Monday, March 1, 2010

Beloit man receives accident settlement


"...The federal government agreed to pay $29,000 to a Beloit man and his Medicare bills to settle a lawsuit in which he alleged a postal worker’s negligence caused a collision between his motorized wheelchair and a postal vehicle. In May 2007, George K. Skilling, 62..."    postal news



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Five Myths About the U.S. Postal Service


"...For 235 years, the U.S. Postal Service has delivered your mail in snow, rain and dark of night. However, tough market conditions are creating new challenges for our business. Misconceptions about the future of our enterprise abound; dispelling these myths will show that we can continue to deliver the mail. ..."    postal news



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USPS Ponders No Saturday Mail


"...On Monday the USPS will share its survival plan. Word is officials plan to ask Congress for permission to shorten its work week and to change its retiree health benefits...."    postal news



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Thursday, February 25, 2010

COLA Update


"...The CPI-W must rise above 644.303 before another COLA would be due. After the final month of the six-month measuring period, the seventh COLA under the 2006 National Agreement and the Operating Services Agreement..."    postal news



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USPS 2010 Summer Sale


"...Customers must have mailed more than 350,000 Standard Mail pieces in the baseline period of July 1 to Sept. 30, 2009. This covers about 3,525 customers, or 67% of Standard Mailers. Mail service providers (the printers and preparers that physically execute mail and give it to the USPS) are not eligible to aggregate volume on behalf of their customers. ..."    



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Does FedEx Fly US Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail?


Wikipedia says, "...In 2001, FedEx Express signed a 7-year contract to transport Express Mail and Priority Mail for the United States Postal Service. This contract allowed FedEx to place drop boxes at every USPS post office, and has recently been extended until September 2013. USPS continues to be the largest customer of FedEx Express. ..."    



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Plane May Have Lost Mail on Flight from Billings to Kalispell


"...A plane contracted by the U.S. Postal Service may have lost up to two bags of priority mail on a flight from Billings to Kalispell, totaling up to roughly 25 pounds of cargo...."    



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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Man Sentenced For Mailing Marijuana

Man Sentenced For Mailing Marijuana To Mercer County Home

"...will spend time behind bars for mailing more than two pounds of marijuana to an ex..."    



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Items stolen from Dale post office


"...US Post Office employees in Dale discovered Tuesday morning some mail and other items were stolen. The post office closed ..."    



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Eastern Carolina Post Office Under Investigation


"...The Postal Service's Office of Inspector General anticipates prosecution and disciplinary action taken once the..."    



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Alleged Ponzi scammer indicted for mail fraud


"...Accused Ponzi artist Richard Elkinson was indicted for mail fraud for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from 130 investors in an investment scheme, according to the US Attorney's Office in Boston...."    



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How a bold eBay scam was tracked to South Florida


"...``Whenever people would complain on eBay, he would continue to put them off and even blame the post office for the delay,'' said U.S. Postal Inspector Richard Koss, who led the investigation after the congressman's letter landed on his desk in Miramar...."    



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Hindus laud US Postal Service for Mother Teresa stamp and urge for Diwali stamp


"...USPS announcement says that Mother Teresa “had been a citizen of India since 1948” and she “served the sick and destitute of India and the world for nearly 50 years”. She is buried in Kolkata (India). ..."    



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January 2010 CPI-W


"...The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased for January 2010..."    



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Postal workers angry after dog attack case thrown out


"...action against the owners of two rottweilers which savaged a postman has been dropped. Charges against business tycoon Robert Stewart..."    



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Monday, February 22, 2010

Gun Gang Hits Fulham Post Office


"...Robbers wielding sawn off shotguns raided a Fulham Post Office (Feb 15) and assaulted a member of staff before making off with cash...."    



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Hampshire Collection of United States Postage Stamps


"...On Tuesday, Feb.23, Siegel will auction off the Hampshire Collection of United States stamps. Included in the sale are stamps ranging from the last half of the 19th century to the early 20th century...."    



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Postal worker denied benefits in gift card case


"...State records indicate Julie A. Salisbury was working as a clerk at the Mason City Post Office late last year when officials from Victoria's Secret complained that one person had redeemed an unusually large number of gift cards..."    



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Postal Company halts mail distribution due to discovery of parcel bomb


"...The Israel Postal Company's spokeswoman on Monday announced that the public will not be able to receive mail items at the postal office branches throughout the country, due to a suspicious..."    



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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Thanks to postal service employees


"...I want to express my appreciation to all of our letter carriers who came to work and went out to try to make deliveries in conditions that kept many of their customers home. My appreciation also goes out to those who work in Post Offices and our mail processing facilities. -Dr. Joshua D. Colin..."    



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