Articles by Marilyn Jones
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum: Houston Attraction Memorializes American Military History
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston, Texas pays tribute to the first six all African American Army units formed in 1866 by Congress. It also honors all the men and women who served this nation in the military since the Civil War.
Posted: August 20, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Restoring the Past for Future Generations
Walking into the Springfield, Ohio Post Office is like entering a 1934 time warp. The art deco interior has been uncovered and the community recently celebrated the building’s rebirth with an open house and reception.
Posted: July 5, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Making a Difference - One Can at a Time
Postal workers in these two towns did more than their share in helping the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) collect more than one billion pounds of non-perishable food during the 18th annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive last month.
Posted: June 7, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
USPS Supervisor Takes Bowling Teams to State Championship — Again
Pleasure Ridge Park, KY, Post Office Supervisor Don Ijames spends his free time coaching the local high school girls bowling team. "And we've won the state title four times in the past five years," he said.
Posted: June 3, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Finding History Where History is Being Made
The JFK Special Warfare Center and School Museum at Ft. Bragg, NC houses weapons, military art and international cultural items with an emphasis on Special Operations units from WWII to present day.
Posted: June 1, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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Marilyn Jones has been a journalist for
more than 30 years and is currently a freelance feature writer specializing in
travel. Her articles have appeared in major newspapers including the Boston
Globe, Akron Beacon Journal and Chicago Sun-Times as well as
regional travel magazines.
Her career with the Postal Service began in 1982 when she
was hired as a rural carrier relief. After becoming a full time rural carrier,
she began writing for postal publications including Postal Life and Memo to
Mailers and wrote and produced a local newsletter for employees working in
central and southeast Ohio. A USPS Corporate Communications employee for more
than 10 years, she also served as a Communications Specialist in Columbus, OH,
a Communications Program Specialist in New York City, and a writer/editor based
in Philadelphia.
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