{"id":26724,"date":"2019-07-01T08:43:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T13:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=26724"},"modified":"2019-07-31T09:03:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T14:03:31","slug":"july-2019-postal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/01\/july-2019-postal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2019 Postal News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; color: #0066ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">July 31, 2019<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/ex-california-postal-supervisor-to-plead-guilty-to-armed-robbery-of-cash-filled-usps-trucks\/\">Ex-California postal supervisor to plead guilty to armed robbery of cash-filled USPS trucks<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/sacramento-man-convicted-of-assaulting-u-s-postal-worker\/\">Sacramento Man Convicted of Assaulting U.S. Postal Worker<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/massachusetts-postal-service-employee-pleads-guilty-to-embezzlement\/\">Massachusetts Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement<\/a>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/minneapolis-police-investigating-after-postal-workers-shot-at-by-bb-gun\/\">Minneapolis police investigating after postal workers shot at by BB gun<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parcelandpostaltechnologyinternational.com\/analysis\/sunday-delivery-is-the-new-standard-in-the-usa.html\">Sunday delivery is the new standard in the USA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/about.usps.com\/newsroom\/national-releases\/2019\/0730-bog-temporary-emergency-meeting-aug9.htm\">Temporary Emergency Committee of the Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet August 9<br \/>\nFinancial Briefing to Follow Open Session Meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; color: #0066ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">July 30, 2019<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/its-been-terrible-dog-blamed-after-neighborhood-stops-getting-mail-delivered\/\">&#8216;It&#8217;s Been Terrible&#8217; &#8211; Dog Blamed After Neighborhood Stops Getting Mail Delivered<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/pay-benefits\/2019\/07\/postal-supervisors-sue-better-pay\/158776\/\">Postal Supervisors Sue for Better Pay<\/a><br \/>\nSee\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naps.org\/Post\/NAPS-Files-Lawsuit-Against-U-S-Postal-Service\">NAPS News Here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/opinion\/20190730\/letter-to-editor-postmaster-of-usps-spouting-same-script-as-predecessors\">Letter to the editor: Postmaster of USPS spouting same script as predecessors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/blog\/opioid-case-recovery\">OIG: Opioid Case Recovery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; color: #0066ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">July 29, 2019<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/usps-video-showcases-mail-technology\/\">USPS video showcases mail, technology<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omaha.com\/money\/consumer\/ups-launches-my-choice-for-business-platform-to-enhance-visibility\/article_ac3c485a-ffe6-5b2b-a0d2-77e0c88ef785.html\">UPS Launches My Choice\u00ae For Business Platform To Enhance Visibility And Control For SMBs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2019\/07\/29\/us-withdrawal-international-mail-treaty-could-alter-delivery-apo-fpo-addresses.html\">US Withdrawal from International Mail Treaty Could Alter Delivery for APO-FPO Addresses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2019\/jul\/28\/editorial-reforming-the-postal-service\/\">Reforming the Postal Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; color: #0066ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">July 28, 2019<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/repeal-wep-the-wep-is-unfair-and-heres-why\/\">Repeal WEP &#8211; The WEP is Unfair \u2013 and Here\u2019s Why<\/a><br \/>\nRep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) via PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2019\/jul\/28\/postal-gunfire-case-ends-in-plea-201907-1\/?news-arkansas\">Postal-gunfire case ends in plea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/fedweek\/budget-agreement-could-benefit-federal-employees\/\">Budget Agreement Could Benefit Federal Employees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedsmith.com\/2019\/07\/27\/sf-3112e-fers-disability-retirement-application-checklist\/\">SF 3112E: FERS Disability Retirement Application Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; color: #0066ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">July 27, 2019<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2019\/jul\/26\/central-arkansas-man-pleads-guilty-felony-charges-\/\">Central Arkansas man pleads guilty to felony charges in post office shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/amazon-one-day-shipping-promise-snag-2019-7\">Amazon&#8217;s one-day-shipping promise will gobble up more than $3 billion this year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyvoiceplus.com\/westchester\/westchester-business-journal\/courts\/tarrytown-postal-employee-accused-of-stealing-mail\/772779\/\">Tarrytown postal employee accused of stealing mail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kendallcountynow.com\/2019\/07\/26\/breaking-postal-service-locates-lost-sandwich-water-sewer-bills\/a8ikb5g\/\">Postal Service locates lost Sandwich water, sewer bills<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/customer-service-meeting-expenses-%3F-freedom-station-charlotte-nc\">OIG: Customer Service Meeting Expenses \u2013 Freedom Station, Charlotte, NC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 26, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/casting-call-extended-for-usps-holiday-ads\/\">Casting call extended for USPS holiday ads<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/postal-workers-and-allies-flood-congress-with-calls-for-postal-service-fairness\/\">Postal Workers and Allies Flood Congress with Calls for \u201cPostal Service Fairness\u201d<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/new-forever-stamps-celebrate-americas-state-and-county-fairs\/\">New Forever stamps celebrate America\u2019s state and county fairs<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/2019\/07\/26\/usps-offers-50k-reward-after-mail-carrier-robbed-in-cordova\/\">USPS offers $50k reward after mail carrier robbed in Cordova, TN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/delivery-scanning-issues-%3F-surprise-branch-surprise-az\">OIG: Delivery Scanning Issues \u2013 Surprise Branch, Surprise, AZ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 25, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/indictments-kansas-postal-employees-stole-from-mail\/\">Indictments: Kansas Postal Employees Stole From Mail<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/usps-contractor-tractor-trailer-hits-cars-house-in-meriden\/\">USPS Contractor Tractor-Trailer Hits Cars, House in Meriden<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsfa.com\/2019\/07\/25\/home-builders-working-preserve-home-mail-delivery\/\">Alabama Homebuilders Pushing To Change USPS Centralized Delivery Mandate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/brand-marketing\/ebay-joins-the-shipping-wars-with-plans-for-its-own-fulfillment-network\/\">EBay Joins the Shipping Wars With Plans for Its Own Fulfillment Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/amazon-van-order-worry-usps-ups-2019-7?utm_content=buffer33662&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer-bi&amp;fbclid=IwAR2s00wdQM5eQOdbuwps7jgmwt04xU4as72oCJHVVTDnusrSm8CxjmrdVpE\">Amazon has quietly ordered 2,000-plus vans to deliver your Prime packages \u2014 and UPS and the Post Office should feel stressed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/reporting-chemical-odor-treated-airport-postal-center-64542347\">7 reporting chemical odor treated at Tampa airport postal center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 24, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/sunday-packages-usps-intends-to-deliver-parcels-for-ups\/\">Sunday packages &#8211; USPS intends to deliver parcels for UPS<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/ups-announces-innovative-new-products-and-services-including-seven-day-delivery-network\/\">UPS Announces Innovative New Products And Services Including Seven-Day Delivery Network<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/oklahoma-postal-worker-killed-in-crash\/\">Oklahoma postal worker killed in crash with road grader<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/new-jersey-man-charged-with-assault-on-postal-worker\/\">New Jersey Man Charged With Assault On Postal Worker<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-07-23\/ups-to-add-sunday-deliveries-in-2020-matching-fedex-7-day-move\">UPS Matches FedEx With Sunday Delivery as Amazon Threat Looms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2019\/07\/facebook-libra-banking-us-postal-service\/\">Facebook Belongs in Banking. The US Postal Service? Not So Much<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/jaredwhitley\/united-states-postal-service-usps-reform\/2019\/07\/23\/id\/925624\/\">Reforming and Right-Sizing the Post Office for the 21st Century<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/management-alert-%3F-commercial-air-contractor-scanning\">OIG: Management Alert \u2013 Commercial Air Contractor Scanning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 23, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/u-s-postal-service-issues-1969-first-moon-landing-forever-stamps\/\">U.S. Postal Service Issues 1969: First Moon Landing Forever Stamps<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/story\/money\/industries\/logistics\/2019\/07\/23\/fedex-express-fedex-ground-merger-customer-shipping-delivery-packages\/1776630001\/\">Will FedEx Express, FedEx Ground ever merge? It&#8217;s a long shot, says Ground contractor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/multichannelmerchant.com\/operations\/prc-approves-lower-postal-rates-ahead-upu-meeting\/\">PRC Approves Lower Postal Rates Ahead of UPU Meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/mail-delivery-issues-%3F-cedar-elm-station-san-antonio-tx\">OIG: Mail Delivery Issues \u2013 Cedar Elm Station San Antonio, TX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/internal-controls-over-no-sale-transactions\">OIG: Internal Controls Over No Sale Transactions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/blog\/no-holds-barred-%3F-or-missed\">OIG: No Holds Barred \u2013 Or Missed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 22, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/usps-worker-delivers-amazing-rendition-of-at-last-to-celebrate-retirement\/\">USPS worker delivers amazing rendition of &#8216;At Last&#8217; to celebrate retirement<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/letter-carriers-stamp-out-hunger-food-drive-a-resounding-success\/\">Letter Carriers\u2019 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive a resounding success<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/usps-aims-to-expand-shipping-packages-business\/\">USPS aims to expand shipping, packages business<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/retired-postal-employee-dies-from-test-chicago-cardiologist-ordered-family-will-receive-2-6-million-settlement\/\">Retired Postal Employee Dies From Test Chicago Cardiologist Ordered &#8211; Family Will Receive $2.6 Million Settlement<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savethepostoffice.com\/renowned-architect-cesar-pelli-dies-at-92-one-of-his-first-buildings-was-post-office\/\">Renowned architect C\u00e9sar Pelli dies at 92; one of his first buildings was a post office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/national\/prime-day-shoppers-complain-over-amazon-shipping-delays\/LZMUgNNPHDJRH4oRuit4DO\/\">Prime Day shoppers complain over Amazon shipping delays<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/fedx-ups-usps-pension-amazon-deliveries-logistics-parcels-competition-51563547338\">Why FedEx and UPS Could Benefit From the Post Office\u2019s Pension Problem<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 21, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedsmith.com\/2019\/07\/15\/opm-asks-flra-decision-letting-folks-quit-union-quickly\/\">OPM Asks FLRA for Decision on Letting Folks Quit the Union Quickly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/fedweek\/make-employee-ratings-rigorous-opm-tells-agencies\/\">Make Employee Ratings \u2018Rigorous,\u2019 OPM Tells Agencies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 20, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/florida-man-charged-with-stealing-dozens-of-letters-containing-200000-in-checks-from-residence-mailbox\/\">Florida Man Charged with Stealing Dozens of Letters Containing $200,000 in Checks from Residence Mailbox<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postalconsumers.org\/fix-the-postal-service-before-it-goes-broke\/\">Fix The Postal Service Before It Goes Broke<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/nation-world\/woman-who-got-postcard-from-1993-tracks-down-sender\/507-98270874-0eec-4677-842e-8150cb825918\">Woman who got postcard from 1993 tracks down sender<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsnow.com\/content\/news\/Postal-worker-recovering-from--512967791.html\">Postal worker\u00a0recovering after crashing his mail truck while on duty in Chico, CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/content\/news\/Mail-carriers-prepare-for-extreme-heat--512963581.html\">Mail carriers prepare for extreme heat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 19, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/police-believe-hundreds-of-mail-fraud-cases-around-us-connected-to-suspected-package-thief\/\">Police believe hundreds of mail fraud cases around US connected to suspected package thief<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/postal-employees-receive-heat-safety-guidance\/\">Postal employees receive heat safety guidance<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloombergenvironment.com\/safety\/mail-carrier-death-leads-to-198-897-penalty-for-postal-service\">Death of Texas Mail Carrier Leads to $198,897 Penalty for Postal Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/news\/2019\/07\/18\/buzz-aldrin-gets-his-due-postal-services-new-forever-stamp\/1707021001\/\">Buzz Aldrin gets his due on U.S. Postal Service&#8217;s new Apollo 11 stamp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc15.com\/news\/crime\/ag-phoenix-man-charged-for-forwarding-victims-mail-to-his-home-since-2015\">Phoenix man charged for forwarding victim&#8217;s mail to his home since 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/mail-delivery-issues-%3F-bear-valley-station-denver-co\">OIG: Mail Delivery Issues \u2013 Bear Valley Station, Denver, CO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/delivery-issues-%3F-westside-station-tallahassee-fl\">OIG: Delivery Issues \u2013 Westside Station, Tallahassee, FL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 18, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/fedex-amazon-delivery-capabilities-vs-amazon-logistics-2019-7\">FedEx is officially sounding the alarm bells on Amazon after years of laughing off the retail giant&#8217;s rapidly building package-delivery empire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npmhu.org\/media\/news\/usps-uss\">NPMUH: USPS Issues Craft Determination on the Universal Sorting System (USS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/technology\/businessinsider\/article\/Here-s-how-Amazon-could-dethrone-UPS-and-FedEx-in-14104310.php\">Here&#8217;s how Amazon could dethrone UPS and FedEx in the US last-mile delivery market<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/07\/17\/mine-yours-or-ours\/\">USPS: Understanding ethics rules for community events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.com\/advice\/pets\/why-do-dogs-seem-to-hate-mailmen\/\">The Real Reason Dogs Seem to Hate Mailmen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 17, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/norwalk-woman-who-stole-deceased-postal-employees-federal-annuity-benefits-is-sentenced\/\">Norwalk Woman Who Stole Deceased Postal Employees Federal Annuity Benefits is Sentenced<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/alabama-mail-carrier-receives-60-months-for-co-conspirators-use-of-a-firearm-in-furtherance-of-marijuana-distribution\/\">Alabama Mail Carrier Receives 60 Months for Co-Conspirators Use of a Firearm in Furtherance of Marijuana Distribution<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/newark-mail-carrier-convicted-of-conspiring-to-defraud-united-states\/\">Newark Mail Carrier Convicted of Conspiring to Defraud United States<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/former-michigan-nalc-president-charged-with-embezzling-7130\/\">Former Michigan NALC President Charged With Embezzling $7130<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyvoice.com\/new-york\/mountpleasant\/police-fire\/postmaster-installed-surveillance-device-in-employees-bathroom-in-area-police-say\/772152\/\">NY postmaster Installed Surveillance Device In Employees&#8217; Bathroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/management\/2019\/07\/would-be-postal-regulators-pledge-hold-mailing-agency-more-accountable\/158464\/\">Would-Be Postal Regulators Pledge to Hold Mailing Agency More Accountable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/hudson\/2019\/07\/heres-a-warning-for-people-still-using-those-old-blue-postal-mailboxes.html\">Here\u2019s a warning for people still using those old blue postal mailboxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidesources.com\/postal-service-package-delivery-limits-taxpayer-subsidies\/\">Postal Service Package Delivery Limits Taxpayer Subsidies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wach.com\/news\/local\/warrant-postal-employee-at-sc-prison-knew-inmates-were-mailed-weedcigarettes\">WARRANT: Postal employee at SC prison knew inmates were mailed weed, cigarettes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2019\/07\/jeff-bezos-amazon-usps-delivery-exploitation\/\">Did Jeff Bezos Just Admit to Exploiting USPS as Amazon\u2019s \u2018Delivery Boy\u2019?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 16, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/doctor-and-three-others-charged-in-10-million-health-care-fraud-scheme-treated-hundreds-of-now-former-u-s-postal-service-employees\/\">Doctor And Three Others Charged In $10 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme &#8211; treated hundreds of now-former U.S. Postal Service employees<\/a>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/jeff-bezos-usps-gave-amazon-boost-risks-angering-trump-2019-7\">Jeff Bezos risks angering Trump by acknowledging the US Postal Service gave him a huge helping hand in building Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/views\/2019\/07\/15\/how-congress-manufactured-postal-crisis-and-how-fix-it\">How Congress Manufactured a Postal Crisis\u2014And How to Fix it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/stories\/42\/29\/dtg-williamsburg-bike-lane-still-blocked-2019-07-19-bk.html\">Locals blast city for failing to remove postal trucks from Williamsburg bike lane<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/2019\/07\/15\/watch-live-father-of-missing-pregnant-postal-worker-holds-news-conference\/\">\u2018I want the world to know I\u2019m hurt\u2019: Father of missing pregnant postal worker speaks out<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/sprint-sizzling-weekend\/\">Sprint Sizzling Weekend<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/blog\/delivery-scanning-issues\">OIG: Delivery Scanning Issues<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 15, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/family-urges-for-safe-return-of-missing-postal-worker-kierra-coles-9-months-after-disappearance\/\">Family urges for safe return of missing postal worker Kierra Coles 9 months after disappearance<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/postal-service-tractor-trailer-hangs-off-i-295-in-south-jersey\/\">Postal Service Tractor-Trailer Hangs Off I-295 in South Jersey<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrdive.com\/news\/despite-finding-no-discrimination-court-holds-usps-liable-for-retaliation\/545459\/\">Despite finding no discrimination, court holds USPS liable for retaliation &#8211; a long-time postal police worker was fired for sleeping on the job<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.net\/police-fire\/postal-service-says-man-stole-in-stamps-in--state\/article_2e43a54d-da8a-57c5-b722-3b033932356d.html\">Postal Service says man stole $200,000 in stamps in 7-state scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwltv.com\/article\/news\/usps-resumes-mail-delivery-after-hurricane-barry\/289-ac2863da-fce5-4767-adfc-689e471f51a2\">USPS resumes mail delivery after Hurricane Barry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/local-travel-reimbursements-%3F-concord-ca-main-post-office\">OIG: Local Travel Reimbursements \u2013 Concord, CA, Main Post Office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 14, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/protecting-yourself-during-hot-weather\/\">Protecting yourself during hot weather<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apwu.org\/news\/tackling-workplace-harassment\">APWU Workplace Environment Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npmhu.org\/media\/news\/2019-contract-update-2\">Mail Handlers 2019 Contract Update #2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20190714000094\">Bombarded with deliveries, veteran Korea Post postal worker asks for family time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 13, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/ny-man-arrested-for-breaking-into-mailboxes-outside-springfield-post-office-had-key\/\">NY man arrested for breaking into mailboxes outside Springfield post office had key<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/no-mail-for-two-months-disaster-averted\/\">No mail for two months, disaster averted<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20190701\/18320442505\/amazon-teams-with-colorado-police-us-postal-service-sting-that-catches-zero-package-thieves.shtml\">Amazon Teams With Colorado Police, US Postal Service On Sting That Catches Zero Package Thieves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/bergen\/mahwah\/2019\/07\/12\/mahwah-nj-residents-still-without-post-office\/1703327001\/\">Post office closure continues to frustrate Mahwah residents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightwaves.com\/news\/as-prime-day-approaches-amazon-stares-down-barrel-of-the-delivery-gun\">As Prime Day approaches, Amazon stares down barrel of the delivery gun<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 12, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/police-escort-coming-for-mail-delivery-to-georgia-apartment-complex\/\">Police escort coming for mail delivery to Georgia apartment complex<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kfor.com\/2019\/07\/11\/midwest-city-postal-clerk-convicted-of-embezzling-funds-making-false-records\/\">Midwest City, OK postal clerk convicted of embezzling funds, making false records<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktbs.com\/news\/sources-accused-killer-of-postal-carrier-paranoid-from-meth-use\/article_d5b2eb4a-a411-11e9-8186-271565320b5b.html\">Accused killer of postal carrier paranoid from meth use<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/illinois\/oaklawn\/mail-carrier-ejected-usps-truck-burbank-crash\">Mail Carrier Ejected From USPS Truck In Burbank Crash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel3000.com\/news\/mail-delivered-late-madison-usps-mail-carrier-says-there-s-a-severe-staffing-shortage\/1094341312\">Mail delivered late? Madison, WI USPS mail carrier says there&#8217;s a severe staffing shortage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsfa.com\/2019\/07\/11\/reward-offered-after-fire-set-fort-deposit-post-office\/\">Reward offered after fire set at Fort Deposit, AL Post Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/document-library-files\/2019\/DRT-AR-19-008.pdf\">OIG: Delivery Scanning Issues \u2013 Franklin Park Post Office, Franklin Park, IL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 11, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/florida-postal-employee-and-mother-of-three-shot-and-killed\/\">Florida Postal Employee and Mother of Three Shot and Killed<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/informed-delivery-offered-by-u-s-postal-service-a-target-for-criminals\/\">&#8216;Informed Delivery&#8217; offered by U.S. Postal Service a target for criminals<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/special-bulletin-review-securing-our-citizens-while-modernizing\/2019\/07\/how-us-postal-inspectors-go-undercover-on-the-dark-web\/\">How US postal inspectors go \u2018undercover\u2019 on the dark web<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/2019\/07\/10\/congressional-bill-aims-to-protect-workers-in-extreme-heat\/\">Congressional bill aims to protect workers in extreme heat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfreeman.com\/news\/local-news\/former-kingston-parking-officer-blaber-accused-of-assaulting-postal-worker\/article_bc261804-a34a-11e9-99b5-b760e356aadb.html\">Former Kingston parking officer\u00a0accused of assaulting postal worker in Oregon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2019\/07\/11\/danny-glover-postal-service-banking-reform-column\/1692850001\/\">Actor Danny Glover: My parents proudly worked for the US Postal Service. Don&#8217;t destroy it.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpnnow.com\/news\/20190710\/scottsville-mail-carrier-receives-postmaster-hero-award\">Scottsville mail carrier receives Postmaster Hero Award<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 10, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/donald-j-trump-president-trump-please-fire-the-current-usps-postmaster-general-megan-brennan?source_location=petitions_browse\">Petition: President Trump, please fire the current USPS Postmaster General Megan Brennan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/former-mississippi-postal-employee-sentenced-for-mail-theft\/\">Former Mississippi Postal Employee Sentenced for Mail Theft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/travel\/news\/denver-mail-carriers-call-westwood-neighborhood-%60dogwood%60-due-to-dog-attacks\/vi-AAE5SWN\">Denver mail carriers call Westwood neighborhood `Dogwood` due to dog attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesrepublican.com\/news\/todays-news\/2019\/07\/memorial-dedicated-to-postal-worker-killed-in-car-accident\/\">Iowa: Memorial dedicated to postal worker killed in car accident<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/amazon-is-winning-in-deliveries-at-the-post-offices-expense-51562688964\">Amazon Is Gaining in Deliveries at the Post Office\u2019s Expense, Analyst Says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/pokemon-card-sells-for-60000-gets-lost-in-the-mail\/\">Pokemon card sells for $60,000, gets lost in the mail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/mike-causey-federal-report\/2019\/07\/should-tsp-be-your-retirement-nest-eggs-only-basket\/\">Should TSP be your retirement nest egg\u2019s only basket?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 09, 2019<\/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: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/07\/new-forever-stamps-will-commemorate-50th-anniversary-of-woodstock\/\">New Forever stamps will commemorate 50th anniversary of Woodstock<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtkr.com\/2019\/07\/08\/8-year-old-hit-by-mail-truck-while-riding-bike-in-norfolk\/\">8-year-old hit by mail truck while riding bike in Norfolk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/rossmarchand\/2019\/07\/08\/business-plan-and-reforms-still-not-delivered-by-usps-n2549682\">Business Plan, and Reforms, Still Not Delivered by USPS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auburn-reporter.com\/news\/carriers-golden-hands\/\">Auburn, WA woman, 82, has been a delivering the mail for 50 years<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 08, 2019<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; 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; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksla.com\/2019\/07\/07\/funeral-held-slain-shreveport-postal-worker\/\">Funeral held at for slain Shreveport postal worker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/Sheriffs-Vehicle-USPS-Truck-Crash-in-Carson-512310681.html\">Sheriff&#8217;s Vehicle, USPS Truck Involved in Multi-Car Crash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecommercebytes.com\/2019\/07\/06\/pc-postage-comes-under-scrutiny-by-usps-watchdog\/\">PC Postage Comes Under Scrutiny by USPS Watchdog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July 06, 2019<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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