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Sunday, February 28

• USPS' December - Better But Still on the Precipice
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• Injured Postal Employees Taken Off The Job
  KCNC TV Denver
• USPS theft charge ‘unsubstantiated’
  Southwest Virginia Today
• Mailboxes disappearing from South Florida as Postal Service struggles with deficit
  South Florida Sun Sentinel
• APWU: What the postal service doesn't want you to know
  Jackson (TN) Sun
• Weber City residents concerned about prospect of losing post office
  Kingsport TN Times-News

  Saturday, February 27

• December Was Profitable for U.S. Postal Service
  Dead Tree Edition
• Stamp Tact: How the post office can lick other countries at their own game
  Smithsonian Magazine
• The Crisis Is in the Mail
  Interview with USPS CFO Joseph Corbett
  CFO Magazine
• Man Says Dead Duck Delivered in Damaged Box from Post Office
  WLTX TV Columbia, SC
• Five myths about the U.S. Postal Service
  PMG Jack Potter for the Washington Post

  Friday, February 26

• Thieves using glue boards to steal mail from blue collection boxes
  KOLD TV Tucson
• Shipping companies sharing services
  WWBT TV Richmond
• Postal Worker Indicted after Allegedly Stealing Mail
  WYTV Youngstown, Ohio
• USPS Is Accelerating Flats Sequencing Installations
  Dead Tree Edition
• Plans for new post office scrapped; landowner still gets fee
  New Haven Register
• Massachusetts letter carrier gets 2 years in jail on drug charge
  Lynn Daily Item
• Appeals court rules in favor of sculptor in Korean War stamp lawsuit
  AmLaw Daily

  Thursday, February 25

• Former Akron postal carrier charged with opening mail
  Akron Beacon Journal
• Insurance Companies Maintain Steady Direct Mail Through End of 2009
  Mintel Comperemedia press release
• APWU wins arbitration award on on subcontrating of Associate Office Infrastructure (AOI) work
  postalnews blog
• Postal worker in Newark is accused of stealing $500 in gift cards, DVDs from mail
  Newark Star Ledger
• Why the $75 Billion overpayment is “pie in the sky”
  Rag Content
• Montana: Mail bags may have taken flight over wilderness
  The Daily Inter Lake
• Union claims Dover NH post office shorted workers on pay
  Fosters Daily Democrat
• USPS Communications Leave Something to Be Desired
  Postal Affairs Blog
• USPS in alliance with another for-profit online “university”
  postalnews blog

  Wednesday, February 24

• Should the Postal Service pursue a last mile strategy?
  The Postal Journal
• Postal Service Reform: A Call for Clarity
  A perspective by postal commentator Murray Comarow from The Postal Journal (.pdf file)
• Potter to Unveil Action Plan for the Future of the U.S. Postal Service
  Postmaster General to give briefing next Tuesday
  USPS Media Advisory
• Indiana postal employee sentenced in theft of Netflix movies
  Press release
• Postal Service in Triage
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

  Tuesday, February 23

• Gifts stolen from mail at senior complex, carrier under investigation
  Buffalo News
• New Jersey postal worker gets 180 days in jail for stealing ATM card from mail
  Newark Star Ledger
• Investing Unused Leave
  Federal News Radio
• Saving the USPS in Election Years
  Big Fat Marketing Blog
• Time to Make Flat Rate Boxes More Convenient
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• Valassis posts 4Q profit, revenue falls as direct mail business weakens
  Hartford Courant
• Eastern Carolina Post Office Under Investigation
  WITN TV Washington NC
• How is the Postal Service Managing Its Forklift and Tow Motor Fleet?
  USPS OIG Blog
• Carrier accused of drug transaction while on duty, in postal vehicle
  Cocaine and heroin seized from truck
  Central New Jersey Courier News
• Editorial: An agency going down in a blaze of optimism
  "It is beginning to appear as though the U.S. Postal Service has a death wish."
  Key West Citizen

  Monday, February 22

• Pennsylvania man sentenced to one year in prison for breaking into post office, stealing money orders
  postalnews blog
• Message delivered; Post office employees turn out in force to celebrate life of 12-year-old honorary letter carrier
  Chicago Sun-Times
• USPS Subcontractor Defrauds Drivers of Wages, Benefits
  Postal Management Refuses to Sever Ties with Company
  APWU News
• Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Update
  APWU - Industrial Relations
• Appeals court throws out Kentucky casual's sexual harrassment case
  Leagle.com
• SOX Compliance Goes Postal on New Mexico Papers
  Compliance Week
• USPS, Modern Postcard Offer Direct Mail Crash Course
  Press release
• Mail Groups Can Live With Delivery Cutback
  DIRECT
• A Few Observations About Our SECOND Round of Minor Route Adjustments
  PostalProfiles.com
• Fear of pit bulls halts mail delivery in Lawrence Mass.
  WHDH-TV Boston
• Towns fear post offices may close
  Alton (IL) Telegraph
• Chairman puts personal stamp on Royal Mail
  The Times
• Postal worker denied benefits in gift card case
  Des Moines Register

  Sunday, February 21

• Postal Service 'running out of cash'
  Federal Times
• Muncie man's basement resembles an old post office
  Muncie Star Press
• Post Office's Price Tag Draws Criticism
  KCRA Sacramento
• Is it Time to Choose Alternative Delivery?
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• The Scoop on Droop: Bad News for Mailers
  Dead Tree Edition
• Architectural Mailboxes - A Tale of Determination
  New York Times
• The Birth of Cheap Communication (and Junk Mail)
  New York Times

  Saturday, February 20

• Business mailers influenced revised five-day delivery plan
  Mail Time Blog on Graphic Arts Online
• Common Sense Prevails for Flats Deflection - For Awhile
  Postal Affairs Blog
• New Mexico: ex-PMR sentenced for embezzlement
  Associated Press
• Letter carrier hospitalized after being stung by swarm of bees in Phoenix
  KTVK Phoenix
• Anthrax myth persists despite evidence
  USA Today

  Friday, February 19

• Justice Department and FBI Announce Formal Conclusion of Investigation into 2001 Anthrax Attacks
  postalnews blog
• Mailer and two postal employees indicted in $2.9M scheme
  St. Louis Business Journal
• OIG says USPS could do a better job controlling absenteeism
  postalnews blog
• Contract postal carrier killed in bridge collision
  Burnet (TX) Bulletin
• Attorney Obtains $120,000 Jury Award For Injured Mail Carrier
  postalnews blog
• Intelligent Mail Services Update
  DMM Advisory via postalnews blog
• He Delivered 25 Million Letters -- & Saved 1 Life
  New Haven Independent
• Former Western NY USPS Employee is Sentenced for Delay or Destruction of the Mail
  postalnews blog
• Postal contractor employees indicted for alleged mail theft
  Capital Times, Madison WI
• Ohio Senator seeks review of Lima AMP study
  Press release
  see also: Ohio legislators request audits of postal study Lima News
• Postal workers picket outside Industry CA P&DC
  Whittier Daily News
• Revised USPS five-day delivery plan keeps branches open, some Saturday processing
  DMNews
• First census mail delivers this week
  postalnews blog
• Potential 5-day Delivery Implementation Schedules
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

  Thursday, February 18

• Judge sends man to prison for attack on Atlantic City mailman
  Press of Atlantic City
• Mail Bomb Victim Questions Postal Inspection Service's Investigation
  WCVB TV Boston
• USPS provides more details on Summer Sale
  PostCom
• Hoffa seeks level "playing field" between FedEx, UPS
  DC Velocity
• Walking the fine line between the law and disaster
  Comments on yesterday's PRC open forum, and next steps required to insure the postal service's financial stability
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• U.S. mail, FedEx and UPS delivery service nearly back to normal after snow
  Washington Post
• Tennessee town's Post Office in jeopardy
  The Tennessean
• Snowplows, mailboxes a mean mix
  Columbus Dispatch
• USPS Awards ZAP Engineering Contract for Electric Mail Truck
  Press release

  Wednesday, February 17

• Postal Service foresees insolvency - unless Congress acts
  Federal Times
• Hearing delayed in Weston MI Post Office false robbery case
  Adrian Daily Telegram
• League of Postmasters posts additional information on appealing unfair pay-for-performance score
  National League of Postmasters
• Albany NY letter carrier saves baby
  New England Cable News
• Jonesville NC Post Office Burglarized
  WFMY TV Greensboro NC
• Postal service publishes revised standards for commercial flats failing deflection
  Postal Explorer (.pdf file)
• USPS to offer Plant Verified Drop Shipment “webinar” on Friday
  postalnews blog
• Testimony: Mailer cheated USPS out of $2.9 million
  St Louis Post Dispatch
• New hires to be automatically enrolled in TSP starting in August
  Federal Times
• Postal Service employee accused of embezzling $13,960
  Gaston (NC) Gazette
• OIG: Plant verified drop shipment controls are inadequate
  "... the Postal Service is at risk of significant revenue loss"
  USPS Office of the Inspector General
• Full-Service Intelligent Mail? Forget About It, Postal Expert Says
  Dead Tree Edition
• A Last Mile Strategy
  USPS OIG Blog
• Douglas AK Post Office's service with a smile
  Juneau Empire

  Tuesday, February 16

• USPS contractor closing Jeffersonville OH plant, cutting 79 APWU represented jobs
  Business First of Columbus
• Tiny community of Crescent Lake finds itself in postal limbo
  Bend (OR) Bulletin
• Fake PO Robbery Has Real Consequences
  WDIV Detroit
• White House, Congress resist Postal Service goal of cutting delivery days
  Washington Post
• IRS cracks down on use of contract employees
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

  Monday, February 15

• Despite budget, USPS CFO backs 5-day week
  DMNews
• Closing the USPS' Income Gap
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

  Sunday, February 14

• Mail customers denied delivery
  Livingston (MI) Daily
• Boy befriended by letter carriers loses battle with cancer
  Chicago Daily Herald
• Ex-postal worker gets probation in cash theft
  Pueblo Chieftain

  Saturday, February 13

• A postage stamp for Mother Teresa?
  Why does the Postal Service bother with guidelines if it refuses to follow them?
  Washington Post
• Special delivery for a lost wedding ring
  Boston Globe
• Postal Service financial woes will continue in 2011
  Government Executive

  Friday, February 12

• Elgin postal workers help boy achieve dream
  Elgin (IL) Courier News
• Some Palatine Postal Employees To Be Transferred
  Des Plaines IL Journal
• Mail-sorting machines to leave Elmira Saturday
  Elmira Star-Gazette
• Mail carrier carries on
  Baltimore Sun
• Harsh Weather Has Been Rough On Letter Carriers
  WEWS Cleveland

  Thursday, February 11

• OIG Sponsors Research on Pricing in the New Post-PAEA Environment
  USPS Office of Inspector General
• Mail service still suspended in D.C. area
  Washington Post Federal Eye
• Loop Mail Update
  Conflicting instructions?
  Postal Affairs Blog
• In defense of direct mail
  Eight reasons why direct mail still works
  Catalog Age
• Former Utah postal worker accused of workers comp fraud
  Salt Lake Tribune
• Snow day in life of New Jersey mail carrier
  Vineland Daily Journal
• Love, letters: married mail carriers share a life
  Metro West (MA) Daily News
• Mail service will still be 'iffy' Thursday
  WTOP Washington

  Wednesday, February 10

• Minneapolis Carrier Sentenced for Stealing Mail
  KMSP TV Minneapolis-St Paul
• Reworking the Postal Service's Thinking on Future Business Models
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• Florida: Mail thief caught on camera
  WTVT Tampa Bay
• Connecticut: Postal service set to collect mail early due to storm
  Waterbury Republican-American
• Leaving the Mailstream - Mail Systems Technology
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• USPS suspends service in Washington, Maryland, Northern VA
  Federal News Radio
• Hundreds of pieces of mail undelivered in Temple Texas
  Houston Chronicle
• PostalOne! System Restored
  Postal Affairs Blog
• Arbiter to weigh in on L&DC closing
  Gloucester County (NJ) Times
• Postal Service Shrinking More Slowly This Year
  Dead Tree Edition
• Post office abuse case closed - at least officially
  Lansing State Journal
• Georgia post office installs safety fixes after robbery
  Fayetteville (GA) Citizen

  Tuesday, February 9

• Postal Service Begins 2010 with $297 Million First-Quarter Loss
  USPS Press release
  see the next item for more details -
• USPS posts $297 million loss for first quarter
  - mail volume decline slowed
  - revenue down 3.9%, expenses down 4.2% compared to SPLY
  - continued negative cash flow- debt ceiling would be reached by October
  USPS Form 10-Q filed with Postal Regulatory Commission
• Alabama mail carrier stands down dog
  Athens News-Courier
• Man Robs Mail Carrier At Knifepoint In Cincinnati
  WLWT Cincinnati
• List of "Emergency Suspensions" of Post Offices by Area
  Updated (original pdf file was missing some pages): Listing includes current status, and duration of suspension
  Postal Regulatory Commission (.pdf file)
• Rethinking The Value of Postal Regulatory Policy
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• UPS to lay off 300 or more pilots unless union finds cost cuts
  Louisville Courier-Journal
• Weather-Related USPS Help Desk Problems
  Postal Affairs Blog
• USPS Board cancels meeting
  Press release
• It takes fancy footwork, but mail gets delivered
  Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star
• Mail carrier uses 1970s jeep on route
  Mt. Vernon (IL) Register-News
• Wait Time In Line averages by Area and District for FY 2009
  Postal Regulatory Commission (.pdf file)
• More charges, more suspects in $200G Pound Ridge mail theft
  White Plains Journal News
• Former California Postmaster Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
  postalnews blog
• FERS and CSRS Disability Retirement: Sometimes the Process is just as important as the Substance of an Argument
  FedSmith

  Monday, February 8

• Providing Better Health Care for Federal Employees
  Regulating pharmacy benefit managers
  Roll Call
• Computer system problem hampering bulk mail accounts at post office
  Capital Times
• Ask President Burrus:"What is APWU doing to stop management from deliberately destroying the post office"?
  APWU News
• Aid to Haiti Post
  USPS contributes to international relief effort
  USPS News Link
• PostalOne! Out Until at Least Tuesday???
  Postal Affairs Blog
• Philadelphia L&DC set to close Saturday
  Cherry Hill Courier-Post
• Former USPS workers say bullying a part of its culture
  Lansing State Journal
• Collectors hope kids stick with stamps
  Columbus Dispatch

  Sunday, February 7

• South Dakota contract carrier sentenced in mail theft case
  postalnews blog
• 2010 National Postal forum set for April 11-14 in Nashville
  Press release
• Postal preservation: Art Deco post office faces uncertain future
  Coos Bay (OR) World

  Saturday, February 6

• President Obama and 6 Day Delivery
  That item in the budget may not be as significant as the unions think it is...
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• Fate of West Jersey processing center remains in limbo
  Hanover Eagle
• D.C. area post offices shutting down due to snow
  WTOP Washington
• Letter carriers plan to stay the course despite snow
  Frederick (MD) News-Post
• Postal pooch on patrol
  Tassie sniffs out problem parcels
  Marysville CA Appeal-Democrat
• Prairie City SD fighting to reopen post office
  Rapid City Journal
• New Guidelines Covering Pay-for-Performance for EAS Employees
  NAPUS web site (.pdf file)
• Obama Budget Promises Strong Support for USPS
  APWU News
• A Holistic Approach to Mail Processing – The Expansion of Postal Services
  John Buck, Vice President, Business Development, Parascript, LLC for Postcom.org

  Friday, February 5

• Post office closings upset rural communities
  Associated Press
• Friday mail collection early due to weather in Appalachian District
  WVVA TV Bluefield Beckley WV
• Social Security Checks Missing in Virginia
  WTVQ Lexington KY
• Former postal worker pleads not guilty to destroying, delaying mail
  Southeast Missourian
• Up to 130 Palatine postal employees to be reassigned
  Chicago Daily Herald
• Reduced Post Office Hours Causing Headaches For Customers
  WJAC-TV Johnstown PA
• Saints fans flip at Post Office over Super Bowl memorabilia
  WWL TV New Orleans
• Big surprise: USPS lacks a plan
  Rag Content
• USPS puts its own special stamp on Valentine's Day
  Lists post offices offering special Valentine postmarks
  USPS News Link
• Residents meet to discuss future of Port Byron (IL) Post Office
  Quad City Times
• Why Free Shipping Works
  Practical eCommerce

  Thursday, February 4

• A Surprising Example of the Depth of Deception
  APWU Burrus Update
• NALC: Obama budget backs six-day delivery
  National Association of Letter Carriers
• Is 5-day Delivery Inevitable?
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• New Math Equals Prison Time for Former Part-Time Carrier
  USPS OIG
• 2 Hurt in Trolley, Postal Vehicle Crash in San Diego
  NBC San Diego
• Letter sets off battle of the mailbox
  Daytona Beach News Journal
• Postal worker's bullying allegations draw attention
  Lansing State Journal
• Federal Disability Retirement and the Postal Employee Today
  USPS Disability Retirement Blog

  Wednesday, February 3

• Lansing MI postal worker alleges intimidation
  Lansing State Journal
• Postal Service closing Charlottesville distribution center
  Charlottesville Daily Progress
• Postal Service Expands Greeting Card Retail Network
  Press release
• Chattanooga Mail Man Attacked
  The Chattanoogan
• Twin Cities 24/7 post office scaling back hours
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  (Sound familiar? When the Chicago PO ended its 24 hour window service last summer, it was said to be the only one left in the country)
• It’s The Law: USPS Six-Step Process To Address Workplace Harassment
  USPS News Link
• Who will brief Obama on the nature of the mail market?
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• Flood of input delays decision on Olivehurst CA plant
  Mrysville Appeal-Democrat
• Super Bowl 44 souvenir postal cover available by mail order
  USPS News Link

  Tuesday, February 2

• “Do Not Obliterate”, Routing, and ACS Questions-Loop Mail?
  Postal Affairs Blog
• Ohio mail carrier retires after 32 years on same route
  Cincinnati Enquirer
• Direct mail has slowed to a trickle
  Berkshire Eagle
• UPS Sees Profit ‘Slightly Better’ Than a Year Earlier
  Bloomberg
  see also: UPS Earnings Readthrough: U.S. Economy Still Slug-Like from WSJ's MarketBeat blog
• Forget something?
  
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• UPS and Postal Service now using new 'flexible access label'
  Allows customers to choose either UPS or USPS for returns
  USPS News Link
• Ask Obama: Selling the Postal Service, the president suggested, is a bad idea
  Chicago Tribune: The Swamp
• JCPenney pioneers postal intelligence
  DMNews
• Travel Tough for Mail Carriers
  WSET TV Lynchburg VA
• Pleas for leniency ignored; drug selling letter carrier sentenced to workhouse
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Postal workers at Edison and Whippany plants worry about job future
  Newark Star Ledger
• Former letter carrier gets 8-hour jail sentence in mail theft case
  Roanoke (VA) Times
• Missouri: Ex-postmaster admits stealing $2,000 from post office
  KYTV Springfield MO
• Federal Disability Retirement: The Full Arsenal of Weapons
  Robert R. McGill Publications
• USPS Admin Law Judge says requiring documentation after the fact in sick leave case was unreasonable
  USPS Judicial Decisions

  Monday, February 1

• Pound Ridge NY letter carrier charged with theft weeps in court
  White Plains (NY) Journal News
• Judge dismisses man's suit against post office for delivering dead birds
  Southeast Texas Record
• New Hope (PA) mailman will receive help in reconnecting with his family in Haiti
  Bucks Local News
• Mail as Art
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• Tulsa APWU wins "casual in lieu of" arbitration decision
  Tulsa APWU Member's Forum
• Quantum Selected by the USPS to Supply Zero Emission Postal Delivery Vehicle
  postalnews blog
• Heroes Among Us — On and Off the Job
  FedSmith.com
• Rollout of new Plant Verified Drop Shipment Training begins this month
  USPS News Link
• Postal Worker Robbed in Georgia
  WSB Atlanta
• No Accidents, No Sick Leave in Over 50 Years For Nebraska Rural Carrier
  postalnews blog

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