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PostalMag Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Inventing Amazon’s New Electric Delivery Vehicles

Amazon has ordered 100,000 electric delivery vehicles—the largest-ever order of electric delivery vehicles—from Rivian, a producer of emissions-free electric vehicles with a vehicle development center in Plymouth, just outside Detroit. Amazon’s transportation team spent 18 months evaluating a variety of electric vehicle options to reduce its carbon footprint. To move quickly, the team realized the […]

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PostalMag Sunday, February 2, 2020

For the Mailmen to Read

About five years ago PostalMag.com published Marty Blumberg’s poem “The Mail Must Go through.” It was a great success and only two weeks ago Marty published a book, “My Brooklyn, My Way” that tells of his childhood days in the 50s growing up in Brooklyn. Marty’s dad was a letter carrier for over 40 years […]

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PostalMag Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Laurel, Nebraska Post Office

The Laurel, Nebraska Post Office serves ZIP Code 68745. Photo by Thomas M. Rosner, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Laurel Post Office 205 E 2nd St Laurel, NE 68745

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PostalMag Sunday, January 26, 2020

Congressman Hears North Portland Postal Complaints

Fifty residents and business owners from North Portland told their mail delivery horror stories to Congressman Earl Blumenauer this morning at the Celebration Tabernacle in downtown Kenton. The postal forum was organized by Communities and Postal Workers United. Letter carriers and customers bemoaned the late, delayed and misdelivered mail in the area. Representatives from Kenton […]

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PostalMag Thursday, January 23, 2020

Fixing North Portland’s Mail Forum 1/25/2020

Press Advisory Contact: Jamie Partridge 503-752-5112 Fixing North Portland’s Mail What: Postal Forum with Rep. Earl Blumenauer When: Saturday, January 25, 9:30-10:30am Where: Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N Denver, Portland, OR 97217 Who: Residents, Business and Postal Workers Why: Congressman Rep. Earl Blumenauer wants to hear our 97217 mail stories! Blumenauer has pledged to take our […]

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PostalMag Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Mina, Nevada Post Office

The Mina, Nevada Post Office serves ZIP Code 89422. Photo by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Mina Post Office 215 8th St Mina, NV 89422

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PostalMag Saturday, January 11, 2020

Postal Retirement Q&A January/February 2020 by Roseanne Jefferson

Roseanne is a retired USPS employee with an extensive background in USPS retirement, disability retirement, OWCP, EEO, Labor Relations and HR. She conducts individual and group counseling and is able to comprehensively discuss the pros and cons of employees who are on OWCP, disability retirement and regular retirement. Roseanne will be happy to answer your […]

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PostalMag Sunday, January 5, 2020

Another Postal Truck Catches Fire and Burns

Yet another USPS Postal LLV delivery truck has caught fire and burned, like hundreds of others, this one in Junction City, Kansas (in early Jan. 2020). This makes at least four in the last month that have burned. HUNDREDS of the delivery trucks have burned in similar fashion. Incredibly there have been only a few […]

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