postalnews.com: December 2018

Monday, December 31

Delivering mail, chasing ghosts and changing the world one smile at a time
Columbia Basin (WA) Herald Comment
Man stole mail and sold personal info on the dark web
KLBK Lubbock Comment
Sunday, December 30
US Postal Worker Dresses as Santa to Deliver Food
Spectrum News Central NY Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week December 23-29
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Embracing the cold weather; so you can get your mail
KSFY Sioux Falls Comment
Saturday, December 29
’Tis the Season to Renew and Expand the US Postal Service
The Nation Comment
Trump’s false claim about Amazon-USPS deal makes PolitiFact’s 2018 Top 10 list
Tampa Bay Tribune Comment
Update: Postal Worker Charged With DUI After Crashing Mail Truck On Christmas Eve
CBS Chicago Comment
Friday, December 28
North Carolina mailman saves man’s life while delivering Christmas packages
WTVD Durham Comment
Mail carrier killed in wreck remembered for friendly presence
Elyria Ohio Chronicle-Telegram Comment
Man dressed as postal employee shoots two people inside Chicago home
NBC Chicago Comment
Thursday, December 27
Thief or thieves break into PO Boxes at Bakersfield Post Office
KGET Bakersfield Comment
Mailman fatally struck, ejected from truck in Ohio crash
WKYC Cleveland Comment
Wednesday, December 26
Editorial: Thank postal workers by expanding Postal Service
Madison Capital Times Comment
Texas woman arrested on drug charge had hundreds of stolen packages
Seguin Gazette Comment
USPS worker happy to work on Christmas Eve, Wichitans grateful
KFDX Wichita Falls Comment
Watch: USPS mailman takes shortcut through Florida woman’s yard
WFLA Tampa Comment
Chicago Mail Truck Crashes Into Parked Car And Sign
CBS Chicago Comment
Tuesday, December 25
Mailed From Bethlehem: The Sought-Out Postmark From A Small N.H. Town
WBUR Boston Comment
2018 holiday season delivers strong results and signs of change for parcel carriers
Wall Street Journal Comment
Monday, December 24
Police arrest New Mexico postal worker for DWI after delivery truck crash
CNN Comment
Ohio postal worker praised for saving kitten
WTOV Steubenville Comment
Texas woman pulled over with hundreds of allegedly stolen packages, envelopes crammed into her Jeep: Police
ABC News Comment
Sunday, December 23
Top postalnews.com stories of the week December 16-22
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Mail carrier: It’s a ‘magic’ time of year
Wichita Falls Times Record News Comment
Saturday, December 22
Stamp fuss links Christmas, the KC Chiefs and postal service
Kansas City Star Comment
APWU and USPS reach impasse in contract talks after rank and file committee rejects tentative agreement
APWU News Comment
Postal Service Prayer: Deliver Us From Fiscal Doom
Roll Call Comment
North Carolina customer wants USPS to fix mail truck yard mess.
Fayetteville Observer Comment
Friday, December 21
Cleveland postal worker, roommate indicted in theft of at least 1,500 gift cards
postalnews.com Comment
Amazon Air leases another 10 large jets, adding capacity to its growing delivery network
GeekWire Comment
Auto repair company owner convicted of bribing USPS VMF managers
postalnews.com Comment
Mail carrier dies in Fresno after getting into altercation during work
KSEE Fresno Comment
Thursday, December 20
Rockland ME fire chief concerned over Post Office delay in evacuating smoke-filled building
Rockland Courier-Gazette Comment
SE Portland woman says USPS not delivering to community mailbox; postal service puts blame on vandals
KPTV Portland OR Comment
USPS mail carriers working overtime to deliver packages
KAUZ Wichita Falls Comment
Tallahassee residents outraged over poor mail delivery
Tallahassee Democrat Comment
Wednesday, December 19
Eight Factors that Drove this Year's Red Hot Political Direct Mail Season
Printing Impressions Comment
The Postal Worker’s Christmas
"My grandfather was part of a long tradition of postal workers who sacrificed Christmas Eve with their fa0milies to deliver holiday packages."
New York Times Comment
Massachusetts Postal Worker Charged with Embezzlement Through Postal Money Orders
postalnews.com Comment
Woman says postal workers have been dumping mail into dumpster near her Ferguson apartment
KMOV St Louis Comment
FedEx Corp. is hunkering down in the face of what it calls a trade slowdown
Wall Street Journal Comment
Tuesday, December 18
Arkansas U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Federal Initiative Aimed at Curbing Mail Theft
postalnews.com Comment
Postal worker arrested for DWI while delivering packages
KRQE TV Albuquerque Comment
Direct Mail Experiencing a Renaissance
Printing Impressions Comment
Monday, December 17
New Leadership for USPS Oversight Committees in the 116th Congress
National Rural Letter Carriers Association Comment
Grinch steals two pallets of Amazon packages from Lascassas TN Post Office
WSMV TV Nashville Comment
Postal workers dashing through packages to deliver Christmas
KCCI Des Moines Comment
Postal worker charged with firing shots at Federal Reserve Bank to enter guilty plea
KSTP TV St. Paul Comment
Video shows a porch package thief in Maryland trying to steal a big TV with a small getaway car
Washington Post Comment
Forget Drones. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Needs Lots of Delivery Guys
Washington Post Comment
Sunday, December 16
Amazon is building an air hub in Texas — and that means more bad news for FedEx and UPS, Morgan Stanley says
Business Insider Comment
Michigan postal carrier bitten on face by dog while making delivery
Lapeer County Press Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week December 9-15
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Saturday, December 15
Oakland County postal worker accused of stealing 86 credit, debit & gift cards from mail
WXYZ TV Detroit Comment
Remains stolen from local post office parking lot, cremation company pleads for help
Las Vegas Now Comment
‘tis the season of w a i t i n g at the Post Office
Jackson Hole Buckrail Comment
Friday, December 14
4 suspected package thieves arrested in Yakima during USPS sting operation
KIMA TV Yakima Comment
UPS: We can give consumers ‘much better service’ with mailbox access
CNET Comment
USPS distribution facility in Nashua NH stays busy during holiday season
WMUR TV Manchester Comment
Thursday, December 13
President's Postal Task Force Report: “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”
National Association of Postal Supervisors Comment
Rhode Island: Guilty Plea in “Fishing” of U.S. Mail Collection Boxes, Theft of Checks
postalnews.com Comment
Four Alabama postal workers indicted for distribution of marijuana
postalnews.com Comment
Baton Rouge mail carriers fired for dumping mail in trash, failing to deliver
Baton Rouge Business Report Comment
Wednesday, December 12
Robbery suspects hold post office employees at gunpoint in Immokalee FL
WBBH TV Fort Myers Comment
Report shows sharp drop in federal employee morale under Trump
Washington Post Comment
Cranford NJ Postal Worker Foils Two Fraud Schemes
Cranford, NJ Patch Comment
Bait package on porch nabs Amazon delivery driver in Oregon
KGW Portland Comment
Woman charged with slashing NJ postal worker, cops say
nj.com Comment
More Wendell NC residents complain that post office won't deliver packages
CBS 17 Raleigh Comment
Tuesday, December 11
It’s getting heavy at USPS, and that may not be good
FreightWaves Comment
Florida: In Manatee County, there's a problem with the mail
Sarasota Herald Tribune Comment
Trump Task Force Proposal Would Let Postal Service Sell Access to Your Mailbox
Wall Street Journal Comment
Michigan postal worker in critical condition after mail truck crash
MLive.com Comment
USPS Finally Delivers Mail To Bedridden Queens Man In Need Of Medication
CBS New York Comment
Monday, December 10
Postal worker dies from injuries suffered in two-vehicle collision last month
Milledgeville GA Union Recorder Comment
Online Holiday Shopping Expected to Logjam Delivery
Transport Topics Comment
Milwaukee postal worker sentenced to probation for stealing gift cards
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Comment
NALC committee denies appeals of two losing candidates in leadership election
NALC News Comment
USPS Employee, Half-Brother Expected in Court in L.A. Postal Truck Heists
NBC Southern California Comment
Incoming Oversight Chair Blasts New Hatch Act Guidance Limiting Talk of ‘Resistance’ in the Office
Government Executive Comment
Sunday, December 9
Top postalnews.com stories of the week December 2-8
postalnews.com Comment
Armed robbery at Missouri Post Office
KPLR St Louis Comment
Some fear holidays will exacerbate postal problems in Virginia
Charlottesville Daily Progress Comment
Saturday, December 8
USPS Workers Are Overpaid and Should Lose Collective-Bargaining Rights, Trump Panel Says
Dead Tree Edition (link corrected) Comment
Editorial: When will the delay to reform the Postal Service finally end?
Washington Post Comment
Mailers group says Trump task force recommendations would make things worse- focus should be on reforming pre-funding
Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service Comment
APWU President says “an announcement” on contract talks will be made on December 21
APWU News Comment
Friday, December 7
WANTED! U.S. Post Office robbery suspect wanted by Richmond Heights MO police
KMOV St Louis Comment
Michigan letter carrier assaulted while delivering mail
Hometown Life Comment
Is the postal privatization proposal dead? Maybe not, but the task force makes no recommendation.
Washington Post Comment
Upper West Side Post Office Not Accepting Packages As Holidays Hit Full Swing
CBS New York Comment
Albany NY pedestrian killed by USPS mail truck, coroner says
WFXL TV Albany Comment
US Postal Service confirms Winona MN postmaster is suspended, under investigation
KSTP St. Paul Comment
Thursday, December 6
Hightower: Trump must not stamp out postal service
Muskogee Phoenix Comment
Trump's Postal Task Force Report Receives Tepid Response From Key Players
Government Executive Comment
More Than 50 People Sickened at New Jersey Amazon Warehouse After Robot Punctures Bear Spray Can
NBC10 Philadelphia Comment
Postal workers claim USPS managers force them to falsify package deliveries
Fox13 Salt Lake City Comment
Portland USPS employee arrested, charged with 11 counts of mail theft
KPTV Portland Comment
Wednesday, December 5
Postal task force seeks to remove USPS compensation from collective bargaining
Federal News Network Comment
The Biggest Threat in the Postal Report Is to Rural Americans, Not Amazon
The New Republic Comment
Postal task force recommends changing employee pay, retirement
Federal Times Comment
Indiana Man Enters Guilty Plea In Connection With September 2017 Explosion at East Chicago Post Office
postalnews.com Comment
Tuesday, December 4
Postal Service Review Proposes Sweeping Changes Likely to Lead to Higher Delivery Prices
Wall Street Journal Comment
Trump’s Postal Task Force Releases Report
postalnews.com Comment
California carrier working at back of mail truck dies after being struck by car
KTLA Los Angeles Comment
Mail Handlers Union statement on Day or Mourning
NPMHU News Comment
Day of mourning regulations for APWU represented USPS employees
APWU News Comment
NALC summary of day of mourning rules for city carriers
NALC News Comment
Monday, December 3
USPS to suspend mail delivery, retail services on Wednesday day of mourning
USPS News Comment
USPS and NRLCA Sign MOU Allowing Sunday Work for Regular Carriers During 2018 Peak Season
NRLCA Comment
Abandoned mail found; unhappy recipients gripe about post office in Florida town
Northwest Florida Daily News Comment
Sunday, December 2
Top postalnews.com stories of the week November 25-December 1
postalnews.com Comment
Man attacks Long Island postal employees: police
WPIX 11 New York Comment
Massachusetts Man Arrested for Sending Threatening Letters and White Powder to Federal Agencies
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, December 1
Federal Government offices close Wednesday to honor George H. W. Bush
WTNH New Haven Comment
Complaints arise after postal service issues in Loisiana
KPLC Lake Charles LA Comment
Mississippi Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail
postalnews.com Comment
Union groups protest in support of Canada Post workers across Canada
CityNews Toronto Comment

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