postalnews.com: February 2017

Tuesday, February 28

Evanston aldermen complain about mail service
Evanston Now Comment
Suspects wanted for armed robbery of postal worker in Baton Rouge
WBRZ Baton Rouge Comment
Video: Woman says package missing after postal worker dropped it off at wrong address
KXXV TV Waco TX Comment
Video: Mail Thieves Taking Money From Valentine, Birthday, Holiday Cards
KPIX TV San Francisco Comment
Improper Billing of FEHB, Medicare Leads to $750,000 Settlement
FedSmith.com Comment
Monday, February 27
Passion for the post office: two employees on why they love what they do
Woodinville (WA) Weekly Comment
Semi hauling mail catches fire in Indiana
Kokomo Tribune Comment
Have a mailbox? See the scary 'identity takeover' that could happen to you
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Should the USPS Be Free to Set Postage Rates?
MailSmart Logistics Comment
Korean postal workers being overworked to death?
Korea Times Comment
The United States Postal Service isn’t ‘in decline’ – far from it
Letter to the editor of The Guardian from Fredric Rolando Comment
Sunday, February 26
Dead Tree Edition: Turnover Rising Among Non-Career Postal Workers
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week February 19-25
postalnews.com Comment
Delivery comes 7 years late, still intact
WCBD TV Charleston SC Comment
Saturday, February 25
USPS offers $10K reward for fraud scheme conviction
WMC TV Memphis Comment
Oklahoma City neighborhood on high alert after mail thefts
KFOR TV Oklahoma City Comment
Mail mix-up leaves Memphis woman looking for solutions
WREG TV Memphis Comment
Early Risers: United States Postal Service
KFDX TV Wichita Falls TX Comment
Friday, February 24
More counterfeit United States stamps surface
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Man, 83, Killed By Postal Truck in Manhattan
Upper West Side, NY Patch Comment
Mailman stops delivering to street where dogs attacked him
Fox8 Cleveland Comment
Postal worker admits theft after Veterans Affairs reports missing medication
Grand Rapids Press Comment
Georgia: on duty letter carrier arrested for DUI, cocaine possesion
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
Reward offered for infornmation on Iowa postal burglaries
Ottumwa Courier Comment
Police find more alleged victims in Nebraska postal worker's scam
Lincoln Journal Star Comment
No FMLA Bias in Termination of Letter Carrier, 1st Circuit Rules
HR Daily Advisor Comment
Reminder- Spouses Have a Say in TSP Withdrawals
Fedweek Comment
Video: Infamous Denver mailbox has to be moved AGAIN
KUSA Denver Comment
USPS locates and delivers $10K worth of missing games to archivist
Gamezone Comment
Thursday, February 23
Suspect in Texas postal worker shooting to be held without bond
KENS TV San Antonio Comment
Former PMG Benjamin Franklin Bailar has died at age 82
Linn's Stamp News Comment
FedEx Extends Express Air Transportation Contract With USPS
postalnews.com Comment
Closing Missouri Contract Post Office Is 'Unjust And Unfair,' Alderman Says
LakeExpo.com Comment
Australia Post CEO Ahmed Fahour resigns after salary furor
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Comment
Mail recovery begins at Winthrop, Maine post office destroyed by fire
Waterville Morning Sentinel Comment
Wednesday, February 22
Video: USPS apologizes for losing over a month’s worth of Virginia man’s mail
WTTG TV Washington Comment
Maryville family upset postal worker sprayed fenced-in dog
WATE TV Knoxville Comment
eBay Creates Petition to Keep Postage Prices Low
EcommerceBytes Comment
North Carolina Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Detaining And Delaying Mail
postalnews.com Comment
Former Rochester Postal Employee Arrested For Stealing Smartphones From The Mail
postalnews.com Comment
Video: UPS tests out drone delivery service
WZVN TV Fort Myers Comment
Life saving medicines go missing, problem lies with post office
WFTS Tampa Bay Comment
Mail truck flips in Rochester MA
Sippican Week VillageSoup Comment
Tuesday, February 21
Stamps.com, Zazzle complaints against proposed USPS rules for custom postage stamps
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Australian postmistress to retire after 70 years
Port Macquarie News Comment
How Sears and Montgomery Ward Changed American Shipping
Atlas Obscura Comment
Video: Fire destroys Winthrop, Maine post office
Waterville Morning Sentinel Comment
Mailman fired for losing license over DUI can't get unemployment comp, Pa. court rules
PennLive.com Comment
UPS tests show delivery drones still need work
TechCrunch Comment
Guam postal worker pleads guilty in meth case
Pacific Daily News Comment
Utilimaster pulls out of USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Program as body builder
postalnews.com Comment
JFK commemorative stamp a career feat for Fishkill NY photographer
Poughkeepsie Journal Comment
Monday, February 20
Trump bobbleheads? MAGA hats? Federal workers grapple with the era of Trump
Washington Post Comment
Stamp commemorating JFK’s birth centennial dedicated today
Stamp.News Comment
Flag coil from 2016 found lacking die cuts and color
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Amazon lowers its free shipping threshold to counter Walmart
engadget Comment
Dimondstein: A vibrant Postal Service is vital
Washington Post Comment
Sunday, February 19
S&H Green Stamps -- in the sixties, Americans were stuck on them
Newark Star-Ledger Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week February 12-18
postalnews.com Comment
Motorcyclist Dead After Collision with Mail Truck in Virginia
WVIR Charlottesville Comment
See Vintage Photos of the Post Office in Its Prime
National Geographic Comment
Saturday, February 18
More Mail on Saturday? There's a Reason for That
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Washington Post Gets It Wrong About USPS
A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service Comment
Nearly 300 in Richmond join lawsuit against USPS over time card manipulation
WWBT Richmond Comment
JFK Forever stamp to be dedicated on Monday
Stamp.News Comment
Friday, February 17
Colorado post office lobbies become magnet for homeless
KMGH TV Denver Comment
More Richmond mail carriers accuse U.S. Postal Service of unfair labor practices
Richmond Times-Dispatch Comment
Woman chases thief caught stealing her mail on camera
WGCL TV Atlanta Comment
Motorist, passenger blame Postal Service for crash
Louisiana Record Comment
The Robbery Turned Mail Heist That Triggered a Manhunt at a Texas Mall
San Antonio Current Comment
Bronx residents left without mailboxes as Postal Service cracks down on ‘mailbox fishing’
WPIX TV New York Comment
Wisconsin rural carrier sentenced for mail theft
postalnews.com Comment
Package Thief Confronted by Postal Carrier
Waukesha, WI Patch Comment
Thursday, February 16
Hillary Clinton defends immigration to standing ovation at de la Renta stamp ceremony
Stamp.News Comment
Federal Warrants Filed in Massive Beaumont CA Mail Theft Case
Banning, CA Patch Comment
House bill seeks to expand appeal rights for Postal Service management
Federal Times Comment
APWU: Significant COLA Increase Coming
APWU News Comment
SUV crashes into Pennsylvania post office
York Dispatch Comment
Suspects arrested in mail carrier shooting
KSAT San Antonio Comment
Video: Tulsa Family Says Mail Theft Led To Identify Theft
KOTV Tulsa Comment
Wednesday, February 15
Connecticut Postal Worker Arrested On DUI
postalnews.com Comment
Texas postal worker recovering after shooting
WOAI San Antonio Comment
Arkansas: Postal Worker Misleads Investigators in Armed Robbery
Fairfield Bay News Comment
Two muggers arrested for stealing mailman’s keys in Brooklyn
NY Daily News Comment
Petaluma Great Dane to be killed after postal worker attack
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
USPS probing Wisconsin drug thefts
postalnews.com Comment
Tuesday, February 14
Deputies: Nebraska postal worker arrested for changing addresses, using credit cards
KETV Omaha Comment
Nevada woman: U.S. Postal Service lost father’s remains
KVVU TV Las Vegas Comment
Watch your mail!: Robber steals postman’s ‘master key’
Brooklyn Paper Comment
Video: Austin cases highlight thefts inside U.S. Postal Service
KXAN TV Austin Comment
Video: ‘Whistleblower’ claims diesel rebate scheme defrauded USPS of millions
WKYC Cleveland Comment
Editorial: The Postal Service needs more than a Band-Aid
Washington Post Comment
One minor injury in LA crash involving mail truck
KNX Los Angeles Comment
Monday, February 13
Video shows postal worker stuffing mail down sweatpants
Dayton Daily News Comment
4 hurt when vehicle crashes into Tennessee post office
WATE Knoxville Comment
Lance Armstrong handed defeat by federal judge
USA Today Comment
Stidman says postal unions support reform bill to help “sell their health insurance plans”
21CPW.com Comment
U.S. postal worker's life saved by passing cyclists
KEYE TV Austin Comment
The long history of counterfeit U.S. stamps
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Sunday, February 12
NALC postal reform update: “A changed political landscape requires a new strategy”
NALC News Comment
The town with the world's most romantic postmark
BBC News Comment
Video: 4-alarm fire destroys Rhode Island post office
WPRI TV Providence Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week February 5-11
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, February 11
Rural carrier shot, car stolen in Spring Branch, Texas
KSAT San Antonio Comment
Burying the lead? USPS reports $1.4 billion profit for first quarter
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Counterfeit 2015 U.S. Love stamps discovered
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Lexington KY Fire Department to Recognize Letter Carrier
WTVQ Lexington Comment
Friday, February 10
PMG to Congress (and customers): Trust us
Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Comment
While many stay home, postal carriers still working their routes during storm
Providence Journal Comment
Snow day? No way! Not if you're a postal worker
Staten Island Advance Comment
Michigan postal worker took cash, gift cards from mail, indictment says
Grand Rapids Press Comment
USPS warns defection of three key customers could hurt package business
DC Velocity Comment
Mail truck overturns in 2-car accident in Lancaster Township PA Thursday afternoon
Lancasteronline.com Comment
Video: Kansas City post office apologizes after veterans with service dogs were asked to leave
KSHB Kansas City Comment
Postal carrier honored for helping severely injured man on his route in northwest Omaha
Omaha World-Herald Comment
Thursday, February 9
Mail theft victim sparks probe by postal service
Santa Clarita Valley Signal Comment
California postal worker suffers major injuries in head-on collision
KTVL Medford OR Comment
USPS Reports Fiscal Year 2017 First Quarter Results
USPS News Comment
Piles of undelivered mail dumped on porch of abandoned home in D.C.
WJLA TV Washington Comment
New Jersey post office seriously damaged after hit-and-run crash
Press of Atlantic City Comment
NALC’s Shocking Reversal on Centralized and Curbside Delivery
PostalMag Comment
Wednesday, February 8
Can Trump Break the Democrats’ Grip on the Union Movement?
POLITICO Magazine Comment
Australia's postal service chief makes 10 times more than the country's Prime Minister
Time Comment
Vancouver WA community mailboxes broken, no mail for seven weeks
KATU Portland OR Comment
APWU calls postal reform bill “a positive step forward”
APWU News Comment
Four postal unions back postal reform bill
Government Executive Comment
Postal worker, 80, sorts her last letter
WJCL Savannah Comment
Pennsylvania PMR Charged With Misappropriation Of Postal Funds
postalcrime.com Comment
Minnesota: Longtime mail carrier misses interactions with residents
Quad Community Press Comment
Tuesday, February 7
Pennsylvania postal worker charged with theft of postal funds
postalnews.com Comment
Testimony from today’s hearing on HR 756 postal reform bill
postalnews.com Comment
USPS rules could impact computer-vended stamps
Linn's Stamp News Comment
USPS tells tiny Massachusetts town with 4 ZIP codes "It’s ‘complicated"
Greenfield Recorder Comment
Postal Service finances ‘very serious but solvable’ as bipartisan action develops
Washington Post Comment
Detailed Summary of the Oversight Committee Postal Reform bill
postalnews.com Comment
Florida mail dumper sentenced to 3 years probation
postalnews.com Comment
Man accuses federal government of negligence after accident with USPS employee
Louisiana Record Comment
Monday, February 6
NAPS supports House Oversight Committee’s postal reform bill
National Association of Postal Supervisors Comment
PMG supports bi-partisan postal reform bill
postalnews.com Comment
Rip-Off Alert: Alert postal workers save Army veteran from jackpot scam
KSNV Las Vegas Comment
Are Amazon packages delaying your mail?
WTVD Raleigh Durham Comment
Trump civil service “reforms” could include outlawing federal employee unions
Government Executive Comment
Video: Mailman doing donuts in the snow with LLV
postu.be Comment
Sunday, February 5
Bakersfield police investigate a suspected robbery of a postal worker
KBAK TV Bakersfield Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week January 29- February 4
postalnews.com Comment
Carper Requests GSA IG Review of Trump’s Old Post Office Building Lease
postalnews.com Comment
USPS celebrates WPA Posters on new forever stamp booklet
Stamp.News Comment
House Oversight Committee to hold hearing on postal “reform” Tuesday
postalnews.com Comment
FedEx to Use Self-Driving Trucks, Robots And Alexa To Make Deliveries Easier
iTech Post Comment
Saturday, February 4
Fundraiser Launched For Children Of Postal Carrier Killed In Chicago
DNAinfo Chicago Comment
Did Postal Carrier Tip Off Burglars?
NBC Chicago Comment
Postal worker makes final delivery after 56 years
Saint Cloud Times Comment
Jacksonville couple blames post office for losing their green card
Firstcoastnews.com Comment
Residents of Pennsylvania town upset as USPS abruptly closes their post office
Johnstone Tribune Democrat Comment
Friday, February 3
In an Age of Cybercrime, Low-Tech Thieves Target Mailboxes
New York Times Comment
Video: USPS won’t deliver cancer patient’s medication because of snow
postalnews.com Comment
Florida postal workers prosecuted for conspiracy, fraud, theft
postalcrime.com Comment
Amazon stock sinks as revenue misses, guidance disappoints
CNBC Comment
Johnstown PA letter carrier honored for helping save two from burning home
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat Comment
USPS investigating alleged dog-kicking incident
KGTV San Diego Comment
Sioux City Post Office employee charged with stealing cash, gift cards
postalnews.com Comment
Amazon Increasingly Wants to Be Its Own Deliveryman
ABC News Comment
Suspect arrested in connection with robberies of Memphis letter carriers
WREG Memphis Comment
Express Delivery: Officers Help Deliver Baby at Post Office
NBC San Diego Comment
Thursday, February 2
Mailing Industry Offers Support for Postal Reform Act of 2017
Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service Comment
Catalog Mailers Back House Oversight Committee’s New Postal Reform Bill
American Catalog Mailers Association Comment
Locked mailboxes didn’t deter thieves
KTUU Anchorage Comment
Couple found dead after letter carrier finds suicide note in mailbox
The Chattanoogan Comment
NARFE Urges Opposition to House Postal Reform Bill
postalnews.com Comment
January's TSP continues on hot streak with all-positive returns
FederalNewsRadio.com Comment
Federal workers turn to encryption to thwart Trump
POLITICO Comment
Wednesday, February 1
Women’s and civil rights legend Dorothy Height honored with Forever stamp
Stamp.News Comment
Florida Letter Carrier Convicted of Dumping Mail
postalcrime.com Comment
For UPS, e-commerce has become the tail that wags the big dog
DC Velocity Comment
OMB exempts USPS from Trump hiring freeze
postalnews.com Comment
Residents of Ohio towns push for solution to postal problems
WSYX Columbus Comment
Post office 'mishap' cost woman $200 until local TV station got involved
WCIV Charleston SC Comment

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