Box of mail delivered after 8 years in PO

Great Falls (MT) Tribune

Ground broken for new flats automation training center in Norman

Norman Transcript

Driver hits Kansas Mailman

Lawrence (KS) Journal click here for video

Fire destroys upstate NY Post Office

Plattsburgh Press Republican

PRC establishes IG office

DMNews.com

Mail carrier ordered to repay stolen deposits

Rapid City Journal

The original inbox

Financial Times

Saying 'I love you' with a (post)mark of Fidelity

St Louis Post Dispatch

USPS Hikes Could Have "Huge, Negative" Impact on Overseas Book Sales

Bookselling This Week

India: Female force to deliver the mail now!

Hindustan Times

Postmaster resigns amid embezzlement probe

Elizabeth City (NC) Daily Advance

Ainsworth named VP for Delivery and Retail

USPS News Link

Mail Truck Driver Talks About Surviving Plunge Off I-30 Bridge

MSNBC

GAO drops USPS from 'high risk' list

Associated Press

Woman Claims Neighbor's Mailbox Is Obscene

WFSB TV Hartford
click here for the video report

Contract awarded for POS systems for CPUs

Press release

Private Maildrop Owner Accused Of Stealing From Boxes

WPLG TV Fort Lauderdale

Memorial Marks One-Year Anniversary of Goleta Postal Rampage

KSBY TV Santa Barbara see also the report on KCOY TV

NALC proposal: all fulltime, Monday-Friday workforce

NALC via PostalMag.com (Adobe .pdf file)

APWU gets '200 Man-Year' Office List

APWU News
click here to download the list in .pdf format

NALC's Young on Reforming Health Care

Washington Post
(Young's letter is a response to this commentary by Post columnist Stephen Pearlstein)

Ticking package turns out to be box of toys

Eureka (CA) Reporter

Tax season is prime time for mail thieves

KVUE TV Austin click here for video

Woman sentenced to eight years in PO robbery

Orlando Sentinel

USPS promises, but residents remain skeptical

Rio Rancho (NM) Observer

Franchisees Charge UPS Policies Force Them to Distribute Pornographic Materials

Press release

Lost US Mail Turns up in Juarez House

KDBC TV El Paso

Home Depot Sells Former Marina del Rey P&D to Investment Group

Houston Daily Business News

Conyers, Judiciary Committee to Put Bush Signing Statement Abuse of Power ''On the Table''

Hearing set for Wednesday
Baltimore Chronicle

Goleta Postal Shooting Anniversary

KEYT TV Santa Barbara
also: at nearby UC Santa Barbara, security is increased as a former University employee threatens a similar crime- from KSBY TV Santa Barbara

Supreme Court upholds legal immunity for federal employees

Government Executive

Arkansas Letter Carrier Risked His Life to Save Two Others

KATV Little Rock

Mailman helps nab assault suspect

KLBK TV Lubbock

Shipping store bets on big business from controversial name

Ocala Star-Banner

Word maven says USPS is not the style authority

Detroit Free Press

Valassis names new Advo President; stock rises on analyst upgrade

postalnews blog

Steroid dealer preferred the USPS

Stevens Point (WI) Journal

Honest postal workers return checks to sender

Charlotte Observer

Here's an irony for you...

Postcom asks: if collection boxes are disappearing, and it's not safe to leave mail in your mailbox, how do you send a letter?
Postcom.org

Ottawa postal worker rescues lost toddler shivering in snow

CBC

Shared savings plan could help Postal Service save energy

Government Executive

Man's post became welcome tradition

Roanoke Times

Study: Women Prefer Direct Mail to E-mail Ads

multichannelmerchant.com

eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter

This week: NAPUS Prepares for 2007 Leadership Conference, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Begins to Organize, FEHBP In the Spotlight

Rio Rancho residents promised better postal service

KOB-TV Albuquerque

New prescription benefit

Drug card for job-related injuries
USPS News Link

Postal worker faces gift card theft charges

Indianapolis Star

Burrus: Don't forget about COLA when comparing raises

APWU Burrus Update

Undelivered mail recovered in Mississippi town

'During the post office's busiest season, one Lowndes County mail-carrier apparently threw in the towel...'
Columbus (MS) Commercial Dispatch

Long lines, lost mail, area residents give post office agent an earful

Flatbush Life (NY)

Mailman saves family

Canton (OH) Repository

Movie based on 'Postal' game sure to offend

IGN.com

Consolidations, tech efficiencies expected to pare work hours

Federal Times

Editorial: Election posturing

'Postal Service should butt out of a Denver decision'
Rocky Mountain News

Two Questioned In Nebraska Post Office Bomb Threat

KTIV TV Sioux City

Mail Handlers Ratify Contract

NPMHU: The Mail Handler Update

Albuquerque: Automation forces postal job changes

Albuquerque Tribune
click here to read the press release from NM Senator Jeff Bingaman

Rise Seen In Postal Workers' Injuries Since Storms Began

KMGH TV Denver

Money order imprinter stolen from Ohio post office

"The machine and 60 blank money orders were taken. Authorities found a handwritten note on a desk that said they were sorry and only needed money."
Newark Advocate

Love, Loveland

Valentine PO gets ready
Rocky Mountain News
... and click here for a listing of other PO's offering Valentine cancellations

Postal delivery changes set in Massachusetts town

Springfield Republican

Video: APWU “Save Our Service” Rally in Minneapolis

postalnews blog

Politicians give postal trucks plan Bronx cheer

Chelsea Now

OSHA fines postal service more than $5,000 for 2006 incident

Suffolk (VA) News Herald

Virginia UPS Store offers free Valentine's Day postage to service men and women

Loudoun Times-Mirror

PMG Potter on new Sarbanes Oxley compliance requirements

USPS News Link
(Ironically, just this past October, new USPS CFO Glen Walker was asked "Are you glad that you don't have to deal with Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance issues now that you work for a government agency?")

Coming and going postal: APO down-low

How military mail travels to and from Europe
Saluting Angels Europe blog

It's a crime you can stamp out

Mailbox anxiety can be reduced, even if it means online bill paying.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Postal truck plummets from bridge

Driver is recovering after truck falls 50 feet. Click here for video report
WFAA TV Dallas

USPS notifies employees of whistleblower protections

Federal Register

Postal Service aims to assist

Tossed mail has residents worried
Tallahassee Democrat

Postal Service cites vote problems in Colorado

Rocky Mountain News

Postal officials stick with Yakima

Yakima Herald Republic

P-mail: Paper-based messaging. Like email but slower!

Boing Boing

ACLU and CNSS Seek Records on Warrantless Mail Surveillance

ACLU Press release

Pam Anderson goes postal over Col. Sanders stamp

MSNBC

Nonprofit Gives Perks To Execs, Layoffs To Others

MDI, supplier of plastic trays to the USPS, plans to lay off 250-300 workers, many disabled, many making minimum wage.
WCCO TV Minneapolis

Moving mail on the "communication superhighway"

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Gonzales defends Bush’s mail snooping statement

postalnews blog

Letter carrier who died aiding motorist leaves a legacy of helping others

The Oregonian

Contractor's employee seeks advice on hostile work environment

Boston Globe

Retired postmaster witness to mail transformation

Springfield (MO) News-Leader

Carbon monoxide levels trigger fine for Virginia PO

Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot

USPS offers digital color cancellation for Love stamp FDC

Postal Bulletin

Avoiding canine confrontation

“Dog Whisperer” comes to the aid of letter carriers
If you missed Cesar Millan's segment on dogs and letter carriers last night, the episode airs again this afternoon at 2 on the National Geographic Channel, and Friday Feb. 2 at 4PM. Click here for a video excerpt from the show.
USPS News Link

House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Organizes

eNAPUS Legislative & Political Newsletter

Update: Man killed in accident at Massachusetts PO

The individual who died was not a postal employee, but was retrieving a fork lift he had used earlier in the day to remove equipment he had purchased during an auction at the post office.
Springfield Republican

Kentucky postal worker pleads guilty to stealing cash, cards from mail

Associated Press

The checks are in the mail, but Kentucky postal workers still waiting

Associated Press

Missouri post office halts transition to curbside boxes

Southeast Missourian

Court: OIG employee can't claim whistleblower protection

DC Circuit Court of Appeals Decision (.pdf file)

Investigators: Postal worker likely dumped mail on other occasions

Tallahassee Democrat

Fired employee sues PMG

WTVC TV Chattanooga

Heckuva job, FEMA!!

Two years after the last 'Heroes' stamp was sold, FEMA starts disbursing the funds raised by the stamp sales.

APWU Lists Local-by-Local Ratification Vote Totals

APWU News

USAirports wins $24M contract to manage Newark Air Mail Terminal

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

Tiny Montana town fights to keep its post office

Great Falls Tribune

Ice stops mail in Austin

Austin American Statesman

Manhattan Is No Place for Bronx Mail, Group Says

New York Sun

USPS Changes Couple's Address Without Notice

(Slow news day in the Big Apple?)
WCBS TV New York