Illinois letter carrier mauled by pit bulls

Champaign (IL) News-Gazette

Making Snail Mail Still Matter

Interview with Pitney Bowes CEO Michael J. Critelli
New York Times

You’ve Got Mail. And That’s Just for Starters

“It’s not set up like a U.S. post office. It’s set up like a home or someplace you would lounge.”
New York Times

Wisconsin tax mailing has Social Security numbers visible

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The catalog jam: buried under a pile of 100

Tallahassee Democrat

Postal Rate Changes Mean Higher Cost of Packaging

Multichannel Merchant

'Twas the Season for Rate-Raising by Parcel Carriers

Multichannel Merchant

Plane crash delays mail

Rapid City Journal

No regular retail or delivery operations on Tuesday

"Local postal managers will advise employees regarding staffing levels for Tuesday, Jan. 2, to maintain operations in preparation for resumption of delivery on Wednesday."
USPS News Link via postalnews blog

Update: USPS sets Tuesday, January 2 as Day of Mourning

From the APWU News page: "The Postal Service has notified the APWU that postal workers will observe a Day of Mourning on Jan. 2, in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford, who passed away on Dec. 26."
Text of the White House Proclamation and Executive Order
The official schedule of the State Funeral for President Ford is posted at the web site of the Joint Force Headquarters, National Capital Region. The Postal Service has not announced official plans for operations, but they will likely be similar to those used after the death of President Reagan, which have been posted on this site.

Denver: Mail, packages linger as winter strikes again

Rocky Mountain News

Post Office In Hartford Robbed

Hartford Courant

U.S. Shoppers Turn To The Internet

Forbes

Postal truck kills guard at O'Hare Airport

Chicago Sun Times

Update on 'Mitigating Factors' for Postmasters' PFP

League of Postmasters Recent News page

`Tis the season for the U.S. Postal Service network to deliver

Network World
(note- see also this comment)

Iraq War Vet With Ailments Reinstated

PostalMag.com

The Conflict About Preserving Rural post Offices

An interesting paper outlining the issues involved, presented by the League of Postmasters (Adobe .pdf file)

Elvis still King (of stamps)

USPS Press release

Missouri woman suspected of stealing mail

Southeast Missourian