Celebrations, In the Community
February is a very special time for me. It’s a time when our nation celebrates and widely honors the proud legacy of African-Americans and their central role in U.S history. Black History Month started as “Negro History Week.” It was …
Without my letter carrier, this hobby of mine would be a lot less fun. My letter carrier has a hard job. I’m sure there is a lot of debate, most justified, about the payroll and benefits enjoyed by the common …
In the first two decades of the 20th century, a craze for sending and collecting postcards swept the nation. A confluence of events created perfect conditions in the U.S. for the spread of “postcarditis,” as some journalists called the craze. …
Correspondence chronicles Presidents’ lives Love letters penned by presidents have touched thousands through the rare lens they offer into the private lives of the first families, before and after the White House. This is the third and last installment …
I’m thrilled to report that thousands of communities throughout America on May 10 donated 72.5 million pounds of non-perishable food items to help feed hungry families across this nation. On April 25, I wrote a blog about the annual Stamp …
Dear USPS: I am anybody in any town USA (actually I am Jesse King and I live in Nevada City, California). I have a story I want to share with you and everyone else: As I was picking my kids …
“What was the best thing you ever received in the mail?” When we asked customers this question recently, we figured everyone would respond with a generic answer like “a birthday card.” But a funny thing happened on the …
Letter carriers walk through their communities every day, often coming face to face with a sad reality for too many — hunger. So, each year since 1992, letter carriers across the nation have collected non-perishable food donations from their customers …