Saturday, December 31
A Close-Up Look at goPost
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Corpus Christi plant closing could be costly for local businesses
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Postal Woes Spell Opportunity for Online Banking and Bill Pay
American Banker
Tiny town's faithful fear post office closure
The Tennessean
The postman – and the memories he carries – fading
"I’ve always been amazed that mean dogs and some of the meaner members of Congress are so hateful toward post office workers."
Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma News Tribune
Slated Wyoming Post Office closures squeeze rural residents
Billings Gazette
Friday, December 30
Occupy the Post Office? Tucson Postal Workers, Supporters, Fight Back
Huffington Post
Gingrich hit hard by Iowa direct mail campaign
New York Times
see also Why Mail Matters: It Drove the Decline of Newt Gingrich in Iowa -
see also Why Mail Matters: It Drove the Decline of Newt Gingrich in Iowa -
Verizon drops plan to surcharge online bill payments
New York Times
Kansas newspapers anxiously watch USPS closures
Kansas City Star
The RAOI Advisory Opinion: A Transformative Moment or a Bump in the Road?
Save the Post Office
Editorial: USPS should save the best from closing
Youngstown Vindicator
Man accused of spitting in Portland postal clerk’s face
Bangor Daily News
Attendees at meeting line up to support Toledo plant
Toledo Blade
USPS Puts GoPost Website Up
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Thursday, December 29
"Pray for the Postal Service"
Philip Rubio commentary for Save the Post Office
Rolando: Issa misleads on Postal Service
Orange County Register
Wednesday, December 28
25 Predictions for the U.S. Courier, Express and Postal Market for 2012
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Post office still vital for the masses
Atlanta Journal Constitution op-ed by Steve Hutkins
The U.S. Postal Service Ends Next-Day Delivery
The New Yorker: Roger Angell
House Passage of HR 2309 Likely in 2012
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Postal justice: Clerk pursues mail thieves
Coeur d'Alene Press
Tuesday, December 27
USPS Offers Stress-Free Ways to Return Gifts
postalnews blog
Special delivery: The dying art of letter-writing
Bluffton SC Island Packet
Staten Island jury delivers $125K verdict to letter carrier
Staten Island Advance
Postal Service cuts 'pound foolish'
Athens (GA) Banner Herald
Monday, December 26
Congressman Introduces Rural Postal Service Preservation Act
Press release
Act would open the next era of Postal Service
Column by Senator Sherrod Brown for the Tiffin, Ohio Advertiser-Tribune
Boscawen: Residents fight for post office
Concord NH Monitor
Merger of Oshkosh-Green Bay mail facilities continues
Postal union calls consolidation a 'disaster'
Fond du Lac Reporter
Fond du Lac Reporter
Nevada PO suffers heavy damage in Christmas morning fire
Reno Gazette-Journal
Sunday, December 25
50,000 Packages In Limbo At UPS Distribution Center in Colorado
CBS Denver via postalnews blog
Post offices still get St. Nick's mail
Livingston (MI) Daily
Saturday, December 24
Unbinding the Nation: America and the Post Office
Save the Post Office
Going Postal
What kind of nation won’t fund a post office?
Truthout
Truthout
The Postal Service Is Fighting for Its Life and Should Be Saved
The Daily Beast
The Postal Service propaganda machine kicks into gear
Save the Post Office
Postal service workers help out needy this season
Middletown Ohio Journal
Postal Service Cuts Worry Kitchen-Table Entrepreneurs
Businessweek
Friday, December 23
Letter carrier gets OK to wear his Santa outfit
Bellevue Reporter
"Full retreat" by House GOP
(You might say they "folded like a cheap suit"!)
Federal News Radio
Federal News Radio
Video: People crowd Michigan post office in last-minute shipping rush
WEYI TV via postalnews blog
Thursday, December 22
Sheriff: Letter carrier burglarized decorated veteran's home
KCTV 5 Kansas City
Sioux City letter carriers adjust after mail center closure
Sioux City Journal
Fourth USPS employee pleads guilty in kickback scheme
Detroit Free Press
Postal employee accused of setting up illegal Ecstasy shipment
Naples Daily News
Season of uncertainty: postal workers worry about future of USPS
Muskegon Chronicle
Central Massachusetts plant on closure list
Worcester Telegram
In a post-postal world, Christmas still delivers
Washington Post
Wednesday, December 21
Post offices will be open Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
Hours may be shortened, and POs will be closed Monday Dec 26 and Jan 2
Press release
Press release
Reward Offered Following Post Office Robbery in Kansas
WDAF TV Kansas City
Iowa Clerk Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Rebate Checks
postalnews blog
Tuesday, December 20
Oregonians Occupy Their Post Offices in Response to Threat of Rural Closures
Rural Organizing Project
Issa: Donahoe “folded like a cheap suit”
postalnews blog
click here for more on the story from Courier Express and Postal Observer
click here for more on the story from Courier Express and Postal Observer
Wanted: New Postmaster General; Must Be Able To Kiss 535 Backsides Simultaneously
Dead Tree Edition (Link corrected!)
Monday, December 19
America's disappearing post offices
BBC News
see also: Behind the BBC: Ladiesburg, MD -
see also: Behind the BBC: Ladiesburg, MD -
Non-profit agencies worried about mail delays
Kokomo Tribune
UPS Does Not Necessarily Win If The Postal Service Fails
Seeking Alpha
Sunday, December 18
A year without a Santa Claus: USPS carrier not allowed to deliver while wearing Santa suit
Bellevue (WA) Reporter
Police Investigate Postal Service Manager Attack
CBS Detroit
Memphis: Trucks stuck for hours waiting to unload Christmas mail
postalnews blog
Rural Alaskans worry costs will skyrocket if bypass mail disappears
(Really? But I thought the private sector always does everything better and cheaper??)
Alaska Dispatch
Alaska Dispatch
Letter: Postal Service saddled with funding mandates
Boston Globe
Editorial: Canceled - Congress can save Postal Service from extinction
Fayetteville Observer
Saturday, December 17
Video: Oregon post office robbed at gun point
postalnews blog via KMTR
NALC contract talks extended into the new year
postalnews blog
Friday, December 16
Abilene offers USPS $1.4 million incentive to keep plant open
Abilene Reporter-News
Judge denies bond reduction in post office shooting
Montgomery Advertiser
Online Exhibit: The Art of Christmas Stamps
National Postal Museum
Letter: Sorting out the Postal Service’s woes
Washington Post
Postal center shutdown plan causes outrage
Ft. Myers News-Press
Thursday, December 15
Capital Constraints Should Worry USPS Employes, Unions, and Management Associations
Courier Express and Postal Observer
FedEx Uses USPS for 30.4% of Ground Shipments
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Mail truck driver pepper sprayed, punched in face
Eureka CA Times-Standard
Businesses fret about reliance on mail amid Postal Service cutbacks
Arizona Republic
Pennsylvania Postal Worker Found Guilty Of Misappropriating $2,600
postalnews blog
Letters: The Future of America’s Post Offices
New York Times
Wednesday, December 14
Iowa woman arrested after confrontation with mail carrier
Des Moines Register
USPS Mailing Changes Won’t Impact Most Mailers
multichannelmerchant.com
Guy who thinks he invented e-mail offers advice to the USPS
postalnews blog
Mississippi postal worker guilty of mail theft
Associated Press
Tuesday, December 13
USPS agrees to moratorium on post office and plant closings until May 2012
Postcom via postalnews blog
Delays in Restructuring Will Increase Red Ink; Delay Possible Early Retirements
Courier Express and Postal Observer
NALC: GOP bill would extend payroll tax holiday at the expense of federal and postal workers
NALC e-Activist Network
Postal Service’s Future Beyond 2013 Cloudy Due to Severe Capital Constraints
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Who will deliver the USPS from its "bogus financial crisis"?
Philip Rubio for the Guardian
Post Office Closure Causing Backups
Plant Officials Say Processing, Delivery Slowed By Change
WBAL Baltimore
WBAL Baltimore
Coming Changes in USPS Health Benefits
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Dallas office workers want answers to missing mail mystery
WFAA TV Dallas - Fort Worth
Letter Carrier Helps Save Woman From Burning Home
KETV Omaha
Derry store's postal kiosk a 1st in New England
Manchester Union Leader
Monday, December 12
USPS hopes for another deferral on prefunding payment
Government Executive
USPS Launches Express Mail Flat Rate Boxes for Overnight Delivery
eCommerce Bytes
The Postal Service plots its own demise
Philadelphia Inquirer
The real cause of the Postal Service's troubles
Gainesville Sun
Opinion: Building a 21st-century postal service
Senators Lieberman, Collins, Carper and Brown in Politico
Sen McCaskill calls for six month moratorium on PO closings
postalnews blog
Sunday, December 11
Gerald Ensley: If USPS perishes, many jobs will, too
Tallahassee Democrat
Delayed Retirements, Rising Overtime Bedevil USPS Finances
Dead Tree Edition
Saturday, December 10
Thousands in Socorro fight to save post office
El Paso Times
Cutting 28,000 jobs in the U.S. Postal Service in today's economy is ludicrous
Munster (IN) Times
Postal Service plant closures will be 'a mess'
Associated Press
Proposed postal service changes worry businesses
Boston Globe
Oregon: Protests voiced over cuts proposed for post offices
Congressman Peter DeFazio joins post office employees and business owners to decry cutbacks
Eugene Register Guard
Eugene Register Guard
Editorial: Congress is overdue to address USPS problems
Biddeford Maine Journal Tribune
Friday, December 9
Tense Forum on Fate of Dallas's Main Post Office
Dallas Observer
Parade of USPS Service Cuts Ignite Congressional Outrage
also: End-of-Year Appropriations Bill Could Alter FEHBP
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
PMG and Postmaster Organization Presidents Agree to Re-open Pay Talks
NAPUS via postalnews blog
Editorial: A prescription for disaster
Chattanooga Times-Free Press
Small towns fear losing holiday postmarks
Associaated Press
SAVED: A complete list of POs removed From RAOI
Going Postal
Will the Postal Service Save Email from the Grave?
Fast Company
Thursday, December 8
The Public Be Damned: Using the Amtrak Script to Kill the Post Office
Huffington Post
Workers comp reform has lawmakers crisscrossing partisan lines
Washington Post
Former Alabama carrier who buried mail sentenced
Tuscaloosa News
Editorial: A business undone by Congress
Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot
From 1995: Marvin Runyon on what the USPS would look like in 2010
postalnews blog
Pitney Bowes expresses patience with USPS financial dilemma
Connecticut Post
Michigan Postal Worker Injured After Pellet Gun Shooting
WWUP TV Michigan
Editorial: Postal Service bites nose to spite face
Burlington County NJ Times
Editorial: Poison pill for post offices
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, December 7
Letter Carrier contract talks extended again
postalnews blog
DMA Says It’s Imperative for USPS to Meet Delivery Standards
multichannelmerchant.com
USPS Slowdown Unlikely to Cramp Netflix's Style
eCommerce Times
Editorial: Looks like Postal Service won't be heeding comments
Great Falls Tribune
How the Business Model and Congress Failed the Postal Service
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Video: Potential USPS changes could affect newspaper circulation
postalnews blog
Video: Bulk-mailers fear proposed mail delays could hurt business
postalnews blog
Editorial: Stop the Postal Service’s ‘panic selling’
Grand Forks Herald
Editorial: USPS plan is a "terrible way to cut costs"
"The USPS could hardly have come up with a worse solution to its financial problems"
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Postal cuts to raise costs for schools, nonprofits
Dayton Daily News
Editorial: Postal Service taking a step backward
Muncie Star Press
Mail handlers: USPS Moves Forward its Ill-Advised Plan to Reduce Service Standards
National Postal Mail Handlers Union
Editorial: Postal Service cuts need closer examination
Fayetteville Observer
Postal Pain Continues With First-Class Mail Changes
multichannelmerchant.com
Tuesday, December 6
Postal Service Cutbacks Add New Light to Netflix Saga
New York Times
Susan Collins Blasts USPS Money-Saving Plan
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
The good, the bad, and the ugly: The Postal Service finds its own hired gun
Save the Post Office
Editorial: Junk mail- A plan to gut the Postal Service is wrong direction for U.S.
Longview News-Journal
Wrong time to cut postal jobs, Sanders says
Burlington Free Press
Monday, December 5
NALC: Reduced delivery standards will harm USPS
postalnews blog
USPS Plan Will Hasten Demise of a Still-Vital Institution
postalnews blog
Precedent Provides Hints about how PRC Will Rule on USPS Service Changes
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Mailers “perplexed” by PMG’s about face on exigency request
postalnews blog
Postal union honors man who tried to keep office open
Woonsocket RI Call
Importance of PRC Appointments
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Top 10 things every fed should know before retiring
Federal News Radio
Magazines Gird for USPS Nixing Saturday Delivery
Advertising Age
Sunday, December 4
Arbitration between the USPS and the NRLCA begins Monday
Rural Carrier Updates
Week in Review: More news, more of the same
Save the Post Office
What were you thinking, Mr. President?
Obama nominates Hammond to the PRC
Save the Post Office
Save the Post Office
Attack on postal worker lands man behind bars
Chicago Tribune
Saturday, December 3
Reports conflict over USPS freight truck advertising
Direct Marketing News
Postal worker charged in Montgomery post office shooting
Montgomery Advertiser
Postal workers aren't 'excess' to be jettisoned to cut costs
Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot
Opinion: Congress can fix its postal woes
Asheville Citizen-Times
Friday, December 2
USPS: Goodbye next-day delivery
(Not to nitpick, but CNN refers to the next day delivery standard for first class mail as a "guarantee"- it isn't, and never has been...)
CNN
CNN
Amazon’s Parcel Locker Test Expanding
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Bristol VA mail delivery issues arise after plant consolidation
Bristol Herald Courier
Postal worker pleads guilty to stealing prescription drugs from mail
Zanesville Times-Recorder
Bypass mail critics may hit Alaska hard
"... the onerous requirement to fund retiree health benefits for 75 years into the future is a burden counted in the billions, shared by no other outfit private or public and far costlier to the postal service than Alaska's bypass mail"
Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage Daily News
Occupy Reno Occupies Post Office Meeting on Proposed Plant Closure
KRNV TV via postalnews blog
Shots fired at Alabama post office, no injuries
Associated Press
Thursday, December 1
USPS promises to fix “unacceptable” flats processing delays
Post & Parcel
What a difference a day makes: The Postal Service slows down the mail
Save the Post Office
USPS will no longer honor in-home delivery dates
postalnews blog
USPS to restrict attendance at MTAC meetings
postalnews blog
Postal Service Will Intoduce Parcel Lockers December 6
Courier Express and Postal Observer
also: Postal service trademarks “gopost” name and domain -
also: Postal service trademarks “gopost” name and domain -
USPS celebrates Louisiana bicentennial on 2012 Forever Stamp
postalnews blog
Wednesday, November 30
Bags of mail found in stolen car after police chase
Auburn CA Journal
Man who caused post office shutdown was jogger in unusual gear
San Jose Mercury News
USPS Prepares To Shut Down Cincinnati's Mail Hub
Residents Protest Loss Of More Than 400 Jobs
WLWT Cincinnati
WLWT Cincinnati
Advertising on USPS vehicles “could raise $360m a year”
Post & Parcel
Tuesday, November 29
USPS starts fiscal year with a $112 million profit from operations
postalnews blog
On Falling Mail Volumes, A Tale of Two Stories
Save the Post Office
Connecticut postal worker charged in theft of mail, gets special probation
New Haven Register
Letter: GOP seeks profit in postal privatization
Syracuse Post-Standard
Alaska mail subsidy needs big changes, inspector general says
Anchorage Daily News
Monday, November 28
Writer upset post office banned stroller
The Northwoods River News - Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Richmond plant worst in the country for delayed mail
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Post office closures seen as boost to other Christmas package shippers
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Arkansas post office reviews to continue during moratorium
KATV Little Rock
Sunday, November 27
38 postal execs earn more than Cabinet members
Federal Times
Mayor: Mail facility belongs in New Orleans
New Orleans Times Picayune
Hidden spy system still exists in old post office
Murfreesboro TN Daily News Journal
Week in Review: The discontinuing continues
Save the Post Office
Dear Santa, Please send the Post Office a miracle
Save the Post Office
George Will Is Confused by Numbers at the Post Office
Business Insider
On USPS Privatization, George Will Strikes Out
Dead Tree Edition
Saturday, November 26
Friday, November 25
The New York Times Editorial: How many things can you get wrong in 300 words?
Save the Post Office
Postal nostalgia: Logan/Smyth and the Mystery of the Ring Knife
BladeForums.com
Real holiday cards deliver the most staying power
Detroit News
Editorial: Overhauling the Post Office for the 21st Century
New York Times
Occupy the Post Office
Protest at PMG's speech didn't go as planned
MichaelMoore.com
MichaelMoore.com
Thursday, November 24
Cost-effectiveness of potential FEHBP reforms questioned
Government Executive
How Will Online Sellers Cope with Increased Costs of Shipping?
eCommerce Bytes
Smartphone Card Apps Send (Real) Holiday Cards
New York Times
Operation Santa: Making children’s dreams come true
USPS News Link via postalnews blog
Wednesday, November 23
Postal Service parceling its work to fewer carriers
"The sight of carriers delivering at night wearing headlamps is becoming common"
Denver Post
Denver Post
Don't expect Congress to deliver for the U.S. Postal Service
Muskegon Chronicle
Police: Joliet postal worker stole credit cards from mail
Joilet Herald News
Tuesday, November 22
'Going Postal' Blogger Memorializes Post Offices
National Public Radio
NALC clarifies Rolando comments on health insurance proposals
postalnews blog
Postal workers cry foul about cuts in hours
Gainesville Times
The Threat of Privatization – From Within
postalnews blog via American Postal Worker Magazine
Postal Service compares itself to refrigerators
Manteca (CA) Bulletin
UPS Rate Increase Could Help Priority Mail
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Monday, November 21
Video: PMG addresses National Press Club
(The speech is interrupted by protesters just after the 12:00 mark)
C-SPAN
C-SPAN
Letter carrier fights off knife-wielding robber in Harrisburg
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Mailhandlers Extension of Bargaining Reflects Uncertainty of Postal Reform
Courier Express and Postal Observer
USPS press release on contract talks extension
postalnews blog
Mailhandlers, USPS Continue Talks Beyond Deadline
postalnews blog
NALC contract talks extended
New deadline set for December 7, 2011
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Sunday, November 20
Collectors hope Internet will fuel revival in stamp market
Chicago Tribune
How Many People Use the Post Office? Does the Postal Service Even Know?
Save the Post Office
Saturday, November 19
North Carolina postal worker sentenced to probation for comp fraud charges
Asheville Citizen-Times
Fairbanks postal contractor charged in mail investigation
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
NY Congressman: closing post offices won’t help USPS
Press release
Mail discount is critical for nonprofits
Wilmington News Journal
Friday, November 18
Letter carrier contract talks approach deadline
postalnews blog
Plea agreement reached in Zanesville mail carrier theft case
Zanesville Times Recorder
What Killed the Postal Service? PAEA Looks Suspiciously Guilty
Courier Express and Postal Observer
(Editor's note: Well DUH!!)
(Editor's note: Well DUH!!)
Lieberman, Collins, Carper, Brown React to USPS FY2011 Debt
postalnews blog
Congress postpones USPS trust fund action (again)
postalnews blog
Why insist that the Postal Service make a profit?
"So the short-term solution does not require a tax increase. It requires only the approval of Congress for the post office to use its own money."
Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Dispatch
What does it take to save a post office? Looking at appeals on closings
Looking at appeals on closings
Save the Post Office
Save the Post Office
Thursday, November 17
Another Florida postal worker attacked, robbed
WSVN-TV Miami
USPS job review program has brought slew of complaints
Federal Times
Video: USPS employees nervous about possible Savannah center closing
postalnews blog
Letter carrier gets probation for cell photo caper
Gloucester Times
New Orleans postal workers fear being set adrift in sea of red ink
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Thurgood Marshall, Jr. Elected Chairman of Board of Governors
postalnews blog
Harte-Hanks releases prEtrak direct mail tracking tool
postalnews blog
Wednesday, November 16
NAPUS appeals Postmaster Pay Package to fact-finding
postalnews blog
RR Donnelley CEO: Postal Reform Critical to U.S. Companies
Roll Call Opinion
APWU: Are Those Posted Duty Assignments ‘Desirable?’
postalnews blog
OPM: Problem of late pension payments getting worse
Federal Times
Should Postal Employees Delay Retirement?
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Video: ‘A Death Spiral’ for the US Postal Service?
From VT Sen. Bernie Sanders' recent town meeting
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Rhode Island man charged with assaulting letter carrier
Boston Globe
Tuesday, November 15
Video: South Carolina Postal Employee Saves Co-Worker’s Life
postalnews blog
DOJ says USPS has to continue FERS overpayments
postalnews blog
USPS ends fiscal year with $5.1 billion loss
postalnews blog
PostCom: USPS to announce eMailbox service?
postalnews blog
Negotiating Early Retirement Incentives
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Another post office closing: It's the same old story, don't you know?
Save the Post Office
Seven Reasons the Jury Is Still Out on Flats Sequencing
Dead Tree Edition
Binding the Nation Together – as long as it’s profitable….
The Prescott Report
Piles Of Mail Found In Connecticut State Forest
Hartford Courant
Donahoe Says 2012 postal rate increase will be according to Consumer Price Index
multichannelmerchant.com
Monday, November 14
Postal Service Developing an Innovative Parcel Service With Walmart
Courier Express and Postal Observer
USPS Supervisor admits taking bribes from vehicle maintenance contractor
Detroit Free Press
1991 post office rampage still painful for workers
Detroit News
Postal workers march outside Fayetteville NC post office to save jobs
Fayetteville Observer
Ceremony to mark 20th anniversary of post office shootings
Detroit Free Press
Save the Post Office Week in Review: Rallies, briefs, complaints, letters, and road trips
Save the Post Office
USPS wants to close plant and five post offices in Springfield MA
Springfield Republican
Sunday, November 13
USPS notified 5,400 online store customers after their data were inadvertently revealed to others
Office of Inadequate Security
Postal workers talk about impact of careers beyond delivering mail
Williamsport-Sun Gazette
Saturday, November 12
First trial in works in USPS corruption probe
Associated Press
USPS proposal to leave federal health benefits program questioned
Government Executive
Friday, November 11
USPS proposal to leave federal health benefits program questioned
Government Executive
PRC Chair Addresses Key Postal Issues In Q&A
multichannelmerchant.com
Virginia postmaster indicted for embezzlement
Kingsport Times-News
Gary man faces theft charge for dumping newspapers
Northwest Indiana Times
White House responds to rural carrier petition on 6 day delivery
postalnews blog
Thousands of veterans would lose jobs if Congress passes postal legislation
Workday Minnesota
Thursday, November 10
Senators Look To Slash Benefits For Disabled Postal Workers
Huffington Post
Study: Postal relocation could drain $32M from local economy
Springfield IL State Journal-Register
Rep. Mike Ross: Post Office closings delayed
Ft Smith AR City Wire
Moving toward the Endgame
A moratorium maybe, a Goldway dissent, a PMG promise to hold off on closing post offices
Save the Post Office
Save the Post Office
Experts say administration proposal puts FEHB on the ropes
Federal News Radio
Wednesday, November 9
Senate committee approves bipartisan Postal Service reform bill
Federal News Radio
Senate committee approves funding shift for postal buyouts
Federal Times
Mailhandlers: USPS Submits Harsh Proposals at Bargaining Table
postalnews blog
Notes from today's Senate hearing on postal reform
Postcom.org
Amnesty period for stolen USPS equipment expires
postalnews blog
Deutsche Post New Labor Agreement – Could It Provide a Model for the USPS?
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Del. Norton confirms no DC post offices to close
postalnews blog
"Crazy" tea party congressman goes postal, says government should stop funding USPS
(psst... Joe- the government stopped funding the USPS 30 years ago!)
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
Two years in prison for USPS exec convicted of bribery
postalnews blog
Senator Coburn Proposes to Allow Americans to Pay Not to Receive Mail
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Meeting about moving New Orleans processing center draws hundreds
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Comparing UPS, FedEx, and USPS: Which is Best Now?
Practical eCommerce
Tuesday, November 8
USPS revamps returns services to boost parcel volumes
Post & Parcel
Opposition To USPS Pursuing Exigent Rate Case
multichannelmerchant.com
USPS may close New Orleans processing center
New Orleans Times Picayune
Postal worker allegedly threw mail in dumpster at church
Northwest Indiana Times
Sen. Bernie Sanders to offer bill to save USPS
Burlington Free Press
Monday, November 7
USPS will pursue bid for above-inflation postal rate increase
Post & Parcel
Dennis Ross invents new math to explain why USPS is “bankrupt”
postalnews blog
Preserving an American Institution
Susan Collins in The Exception Magazine
Opinion: Two Sides to Every Postal Legislation Story
multichannelmerchant.com
Video: OPM’s Introduction to Open Season 2011 Webcast
postalnews blog
OIG recommends outsourcing more jobs, slashing contractor’s pay
postalnews blog
Postal Service bets it can easily close New Bedford branch
New Bedford Standard-Times
A Lesson in Bad Direct Mail List Preparation–from the USPS
Smart Marketing Strategy
Vermonters pack Sanders’ “Save the Postal Service” meeting
postalnews blog
Letter: Closure of Mansfield mail processing center won't save money
Mansfield OH News Journal
Audit: Center that could process local mail plagued with delays
Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot
Sunday, November 6
Valpak advocates closing more post offices
Save the Post Office
Bizarre: prosecutor tells parents mailing chicken pox is illegal
Associated Press
Will postal workers join the ranks of the unemployed?
Examiner.com
Congress didn’t do US Postal Service any favors
Nashua Telegraph
Saturday, November 5
Video Postcard: Detroit’s floating post office - postalnews blog
WBEZ Chicago via postalnews blog
American History Through the Lens of the Mail: the National Postal Museum
Where the Beltway Ends
Dismantling the Public Realm: Post Offices for Sale
Save the Post Office
Communities work to send a message to the postal service
Fremont NE Tribune
No Jail for Mail Carrier in Theft From Union
Albuquerque Journal
Massachusetts letter carrier leaps into action to put out fire
WJAR TV Providence via postalnews blog
New web site offers USPS properties for sale
postalnews blog
Friday, November 4
Federal union workers join Occupy protesters
Washington Post
Observant mail carrier report leads to four theft arrests
Harrisburg IL Daily Register
Kansas City companies rely heavily on USPS
Kansas City Business Journal
California postmaster arrested on embezzlement charges
Redding Record Searchlight
Prison sentence for man who punched NY letter carrier
postalnews blog
It ain't over til the fat lady sings...
Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom
Kansas postmaster, supervisor suspended for manipulating EXFC
Salina Journal
Postal Reform Bill Bodes Well For Periodicals Industry
Publishing Executive
Thursday, November 3
Clarifying retirement incentives
Courier Express and Postal Observer
It's the end of mail delivery to your door
NALC Legislation & Political Action
NALC reacts to Senate's new postal reform bill
Supports comprehensive reform but opposes the end of Saturday mail delivery and the phase-out of door delivery
NALC News
NALC News
Poor Penmanship Spells Job Security for Post Office's Scribble Specialists
Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, November 2
Senate Bill: Indications of the Scale of Early Retirements Expected
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Reforming the Postal Service: the Bipartisan Plan
Tom Carper, U.S. Senator for Delaware
Ten years after anthrax, how safe is your mail?
Washington Post
Postal Service loses bid for slowdown on rate case appeal
Federal Times
Tuesday, November 1
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