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USPS Clerk Passport Earns Agent of the Year Award

USPS Contributor

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Mar 16, 2018

2018 Passport Agent of the Year, April Burger.   USPS® Clerk Wins Passport Agent of the Year for Outstanding Services For Jefferson City, MO Clerk April Burger, providing customers with great service is just part of the job. “April takes …

Inside USPS, Postal HQ, Postal People

USPS Internship Provides Valuable Hands-On Experience

Tim Ratliff

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Dec 1, 2017

USPS Summer Marketing Internship Comes to an End for Michigan Student From left, Summer Marketing Intern LeeAnn Lugo and Customer Service Program Analyst – Retail Lois Gunlogson review data at the Customer Experience Local Operation Center.   With the closing weeks …

Postal People

USPS Letter Carrier Featured in LA Marathon Documentary

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Aug 18, 2017

Vietnam Veteran & USPS Letter Carrier Featured in “Mile 19”, a LA Marathon Documentary Los Angeles Bicentennial Letter Carrier Johnnie Jameson enjoys running in marathons. Last year, the Vietnam War veteran was featured in a documentary about his life as …

Postal People, Stamps

How a Postage Stamp Saved My Life

Meiko Patton

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Aug 14, 2017

I didn’t know it at the time, but 48 hours was all the time that I had left with the most extraordinary woman I had ever known. That woman was my mom. As I reflect back, the night before she …

In the Community, Postal People

Ottawa Post Office Delivers Despite Illinois Tornadoes

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Jun 23, 2017

Illinois Tornadoes Don’t Stop Ottawa Post Office™ Ottowa Letter Carrier Leticia Guzman delivers after tornado strike. Ten tornadoes crossed northern Illinois, with the strongest two impacting the communities of Naplate and Ottawa. According to the National Weather Service, the two …

Inside USPS, Postal People

USPS Employee Shares the Most Common Postal Abbreviations

Denise Varano

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Mar 17, 2017

Your Guide to Postal Abbreviations My days of studying French are over, but I’ve found new work in translating the wild world of words at the Postal Service® starting with monkey-free swing rooms, buggies without babies and bird-less cages. Sound …

Celebrations, Inside USPS, Postal People

Wouldn’t Change a Thing After 50 Years of Federal Service

Elizabeth Najduch

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Nov 18, 2016

  Postal worker Daniel Kistka celebrates 50 years The Postal Service® has experienced a lot of changes in the last half century including the introduction of ZIP Code™ and Express Mail® service . At the Jackson, MI Post Office™ one thing …

In the Community, Postal People

All About Post-a-Nut, Hawaii’s Mail a Coconut Program

Duke Gonzales

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Nov 4, 2016

Mailing a Coconut is a Must-Do for Hawaii Post Office Visitors  Long-time postal employees are used to seeing unusual items in the mail stream. Live crickets, golf clubs, even a set of tires. It’s all in a day’s work. But …

Postal People

Mail Delivery Rises Above Kokomo Tornado Devastation

Mary Dando

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Oct 14, 2016

  Neither snow nor tornado…nothing keeps the Kokomo, Indiana postal employees from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Not even 165-mph winds from an EF3 tornado in August 2016 could deter these postal employees from ensuring every piece of …

Postal People

Inspirational Couple Sets a Running Record

Tim Ratliff

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Oct 7, 2016

Marathon Love Couple Hits 25K Mile Mark Crossing the finish line took only seconds. Reaching this point took 25 years. After competing in more than 270 races, Lansing, IL, Letter Carrier Jamie Parks and his wife Lynn have crossed the …

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