display confederate flag while delivering mail
High Country Press Comment
Senator Urges Study of Rural Postal Service and High-Speed Internet Access
postalnews.com Comment
Former President of Fairbanks NAPS Chapter charged with embezzlement
KTUU TV Anchorage Comment
Two Alaska postal workers charged with theft
Alaska Dispatch News Comment
Thursday, August 20
52 USPS.GOV email addresses found in Ashley Madison data dump
postalnews.com Comment
USPS reviews 5,000 more post offices for reduced hours
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Lessons learned from mail carrier’s tragic death
WPSD TV Paducah KY Comment
Video: USPS Board may soon be down to just one member thanks to do nothing Congress
postalnews.com Comment
Video: For Spartanburg SC Neighborhood, Getting Mail Is A Struggle
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Man Spots Postal Service Driver Texting While Driving
WCBS New York Comment
Amazon set to launch new 'Amazon Flex' package pickup service with Prime Now in Seattle area
GeekWire Comment
Wednesday, August 19
Minnesota PSE accused of stealing mail
postalnews.com Comment
The Mailbox Incident and Political Anger
Huffington Post Comment
Erasing History at the USPS
JSTOR Daily Comment
Fake postal workers stage home invasion in Texas
KTRK TV Houston Comment
Hearing on USPS-Staples Deal Dominated by Legal Wrangling
APWU News Comment
Despite Warning over Mail Delays, USPS Focuses on Same-Day
Ecommerce Bytes Comment
Alaska mail processing clerk charged with stealing drugs from mail
postalnews.com Comment
Mail Delays Spike After the Postal Service Consolidates Facilities
Government Executive Comment
Business as Usual at the Santa Fe PO
Santa Fe Reporter Comment
USPS to cut staffing at "busy as heck" Alabama PO
Decatur Daily Comment
Kansas PSE charged with mail theft
postalnews.com Comment
Tuesday, August 18
What do those four charts really prove about USPS finances?
postalnews.com Comment
Post Office Taking On Amazon, FedEx, UPS With Same-day Deliveries
Fortune Comment
Employee’s hunch leads to life-saving rescue
good.postalnews.com Comment
Kentucky rural carrier killed in traffic accident while delivering mail
WPSD TV Paducah Comment
Where did the principle of secrecy in correspondence go?
The Guardian Comment
Mail handlers, USPS reach agreement on procedures to fill residual vacancies
postalnews.com Comment
Former Postmaster of Capitan NM Post Office Sentenced on Embezzlement Conviction
postalnews.com Comment
New ‘Self+1′ FEHB option available to employees this year
postalnews.com Comment
Junk mail: the bulk of it
Shelton Herald Comment
Monday, August 17
Late Deliveries Raise Concerns of Mailers
Direct Marketing News Comment
Woman fights to get her vicious dogs back after attack on mail carrier
Lafourche Parish (LA) DailyComet Comment
Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief for August 17
stamp.news Comment
Rabbi: Elvis stamp sends wrong message to youth
San Diego Jewish World Comment
The relationship of USPS lease costs and lessor location
Save the Post Office Comment
Sunday, August 16
Postal inspectors offer $50,000 reward to ID man who attacked Harrisburg mail carrier
Harrisburg Patriot News Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 9-15
postalnews.com Comment
Pennsylvania post office closes with no advance notice
Washington PA Observer Reporter Comment
Saturday, August 15
Minnesota postal employees aid collapsed co-worker
good.postalnews.com Comment
When No Postal Rate Increase Is a Bad Thing
Direct Marketing News Comment
Pennsylvania Rural Carrier Convicted Of Worker’s Compensation Fraud
postalnews.com Comment
Carrier wearing seat belt uninjured in LLV rollover
Tucson Local Media Comment
Report cites unusually slow mail delivery
KYTX Tyler-Longview Texas Comment
Opposition to Canada Post 'super mailboxes' fanned by election
CBC News Comment
Friday, August 14
Could ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ be the next US blockbuster stamp issue?
Linns Stamp News Comment
CCA who stole money from greeting cards put on probation
Buffalo News Comment
Mail Handlers Union Sues USPS Over SPSS Reversal
postalnews.com Comment
OIG recommends halt to Phase II Network Rationalization until USPS service performance improves
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Union protests postal worker’s termination for being on active military duty for too long
postalnews.com Comment
Former Postman Redesigns USPS Uniforms and Launches Petition for Approval
DNAinfo.com New York Comment
Hot jobs: Heavy bags, long walks, high heat for letter carriers
WFAA TV Dallas Comment
Houston: Former Postal Supervisor Heads to Federal Prison for Theft
postalnews.com Comment
Postal Service finalizes new standards for curbside mailboxes
TheHill Comment
Thursday, August 13
Video: Atlanta TV station says 90 or so postal workers nationwide might possibly have cheated on their time records last year
WSB Atlanta Comment
Copy of Postal Service Audit Shows Extent of Mail Surveillance
New York Times Comment
The Absentee Owners of Local Post Offices
Daily Yonder Comment
Video: Military mom heartbroken after heirloom American flag goes missing in the mail
KMGH TV Denver Comment
Video: USPS OIG proposal includes mailmen checking on the elderly
WSB TV Atlanta Comment
Elvis returns to “stamping” ovation at Graceland
stamp.news Comment
Wednesday, August 12
Utah: Post office delivers 1,270 ballots day after election
Provo Daily Herald Comment
What if the post office loses your mail?
First Coast News Comment
Video: Man in Louisville is killed after he apparently jumps in front of mail truck
postalnews.com Comment
Maine PMR admits stealing $1,600 from USPS
Bangor Daily News Comment
Man flown to hospital after mail truck wrecks in Alabama
WSFA Montgomery Comment
How eBay and Amazon Benefit from Sellers' Shipping Costs
EcommerceBytes Comment
DOJ Reviews Consolidation of Online Postage Services
EcommerceBytes Comment
Mail Handlers Union appeals SPSS decision to arbitration, NLRB
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Albany NY postal worker diagnosed with TB
WTEN TV Albany Comment
Collector gets call from postal inspectors about early Elvis stamp purchase
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Tuesday, August 11
NALC President Fredric Rolando statement on USPS quarterly financial report
NALC News Comment
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Mail Carrier
postalnews.com Comment
Quarterly USPS financial statement shows growth in package shipping
Linns Stamp News Comment
Young Postal Workers: Speaking Up, Speaking Out
APWU News Comment
USPS denies foot-dragging on Boston rail project
Boston Globe Comment
Amazon to open distribution center across the street from Southern CT USPS plant
Meriden Record Journal Comment
2 days early, collector buys sheets of new Elvis Presley stamps
stamp.news Comment
Video: Long Grove, Iowa Post Office closed due to “air quality issues”
KWQC TV Davenpost Comment
Postal lifeline in Amazon’s jungle
Business Day Comment
Video: Bronx tenants left without mail for 2 months
WABC TV New York Comment
Video: One time mail order giant Columbia House files for bankruptcy
postalnews.com Comment
Monday, August 10
OIG: Curbing Workers’ Comp Abuses
postalnews.com Comment
USPS reports $586 million net loss in Q3, but still shows year to date operating profit of $1.2 billion
postalnews.com Comment
Mail carrier’s intervention saved South Carolina woman from scam
Charleston Post and Courier Comment
OIG: Ohio postal worker had 2,000 pieces of mail stashed in his car
postalcrime.com Comment
Police say Texas man broke into USPS facility to steal copper wire
KYTX TV Tyler TX Comment
Sunday, August 9
Video: Postal worker run over by contractor truck at Southern CT plant
WTNH New Haven Comment
Video: Unique partnership between USPS and Quad Cities schools helps ensure that every student has school supplies
KWQC TV Davenport IA Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 2-8
postalnews.com Comment
Galápagos—The Post Office Without Stamps
Going Postal blog Comment
Update: Post office does care — lost ring is back home
Port Huron MI Times Herald Comment
USPS didn't follow its process for reviewing disabled customer's request
Allentown Morning Call Comment
Saturday, August 8
USPS reverses decision on SPSS craft assignment- takes the work from mail handlers, gives it to APWU
postalnews.com Comment
Arizona reps from both parties tell PMG mail service has deteriorated
postalnews.com Comment
Long Grove, Iowa post office "temporarily" closed with no notice or explanation
KWQC TV Davenport Comment
Video: Letter from USPS supervisor in Lubbock TX tells customers to move mailboxes to curb or no delivery
Fox 34 News Lubbock Comment
Coast Guard re-creates 225th anniversary stamp
stamp.news Comment
Maryland: USPS vehicle involved in accident
TheBayNet.com Comment
Friday, August 7
Former Louisiana PMR Sentenced To Federal Prison For Theft Of Postal Funds And Identity Theft
postalcrime.com Comment
USPS Bug May Have Caused eBay Tracking Problems
EcommerceBytes Comment
Video: Detroit mother grateful for those who helped her mail carrier daughter when she was hit by a car
postalnews.com Comment
Former Michigan postal worker guilty of destroying/delaying mail
WLUC TV Marquette MI Comment
Residents of Illinois town frustrated over continued closure of post office
Springfield State Journal-Register Comment
Video: Texas postal worker refutes claims he made “terroristic” threat
WFAA TV Dallas-Fort Worth Comment
OPM officials hindering scrutiny of hacked computer systems, watchdog says
Washington Post Comment
Video: Amherst NY postmaster orders customers to move their mailboxes… or else!
WIVB TV Buffalo Comment
Canada Post workers in Saskatoon won’t be forced to deliver anti-abortion flyers
CBC News Comment
Thursday, August 6
Video: Meet ‘The Inspectors’- catch a sneak peek of new postal-themed TV series
USPS News Link Comment
Postal gyrocopter pilot wants to crowdfund his defense for Capitol landing
Columbus Dispatch Comment
USPS service cutbacks, ecommerce growth spurs investment in smaller shipping firms
"Stamps.com and Pitney Bowes are the most likely alternatives should USPS follow through on its plan to cut some rural locations"
Reuters Comment
Some federal employee life insurance rates to rise; others to see decrease
Washington Post Comment
Video: Tennessee jeweler says package of diamonds worth $50K has gone missing in the mail
WSMV TV Nashville Comment
Canada Post letter carriers refusing to deliver graphic anti-abortion flyers
CBC News Comment
Postal Service agrees to sell, not demolish, historic Napa post office
Napa Valley Register Comment
Wednesday, August 5
Iowa postal worker seriously injured after two-vehicle crash
Dickinson County News Comment
Idaho gun nut sentenced for mailing loaded .357 Magnum that went off and injured Massachusetts postal worker
postalcrime.com Comment
Video: Michigan postal worker critically injured when her van is struck by car
WDIV TV Detroit Comment
Video: Filipino customers in Carson CA cry foul over alleged mail dumping
postalnews.com Comment
Police raid Australia Post contractors' homes in fraud investigation, foreign student scam
$8.5 million in assets seized
ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation Comment
Tuesday, August 4
Editorial: USPS still blocking Boston rail expansion project
"For the Postal Service, there’s no price for foot-dragging."
Boston Globe Comment
Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Just Got More Expensive for Some
Government Executive Comment
R.R. Donnelley to Break Up Business
Wall Street Journal Comment
Maryland Postal Worker Indicted in Disability Fraud Scheme
postalcrime.com Comment
USPS salutes United States Coast Guard’s 225th anniversary with forever stamp
stamp.news Comment
US postal workers accused of drug trafficking in Tuscaloosa
WBRC TV Birmingham Comment
New sorting equipment exceeds expectations
USPS News Link Comment
Video: USPS Blue Boxes Targeted by Check Thieves
WRGB TV Albany Comment
Monday, August 3
Harrisburg police: Postal carrier thrown down stairs while trying to trace stolen package
Harrisburg Patriot-News Comment
Postal podcast: How A Postage Stamp Inspired The Journey To Pluto
postalpodcast.com Comment
Were You Affected by OPM’s Data Breach?
APWU News Comment
High-Accuracy Mapping: An Opportunity for the Post Office?
Navigant Research Comment
Video: Man discharged from hospital after white powder found inside letter tested non-threatening
WIS TV Columbia SC Comment
USPS's Low Rates for Foreign Shippers
RealClearPolicy Comment
Sunday, August 2
UPS just bought Coyote Logistics for $1.8B- Why? (And what is it, anyway?)
Christian Science Monitor Comment
Indiana highway reopens after mail truck overturns
WFIE Evansville Comment
USPS Issues Fanciful Flowers Stamped Card
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Video: 12-Year-Old Boy Gets Hundreds of Books After Mailman’s Plea Goes Viral
NBC Nightly News Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 26- August 1
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, August 1
Why the first use of the word 'email' may be lost forever
Washington Post Comment
Video: Customer upset after letter carrier uses pepper spray on dachshund
Fox Carolina Comment
Despite complaints, Vermont post office still flew shredded US flag
WPTZ TV Plattsburgh NY Comment
Rain damages Udall KS Post Office
Winfield Daily Courier Comment
Post office non-deliveries a hassle for veteran
Salem OR Statesman Journal Comment

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