Last week, Link offered a sneak peek at the first crop of stamps announced for 2026.
The lineup includes releases honoring Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, the Declaration of Independence and international peace.
We also shared news about the latest issue of the Eagle magazine, featuring an interview with Postmaster General David Steiner.
“Off the Clock” spotlighted Dean Davis, who stars in community theater productions when he’s not working as a USPS business project leader; and “People” highlighted employees who observed Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink and helping promote the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp.
We looked at the role of geospatial analytics in fine-tuning operations, told you about a new “Mailin’ It!” podcast on online shipping options, and examined the history of postal-themed stamps.
As we headed into November, Link published stories on Hazmat Awareness Month, Native American Heritage Month and the Save Vanishing Species stamp, this month’s promoted semipostal.
And “Heroes” told the story of Connie Hawkinson, a Monroe, WI, letter carrier who noticed a customer’s mail piling up. After consulting with neighbors, Hawkinson called the customer’s son and urged him to check on her.
It was later revealed that the customer had fallen in her garage and was lying on the floor for 3 1/2 days — and had heard Hawkinson talking to neighbors but couldn’t get anyone’s attention. She was taken to a nearby hospital and has since recovered.
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