"...A postal carrier has died after falling and hitting his head on a metal stake while delivering mail in Kalamazoo..."
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Fall onto metal stake kills Mich. postal carrier
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
USPS sets Move Update error threshold at 30%
"...For a Standard Mail mailing, this means that every piece in the mailing will be charged an additional 7 cents. For a First-Class Mail mailing, this means that every piece in the mailing will be charged at the single-piece rate of 44 cents.
The new requirements, which became effective November 23..."
This Article is From: www.dmnews.com
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Postmaster General Gets Pay Bonus as Agency Falters
"...In all his total compensation -- salary, bonuses, retirement benefits and other perks -- topped $850,000, a spokesman with the U.S. Postal Service told FOXNews.com on Wednesday. At the same time, the Postal Service, an independent federal agency, is crumbling..."
This Article is From: www.foxnews.com
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DRIVER SENTENCED IN CRASH THAT LEFT POSTAL WORKER WITH DEVASTATING INJURIES
"...crashed into a Ventnor postal worker, leaving her with horrific injuries. The victim says her life will never be the same because of one random act of carelessness...."
This Article is From: www.nbc40.net
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How does it get there? Take a free tour of Denver's general mail processing facility
"...Looking for an extraordinary educational experience? Try a tour of Denver's main mail processing facility. If you're like most people, you probably don't give much thought to our mail system. The postal service does its job and our mail arrives..."
This Article is From: www.examiner.com
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Feb. 20, 1792: U.S. Goes Postal, but It's All Good
"...The practical effect of the Postal Service Act, however, was to transform the existing colonial postal service, streamlined by Benjamin Franklin during his stint as postmaster general, into a federal agency. Its main provision granted Congress the power to establish official mail routes throughout the young nation...."
This Article is From: www.wired.com
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
USPS Smacks Nonprofit Mailers Again
"...Charities that use premiums to fundraise have again taken it on the chin from the United States Postal Service. Nonprofit parcels and Nonflat Machinables (NFM) will again bear the brunt of postal rate increases, with percentage increases ranging from almost 10 percent to 50 percent, according to analysis from the Direct Marketing Association (DMA)...."
This Article is From: www.nptimes.com
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Rare misprint US airmail stamp to be auctioned in Warwickshire
"...The 1918 US airmail stamp depicts the Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aeroplane flying upside down. Auction house, Warwick and Warwick, will be selling a mint example of the stamp..."
This Article is From: www.birminghampost.net
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
A Postal Employee Retirement Community - Nalcrest, Florida 33856
Where does a postal employee go to retire? Some postal retirement seekers look to Florida for retirement living ...and where better to live than in a postal retirement community with nothing but other retired postal workers living next to you? No dogs allowed! The community is restricted to union letter carriers. Residents must be members in good standing with the National Association of Letter Carriers(NALC). The postal community offers a strong sense of community, a golf course is a half-hour away, twice a day a Nalcrest van transports residents to Lake Wales for a nominal fee for shopping, doctor appointments and other errands, and its 500 apartments are clustered in 66 one-story buildings spread over 153 acres around two large lagoons popular with residents who fish and boat. Another 150 acres of undeveloped land surrounds the complex. Sunny Florida breezes sweeten the air with the aroma of retirement. 
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UAW rejects GM, Chrysler proposed changes
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"...The autoworkers union is rejecting changes to a retiree health care trust proposed by General Motors and Chrysler, saying the companies want to shortchange workers to benefit bondholders...."
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
AMERICAN STAMPS AIRS ON PBS NEXT WEEK
AMERICAN STAMPS AIRS ON PBS NEXT WEEK
"... information on the history of stamps in America and how stamp subjects are selected and checked for authenticity. And Wilson Hulme, curator of Philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, talks about the fun of stamp-collecting and the printing errors that have made some stamps worth considerably more than their face value...."
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"... information on the history of stamps in America and how stamp subjects are selected and checked for authenticity. And Wilson Hulme, curator of Philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, talks about the fun of stamp-collecting and the printing errors that have made some stamps worth considerably more than their face value...."
Reference: liteblue.usps.gov
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Granular data and direct mail pay off for event company
"...The company uses a variety of purchased postal mailing lists coupled with e-mail marketing. Specifically, it looks for lists that contain individuals that have subscribed to something or attended another event...."
This Article is From: www.btobonline.com
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Endicia
If You Can Send It At The Post Office, You Can Print It With Endicia
Endicia: If You Can Send It At The Post Office, You Can Print It With Endicia
"... Endicia lets you print complete, prepaid postage for any single-piece domestic mail class offered by the US Postal Service, including military (APO/FPO) addresses. Whether it’s First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, Express Mail, Media Mail, Library Mail, Bound-Printed Matter, or Parcel Post – choose your mail class and print with Endicia to save time. Endicia computes the exact postage you need, so you don’t overpay for postage or risk your packages arriving to your customer postage-due. ..."
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Endicia: If You Can Send It At The Post Office, You Can Print It With Endicia
"... Endicia lets you print complete, prepaid postage for any single-piece domestic mail class offered by the US Postal Service, including military (APO/FPO) addresses. Whether it’s First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, Express Mail, Media Mail, Library Mail, Bound-Printed Matter, or Parcel Post – choose your mail class and print with Endicia to save time. Endicia computes the exact postage you need, so you don’t overpay for postage or risk your packages arriving to your customer postage-due. ..."
Article Reference Source: www.endicia.com
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
FERS Sick-Leave Bill
"...The “FERS Sick Leave Equity Act” (H.R. 958), introduced by Rep. Jim Moran (D) and Frank Wolf (R), provides Federal Employees Retirement System employees a sick-leave benefit equal to that received by employees under the Civil Service Retirement System. For the purposes of determining an annuity during retirement, the benefit adds unused sick leave to the number of years an employee has worked. ..."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org,
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Mail Monitoring
Question: Are there companies that provide mail monitoring services? ...As an individual running a small direct mail service I have a need to monitor the timely delivery of my mailing campaign(s). Specifically I need to know the receipt date of the mail I send out. This will assist me in providing the quality of service I need to provide my customers
Answer: Yes, there are is a multitude of companies that offer Mail monitoring services. We recommend you shop around for companies providing the services you need. We also recommend that you continuously alter the service you use to get a truer perspective of your direct mail program. One company, for example, is US Monitor. US Monitor describes their services as follows:
This Article is From: The Postal Newsgroup
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World’s largest mailbox?
Take a trip to the "Your Postal Blog" website and check out what Rural Carrier Nick Romey, of Dedham, claims is the world’s largest mailbox. What do you think?
This Article is From: yourpostalblog.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Authorities investigating mail thefts
"...DESOTO COUNTY - U.S. Postal Service investigators and DeSoto County authorities have launched a probe into alleged mail theft in the Forrest Lake Cove area of DeSoto County...."
This Article is From: www.desototimes.com
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Mailed Marijuana
Clearfield Man Accused of Getting Marijuana Through the Mail Waives Hearing
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"...10 pounds of marijuana was removed from inside the package and the parcel was repackaged in preparation for delivery. ..."
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Bastrop postal worker arrested for buying drugs at work
"...ongoing investigation between the North Louisiana Drug Enforcement Bureau and the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force...."
This Article is From: www.thenewsstar.com
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FedEx chief expects economy to improve in '09
"...Chief Executive Fred W. Smith said Tuesday that he expected the U.S. economy to improve by late summer or early fall...."
This Article is From: www.latimes.com
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