More on how Planet Postal Revolves Around Amazon – Still Beating this not Quite Dead Horse

By Mel Carriere – July 22, 2015 Excerpt: “If Jeff Bezos had a not quite dead horse to beat like me, you bet he would flog that animal mercilessly for not making production quotas. He has already started to sneak his heavy handed, 19th century style management into the postal service, which became clear to…

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USPS Extra Services Overview

July 2015 Extra services are enhancements that, for a fee in addition to postage, provide greater security and accountability for mail, convenience to the sender, or improved handling. Extra services are not available with Periodicals. Not all extra services are available for all classes of mail and only certain services may be combined for the…

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Postal worker, wife arrested for fake doctors excuses

WATERLOO | A postal worker and his wife have been arrested for allegedly concocting phony doctors excuses to get out of work. Joseph Edward Herold, 34, and Nichole Lee Herold, 34, of Waterloo, were arrested June 30 for tampering with records. They were released from jail pending trial. The charges stem from a February investigation…

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Senate Appropriations OKs 10-year credit monitoring for feds

By Lauren Larson – July 22, 2015 (Updated July 23, 2015) The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment today to give victims of the Office of Personnel Management data breaches no less than 10 years of identity and credit-monitoring services and $5 million in liability protection for related damages. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an…

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