Sunday, June 7, 2009

Two more Drano bombs explode in Eudora mailboxes


"...A mail carrier found a second detonated bomb in a mailbox near the corner of Winchester Road and 10th Street just beyond the Eudora city limits...."    



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Grad builds postal Web site


"...Antill built the Web site, http://www.gbrpcc.com, for the Baton Rouge Postal Customer Council, a nonprofit organization that helps local businesses efficiently use mailing services. She also created a user guide for the site and trained postal staff on how to update and add pages to the site...."    



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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

USPS Zoneskipping

Why shippers like zoneskipping

"...They're all shipping thousands of parcels each week, and they've all found a way to save money doing it. Their "secret" is a money-saving practice known as "zoneskipping." Zoneskipping, in essence, is the technique of moving parcels part way across the country by truck or air and then inserting them into the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) units closest to their destinations. This saves the USPS a significant amount of money, and some of those savings are passed on to the shippers and consolidators...."    



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USPS Phase I and II RIF-Avoidance

CALLING ALL SELECTING COMMITTEES AND OFFICIALS
DEADLINE FOR VACANCY SELECTIONS IS TODAY

"...If you’re on a review committee or are a selecting official for the District Customer Service Office, Mail Processing Phase I RIF-Avoidance vacancy postings that closed on May 13, today is the day...."    



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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Video Professor honored by USPS

Lakewood's Video Professor honored by USPS

"...Postal Service honors software tutorial & education industry leader Video Professor of Lakewood, CO, with top national award..."    



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America's postal service is really very good


"...Having tracked and attended meetings in Berne of the Universal Postal Union, the specialized agency of the United Nations for postal-sector players, I have seen that the USPS's capabilities are widely envied...."    



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Usps Mail Handler Appears on "The Price is Right"

'The Price is Right' fan gets his chance on TV

"...went to the taping with about 31 of his fellow Bakersfield post office employees. For the first half of the show, the mail handler sat there with his group..."    


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USPS Meets Star Trek: Priority Mail Holograms


"...The U.S. Postal Service has launched a "virtual simulator" on its website that allows people with a webcam to view a hologram of the various flat-rate boxes to see which one will fit their item the best...."    



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Monday, June 1, 2009

Hitchin' Post Office


"...The Fairview, KY, Post Office has a unique distinction to set it apart from the asphalt jungle -- a hitching post that gets regular use...."    



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Gas prices are latest threat to USPS bottom line


"...Low fuel prices have been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise gloomy year for the beleaguered Postal Service. But they have crept up in recent weeks — by an average of 11 percent just this month, according to the Energy Department...."    



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[USPS Priority Mail] A FLAT-RATE BOX FOR EVERY NEED


"...For U.S. addresses, the Small Flat Rate Box retail price is $4.95 for up to 70 pounds. The international price, for up to 4 pounds, is just $10.95 to Canada or Mexico and $12.95 to all other countries. Online savings are available..."    



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Friday, May 29, 2009

Bob Hope Stamp Makes Debut On USS Midway Friday


"...The U.S. Postal Service will hold a ceremony on the flight deck of the USS Midway Friday to release a stamp commemorating the late Bob Hope..."    



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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Postal Worker Sentenced for Faking Military Service


"...had retired from the Army Reserve in August 2005 after serving for twenty years. But beginning in November of that year, he began submitting requests for military leave...."    



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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Patriots and USPS team up for passport event


"...With an international road trip on the schedule, the Patriots are teaming up with the United States Postal Service to remind U.S. citizens that as of June 1, 2009 they will need a U.S. Passport or other document approved by the government for return travel from Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean...."    



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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Mailbox Regulations


"...Customers installing new mailboxes or replacing old ones must use USPS-approved traditional or contemporary mailboxes. Generally, the bottom of a mailbox should be at a vertical height of between 42 and 48 inches from the road surface and placed so carriers can safely and conveniently serve them without leaving their vehicles...."    



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CHILD RECOVERED IN ARIZONA LATEST VICTORY IN THE “HAVE YOU SEEN ME?” CAMPAIGN


"...led to the recovery of a missing child in Tombstone, AZ. The child was the 149th recovered since USPS began its “Have You Seen Me?” program..."    



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Memphians Suffer Postal Problems


"...The post office says when a car is parked in the proximity of her mailbox; they will not deliver her mail. On those days she finds a note in her mailbox explaining why she has no mail. "So they're taking the time to put the note in the mailbox but they won't put the mail in the mailbox," says ..."    



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To Survive, USPS Must Change Strategy (Burrus Testifies on Capitol Hill)


"...The union president also condemned many of the USPS’ cost-cutting efforts. “Actions such as plant consolidations, employee reassignments in large numbers, [and] reduced retail hours are having a detrimental effect on service, and in many cases generate little or no savings,” he said during a hearing held by the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia...."    



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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

USPS Work Force Reductions

Lower mail volume forces Postal Service to regroup

"...the workforce reduction did not involve layoffs, but was a combination of attrition and retirement. The Postal Service's work force..."    



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Postal Service still struggling after thousands of layoffs


"...The U.S. Postal Service has slashed 25,000 jobs this year as it struggles to reduce a massive budget deficit...."    



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