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August 21, 2008
- From USPS Deputy PMG and CFO Patrick Donahoe
- USPS extends early retirement offers to 130000 employees -
- Some forwarded mail takes long, slow route
- APWU Convention: APWU Endorses Barack Obama
- NALC: Add your voice for free choice
- My Mail Carrier Likes Throwing Our Packages Up Several Flights Of Stairs
- Hanover, PA mailman guilty of mail theft
- Mail delivery suspended in Olde Towne Mall
- St. Joseph, MO sees loss of 19 postal service positions -

August 20, 2008
- OPM Authorizes USPS to Offer Additional Voluntary Early Retirements - USPS NEWSLINK -  More - Also see: Post office offering early retirements - 
- Mail tractor runs over, kills postal employee
- NALC’s Young Emphasizes ‘Need to Work Together’ -
- Postal employee caught in porn bust
- US Postal Service Changes Saturday Deliveries
PEN Editor: Is this happening in your city? -
- Lawmakers to USPS 'End ID Scam'
Couple Claims Mailing Address Was Hijacked
- USPS CFO Glen Walker discusses USPS finances
- 'Junk Mail' to the Rescue in New Orleans
- Long Beach police stamp out postal pot plan
- USPS, local Postal Committee to conduct survey of mail delivery preference in Arizona City

August 19, 2008
- Postal carrier pleads guilty to delaying mail
  Raleigh, NC - See photo here | Video Available Here -
- Postal service blocks more mailboxes in Sudden Valley -
- USPS probes repair, maintenance contracts in Cleveland, OH -
- Dr. Joe, whoever that is, is at it again -
- You've Got Mail - It's around here somewhere; we'll find most of it ... in an hour or two
- Mike Causey of Federal News Radio Says Maybe You Should Watch This Movie -  http://www.iousathemovie.com/
- APWU Convention Highlights Video Available on Web Site, Hotel TV
- Alabama Rural Carrier injured in wreck

August 18, 2008
- Mark of the Eagle - Episode 1 -
- Delayed Saturday delivery of mail in Des Moines to change -
- Hold the mail to save dough and energy
- USPS Now Offers PO Boxes Online
- Californians may be green with envy at postal vehicle
- APWU Offers AFLAC Specified Health Event and Cancer Insurance
- 2008 Rising Star Kevin Roberson - USPS Information systems security Specialist

August 17, 2008
- Pleas entered in theft of prescription drug case
- NRLCA COLA effective August 30th will be $1497.00 -
- USPS Will Seek to Add More EAS Positions to VERA -
- Airline passengers using the post office

August 16, 2008
- Postal Worker Accused Of Not Delivering Mail -
- UPDATE: Teen charged in attack on postal employee
- US Postal Service now a lifesaver -
- Man posing as mailman robs NY suburban home -

From USPS OIG:
- Former USPS Employee Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Stealing Mail
- PMR Sentenced to Probation, Fined for Embezzling Cash and Stamps
- Convention Gives Postmasters Chance to Query PRC
- Request of the Postal Service To Add Express Mail Contract to Competitive Product List

August 15, 2008
- APWU: COLA Increase Will Be Highest in History - NALC Contract COLA: $1,498 -
- Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Opening Mail
- Postal clerk pleads guilty to stealing mail -
- Hair Samples in Anthrax Case Don't Match Ivins
- Family Files $25M Lawsuit Against LAPD
- One Dead After Fiery Gas Station Crash
Pickup truck and USPS tractor trailer collide.
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICE GETS MY STAMP OF APPROVAL
- Glitch hampers Netflix's DVD rentals
- Postal Service reverses decision to send Dublin mail to San Ramon
- Berkeley officials urge postal service to rethink reduction plans

August 14, 2008
- Former postmaster admits theft from P.O. -
- NYC lawmakers take aim at postal fraud
- Troy, AL mail carrier robbed
- Reality and the Postal Service Don't Mix
- Letter carrier who discovered body in Cape recalls shock
- Ex-postal worker charged with theft
- Neither storm nor sinkhole stops mail
- Man arrested for threatening to kill police officer and postal employee
- Global postal industry looks towards future after UN meeting

August 13, 2008
- Appeals Court Upholds Verdict Against Mail Carrier
- Rural Carrier Killed While Riding Bicycle
- What’s a USPS 10-Q report? (PDF)
- Late mail deliveries upset residents, challenge post office
- Mail carrier discovers body outside duplex in Cape
- Postal Worker Accused Of Raiding Mail To Steal Pills
- A Windfall That Will Blow You Away
- Missing Flag at Post Office
- Tipp Mail Carrier Delivers Accident Victim to Safety
- Vandals damage Barre, VT Post Office trucks

August 12, 2008
- USPS to adopt new bar coding system -
- Stamping the foot: Carriers walk to reduce fuel consumption -
- U.S. Postal Service places limits during DNC
- Automated Postal Center: 'Use it or lose it'

August 11, 2008
- Postal worker indicted
- U.S. Postal Service gets my stamp of approval -
- School bus, mail truck collide

August 10, 2008
- August Postal Related History:
David Richard Berkowitz, also known as the .44 Caliber Killer and the Son of Sam, is an American serial killer and arsonist. Shortly after his arrest in August 1977, Berkowitz confessed to killing six people and wounding seven others in the course of eight shootings in New York City between 1976 and 1977. He has been imprisoned for the crimes since 1977. His crimes had terrorized New York for a year. Berkowitz subsequently claimed that he was commanded to kill by a demon who possessed his neighbor's dog. -

Patrick Henry Sherrill - Sherrill was a United States Postal Service employee who, on August 20, 1986 in Edmond, Oklahoma, shot and killed 14 employees with two .45 caliber pistols at his work place before turning one of the guns on himself and committing suicide. Six other employees were wounded. -

- Anthrax Case Had Costs for Suspects

August 09, 2008
- NPMHU President - Third Update on VERA
- Complaint of Capital One Services, Inc. Over NSA Agreement -
- Macon, GA man charged with stealing postal equipment
- Tracy mailman delivers a little help on his route
- USPS supports price incentives for full-service IMB - Intelligent Mail Barcode

August 08, 2008
- Postal Employee Indicted For Threatening Supervisor -
- USPS $1.1B Loss Could Force Maximum Rate Hike Next Year -
- Dispute Over USPS Refusal to Accept FMLA Medical Certification Appealed to Arbitration - Click here for a copy of the Appeal to Arbitration and the parties' Statements of the Issues and Facts
- Postal Employee Reassigned After Passports Stolen -
- Local APWU Pres. Seeks Answers in Anthrax Investigation | Closing Of Anthrax Case Could Mean Review Of Mail Security
- Aiken Area Post Office Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail
- McCain asks for probe of DHL cutbacks

August 07, 2008
- US: Ivins solely responsible for anthrax attacks
- With Junk Mail Bill Stalled, New Report Details Effects
- News That's Similar to The Energizer Bunny -
- Writer Says If USPS Is The Most Trusted Agency Then Tell That To The People That Had Their Passport Applications Stolen From a Mount Pleasant Post Office
- Postal worker plans to change plea
- Collectors Discover Flag Stamp Has 14 Stripes
- Mail Network Protection Act Gains 16 More Co-Sponsors
- NALC’s 66th Biennial Convention wraps up

August 06, 2008
- USPS Manager Indicted for FMLA Fraud -
- A LETTER TO ALL EMPLOYEES
- Post office posts $1 billion loss
Read USPS Press Release -
- 6 month probe yields 12 arrests including one carrier, drug seizures - Trenton, NJ -
- Officials: Anthrax case solved, but still open
- Federal agent dies after Fla. post office shooting
- Flat out important - Mailing industry think tank plots an FSS future
- The FERS is Flying - Federal News Radio
- OIG Report: The Postal Service’s Violence Prevention and Response Programs in Three Capital Metro Area Performance Clusters -
- USPS cuts impede ‘We Deliver’ promise
- 30 protesters block access to Kittanning Post Office
- Threats of no mail due to bad roads
- Just like that, mailboxes disappear from Towson

August 05, 2008
- Inglewood is hit with another lawsuit involving shooting of postal worker
- Rogersville mail carrier bound over on attempted murder charge
- Meriden, CT postal routes cut  -
- Waterbury, CT post office may close  -
- Pallet Lessons from the USPS - Also see: GPS Tracking for USPS Pallets
- Mass mailings from an unexpected source
- American Express spent almost $1.1M lobbying in 2Q
- Brown bag speaker, Michael Schragg, to discuss Marshall Postal Museum

August 04, 2008
- Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft -
- Awaiting Further Word on “Amerithrax”
Related: Anthrax Evidence Is Said to Be Primarily Circumstantial
- New post office to cut hours; Long wait for mail service disappoints Fowlerville

August 03, 2008
- Commentary: Tools guide Postal Service decision-making
  H. Glen Walker: USPS CFO - Federal Times
- Postal Workers Go Without Answers - Anger, Distrust Linger at Anthrax Site
- Postal Service ends trash can delivery -
- POM Revision: Letter Drops in Postal Lobbies for Local Postmarks
- Handbook EL-312 Revision: Procedures for Evaluating Nonbargaining Employees During the Probationary Period
- PS Form 1769, Accident Report, Is Now Available in Electronic Form
- If you drive for USPS, a state license is required

August 02, 2008
- Emergency personnel conduct search while ailing postal worker was actually inside neighbor's home -  
- APWU: House Passes FERS Sick-Leave Bill
Editor Note: Please read Will FERS Bill Fall Victim to Time? - Also read NALC Article -

- USPS Refuses Delivery to Citrus Street Southwest Due to Speeding Customer

August 01, 2008
- Anthrax Victims React to Ivins' Death With Mixed Emotions
Also see: Anthrax attacks changed mail handling | US scientist in anthrax case in apparent suicide
-  House Passes FERS Sick Leave Bill
Also see: House Passes Legislation To Increase Federal Annuity Payments for Some -
- Will FERS Bill Fall Victim to Time?
- Family of postal worker killed by Inglewood police expected to file suit
- Man dead and woman 'critical' after USPS 18 Wheeler Jumps Highway Divider
- USPS Irradiation of Federal Mail in the Washington
  GAO Report - PDF file
- SOUPED-UP MR. POSTMAN
- AIDS Risk to U.S. Employees Raised as Government Ignores Policy

July 31, 2008
- Longtime postal employee settles discrimination suit -
- Pipe Bomb Devices Removed From Post Offices
- Postal Service wants limits on its universal service obligation
- 'Junk mail' is our bag
  Opinions - Rocky Mtn. News
- Seniors angry about end of postal truck
- Mail carriers speak out about prevalence of dog attacks

July 30, 2008
- Lacey mail carrier lobbies for kilt equality -
- Former Sioux Falls postmaster files discrimination lawsuit -
- NALC Pres. Young on VERA for Carriers -

July 29, 2008
- Possible pipe bombs found at 2 Ohio post offices
- Capital One, USPS in NSA dispute
- Editorial: Rocking the mail boat
 - Congresswoman calls for investigation of police shootings
- $50000 reward in mail carrier hit and run fatality -
- Sorting out postal law
- More long-delayed family cards turn up in mail
- Oneonta firm is postal service’s top shipper

July 28, 2008
- APWU Testimony Assails Latest ‘USPS Network Plan’ -

More Postal News
July 27, 2008
- Detroit postal workers meet mayor at his mansion
- Syracuse man charged with harassment of letter carrier
- Mail Carrier Hit By Rocks In Washington County
- Mail Handler President Testifies on USPS Network Realignment -
- Obama promises to fight alongside NALC
- 500 gallons of fuel stolen from Ester, AK post office
- Carrying the mail helps airline post extra revenue
- Alabama Post Office Burglarized And Set On Fire

July 26, 2008
- eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
- NALC Convention: Mon | Tues | Wed | Thu

July 25, 2008
- GAO: USPS Has Taken Steps to Strengthen Network Realignment Planning and Accountability and Improve Communication -
- Houston postal worker admits to mail theft
- 911 call: Police at right home during shooting of postal employee
- The Three R’s of the Postal Network Plan: Realignment, Right-Sizing, and Responsiveness -
- Postal Service seeks flexibility in closing facilities
- More on Noblesville postal carrier indicted
- Funeral services for Texas mail carrier to be held Sunday
- Officials hope to improve Palo postal service
- Should Mailers Expect Better News Coverage?

July 24, 2008
- Burrus, Yes Burrus, Addresses Letter Carriers Convention
- USPS Deputy PMG briefs Congressional panel on proposed changes to USPS operations
- GAO Says Data Needed to Assess the Effectiveness of USPS Outsourcing
- Smiths, AL postal carrier robbed, locked in mail truck for hours
- America’s Nearly Perfect Postal Workers
- Postal Service seeks to cut gasoline dependence
- US Postal Service tests hydrogen vehicles in Irvine
- Mowing mailman delivers goodwill -
- Mail carrier in Virginia Beach struck by lightning, injured
- VeriFone Wins USPS Contract; Valued up to $10 Million
- Noblesville mail carrier Tina Beaver indicted in mail theft
- Rumors Claim Gas Prices May Prompt Changes In Postal Service
- Southport carriers want to nip dog-biting problem - Wilmington, NC
- Postal Service Unveils New Baseball Stamp at Victory Field
- Postal Service Takes Lead In Going Green
- GM Using US Postal Fleet As Fuel Cell Equinox Test Bed
- US Postal Service Delivers Record-Breaking Performance

July 23, 2008
- NALC Convention Updates
Also see: Convention Chronicle Newsletter
- Man sues over wife's death
- In Your Shoes: Reporter dons mail carrier's bag -
- Mail carrier hurt in wreck
- UPS profit falls 21 percent in second quarter
- Direct Mail Tries to Go Green. No, Really.
- Postal employee rescues cat
- Mail carrier aids ID theft investigation 

July 22, 2008
- Postal Employee Shot, Killed by Inglewood Police
 Update: Activists Call for Investigation -
- Postal Workers Barred From Carrying Doggy Treats
Minneapolis, MN
- Mailbox move? Potential change upsets Fort Dodge residents
- NALC Endorses Obama, Approves Motion by ‘Honorary Member’ Hillary Clinton -
- More on...Male fashion for mail men
- Truckee looks to Congress for help with post office

July 21, 2008
- Mailman seeks comfort in kilt -
- Dallas area among highest in mail carrier dog bites
- Mayor says change by USPS could create identity theft in Bridgeton
- Texas Mail Facility Named After Postal Worker Killed in Iraq
- Post office can't notify everyone
- Run off election now needed to see if there will be a union at DHL Ohio

July 20, 2008
- Rep. Udall Takes Postal Service to Task: Rash of Customer Complaints Reported  -
- Postal worker derails reshipping scam
- Postal worker given probation for stealing $20 from birthday card
- Two Veteran Postal Service Executives Named Officers

July 19, 2008
- Postal Worker Held-up At Gunpoint -
- Suspect Arrested in W.Va. Postmaster Murder -
- Recycling service welcomes hazardous materials into the mail system
- Postal workers walking off fuel costs
- Postal Employee and Her Boyfriend Charged With Counterfeiting
- Handbook F-15, Travel and Relocation Revision
- Postal worker was courteous, helpful
- You can get rid of junk mail
- Staten Island celebrates re-opened ferry terminal post office
- Historic post office leaves Main Street
- POM Revision: Collection Schedules

July 18, 2008
- APWU Sues Bush Over Failure To Appoint USPS Advisory Council -
- Mail carrier charged in credit card case -
- Screaming Eagle -
- Brick postal worker indicted on forgery, tampering charges
- Postal Service Goes to Bat for Children in Need
- Sept. 30 is USPS deadline for retirement decisions

July 17, 2008
- USPS VER FAQ's -
- The Post Office Wants Their Penny Dammit!
- 3 postal employees face pot accusations
- Carrier Runs Over 3 Year Old -
- Mayors deliver concerns to Postal Service
- The ZIP code will get mail delivered

July 16, 2008
- USPS Releases VER Details
FAQ are available here . -
- Burrus to VER-Eligible Employees: ‘DON’T GO’
- Who Will Be Eligible for the ‘Early-Out’ Offer?
- Postal service uses more walking routes -
- Post office seeks to trim Sandusky mail carrier routes
- Mail carrier makes lifesaving delivery
- Pregnant Woman Saves Mail Carrier from Dog Attack
- African American Cinema Honored by US Postal Service
- President Bush Joins United States Postal Service in Unveiling Stamp at White House All-Star Tee Ball Game
- Delivery issues, rising rates discussed at NNA Postal Forum
- Valley Mail Carrier Attacked By Pit-Bulls
- Geek Trivia: ZIP code of honor
- This postal worker has a vaulted position

July 15, 2008
- First Update on VERA: Voluntary Early Retirement
  NPMHU - Mail Handlers -
- Dog Pushes Open Door, Attacks Mail Carrier -
- Clinton to Address Letter Carriers’ Convention -
  NALC Press Release
- Oakland man in jail for postal theft
- Workers courted with election-year raise
- Some say postage is due on Kilroy's stamp
- Down by the river, it’s just what I need

July 14, 2008
- Dogs: Postal safety issue or unreasonable request?
- Flood-damaged mail remains in limbo
- 84-year-old carrier delivers final letters -
- True or False: Did You Know That Back In The Day You Could Mail Children? -

July 13, 2008
- Guilford woman pleads guilty to misuse of postal funds -
- Mailman Marijuana Investigation -
- What Is The Environmental Impact of Mail?
- Reward of $100K offered for info on mailbox bombs
- Where did the post office go wrong?
- Rep. David Davis Mails Self-Promoting Brochures On Tax Payer’s Dime

July 12, 2008
- Burrus: Employees Would Be Best Served By Postponing Early-Out Decisions -
- Alvin, TX postal carrier arrested
- APWU to PRC: ‘Burden of Proof’ Is on Those Pushing for Change
- NAPUS: Commission Completes Hearings On Universal Service
- Privatize postal service? Sure, if you want higher prices and less delivery
- Marking 90 years of airmail

July 11, 2008
- USPS starts discussions on early retirement offers -
- NALC's Young Protests 5 Day Delivery Proposal
Read Young's Letter -
- Postmasters to USPS - Where's Our Early Out? -
- Denver postal workers tired of violence in workplace -
- Ex-Postal Employee Charged With Benefit, Mail Fraud
- Postal Service keeps watch on spending - USPS Spokesman -
- The people have spoken
- Feds offer reward for mailbox pipe bombs
- Legislative Dead Zone - The End of CSRS?
- President Extends PRC Commissioners Term 6 More Years

July 10, 2008
- More on Guns in Post Office Parking Lots
- Trespassing latest in Chiefland postal dispute -
- USPS Issues Draft 'Request for Proposals' To Subcontract Some Work at Bulk Mail Centers
- APWU to PRC - Universal Service Still of Critical Importance
- Explosive device discovered by postal carrier
- Customers shouldn't dread going to the post office -
- Two Pittsburgh postal workers accused of wrongdoing
- OPM Halts Work on Retirement Calculator
- Postal Committee to meet with USPS District Manager
- Mail Carrier Believes Car Is Electric Lemon
- Charlotte Street residents still without mail service due to dog
- Computer Technology: Blessings or Curse?
- Post office to cut 20K employees - Salisbury, MD
- Postal worker admits credit card theft

July 09, 2008
- APWU Meets with USPS, Seeks Bargaining Over Early-Outs -
-  July 8, 2008 USPS Statement to News Media
- 20000 postal clerks, mail handlers may get early retirement -
- Pit Bull Mastiff Attacks Dallas Mail Carrier
- Postal Service issues call for Saginaw residents to help keep carriers safe
- PRC holds hearing on universal service
- La Poste plans partial privatisation in 2009-union
- Mail delivery stopped due to dog

July 08, 2008
- NALC President Young addresses early out rumors -
- 2 dozen arrested in Compton gang raid - including a carrier
- High Gas Prices Are No Justification for Five-Day Mail Delivery -
- Mail truck hit on train tracks -
- Post office works hard to keep up
- Cleveland, OH Airport Mail Center May Close
- Electronic Bill Pay Gains At Paper’s Expense, But Growth Is Slowing
- NCR secures contract to provide retail point-of-service hardware for US Postal Service
- DHL Stops Western ND Service

July 07, 2008
- Hidden camera crew trails 'contracted' letter carrier -
- Aspen postal worker files grievance against manager
- USPS Job Application Leads to False Arrest
- Secret review of Canada Post could be bad news for rural communities

July 06, 2008
- Postal Service’s new unit to compete with private shippers
- John Horgan: Delivery habits -
- They're still delivering, but high gas prices are hurting
- Pox of mailboxes sprouts from Stroud Township homeowner's property
- Royal Mail Postman hid more than 10,000 parcels (UK)
- Going postal Canadian style

July 05, 2008
- Delivery Point Sequencing Letter (DPS) Mail Formal Review
  Postal Bulletin - 7-3-08
Also from the current Postal Bulletin see:
- F-15 Revision: Reimbursement Rate Postal Supervisors
- Canadian Rural Carriers Press for Better Treatment
- Carrier Helps Save 91 Year Old Trapped Under Car
- Postal clerk accused of stealing $38,000 in cash

July 04, 2008
- APWU to Meet With USPS Over Possible 'Early Out' Offer
Also see: Early Out Offer | OPM VERA Rules | RuralInfo.net
- Ex-Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail Matter

July 03, 2008
- Postal Service plans to overhaul delivery network, close facilities
- Trio strikes back against post office -
- NAPUS: Appropriations Bill Includes Five-Day-Delivery Study
- Iowa postal workers back on job
- Not so fast: The shifting shape of shipping
- Baker woman admits guilt in check thefts

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