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Postal News August 2008 8/31/08 Ex-postal worker ordered to repay $8,000 - Postal Service prepares for Gustav - Postal fleet bids farewell to longtime letter carrier - Air mail recalls its roots in the sky Bringing home the mail 8/30/08 New plant speeds up processing of mail - 'Snail-mail' looking sluggish - ID Thieves Use Postal Service to Find Targets - Gustav: Mail service to close offices, stop pickup service in coming days 8/29/08 VERA Approved by OPM for all EAS and Postmasters field positions - USPS Proposes Stiff Penalties for Move Update Noncompliance - Greensboro post offices changing hours of operation - Absenteeism Report Irks Federal Employees - French Postal Service Seeking Part-Privatization 8/28/08 Potter Addresses NAPUS Convention - Mail carrier saves a Broward life Letter carrier loses leg in on-duty crash Lexington postal worker robbed News gets mailbox fixed at Bed-Stuy building Dallas area loses weekly circular Postal Service asks for mail tubs back DMA Ramps Up Lobbying Spending in Election Year Postal Bulletin 8/28/08 Smiths Detection Selected for Mobile Mail Screening Equipment Gastonia rural carrier joins Million Mile club 8/27/08 Postal worker sentenced for theft of mailed baseball card - $2 Billion Confirmation and Other Odds and Ends - Sunset Junction Wouldn't Allow USPS to Deliver Mail Deer head stuffed in mail drop box Postal Inspectors ready for political conventions UPS uses USPS, so should you Blouin promoted at USPS No. 2 Oakland County Project: USPS Processing Center Postal service cuts, hopes to survive - 8/26/08 Emergency Motion of Capital One (PDF) - Maryland: Post office targets 350 street collection boxes in area for removal - APWU: Delegates Vow to Fight Privatization of Parcel Post - Postal worker charged with mail theft Flag returns to post office Why 'Bad Guys' Like the U.S. Postal Service Cooling economy stalls relocation of Truckee post office PRC Proposes New Postal Accountability Rules 8/25/08 Postal Truck Fire (LLV Fires) - Postal Workers endorse Obama, forge ties with Letter Carriers - Eye on the Environment: Interview with VP of Sustainability - Mailman Turned Filmmaker Delivers Bloodbath - Protecting the McNeil Post Office - 8/24/08 Postal requirements designed to help reduce bulk-mail waste - Broken box stops USPS delivery - Man sentenced to 24 months for printing at least $314,000 of fake postage meter stamps - Hanover mailman guilty of mail theft HCR carrier sentenced for obstruction of mails Herschel Walker saluted with special postal service honor This mailman really delivers Ask Tim: Postal Service mulls proposal to cut Saturday delivery - 8/23/08 Opposition to new postal center grows - Removal of 13 mailboxes a hardship for seniors - Post Office Worker Robbed at Gunpoint - Aviation fuel charges may bury bypass mail service - 8/22/08 VER: No 2% Penalty for FERS (See Q & A # 11) - NPMHU Has VER Sample Offer Letters, More Info Postal Customers P.O.'D Over Late Start - APWU: Convention Delegates Protest Goin' Postal Brand | Union Finds Shipping Center Name Offensive - Chicago Tribune, Valassis to Combine Direct-Mail Products - Lillian Vernon's New Owner Expands Catalog Plans - Wasps buzz in, postal carriers bug out 8/21/08 My mail carrier likes throwing our packages up several flights of stairs - Seek change of address protections - St. Joseph sees loss of 19 postal service positions - APWU Endorses Barack Obama - AP: Post office offering early retirements - Some forwarded mail takes long, slow route Post Office Removes Mailboxes to Save Money 8/20/08 Mail tractor runs over, kills postal employee - Postal system not serving small towns - Temporary carrier among those arrested in child porn bust - 'Junk Mail' to the Rescue in New Orleans - Postal Talk Radio - Judge finds supervisor retaliated against disabled vet postal employee - New postmaster ready to solve problems in El Paso - Florida: Mail Service Will Continue as Usual 8/19/08 The Challenge of Cutting Costs - Fiscal Snapshot: CFO Glen Walker Discusses USPS Finances - PO Boxes Go Digital - Postal Service blocks more mailboxes in Sudden Valley - NALC's Young Addresses APWU Convention | Convention News - Cleveland: Postal Service probes repair, maintenance contracts - You've got mail... It's around here somewhere - Credit Card Mail Volume Drops for Third Consecutive Quarter APWU: Convention Highlights Video Available on Web Site, Hotel TV Bringing in the post FBI Elaborates on Anthrax Case 8/18/08 Mark of the Eagle:  Episode 1 - Rising Star: Kevin Roberson - USPS Security Vulnerability Assessment Process - Delayed Sat. delivery of Des Moines mail will change - Hold the mail to save dough and energy APWU Offers Health Event and Cancer Insurance 8/17/08 NAPS: Requests additional positions for VER (PDF) - Disappearing mailbox blues - Airline passengers using the post office - Air express overnight volumes in industry down 5 to 15 percent - Time for action on EMA - 8/16/08 eNAPUS: Convention Gives Postmasters Chance to Query PRC (PDF) - Mail service shifts some mail processing in Maine - Teen charged, two sought in attack on letter carrier - U.S. Postal Service now a lifesaver - NPMHU unanimously endorses Obama at convention - Man posing as mailman robs NY suburban home 8/15/08 Seniors balk at mobile postal truck elimination - USPS cuts employee hours in response to mail volume loss - Netflix shipping centers slammed by problems - Postal Service reverses decision to send Dublin mail to San Ramon 8/14/08 Valpak among Cox properties for sale - When Crime Carries a Postage Stamp - Janesville: Postal center closes while air quality tests conducted - Reality and the Postal Service don't mix - Anthrax hair samples don't match Appeals Court Upholds Verdict Against Mail Carrier Postal Service semi-truck involved in deadly crash at gas station Troy mail carrier robbed Former postmaster admits theft from P.O. Authorities form postal crimes task force in SC 8/13/08 Late mail deliveries upset residents, challenge post office - Forbes: A Guide to Going Postal - Postal Worker Accused of Raiding Mail to Steal Pills Mail carrier discovers body outside duplex A Windfall That Will Blow You Away Flag missing from Fox Plaza post office 8/12/08 Carriers walk to reduce fuel consumption - Rolling Stone magazine shrinks down to standard size Vandals damage mail trucks USPS will adopt new bar coding system USPS Places Limits During DNC Automated Postal Center: 'Use it or lose it' - 8/11/08 School bus, contract carrier collide - Anthrax case could cost U.S. millions Mail carrier earns service award Postal worker indicted UPS looking to bolster presence in Europe Have something to say to Michael Phelps? Write him a letter the old fashion way. - 8/10/08 Anthrax Case Had Costs for Suspects 8/09/08 Tracy mailman delivers a little help on his route - Macon man accused of stealing postal equipment Complaint of Capital One Services, Inc. USPS supports price incentives for full-service IMB 8/08/08 Postal employee indicted for threatening supervisor - NAPS Challenges USPS Network Plan, Questions USPS Outsourcing - McCain calls for probe of company (DHL) he once aided - UPS lobbying for DHL deal Postal Employee Reassigned - Postal worker rescues elderly woman Stamp mistake not noticed until billions printed Another elderly person crashes into post office 8/07/08 APWU: H.R. 4236 Gains 16 More Co-Sponsors With Junk Mail Bill Stalled, New Report Details Effects - US: Ivins Solely Responsible for Anthrax Attacks - PMG Addresses Anthrax in the News - What is this Hatch Act you speak of? 8/06/08 Mail carrier among 12 arrested in drug probe - Mailing industry think tank plots an FSS future - The FERS is Flying - Report Outlines Junk Mail's Climate Impacts - Anthrax case: Ivins passed two polygraph tests New postmaster joins Chatham Post Office 30 protestors block access to Kittanning Post Office UK: Our world no longer revolves around a post office counter 8/05/08 USPS cuts impede 'We Deliver' promise - Waterbury post office may close - Postal worker facing time for stealing eNAPUS: Correction on USO Study (PDF) Mass mailings from an unexpected source Mail carrier bound over on attempted murder charge Postal People: Stand Up Guys and Gals (scroll down) 8/04/08 Daschle has doubts about anthrax probe - TSP Rates of Return July 2008 - 8/03/08 Ex-postmaster cleared in theft investigation - Tiff with postal carrier keeps some ballots out of mail - Postal Service ends trash can delivery Shipping costs start to crimp globalization 8/02/08 Time for Bold Moves: USPS Facing $3 Billion Loss?