Wednesday, July 15
Round one to residents in mailbox dispute
Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal
Tuesday, July 14
Fact checking Congress
Rep. Stephen Lynch says the USPS told him it may have trouble making its payroll- the USPS says it's not true...
Federal Times
Federal Times
Postal carrier sentenced for stealing mail to cash check
WQOW TV Eau Claire WI
Bridgeport Postal Clerk Pleads Guilty in Thefts
Hartford Courant
Postal Worker To Be Honored During All-Star Game
WWJ Detroit
Monday, July 13
Union claims sorting switch in Michigan will slow mail
Adrian (MI) Daily Telegram
Terrain is toughest part of Pittsburgh letter carriers' jobs
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Direct Mail Cheaper than On-line Advertising
Todd Butler commentary for Postcom.org (.pdf file)
Is the Dallas Main Post Office about to close?
pegasusnews.com
Sunday, July 12
Feeling the squeeze
USPS affected by 'snail mail' image, changing lifestyles
St. Charles Sun
St. Charles Sun
Postal worker to plead guilty to stealing $2,800 from PO
Associated Press
Secrets of the post office
There may be a few glitches in our local postal system, but the mail usually arrives on time
Elgin (IL) Courier News
Elgin (IL) Courier News
Feds Should Be Smarter About Closing Post Offices
Hartford Courant
Saturday, July 11
Cost cuts on tap for local mail deliveries
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
PRC schedules hearing on USPS plans to close stations and branches
PRC Press release
Mail carrier attacked by dog for third time
WREX TV Rockford IL
Friday, July 10
House Committee OKs Emergency Postal Relief Bill for House Vote
also: NAPUS “Intervenes” in Facility Consolidation Initiative, and Al Franken Makes Sixty
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter (.pdf file)
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter (.pdf file)
The End of the Postal Service?
Has postal "reform" doomed the USPS?
Murray Comarow commentary via Postcom.org
Murray Comarow commentary via Postcom.org
Mail Carrier's Reunion With Baby Turns Emotional
WBNS-TV Columbus OH
USPS goes open-source with tracking system
Government Computer News
Officials in NJ town want their collection boxes back
Press of Atlantic City
Thursday, July 9
Video: Postal van full of mail gets towed for parking in handicapped space
KOVR TV Sacramento
Decision on merging Utica mail operations into Syracuse delayed
Utica Observer-Dispatch
BOG schedules closed meeting for next Wednesday
June meetings were also closed to public
Federal Register
Federal Register
NALC Intensifies effort to save 6-day delivery
NALC News Bulletin
Downtown PO in Jonesboro (AR) faces "emergency" closure
Jonesboro (AR) Sun
Bailing the Mail
Can government return profitability to the Postal Service?
WOWK-TV Charleston WV
WOWK-TV Charleston WV
Plans for Cape Cod mail Consolidation detailed
Cape Cod Times
Wednesday, July 8
Postal workers weigh in on the possibility of five-day mail delivery
Grand Rapids Press
7 Cleveland P&DC Employees Arrested In Drug Investigation
WEWS TV Cleveland
Tuesday, July 7
Workers lobby to save jobs and facilities in Jackson
Jackson (MI) Citizen Patriot
Could your Post Office be closing this fall?
WQAD TV Moline IL
Ex-postal worker pleads guilty to mail theft
McAllen (TX) Monitor.com
Mail Carrier Credited With Saving Man's Life
WGRZ TV Buffalo
$50G reward for North Jersey post office bandit
Examiner.com
Postal carrier is good Samaritan twice in one day
WTHR TV Indianapolis
Monday, July 6
Few postal employees take latest early retirement offer
Federal Times
Rolando Elevated to Letter Carriers’ Presidency
NALC Press Release
Postal workers picketing in front of downtown Jackson (MI) post office
Jackson Citizen Patriot
Does Federal Law Limit Post Office Consolidation?
Dead Tree Edition
Plan would close Cape Cod mail processing center
Cape Cod Times
Sunday, July 5
Postal union: Curbside delivery might eliminate jobs
Rocky Mount (NC) Telegram
Postal Worker 'Did What He Had To Do' In Bank Robbery Shooting
WRTV Indianapolis
Saturday, July 4
Packages missing, postal probe in progress
La Grange (GA) News
Traffic Accident Claims Life Of Longtime Local Mail Carrier
KUSH AM Cushing OK
Nashville's Arcade post office once bustled with activity
The Tennessean
The Facts and Fallacies of Online Shipping Costs
"For some online shoppers, e-commerce bargains turn very sour the minute they get to the checkout page and find out what their shipping costs are going to be."
E-Commerce Times
E-Commerce Times
Thanks to electronic communication, letter-writing is a dwindling art
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Friday, July 3
First-class carrier's move upsets town
Postal route changes a sign of the times
Lancaster (PA) New Era
Lancaster (PA) New Era
Should the Post Office go to five-day mail delivery?
Grand Rapids Press
Peorian allegedly shot at Postal Service truck
Peoria Journal Star
Area cries foul over post office closings
New Haven Register
Postal Service extends Idaho mail pilot contract
Associated Press
Mailman shot trying to stop bank robbery suspect
Indianapolis Star
Thursday, July 2
Galligan retires as USPS Senior VP
USPS News Link
(PMG Potter announced today that NY Metro AVP Steve Forte will replace Galligan)
(PMG Potter announced today that NY Metro AVP Steve Forte will replace Galligan)
Jacksonville: Postal Pick-up Slip Lists Number for Sex Hotline (video)
postalnews.tv (click here for the text version)
Mail-sorting operations to move off Staten Island, officials told
Staten Island Advocate
Residents start petitions as USPS plans national review on consolidating branches
Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail
USPS targeting Jackson MI P&D for review; could result in closure
Jackson Citizen Patriot
Postal worker pleads guilty to tossing mail into dumpster
WWL TV New Orleans
13 Post Office Branches On The Line In Connecticut
Hartford Courant
and in nearby Springfield MA: Post offices might be closing up shop (WWLP video via postalnews.tv)
and in nearby Springfield MA: Post offices might be closing up shop (WWLP video via postalnews.tv)
Wednesday, July 1
USPS briefs union on station closings
3,243 units being reviewewd, 740 already "identified as candidates for consolidation and/or closing",
APWU News
APWU News
What's your hurry? Grand Rapids-area post offices collect mail only once a day
Grand Rapids Press
Postal carrier's letter ignites complaints
Rocky Mount (NC) Telegram
Internet, e-mail cuts big into post office business
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Post offices stamp out stamp machines
Customers say longer lines result
KRQE TV Albuquerque
KRQE TV Albuquerque
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