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Wednesday, May 31

• Making sense of the postal rate case
  Multi Channel Merchant
• Teamsters Hope to Lure FedEx Drivers
  New York Times
• Mail loophole has some California politicians fuming
  Scripps Howard News Service
• Postal truck creates havoc in Connecticut
  WTNH TV New Haven
• Jaffer responds to ‘war stamp tax’ story
  postalnews blog

  Tuesday, May 30

• Postal workers’ outcry over plan goes unheard
  McAllen (TX) Monitor
• Technology and Easy Credit Give Identity Thieves an Edge
  New York Times
• USPS Confidential?
  postalnews blog
• Canada Post reviews rural route delivery
  CTV News
• BOG sets agenda for Indianapolis meeting June 6-7
  Federal Register

  Sunday, May 28

• Rolling Thunder - Simmering Deliberations
  eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter

  Saturday, May 27

• Lessons Learned, Investor Builds Portfolio of Stamps
  Washington Post
• Mail-Order Chickens: USPS Ships Live Birds by the Thousands
  National Geographic News
• Anthrax case over; problems persist
  Richmond Times Dispatch
• Philadelphia celebrates new postal center
  Philadelphia Inquirer

  Friday, May 26

• Mail carrier kidnapped on route by ex-boyfriend
  KCNS TV Los Angeles
• Residents of PA town push for construction of post office
  Allentown Morning Call
  (note: according to the 2000 Census, the town in question has a population of 294)
• New Stamp Honors Amber Alert System
  Associated Press

  Thursday, May 25

• Five Consolidations Cancelled
  Utica NY, Plattsburgh NY, Burlington VT, Springfield MA, Portsmouth NH
  APWU News
• Due to postal service changes, newspaper deliveries may be delayed
  Le Mars (IA) Daily Sentinel
  see also: Newspaper logic: same day delivery should cost nine cents? in the postalnews blog
• Postal Worker Accused of Making Drug Deliveries
  WPVI TV Philadelphia
• Lockheed Martin selected to upgrade USPS machines
  Binghamton (NY) Press & Sun-Bulletin

  Wednesday, May 24

• Stamps to Become a Marketing Vehicle
  Washington Post
• Who's delivering your mail?
  'That's what the US Postal service wants to know as it launches a national investigation, trying to find out how many sex offenders are on the payroll.'
  WPEC TV Palm Beach FL

  Tuesday, May 23

• Business owners left without mail for two weeks
  NBC2 Fort Myers
• Editorial: Postal pension games
  Gainesville Sun
• Postal Service Cops Going Hollywood
  "The U.S. Postal Inspection Service spent $4.3 million to produce a series of DVDs that showcase none other than the postal inspectors themselves."
  CBS5 San Francisco
• Postal processing center to stay in Utica
  Utica Observer-Dispatch

  Monday, May 22

• Burrus: Rate Proposal Would Hijack Postal Service
  APWU News
• Royal Mail seeks alliance with American parcel giant
  Sunday Times
• DMA Says Direct Marketing Growth Fell in Q1 2005
  DIRECT
• Getting Ready for New Rates
  Gene Del Polito commentary for DIRECT
• New Orleans: Where have all the sidewalk mailboxes gone?
  Letter to the Editor of the New Orleans Times-Picayune

  Saturday, May 20

• Letter carrier loses workers comp fraud appeal
  FedSmith.com
• Kentucky USPS employee on child pornography charges
  Associated Press

  Friday, May 19

• Collins Queries OMB Nominee on Postal Reform
  eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter
• USPS Net Income Rises in March
  DMNews.com

  Thursday, May 18

• USPS March financial results released
  $45 million net gain after escrow allocation
  USPS News Link
• Oakland post office fire under investigation
  Mail still delivered despite blaze that causes $400,000 in damage at distribution center
  Oakland Tribune
• Junked mail conflict builds at post office
  Kodiak Daily Mirror

  Wednesday, May 17

• First Mail-Delivery Van Converted to Hybrid
  Press release
• USPS Expands Personalized Postage for Businesses
  DMNews.com
• RR Donnelley Opens New Consolidation Facility in Texas
  Press release

  Tuesday, May 16

• USPS, Washington Mutual, Temporarily Suspend NSA Proceeding
  DMNews.com
• Supreme Court Won't Revive Brentwood Anthrax Lawsuits
  Associated Press
• Postal reform provisions would help UPS, FedEx
  Congress Daily

  Monday, May 15

• Postmaster disciplined for shutting down office for funeral
  Columbia (TN) Daily Herald
• Mailers Fear New Rates Won't Reward Efficiency
  DMNews.com
• USPS Gains Share of U.S. Air Market
  DMNews.com

  Sunday, May 14

• 30 of San Leandro's mailboxes will be cut
  InsideBayArea.com (CA)
• Congress Seeks Stamp Solution
  Lakeland (FL) Ledger

  Saturday, May 13

• Shirt-Maker Cashing in on Goleta Tragedy?
  KEYT TV Santa Barbara
• Deutsche Post delivers poor profit as DHL struggles in US market
  thebusinessonline.com
• Brick mailing campaign hits brick wall
  postalnews blog
• Junk mail makes ID theft easy
  Bucks County Courier Times

  Friday, May 12

• Revised CBO Estimate Projects Five-Year Savings for Postal Reform
  also: Bookspan NSA and Postal Reform
  eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter
• Former letter carrier indicted for bank fraud
  The Gazette (MD)

  Thursday, May 11

• PRC sets dates for rate case
  The Postal Rate Commission set May 31 as the deadline for interested parties to intervene, and will conduct a prehearing conference on June 16.
  Federal Register
• Postal Service inspects routes
  Amarillo Globe News

  Wednesday, May 10

• 'You've Got To Face It': The Postmark Is Going the Way of the Telegram
  New York Sun
• World's Largest Food Drive Scheduled for Saturday, May 13
  Press release

  Tuesday, May 9

• USPS Ordered to Pay PayMaster For Use Of Patented Money Order Forms
  IP Law Observer
• Bush Nominates Another GOP Lobbyist For BOG
  postalnews blog
• Postal Service fights reform bill's accounting language
  Government Executive
• George W. Bush's War Stamp Tax
  Online Journal
• Albuquerque office overhauled again
  Santa Fe New Mexican
• Postal service campaign proves direct can be hip
  BtoBOnline
• Postage printing a pricey pleasure
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  Monday, May 8

• Rate Case Worries Mailers
  DMNews.com
• Rate Case Renews Cries For Reform
  DMNews.com

  Saturday, May 6

• Postal Worker Arrested in Beltway Bomb Threat
  WJLA TV Washington

  Friday, May 5

• Will Rate Case Jump Start Postal Conference?
  e-NAPUS Legislative Bulletin
• Columnist suggested 'forever' stamp in 1994
  Chicago Tribune
• Postal workers plan picket today in Rockford
  Rockford (IL) Register Star
• Industry Awaits Postal Bill Conference Committee
  DIRECT
• First Class Volume Slips, Standard Is Up
  DMNews.com
• Update: Sioux City contingent comes away from PMG meeting with hope to save center
  Sioux City Journal

  Thursday, May 4

• Postal overhaul sponsors criticize proposed rate hike
  Government Executive
• Congressmen Express Concern about ‘Consolidation’
  APWU News
• Postal Service delivers $101 million for OKC facility
  Oklahoma City Journal Record
• What's The Deal With DOIS?
  NALC Postal Record

  Wednesday, May 3

• USPS files for 7.1% rate increase for first class, seeks 'forever stamp'
  Associated Press
  see also:
  • USPS News Link
    
  • Magazine publishers react
    
  • Reaction from Postcom's Gene Del Polito
    
  • Postcom also has a collection of documents related to the rate case, including talking points, and 'Anatomy of a Rate Case'
    
  • From the PRC web site: Click here for the full 179 page rate request document. Also available is a listing of testimony filed by the USPS in support of the case. You can also check the PRC's index page for this docket.
    
  • USPS Rate Case site
    
  • Post Office Pitches New 'Forever' Stamp
• Postal Service Proposes Shape Based Rate Incentives
  Press release
• Lost in the mail
  Rural Carrier hoarded 3,200 pieces of mail
  Baynews9.com, Tampa
• New Orleans Re-Opens as Market for Periodicals: Catalogs Still Banned
  DIRECT
• UPS Store, Mail Boxes Etc. franchisees to demonstrate
  Atlanta Business Chronicle

  Tuesday, May 2

• Community upset over proposed changes at historic post office
  Residents rail against recommendations for 'retail standardization'
  Newark Star Ledger
• Crystal meth fails to arrive Express Mail
  Honolulu Star Bulletin
• Man robs West Virginia PO, escapes in PM's car
  WVNS TV Beckley WV

  Monday, May 1

• House has yet to name postal reform negotiators (5/1/06)
  Congress Daily
• Through rain and debris, mail will be delivered in New Orleans
  New Orleans Times Picayune
• Letter: USPS Should Add 'Deceased' Card Similar to NCOA Postcard
  DMNews.com
• A Weighty Issue
  Gene Del Polito commentary for DIRECT
• PRC: No Changes to Bank One NSA
  DMNews.com

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