Punxsutawney Phil’s forecast for more winter appears to be panning out, so Link passed along USPS reminders about winter injuries and the importance of watching where you walk — valuable advice year-round but especially timely in icy weather.
There was also an admonition to follow cyber best practices, since a majority of data breaches are found to be caused by human error, a cautionary tale from the USPS Office of Inspector General about a former mail carrier sentenced to 15 years for drug trafficking; and a “Mailin’ It” podcast on a multimillion-dollar fraud in California.
We explored the history of Presidents Day, highlighted an Associated Press story about a revival of letter writing, examined a few Valentine’s Day postmarks and offered a look at the Year of the Horse video.
Link also shared the bittersweet story of Amanda Rogers and Scott Miller, who kept the area maintenance technician craft all in the family; “Off the Clock” profiled Mark Inglett, the strategic communications manager for Central Area who teaches martial arts to students young and old; and “People” highlighted the long career of Larry Schultz, a letter carrier in Lincoln, NE, who began his postal career in 1966.
Finally, “Heroes” spotlighted Daniel Mills, an Elkin, NC, letter carrier who rescued a woman who had fallen in her home — and also saved the cakes that were burning in the oven.
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