{"id":17526,"date":"2017-01-01T14:59:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T19:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=17526"},"modified":"2017-01-31T10:41:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T15:41:47","slug":"january-2017-postal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/01\/january-2017-postal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2017 Postal News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<p>January 31, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-usps-offers-up-to-50k-to-identify-suspect-that-robbed-and-assaulted-two-memphis-carriers\/\">Video: USPS offers up to $50K to identify suspect that robbed and assaulted two Memphis carriers<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-womans-computer-held-hostage-by-fake-usps-email-scam\/\">Video: Woman&#8217;s computer held hostage by fake USPS email scam<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-ditched-mail-found-inside-abandoned-building-in-st-louis\/\">Video: Ditched mail found inside abandoned building in St Louis<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/acting-attorney-general-boente-directs-the-dept-of-justice-to-defend-president-trumps-executive-order\/\">Acting Attorney General Boente Directs The Dept. Of Justice To Defend President Trump&#8217;s Executive Order entitled \u201cProtecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States&#8221;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linns.com\/news\/us-stamps-postal-history\/2017\/january\/linns-united-states-stamp-popularity-poll-voting.html#\">There is still time to vote for your favorite 2016 U.S. stamps<\/a><br \/>\nLinn&#8217;s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 30, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/goodbye-mailed-social-security-paper-statementsagain\/\">Goodbye Mailed Social Security Paper Statements\u2026Again<\/a><br \/>\nOIG via PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/president-trumps-executive-order-relating-to-a-government-wide-hiring-freeze\/\">President Trump&#8217;s Executive Order Relating to a Government-Wide Hiring Freeze<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; UPMA via PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/inspection-service-cracks-down-on-mail-theft\/\">Inspection Service cracks down on mail theft<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesunchronicle.com\/news\/local_news\/slow-mail-delivery-riles-norton-residents\/article_b82c66c6-0c53-52ad-9e71-136b416a1cea.html\">Slow mail delivery riles Norton, MA residents<\/a><br \/>\nThe Sun Chronicle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.normantranscript.com\/news\/nation_world\/man-overcomes-stroke-keeps-walking-route\/article_941ac55a-47d6-5d9b-ab3b-81c2c063f9da.html\">Mailman overcomes stroke, keeps walking route<\/a><br \/>\nNorman Transcript<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kajo.com\/news\/local\/stories.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1485677435&amp;ucat=2\">Rural\u00a0Carrier Reports Large-Scale Mail Theft Incident in Sunny Valley, Oregon Area<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; KAJO Grants Pass Oregon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizreport.com\/2017\/01\/expert-what-postal-increases-mean-for-smbs.html\">What postal increases mean for SMBs<\/a><br \/>\nBizReport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 29, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/usps-responds-to-more-steve-pociask-inaccuracies\/\">USPS responds to more Steve Pociask inaccuracies<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/news\/postal-worker-killed-after-car-crashes-into-lincoln-square-carwash\/1725734\/\">Chicago postal employee killed after car crashes into carwash<\/a><br \/>\nABC News Chicago<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/news\/local-news\/usps-offering-50k-reward-for-robbery-suspect\/646730971\">USPS Offering $50K Reward For Memphis Robbery Suspect<\/a><br \/>\nLocal Memphis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 28, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/usps-dedicates-new-u-s-flag-stamp\/\">USPS Dedicates New U. S. Flag Stamp<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/signalscv.com\/2017\/01\/27\/mail-theft-trend-prompts-us-postal-service-change-mailbox-locks\/\">Mail theft trend prompts US Postal Service to change mailbox locks<\/a><br \/>\nThe Signal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/postal-bulletin\/2017\/pb22459\/html\/updt_002.htm\">USPS ASM Revision: Employee Participation in Community Service Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linns.com\/news\/us-stamps-postal-history\/2017\/january\/uncle-sams-hat-returns-to-us-stamp-february-18-first-day-ceremony.html\">Uncle Sam\u2019s hat is returning to U.S. stamps in 2017<\/a><br \/>\nLinn&#8217;s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 27, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/white-house-calls-for-cutting-retirement-and-health-benefits-of-fed-future-hires\/\">White House Calls For Cutting Retirement and Health Benefits Of Fed Future Hires<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-florida-carrier-calls-deputies-after-delivering-mail-to-nudist\/\">Video: Florida carrier calls deputies after delivering mail to nudist<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/usps-responds-to-townhall-com-blog-by-brian-mcnicoll\/\">USPS responds to Townhall.com blog by Brian McNicoll<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/crime\/postal-worker-assaulted-robbed-of-packages-by-2-men-in-georgetown-neighborhood-in-dc\">Postal worker assaulted, robbed of mail by 2 men in Georgetown neighborhood in D.C.<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; WJLA Washington D.C.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/news\/dillon-silverthorne-post-offices-see-major-delays-due-to-staffing-shortage-high-mail-volumes\/\">Two Colorado post offices see major delays due to staffing shortage, high mail volumes<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; Vail Daily<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2017\/01\/26\/theres-so-much-snow-in-summit-county-that-they-cant-deliver-the-mail\/\">There\u2019s so much snow in Summit County, CO that they can\u2019t deliver the mail<\/a><br \/>\nDnver Post<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/fredricrolando\/2017\/01\/26\/postal-service-n2276774\">Rolando: What You May Not Know About the U.S. Postal Service<\/a><br \/>\nTownhall<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stevepociask\/2017\/01\/26\/increasing-stamp-prices-distracts-from-critical-systemic-reforms\/#62252e457f85\">Increasing Stamp Prices Distracts From Critical Systemic Reforms<\/a><br \/>\nForbes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 26, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/usps-hqs-says-past-executive-orders-that-included-a-hiring-freeze-did-not-apply-to-usps\/\">USPS HQ&#8217;s Says Past Executive Orders That Included A Hiring Freeze Did Not Apply To USPS<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/federalnewsradio.com\/legislation\/2017\/01\/chaffetz-postal-reform-bill-need-reform-unsustainable-trajectory\/\">Chaffetz: Postal reform bill need to reform \u2018unsustainable\u2019 trajectory<\/a><br \/>\nFederal News Radio<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/ann-arbor\/index.ssf\/2017\/01\/usps_continues_to_investigate.html\">Postal Service investigating accident involving 8-year-old hit by van<\/a><br \/>\nMLive<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/usps-should-support-not-impede-american-small-business-growth\/article\/2612878\">USPS should support, not impede, American small business growth<\/a><br \/>\nWashington Examiner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linns.com\/news\/postal-updates\/2017\/january\/postal-service-pushes-back-trump-hiring-freeze.html#\">USPS is questioning whether it should be covered by President Donald Trump\u2019s federal hiring freeze<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Linn&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/whattheythink.com\/news\/83735-industry-groups-postal-regulatory-commission-rate-making-process\/\">Industry Groups Seek Changes to Postal Regulatory Commission Rate Making Process<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; What They Think<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/sprint-says-thanks-come-by-january-28th-for-amazing-deals\/\">Sprint Says Thanks \u2013 Come By January 28th For Amazing Deals!<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 25, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NALC_National\/status\/823583083303763972\">NALC via Twitter: &#8220;&#8230;freeze should not extend to USPS&#8230; [we&#8217;re] working to ensure that it does not.&#8221;\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wxyz.com\/news\/postal-worker-accused-of-stealing-lingerie-other-items\">Video: Michigan postal worker accused of stealing lingerie, other items<\/a><br \/>\nWXYZ Detroit<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/audit-asks\/margaret-l-sellers-processing-and-distribution-center-correctly-processing-undeliverable\">OIG: Is the Margaret L. Sellers P&amp;DC correctly processing undeliverable bulk business mail?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prc.gov\/dockets\/document\/98769\">PRC: Postal Service Active Employees Statistical Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/sprint-says-thanks-come-by-january-28th-for-amazing-deals\/\">Sprint Says Thanks &#8211; Come By January 28th For Amazing Deals!<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 24, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/lehigh-county\/index.ssf\/2017\/01\/postal_worker_threatens_boss_w.html\">Postal worker threatens boss with steak knife, police say<\/a><br \/>\nShe was being suspended for work performance &#8211; Lehigh\u00a0Valley News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-florida-letter-carrier-dog-didnt-just-bite-me-he-attacked-me\/\">Video: Florida Letter Carrier: Dog &#8216;didn&#8217;t just bite me, he attacked me&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/presidential-memorandum-regarding-the-federal-civilian-employee-hiring-freeze\/\">Presidential Memorandum Regarding The Federal Civilian Employee Hiring Freeze<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/florida-postal-employee-arrested-for-trespassing-at-president-donald-trumps-mar-a-lago-estate-also-smeared-bananas-on-cars-parked-there\/\">Florida Postal Employee Arrested For Trespassing at President Donald Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago estate &#8211; Also Smeared Bananas On Cars Parked There<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/michigan-letter-carrier-gets-year-in-prison-for-stealing-from-the-mail\/\">Michigan letter carrier gets year in prison for stealing from the mail<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-mail-theft-ring-investigation-zeroing-in-on-south-austin\/\">Video: Mail theft ring investigation zeroing in on south Austin<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/flarecord.com\/stories\/511074630-usps-employee-alleges-harassment-discrimination-because-of-condition\">Florida USPS employee alleges harassment, discrimination because of condition<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Florida Record<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itbusinessnet.com\/article\/First-Cloud-Based-Solution-Certified-by-United-States-Postal-Service-for-Full-Service-Mail-4784522\">First Cloud-Based Solution Certified by United States Postal Service for Full-Service Mail<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; IT Business Net<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 23, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/fers-overpayment-rule\/\">FERS OVERPAYMENT RULE<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batesvilleheraldtribune.com\/opinion\/letters_to_the_editor\/usps-is-an-american-treasure\/article_8ec50498-8bfe-56a9-b6a4-79331a15baa9.html\">Rolando: USPS is an &#8216;American treasure&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nBatesville Herald Tribune<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctpost.com\/news\/article\/Former-postman-inspired-by-letters-from-across-10876794.php\">Former postman &#8216;inspired&#8217; by letters from across country<\/a><br \/>\nCT Post<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/blog\/no-pipe-dream\">OIG: No Pipe Dream<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/detroit\/index.ssf\/2017\/01\/8-year-old_struck_by_postal_va.html\">8-year-old struck by postal van in Ann Arbor<\/a><br \/>\nAnn Arbor News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ny.curbed.com\/2017\/1\/22\/14350500\/james-farley-post-office-photographs-margaret-morton\">Farley post office\u2019s abandoned quarters explored in new exhibition<\/a><br \/>\nCurbed NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 22, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/two-new-york-men-plead-guilty-to-grand-larceny-scheme-involved-doctored-usps-money-orders\/\">Two New York Men Plead Guilty To Grand Larceny &#8211; Scheme Involved Doctored USPS Money Orders<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vvdailypress.com\/news\/20170121\/mail-theft-on-rise-problem-plaguing-not-just-high-desert-but-all-of-southern-california\">Mail theft on rise: Problem plaguing not just High Desert, but all of Southern California<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; Daily Press<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbko.com\/content\/news\/Bee-Springs-Post-Office-robbed-at-gunpoint-411423985.html\">Bee Springs, KY Post Office robbed at gunpoint<\/a><br \/>\nWBKO Bowling Green, KY<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/news\/bx-residents-without-mailboxes-following-spike-in-mail-theft-1.12993963\">Bronx residents without mailboxes following spike in mail theft<\/a><br \/>\nNews 12 The Bronx<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wltx.com\/news\/local\/bishopville-post-office-fire-suspicious-2nd-blaze-set-near\/389620402\">Bishopville, SC post office fire suspicious; 2nd blaze set near<\/a><br \/>\nWLTX<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/brianmcnicoll\/2017\/01\/22\/postal-service-should-not-be-left-out-of-swamp-draining-n2275068\">Postal Service Should Not Be Left Out of Swamp Draining<\/a><br \/>\nTownhall<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nalc.org\/news\/nalc-updates\/food-drives-family-circus-art-revealed\">NALC: Food Drive\u2019s \u2018Family Circus\u2019 art revealed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 21, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-feds-team-up-with-state-local-agencies-to-crack-down-on-mail-thieves\/\">Video: Feds team up with state, local agencies to crack down on mail thieves<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-georgia-residents-without-mail-for-months-due-to-broken-community-mailboxes\/\">Video: Georgia residents without mail for months due to broken community mailboxes<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-wisconsin-letter-carrier-admits-stealing-prescription-medications-meant-for-delivery\/\">Video: Wisconsin Letter Carrier Admits Stealing Prescription Medications Meant for Delivery<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/rapid-city-man-found-guilty-of-seven-counts-of-mail-embezzlement-and-theft\/\">Rapid City Man Found Guilty of Seven Counts of Mail Embezzlement and Theft<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2017\/01\/20\/lethal-opioids-china-united-states-postal-service\/96831328\/\">Lethal opioids from China getting to U.S. courtesy of Postal Service<\/a><br \/>\nUSA Today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 20, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/california-usps-supervisor-burglarizes-her-employees-homes-while-employees-are-at-work\/\">California USPS Supervisor Burglarizes Her Employees Homes While Employees Are At Work<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-usps-carrier-knocks-down-mailbox-customer-wants-answers\/\">Video: USPS carrier knocks down mailbox, customer wants answers<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-virginia-beach-mail-mess\/\">Video: Virginia Beach Mail Mess<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/breaking-news\/fultz-family-sidney-visits-arena-encourage-organ-donation\/sDCGkbPB0WavgpLLzv7NdP\/\">Dayton police: 2 juveniles rob letter carrier at gunpoint<\/a><br \/>\nWHIO Dayton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenonprofittimes.com\/news-articles\/nonprofit-mailers-seek-more-data-from-postal-service\/\">Nonprofit Mailers Seek More Data From Postal Service<\/a><br \/>\nNonprofit Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalinquirer.com\/crime_and_courts\/east-hartford-man-admits-involvement-in-post-office-robbery\/article_d202ddf0-de63-11e6-bc86-2b4a04a093f6.html\">East Hartford man admits involvement in post office robbery<\/a><br \/>\nJournal Inquirer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/read\/the-us-postal-service-wants-to-hunt-down-dark-web-criminals?utm_source=mbnl\">USPS Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/2017\/01\/19\/federal-judge-denies-dismissal-request-city-regarding-usps-lawsuit\/\">Federal judge denies dismissal request by city regarding USPS lawsuit<\/a><br \/>\nDaily Californian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 19, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-crime\/man-54-busted-grinding-woman-midtown-subway-train-article-1.2949452\">54-year-old\u00a0Postal employee caught grinding up against a 33-year-old woman on a north-bound No. 5 train rolling through Midtown NYC<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; NY Daily News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/suburbs\/northbrook\/news\/ct-nbs-mailman-loosa-tl-0126-20170118-story.html\">Beloved Northbrook mail carrier dies on job<\/a><br \/>\nChicago Tribune<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-journalonline.com\/news\/20170118\/volusia-deland-could-pay-80000-over-postal-workers-arrest\">Florida city, county could pay $80,000 over postal worker&#8217;s arrest<\/a><br \/>\nDaytona Beach News Journal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ktla.com\/2017\/01\/18\/u-s-mail-carrier-attacked-in-front-of-burglarized-home-in-covina-police\/\">Mail Carrier Attacked in Front of Burglarized Home in Covina, CA<\/a><br \/>\nKTLA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redlandsdailyfacts.com\/general-news\/20170118\/redlands-transient-in-court-over-alleged-attack-on-mail-carrier\">Redlands transient in court over alleged attack on mail carrier<\/a><br \/>\nRedlands Daily Facts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytrib.com\/2017\/01\/18\/thief-cuts-locks-steals-mail-kingsland-post-office\/\">Thief cuts locks, steals mail at Kingsland post office<\/a><br \/>\nDailyTrib<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 18, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-mail-carrier-beaten-during-attempted-robbery-in-the-bronx\/\">Video: Mail Carrier Beaten During Attempted Robbery In The Bronx<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-11000-in-checks-stolen-from-usps-mailbox-in-east-harlem\/\">Video: $11,000 in Checks Stolen From USPS Mailbox in East Harlem<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-usps-cape-police-investigate-case-of-mail-fraud\/\">Video: USPS, Cape police investigate case of mail fraud<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.therepublic.com\/2017\/01\/17\/nm-mail-destruction-sentences\/\">Ex-New Mexico postal workers sentenced for destroying mail<\/a><br \/>\nThe Republic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/blog\/flexible-workforce\">OIG: Flexible Workforce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.masslive.com\/business-news\/index.ssf\/2017\/01\/post_office_raises_stamp_price_sunday.html\">Stamp prices going up Sunday<\/a><br \/>\nMassLive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 17, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktuu.com\/content\/news\/Eagle-River-Post-Office-closed-with-crime-scene-tape-following-vandalism-410985545.html\">Eagle River, AK Post Office closed with crime scene tape following vandalism<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; KTUU<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/suburbs\/elmhurst\/news\/ct-elh-identity-theft-tl-0119-20170117-story.html\">Elmhurst, IL postman charged after credit cards missing on his route<\/a><br \/>\nChicago Tribune<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2017\/jan\/17\/postal-service-disavows-lee-notice-2017\/\">Postal Service disavows Robert E. Lee notice on Springdale office<\/a><br \/>\nArkansas Online<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesnews.net\/Law-Enforcement\/2017\/01\/17\/Failure-to-deliver-Local-woman-gets-probation-for-not-delivering-mail.html\">Sullivan County, TN carrier gets probation for storing mail at home<\/a><br \/>\nTimes News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-message-from-the-apwu-president-staples-stopped\/\">Video: Message from the APWU President &#8211; Staples Stopped<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/usps-employees-invited-to-join-health-program\/\">USPS Employees Invited To Join Health Program<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/prc-issues-annual-report-to-the-president-and-congress-2\/\">PRC Issues Annual Report to the President and Congress<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/first-week-of-congress-and-upma-legislative-advocacy-day\/\">First Week of Congress and UPMA Legislative Advocacy Day<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linns.com\/news\/us-stamps-postal-history\/2017\/january\/uncle-sam-christmas-postcard-us-stamp-notes.html\">One of the most interesting Christmas cards you\u2019ll come across<\/a><br \/>\nLinn&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npmhu.org\/media\/news\/npmhu-membership-to-vote-on-ratification-of-tentative-2016-national-agreement\">NPMHU Membership to Vote on Ratification of Tentative 2016 National Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-sales-careers-deliver-at-usps\/\">Video: Sales Careers Deliver at USPS<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 16, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/usps-to-close-post-offices-not-deliver-in-some-postal-zones-for-inauguration\">USPS to close post offices and suspend delivery for inauguration<\/a><br \/>\nWJLA Washington D.C.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/berkeley-loses-a-round-in-fight-over-downtown-post-office\/\">Berkeley Loses a Round in Fight Over Downtown Post Office<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/will-i-receive-mail-delivery-on-the-day-of-the-presidential-inauguration\/\">Will I receive mail delivery on the day of the Presidential Inauguration?<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 15, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktva.com\/grocery-store-shelves-emptier-quinhagak-route-change-leads-long-delays-680\/\">Grocery store shelves emptier in Alaska village after route change leads to long delays<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; KTVA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linns.com\/news\/us-stamps-postal-history\/2017\/january\/january-20-inauguration-postmark-announced.html\">Jan. 20 Inauguration Day postmark announced<\/a><br \/>\nLinn&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/jfk-forever-stamp-to-be-dedicated-on-presidents-day-2\/\">JFK Forever Stamp to be Dedicated on Presidents Day<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 14, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-shows-man-using-counterfeit-master-key-to-steal-mail-from-san-jose-apartment-complex\/\">Video shows man using counterfeit master key to steal mail from San Jose apartment complex<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-2-letter-carriers-indicted-in-marijuana-distribution-ring-in-west-philadelphia\/\">Video: 2 Letter Carriers Indicted In Marijuana Distribution Ring In West Philadelphia<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-texas-woman-fears-100-gift-card-she-mailed-was-stolen-by-a-letter-carrier\/\">Video: Texas woman fears $100 gift card she mailed was stolen by a letter carrier<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-lake-county-fl-letter-carrier-arrested-on-mail-theft-charges\/\">Video: Lake County, FL letter carrier arrested on mail theft charges<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.observer-reporter.com\/20170113\/canonsburg_man_suspended_pittsburgh_postmaster_found_guilty_of_obstructing_law_other_charges\">Suspended Pittsburgh postmaster, found guilty of obstructing law, other charges<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; Observer-Reporter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richmond.com\/news\/local\/city-of-richmond\/article_d41e1179-9f44-5424-b87b-fd8f091850a5.html\">Suit claims Richmond Main Post Office altered timesheets to keep costs down<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; Richmond Times-Dispatch<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvh.com\/2017\/01\/an-inside-look-at-what-winter-is-like-for-mail-carriers\">An inside look at what winter is like for mail carriers<\/a><br \/>\nKTVH<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 13, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-they-went-fishing-for-mail-in-florida-police-say-now-theyve-been-caught\/\">Video: They went fishing for mail in Florida, police say &#8211; Now they\u2019ve been caught<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-mail-thieves-steal-from-hundreds-at-nevada-mobile-home-park\/\">Video: Mail thieves steal from hundreds at Nevada mobile home park<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-neighbors-stealing-from-neighbors-check-your-mail\/\">Video: Neighbors Stealing From Neighbors &#8211; Check Your Mail!<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kxan.com\/2017\/01\/13\/postal-worker-assaulted-delivering-mail-in-johnson-city\/\">Postal worker assaulted delivering mail in Johnson City, TX<\/a><br \/>\nKXAN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox47news.com\/news\/postal-carrier-accused-of-stealing-69000-from-cards-in-macomb-township\">Michigan carrier accused of stealing $69,000 in checks from mail<\/a><br \/>\nWSYM TV<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/local\/city\/2017\/01\/12\/Postmaster-trial-to-go-to-deliberations\/stories\/201701120197\">Pittsburgh postmaster trial to go to deliberations<\/a><br \/>\nPittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/prosecutors-two-postal-workers-charged-distributing-marijuana-through-mail-west-philly\/\">Two postal workers charged with distributing marijuana through mail in West Philly<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; Philly Voice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/document-library-files\/2017\/IT-WP-17-001_0.pdf\">OIG: Developing a Successful Enterprise Information Security Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 12, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-pilfering-from-the-post-office-employee-admits-to-stealing-cash-gifts-while-processing-mail\/\">Video: Pilfering From The Post Office: Employee Admits To Stealing Cash, Gifts While Processing Mail<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/florida-mail-handler-guilty-of-stealing-social-security-checks\/\">Florida Mail Handler Guilty of Stealing Social Security Checks<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-georgia-mail-carrier-saves-man-who-slipped-on-ice\/\">Video: Georgia mail carrier saves man who slipped on ice<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedlocal.com\/news\/20170111\/usps-investigates-mailbox-thefts-in-west-bridgewater\">USPS investigates mailbox thefts in West Bridgewater, MA<\/a><br \/>\nWicked Local<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldbulletin.com\/opinion\/letters_to_the_editor\/viewpoint-postal-reform-will-strengthen-usps-service\/article_36cf87ba-d85b-11e6-aea5-97543007037a.html\">Rolando: Postal reform will strengthen USPS service<\/a><br \/>\nHerald Bulletin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 11, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.cbslocal.com\/2017\/01\/11\/mail-truck-robbed-in-park-manor-is-third-in-three-days\/\">Mail Truck Robbed In Chicago&#8217;s Park Manor Is Third In Three Days<\/a><br \/>\nCBS Chicago<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyff4.com\/article\/man-claims-postal-truck-hit-him-knocked-him-unconscious-while-on-his-bicycle\/8587225\">Greenville, SC claims postal truck hit him, knocked him unconscious while on his bicycle<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; WYFF<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/ct-1-packages-and-mail-taken-from-postal-vehicle-on-south-side-20170111-story.html\">Packages and mail taken from postal vehicle on South Side Chicago<\/a><br \/>\nChicago Tribune<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pubexec.com\/post\/will-publishers-pay-uspss-fss-fiasco\">Will Publishers Pay for the USPS\u2019s FSS Fiasco?<\/a><br \/>\nPublishing Executive<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/deadtreeedition.blogspot.com\/2017\/01\/the-fss-hopeless-case.html\">The FSS: A Hopeless Case<\/a><br \/>\nDead Tree Edition<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/local\/city\/2017\/01\/11\/Suspended-postmaster-takes-the-stand\/stories\/201701110049\">Pittsburgh postmaster denies allegations at trial<\/a><br \/>\nPittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article125633114.html\">Mail carrier fainted when arrested, taken for evaluation<\/a><br \/>\nCharlotte Observer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/2017\/01\/10\/heartless-postal-worker-busted-for-stealing-cash-kids-letter-to-santa\/\">Heartless postal worker busted for stealing cash, kid\u2019s letter to Santa<\/a><br \/>\nNY Post<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.valleymorningstar.com\/news\/local_news\/article_ec912734-d76b-11e6-b5c5-8bf4aa55db8c.html\">Vandals set San Benito postal mailbox on fire<\/a><br \/>\nValley Morning Star<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/federal-managers-daily-report\/postal-ig-praises-empowerment-act\/\">Postal IG Praises Empowerment Act<\/a><br \/>\nFEDweek<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kfvs12.com\/story\/34231943\/man-tracks-package-thieves-down-to-get-his-stuff-back\">Video: Man tracks package thieves down to get his stuff back<\/a><br \/>\nKFVS Phoenix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 10, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/local\/breaking\/ct-postal-carrier-robbed-south-deering-20170109-story.html\">Postal carrier robbed at gunpoint on Southeast Side, sketch released<\/a><br \/>\nChicago Tribune<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/01\/09\/us\/politics\/donald-trump-transition.html?_r=0\">Obama watchdog\u2019s new teeth: Postal reform<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; two of the 2017 priorities will be postal reform and changing pension programs for NEW federal workers. NY Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisweeknews.com\/content\/stories\/bexley\/news\/2017\/01\/09\/bexley-post-office-lost-damaged-letters-rile-customers.html\">Lost, damaged letters rile Ohio customers<\/a><br \/>\nBexley News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/essex\/index.ssf\/2017\/01\/newarks_springfield_avenue_post_office_hits_a_bump.html\">Newark&#8217;s Springfield Avenue post office hits a bump in the delivery road<\/a><br \/>\nNew Jersey Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 09, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-apwu-president-dimondstein-inaugural-speech\/\">Video: APWU President Dimondstein Inaugural Speech<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-woman-says-postal-worker-killed-her-dog-with-her-prescription-pills\/\">Video: Woman Says Postal Worker Killed Her Dog With Her Prescription Pills<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-letter-returned-to-denver-woman-70-years-after-she-mailed-it\/\">Video: Letter returned to Denver woman 70 years after she mailed it<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyherald.com\/article\/20170109\/discuss\/170109279\">Rolando: Appropriate reforms can keep Postal Service strong<\/a><br \/>\nDaily Herald<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/news\/u-s-postal-service-truck-burglarized-in-englewood\/\">U.S. Postal Service truck burglarized in Englewood &#8211; Chicago<\/a><br \/>\nChicago Sun-Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/jfk-forever-stamp-to-be-dedicated-on-presidents-day\/\">JFK Forever Stamp to be Dedicated on Presidents Day<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onlineathens.com\/blotter\/2017-01-08\/expensive-postage-leads-report-simple-assault-athens-post-office\">Expensive postage leads to report of simple assault at Athens post office<\/a><br \/>\nAthens Banner-Herald<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmj4.com\/news\/local-news\/two-milwaukee-men-charged-with-stealing-packages-of-peoples-porches\">Two Milwaukee men charged with stealing packages of people&#8217;s porches<\/a><br \/>\nWTMJ TV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 08, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careercast.com\/jobs-rated\/most-endangered-jobs-2016\">The Most Endangered Jobs of 2016<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; Mail Carrier, the most endangered job. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 28% decline in employment of Mail Carriers by 2024, or a total 136,000-employee loss in the field over the next eight years. CareerCast<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hutchnews.com\/news\/local_state_news\/kansas-man-admits-role-in-m-identity-theft-scheme\/article_37de93be-8679-5a5e-858e-0996f74b726a.html\">Kansas man admits role in $3.5M identity theft scheme<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; Vanley admitted that one of roughly a dozen co-defendants gave him a U.S. Postal Service roster with personal information for two postal service employees. &#8211; Hutchinson News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/news\/5516654-119\/minus-temperature-saturday-alamosa\">Alamosa, CO coldest spot in nation<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; As the letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service walked her route at 9 a.m. Saturday morning, the temperature was just about to nudge above minus 20. Pueblo Chieftain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 07, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/michigan-nalc-sergeant-at-arms-sentenced-for-embezzlement\/\">Michigan NALC Sergeant-at-Arms Sentenced For Embezzlement<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-mailman-builds-a-ramp-so-an-old-dog-on-his-route-can-still-greet-him\/\">Video: Mailman Builds A Ramp So An Old Dog On His Route Can Still Greet Him<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/rep-susan-davis-re-introduces-bipartisan-resolution-to-protect-door-delivery-of-mail\/\">Rep. Susan Davis Re-Introduces Bipartisan Resolution to Protect Door Delivery of Mail<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/local\/city\/2017\/01\/07\/Fellow-employees-testify-at-trial-for-suspended-postmaster-Daniel-Davis\/stories\/201701070069\">Fellow employees testify at trial for suspended postmaster<\/a><br \/>\nPittsburg Post-Gazette<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.statesville.com\/news\/statesville-mail-carrier-charged-with-selling-prescription-pills-on-job\/article_9d124e38-d43a-11e6-a552-1b6b510531ad.html\">Statesville, NC mail carrier charged with selling prescription pills on job<\/a><br \/>\nStatesville Record &amp; Landmark<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressdemocrat.com\/news\/local\/6514604-181\/homeless-use-of-santa-rosa?artslide=0\">Homeless use of Santa Rosa post office lobbies prompts nighttime closure<\/a><br \/>\nPress Democrat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 06, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/love-takes-to-the-air-tomorrow-on-new-love-skywriting-forever-stamp\/\">Love Takes to the Air Tomorrow on New Love Skywriting Forever Stamp<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/txktoday.com\/news\/former-mailman-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-cash-gift-cards-and-medication\/\">Texas City Carrier Assistant pleads guilty to stealing cash, gift cards and medication<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; Texarkana Today<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starbeacon.com\/news\/local_news\/two-teens-are-arrested-in-conneaut-mail-box-fire\/article_2aa81298-c7a9-5d60-b49b-021a953acf6c.html\">Two teens are arrested in Conneaut mail box fire<\/a><br \/>\nStar Beacon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lansingstar.com\/news-page\/13376-vehicle-crashes-into-post-office-again\">Vehicle Crashes Into Post Office &#8211; Again!<\/a><br \/>\nLansing Star<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gcn.com\/articles\/2017\/01\/05\/federal-websites-https.aspx\">Nearly one-third of federal websites haven\u2019t converted to HTTPS<\/a><br \/>\nGovernment Computer News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncadvertiser.com\/92193\/post-office-wanted-to-ditch-town-until-we-shamed-them-mallozzi\/#axzz4V1TmpPKw\">Post Office wanted to ditch town until we \u2018shamed\u2019 them<\/a><br \/>\nNC Advertiser<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/woman-accused-of-stealing-from-post-office-sentenced\/8569726\">Northern Iowa woman must pay more than $6,000 in restitution that authorities say she took while working for the U.S. Postal Service<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; KCCI 8 Des Moines<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2017\/usps-ces-national-mail-carrier-worlds-biggest-tech-expo\/\">USPS at CES? Why the national mail carrier is at the world\u2019s biggest tech expo<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; GeekWire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 06, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/txktoday.com\/news\/former-mailman-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-cash-gift-cards-and-medication\/\">Texas City Carrier Assistant pleads guilty to stealing cash, gift cards and medication<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; Texarkana Today<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starbeacon.com\/news\/local_news\/two-teens-are-arrested-in-conneaut-mail-box-fire\/article_2aa81298-c7a9-5d60-b49b-021a953acf6c.html\">Two teens are arrested in Conneaut mail box fire<\/a><br \/>\nStar Beacon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lansingstar.com\/news-page\/13376-vehicle-crashes-into-post-office-again\">Vehicle Crashes Into Post Office &#8211; Again!<\/a><br \/>\nLansing Star<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gcn.com\/articles\/2017\/01\/05\/federal-websites-https.aspx\">Nearly one-third of federal websites haven\u2019t converted to HTTPS<\/a><br \/>\nGovernment Computer News<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 05, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/the-usps-and-staples-deal-is-over\/\">The USPS and Staples Deal is Over!<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/inspectors-hit-the-streets-to-help-carriers\/\">USPS Postal Inspectors hit the streets to help carriers<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/2017-usps-pay-dates-and-leave-year\/\">2017 USPS Leave and Payroll Calendar<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/massachusetts-usps-customer-service-supervisor-pleads-guilty-to-importing-a-controlled-substance\/\">Massachusetts USPS Customer Service Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Importing a Controlled Substance<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/former-postal-employee-faces-five-years-in-federal-prison-for-workers-compensation-fraud\/\">Former Postal Employee Faces Five Years in Federal Prison for Working as a Personal Trainer While Receiving Workers&#8217; Compensation Disability Benefits<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-investigation-begins-after-east-texas-mail-theft-caught-on-camera\/\">Video: Investigation begins after East Texas mail theft caught on camera<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.krem.com\/news\/local\/spokane-county\/thats-your-job-and-you-just-do-it-local-usps-carrier-not-shook-by-cold-temps\/382198788\">&#8216;That&#8217;s your job, and you just do it&#8217; Local USPS carrier not bothered by cold temps<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; KREM Spokane<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.12newsnow.com\/news\/local\/mauriceville-residents-express-their-concerns-with-postal-service\/382226515\">Mauriceville, TX residents express their concerns with postal service<\/a><br \/>\n12 News Now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">January 04, 2017<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2017\/01\/04\/feds-investigate-brentwood-mail-collection-box-break-in\/\">Feds investigate Brentwood mail collection box break-in<\/a><br \/>\nEast Bay Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2017\/01\/04\/rolando-postal-service-business-is-up-deficit-is-all-politics\/\">Rolando: Postal Service business is up, deficit is all politics<\/a><br \/>\nMercury News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/news\/second-mail-carrier-robbed-on-south-side-in-two-days\/1686478\/\">Second mail carrier robbed on South Side in two days<\/a><br \/>\nWLS TV Chicago<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-cedar-park-tx-neighborhoods-mailboxes-broken-into-3-times-in-3-months\/\">Video: Cedar Park, TX neighborhood\u2019s mailboxes broken into 3 times in 3 months<\/a> &#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.observer-reporter.com\/20170103\/trial_for_postmaster_from_canonsburg_to_begin\">Trial for Pittsburgh postmaster\u00a0to begin<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2015\/10\/video-pittsburgh-postmaster-will-stand-trial-on-charges-of-intimidating-subordinates\/\">See original story and video at PEN<br \/>\n<\/a>Note: authorities said he threatened coworkers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.altavistajournal.com\/news\/article_e0fb3b6e-d287-11e6-b962-67b2de7f37f0.html\">Virginia Postal Carrier and Guardian Angel<\/a><br \/>\nAltavista Journal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/content\/stories\/local\/2017\/01\/03\/residents-angry-over-poor-service-from-bexley-post-office.html#\">Residents angry over poor service from Bexley post office<\/a><br \/>\nColumbus Dispatch<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/news\/postal-truck-driver-robbed-in-south-chicago\/1684769\/\">Carrier Robbed At Gun Point In South Chicago<\/a><br \/>\nWLS TV Chicago<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linns.com\/news\/us-stamps-postal-history\/2017\/january\/cardinal-forever-envelope-in-ohio.html#\">Unannounced cardinal forever envelope sold in Ohio<\/a><br \/>\nLinn&#8217;s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 03, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/usps-employee-recognized-for-catching-renegade-bug\/\">USPS employee recognized for catching renegade bug<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/01\/video-wake-forest-mail-carrier-talks-about-saving-packages-from-her-burning-truck\/\">Video: Wake Forest mail carrier talks about saving packages from her burning truck<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2017\/01\/03\/grand-junction-postal-carrier-probation-stealing-gift-cards-mail\/\">Grand Junction postal carrier gets probation for stealing gift cards from mail<\/a><br \/>\nDenver Post<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wcfcourier.com\/news\/local\/crime-and-courts\/former-nora-springs-postmaster-sentenced-to-probation\/article_8058870e-994d-5681-bdb9-20945fdb3dee.html\">Former Nora Springs postmaster sentenced to probation<\/a><br \/>\nThe Courier<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecommercebytes.com\/cab\/abn\/y17\/m01\/i03\/s02\">USPS Expands Use of SV Scanners for Better Tracking<\/a><br \/>\neCommerce Bytes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nbc4i.com\/2017\/01\/03\/price-of-forever-stamps-set-to-increase-this-month\/\">Price of forever stamps set to increase this month<\/a><br \/>\nWCMH Columbus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/blog\/top-10-postal-stories-2016\">OIG: Top 10 Postal Stories of 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 02, 2017<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; 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