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The "perfect mailstream"- from the customer's point of view
Postcom.org -
DHL Ending Deliveries- USPS Targets Customers
WHIO TV DaytonFriday, January 30
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Mailers Council reacts to USPS deficit projection, 5-day delivery proposal
Press release -
Postal Apocalypse Now
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Newsletter -
Blaming the Post Office's Problems on the Media
Washington Post Federal Eye -
Experts See Dim Future for USPS
Fox News -
Five-Day Mail Delivery? Not So Fast
Washington Post -
Young: "no plans to eliminate six-day delivery"
NALC Press release -
Idaho postal worker saves elderly woman
Deseret News -
2 ex-Oklahoma postal workers sentenced
The OklahomanThursday, January 29
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Senators balk at proposal to cut back mail delivery days
Federal Times -
Postal Service May Cut Deliveries
Washington Post
... and for a completely different take on the news, check Wonkette... -
Man charged in sexual assault of letter carrier
Everett (WA) Herald -
A smarter, smaller Postal Service?
Dead Tree Edition -
Letter Carrier Saves Mail from Burning Delivery Truck
WFMZ-TV Allentown PAWednesday, January 28
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Key points made by participants in today's hearing
Postcom -
PMG's prepared statement for today's hearing
Key points:
- will seek to open talks with unions to "create needed levels of workforce flexibility"
- forecasts first "year-to-year revenue decline since 1946"
- will ask Congress to repeal six day delivery requirement
- seeks end to pre-funding retiree health benefits
via Intelisent.com
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USPS Area offices to reduce staffing levels
postalnews blog -
Senate sub-committee to hear from PMG, PRC Chair, GAO on USPS finances
The hearing is scheduled for 2:30 PM EST click the link for the webcast
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs -
Georgia supervisor pleads guilty to embezzlement
Florida Times Union -
Union, Postal Service differ on cutting job hours
Philadelphia Daily News -
Postal worker critical after falling on ice
The Oklahoman -
San Gabriel Valley's postal hub could cut service
Whittier Daily NewsTuesday, January 27
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Judge may rule on Bridgeport equipment moves by Thursday
Connecticut Post -
PMG Potter to Address Worsening USPS Finances Wednesday
NAPS Update -
Connecticut AG: Don’t put kid’s pics on photo stamps
Press releaseMonday, January 26
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HQ shakeup: CFO replaced, Sales and Marketing Departments to merge
USPS News Link -
Contract COLA: 0%
NALC News -
Cutting corners, other USPS plans
APWU News -
USPS to study consolidating Industry (CA) P&DC
San Gabriel Valley TribuneSunday, January 25
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Will the USPS Ask for a Second Postage Increase?
DIRECTSaturday, January 24
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DMA, coalition of publishers and associations, urge postal relief
BtoB Magazine -
APWU heads to court to try to prevent moving Bridgeport jobs to Stamford
Bridgeport News -
Significant Changes Expected; Sacrifices Must Be Shared, Burrus Says
APWU News -
It's curtains for the window envelope
Dead Tree EditionFriday, January 23
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Lessons Learned: Revisiting the Anthrax Attacks
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center press release -
Cher lobbying Postal Service for Sonny stamp
Palm Springs Desert Sun -
Letter carrier charged in theft
Detroit NewsThursday, January 22
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Pitney Bowes is a bright spot in Calif. job scene
Greenwich Time -
Postal worker pleads guilty to stealing gift cards
Arizona Republic -
Mental treatment ordered for postal worker guilty of fraud
Associated Press -
Man gets 2 years for assaulting pregnant mail carrier for pot package
Atlanta Journal Constitution -
Rumor has it that the rumors were wrong…
postalnews blogWednesday, January 21
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Contract carrier steals cash and DVD's from mail
Associated Press -
Postal Rate Expected to Increase 4 Percent
Folio -
Postal service moving jobs out of downtown Bridgeport post office
Bridgeport (CT) News -
Mail-hoarding carriers uncommon but embarrassing
Associated PressTuesday, January 20
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Woman turns junk mail into art
KRQE YV Albuquerque -
Pot, Postal Service -- A Bad Combination
NBC Chicago -
Postal Hike Capped At 3.8% Average
NonProfit TimesMonday, January 19
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Postal Stimulus Initiative
also: Playing Defense – Again, White House and the Congress Filling Slots
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin -
Don’t Knock the Post Office
Matthew Yglesias for Think ProgressSunday, January 18
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Postal Service Cuts Off SRO Tenants; Defies State and Local Law
BeyondChron.org -
Letter carrier to be sentenced for mail theft
Alton (IL) TelegraphSaturday, January 17
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Burrus addresses postal rumors
APWU News: Burrus Update -
Postal costs to go up less than 4% -- maybe
Dead Tree EditionFriday, January 16
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NAPS Prez Sees Racism in USPS Absence Policy on Inauguration Day
PostalMag.com -
Pennsylvania PMR indicted for embezzling money orders
Press release -
Earth Class Mail wants online delivery to be part of Universal Service Obligation
Earth Class Mail Blog -
Post office says military vet owes $3,000 for time spent in service before he can retire
Flint Journal -
PCES Getting Older, Not Staying Longer, GAO says
FederalDaily.comThursday, January 15
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Postal service to move sorting work out of Canton to Akron
Akron Beacon JournalWednesday, January 14
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Letter carrier loses job after going to shot fiance's side
Greenville News
Update: USPS relents, says it won't fire her after all Associated Press -
USPS, Management Associations meet on NPA issues
postalnews blog -
Federal Workers Delaying Retirement Because of Economic Crisis
Washington Post -
Low-tech identity theft: it's in your mailbox
Connecticut Post -
How USPS Will Deal With Inauguration Day in DC
DCist -
Bulk Mail Entry Units to be upgraded
USPS News Link -
City Council to examine options after Postal Service loses 6,500 newletters
Wisconsin State JournalTuesday, January 13
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Mansfield (OH) post office again faces mail shift
Mansfield News Journal -
Tiny Washington town ( pop. 200) will keep post office
Bellingham Herald -
Postal history lessons
University of Washington Professor Richard B. Kielbowicz has published a collection of his papers on postal history and policy. Most have electronic versions available for download. And for something completely different, check out Molly Wright Steenson's research project on Postal services and pneumatic tube systems in the late 19th and early 20th century.Monday, January 12
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Mail call
Technology, availability alter how mail is sent, received
Vicksburg PostSunday, January 11
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Former DHL customers turn to USPS
Louisville Courier-JournalSaturday, January 10
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Post office feline sparks cat fight in small Alabama town
KARE TV Minneapolis - St Paul -
Missing Social Security Checks A ‘Wake-Up Call’
SSA pushes direct deposit
Tyler (TX) Morning Telegraph -
Website charging for "info" on USPS Jobs
KTVX TV Salt Lake CityFriday, January 9
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Philadelphia P.O. design doesn't deliver, either
Philadelphia Inquirer -
New postal delivery routes worry city business owners
Middletown (CT) Press -
Postal Service will study consolidating Wilkes-Barre distribution facility
Wilkes Barre Citizens' Voice -
Kentucky Postmaster Charged With Identity Theft
KYPost.com -
USPS, Capital One dispute remains in discovery after six months
DMNews -
Mail carrier to thief: Take that, you dog
Cincinnati EnquirerThursday, January 8
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For the post office: snow, rain. and now gloom of recession
TIME -
USPS seeks contractors for "Secured Destruction of Undeliverable As Addressed Mail"
Federal Business Opportunities -
The Unofficial Guide to Flats Sequencing
Dead Tree Edition -
Social Security checks missing in Texas
KLTV 7 News Tyler -
Georgia PMR gets jail for taking funds
Florida Times Union -
California postal worker indicted for allegedly opening letters, stealing cash
Associated Press -
Declining Volume, Killing the Messenger, Excessive Discounts
APWU Burrus Update -
"Goin' Postal" CEO Goes Postal On Fire Marshal
Pasco (FL) TribuneWednesday, January 7
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Postal routes get updates, adjustments
Contra Costa (CA) Times -
Thieves target collection boxes
Wilson County (TX) News -
Hundreds of gift cards “lost” at the post office
WHAS TV Louisville -
Appeals Court Favors APWU in Latest Round of AMS Dispute
APWU NewsTuesday, January 6
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Snow's gone, but some FedEx, UPS delivery complaints remain
... customer says postal workers were "the real heroes of the storm"
Seattle Post-Intelligencer -
Postal Service Sees Less Mail In Slumping Economy
National Public radio -
The year that lies ahead
Gene Del Polito commentary for Mailing and Technology SystemsMonday, January 5
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Postal Service set for big shift
Some routes, delivery times will change
Detroit Free PressSunday, January 4
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Major Changes for USPS in 2009?
Tom 's Blog at Postalmag.com -
Smoking mail brings out bomb squad
Cincinnati EnquirerSaturday, January 3
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Alcohol issue addressed: Small town to keep post office
Abilene Reporter-News -
Maine’s mail marathon
Bangor Daily NewsFriday, January 2
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Extension for finalizing route adjustment packages
NALC -
Iowa letter carrier lauded for helping elderly woman
Southwest Iowa News -
Hearing Held In Postmaster’s Death
Wheeling (WV) News-Register -
Letter carrier questions motives of Hatch Act probe
Pine Bluff (AR) CommercialThursday, January 1
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Michigan: Ex-mail carrier expected to plead to federal charge
Livingston (MI) Press & Argus -
Idaho: Postal workers weathering tough conditions
Bonner County Daily Bee
