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Environmental Stewardship at the Postal Service
The Postal Service has 220,000 vehicles on the road to transport and deliver mail, and more than 34,000 facilities. The agency's "direct" carbon footprint is only one-twentieth of 1 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in America.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Letter Carriers Honored for Heroism
Harrisburg, PA, Keystone Station Letter Carrier Tim Foote was named the 2009 National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Hero of the Year for saving his neighbor's life during a fire. Foote and five other carriers were honored at a reception held recently in Washington, DC.
Posted: October 16, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Divorce, Health Insurance and a Retired Federal Employee
A divorced spouse of a retired federal employee has been frustrated in her attempts to continue her coverage under his federal health insurance policy even though she had a court order requiring her ex-husband to "continue to pay...the premiums due on the medical" policy.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Postmaster by day Comedian, Artist and Illustrator by Night
Earl Musick is a husband, father, Postmaster, professional cartoonist and illustrator, comedian, spokesperson and ghost writer.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
The Singing Letter Carrier
In Dallastown, Pennsylvania, Justin Conway is known by his customers as the ‘mailman,' but to his musical fans, he's songwriter, singer and musician "Jud" Conway.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
The Postal Service and National Hispanic Heritage Month
Every year Americans celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month — September 15 to October 15 — by celebrating the history, culture and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
What's Your Priority? Helping Those in Need
If you ask shelter, food bank and other charitable organization employees and volunteers about how 2009 is shaping up, the answer seems to be the same — donations are down; need is up. Here's how you can help.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Greening of Postal Blue
Recently USPS was awarded the White House Closing the Circle Award for its Green Purchasing Program (GPP). This brings the number of closing the circle awards USPS has won to 40. The program began in 1995.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Postal Service Searches for Ways to Stabilize Costs and Shrinking Mail Volume
Closing Postal Service stations and branches has been in the news for months. The list presented to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for further consideration is down to 413 locations.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
What's In a Name?
It wasn't until 1967 that selected postal facilities began being named in honor of individuals - usually by Congress and sometimes by the Postal Service. Honored individuals have included important local and national figures, legislators and postal employees who died in the line of duty. Where did the original Post Office names came from? There was some confusion back in the 1800's and mail could not be delivered to some locations accurately without changes.
Posted: September 4, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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