July 30th, 1921
North Pole Mail Carrier Indicted for Theft, Delay, Destruction of Mail
Fairbanks, Alaska – Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Wilson announced that Melissa M. Lascurain, 40, of North Pole has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of Mail Theft and Delay or Destruction of Mail by a Postal Employee. According to the indictment, between November and December 2019, Lascurain was employed as a contract […]
DeJoy to Unveil Plan to Slash Post Office Hours, Hike Postage Prices
In the face of growing calls for his ouster, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday morning is reportedly expected to unveil a plan to slash Post Office hours, hike postage prices, and extend first-class delivery times—changes likely to worsen nationwide mail slowdowns that began following implementation of DeJoy’s initial round of operational reforms last year. According to the Washington Post, which first […]
Brentwood Drive Prowler Apprehended after Crash Tuesday Morning
Anchorage police were alerted of a prowler by a caller on Brentwood Drive at 1:07 am on Monday morning and responded to the 7900-block of that location to investigate, AAPD says. The caller told police that they saw the suspect looking into several homes in the area and provided a description of the suspect’s vehicle. […]
February 15th, 1919
Postmaster General Pushes Plan for Slower Mail, Higher Prices
Undeterred by the backlash and widespread delays that followed his disruptive operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service last year, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is reportedly planning to roll out another slate of policies that would significantly hike postage rates and further slow the delivery of certain kinds of mail. While the plan has yet to be finalized, new […]
New Bill Aims to Scrap ‘Ludicrous’ Mandate Forcing Postal Service to Prefund Retiree Benefits Decades in Advance
“The unreasonable prefunding mandate has threatened the survival of the USPS and placed at risk vital services for the millions who rely on it.” A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would scrap an onerous 2006 mandate requiring the U.S. Postal Service to prefund retiree benefits decades in advance, an obligation that’s been […]
How Widespread Is Voter Fraud in the US?
WASHINGTON – Americans’ interest in voting by mail has surged this year as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. Allegations of double voting in the southern U.S. state of Georgia have further fueled a politically fraught debate over voter fraud ahead of the November presidential election. This week, Georgia’s top election official announced that as […]
US House Passes $25B in Emergency Postal Service Funding
The House of Representatives passed emergency legislation Saturday to provide $25 billion to the U.S. Postal Service as the country prepares for possible record numbers of mail-in votes during the November election amid the coronavirus pandemic. The vote of 257-150 would also roll back operational changes to the Postal Service that have slowed mail […]