"...ejected from his 1995 Cadillac Deville sedan and thrown into a snowbank. The car rolled over and came to a rest on its roof partly in the right lane of traffic, according to the release...."
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Wilmington man dies after his car crashes into a postal truck in Andover
Friday, January 28, 2011
Closing Post Offices?
"...reported in recent days that USPS may close up to 2,000 Post Offices. Some reports say USPS is reviewing another 16,000 offices to determine whether they should continue operating...."
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The dismantling of an American institution
"...The news is crushing in many remote communities where the post office is often the heart of the town and the closest link to the rest of the country. Shuttering them, critics say, also puts an enormous burden on people, particularly on the elderly..."
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Area residents shocked by post office robbery
"...CHATTANOOGA (WRCB)-- Police continue to look for the man who fondled a post office employee, and then robbed her of $9,000 in stamps...."
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Privatizing the Postal Service?
"...I look forward to examining closely whether some of USPS's functions could be done more efficiently through competition and the private sector," Amash's statement said...."
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Postal Early Retirement Buyout Incentives Coming?
"...If the goal of 7,500 jobs is not reached through voluntary retirements, Donahoe might look at financial incentives for retirement. "We'll just have to work through it and see," he said. ..."
Monday, January 10, 2011
Early Retirement for Postal Employees ?
"...Blog claims that the USPS To Offer Early Retirement, and quotes the following: "'As we continue our restructuring, we anticipate that a reduction in force (RIF) and a voluntary early retirement (VER) process will be initiated by the end of this fiscal quarter,” said Donahoe...."
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Workers Upset With Post Office Following Incendiary Letter Incidents
"..."The post office has the mentality of somebody has to die it seems, or be seriously injured, before they'll evacuate a building," Pickett said...."
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Another incendiary mail package ignites
"...An incendiary device ignited inside a package at a U.S. Postal Service processing center in Washington on Friday, a day after two similar parcels sent to Maryland officials ignited in mailrooms..."
Friday, January 7, 2011
Postal inspectors invetigate MD parcel bombs
"...postal inspectors are trying to track the origin of incendiary packages sent to Maryland Gov...."
Mail Rooms Closed After Mail Bomb Incident in Maryland
"...two incendiary devices ignited in government offices in Annapolis and Hanover, from authorities likely mindful of past deadly letter bomb incidents as well as the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and sickened 17...."
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Packages Explode in Mail Room of Government Buildings
"...spokesman for Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen says a mail room employee was hurt in the Annapolis incident. ..."
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Salaries for Postal Employees Search
Want to see what the salary is of a specific postal employee? Maybe you want to see what the salary is of a postal maintenance worker, or a USPS expediter, or your plant manager, a mail handler, clerk, MDO, casual employee or the PMG. Don't know a postal employees name, simply type in the zip for the specific post office or plant and it will list the names, salaries, and even the date of employment. Some may be offended by the fact you can do this, but it is public knowledge and free to view. Take a look.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Mailed bomb threat received at Upper West Side NY synagogue
"...A letter sent to an Upper West Side synagogue last week, threatening to blow it up on New Year’s Eve, arrived the same day a report was released by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services showing that hate crimes across New York jumped 14 percent in 2009...."
Sunday, January 2, 2011
"Known Shipper" Program Under Fire
"...TSA and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection are relying on risk-based targeting of shipments in the interim. These include application of the Known Shipper Program that has amassed a database of millions of shippers approved to place cargo on passenger aircraft...."