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She helped her customer " then fed the cats
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (125+ words) Rural Carrier Deanna Owsley was delivering mail to a home in Clinton, MO, when she noticed that her customer didn't answer the front door as she usually did. The Postal Service employee contacted a neighbor who had a spare key. They…...
Here's what Link covered April 19-25
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (275+ words) Stamp season is heating up. As Link reported last week, USPS celebrated its Figures of the American Revolution release " 25 stamps featuring the portraits of 25 individuals involved in the fight for independence " at a first-of-its-kind interactive exhibition at the Smithsonian National…...
They're on two different paths
1+ week, 1+ day ago (361+ words) As the schedule of 51 USPS career conferences begins this month and runs through August, Sadaqah Amal-Jones shares how she has benefited from these events. The Robbinsdale, MN, customer services manager has attended several career conferences, taking advantage of the networking…...
Here's how U. S. envoys around the world get their mail
1+ week, 2+ day ago (331+ words) A partnership between the Postal Service and the State Department ensures that U. S. Mail gets to American diplomats and their families " no matter how remote the posting. The Diplomatic Post Office, or DPO, is an arm of the State Department that…...
A woman of many talents
3+ week, 1+ day ago (267+ words) Evelyn Marguerite Craig, the first woman letter carrier to deliver mail in Washington, DC, since World War II, died March 26 at age 91. According to her obituary, the Temple University graduate was also a talented musician with perfect pitch who performed…...
Animated adventures
3+ week, 1+ day ago (235+ words) News Quiz" is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. " 1. How many episodes of Mail with Mr. ZIP" will air in the program's second season? 2. Yorktown Heights,…...
USPS recommends new prices
3+ week, 1+ day ago (295+ words) The Postal Service has filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect Sunday, July 12. The new rates include a 4-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to…...
When getting requests by phone, don't trust " verify
3+ week, 3+ day ago (246+ words) The Postal Service is reminding employees and contractors to be on guard for cybercrimes involving deceptive phone calls. Vishing, or voice phishing, is a type of scam where cybercriminals call people to get them to reveal sensitive personal and financial…...
He heard yelling and stopped to investigate
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (124+ words) Letter Carrier Randy Matson was delivering mail in Warren, PA, recently when he heard someone crying for help. Matson came upon a customer who had sustained a serious head injury. The 95-year-old customer was working in her yard when she…...
Responding correctly
4+ week, 1+ day ago (246+ words) News Quiz" is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. What does the acronym CORE stand for? a) Caring for Other Realities and Entities b) Centering Outside Response Energy…...