Friday, January 16, 2026
Watch a video about the life of Muhammad Ali
The boxing champion was loved for his victories in and out of the ring
A new Postal Service video spotlights its new stamps honoring Muhammad Ali, the three-time heavyweight boxing champion known as “The Greatest.”
The 4-minute video features comments from Ron Stroman, a member of the USPS Board of Governors, who spoke at the Jan. 15 dedication ceremony for the stamps; Bob Costas, an award-winning sportscaster; Ali’s daughter, Laila; and the stamp subject’s widow, Lonnie Ali, who is also lifetime director and vice chair of the board of the Muhammad Ali Center.
“Many of us remember his victories in the ring: Winning gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics; stunning the boxing world by becoming heavyweight champion just four years later; and regaining the heavyweight title against George Foreman in Zaire. But perhaps Muhammad Ali’s deeper, more lasting legacy is one of service,” Stroman says in the video.
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People
A letter carrier with an eagle eye
This employee found and delivered a customer’s lost bracelet
Demopolis, AL, Letter Carrier Konai Davis has been receiving accolades from her community for a good deed she performed during the hustle and bustle of the most recent peak season.
After attending the city’s popular Christmas on the River parade with friends and family, customer Anna Fleming realized a sentimental bracelet she had been wearing had fallen off during the crowded event. At the time, she was hosting a parade watch party for about 20 guests.
“I couldn’t break up the party to look for it, but I had it on my mind that whole day,” she said.
Fleming, who lives one street from the parade route, retraced her steps the following day. She combed the grounds of the event along with her sister. She also searched her own house high and low.
She turned to social media for help and posted a photo of the bracelet in the hopes someone might find it and return it to her.
Davis, a 19-year Postal Service employee whose delivery route includes the area Fleming was searching, saw the post and kept her eyes peeled for almost a week. Then one day as Davis was walking back to her vehicle, she spotted something near the main parade route.
“When I got up closer, I saw it was a bracelet. To be honest, if I hadn’t seen that post, I would’ve kept passing it by because it was so small and dainty. I don’t know how, but I spotted it. Everything happens for a reason,” she said.
Davis then compared the bracelet to photos Fleming had posted and messaged her to ask if it was the bracelet she was looking for, and it was. She delivered it to a grateful Fleming later that evening.
“It was the best delivery I made during peak season,” Davis said.
Fleming had received the bracelet as a gift from her mother after the birth of one of her three children.
“I had already given up and after searching twice, I wasn’t going to go back to look for it again. I was about to accept that it was gone, but it was so sweet to get it back. It was a little miracle,” Fleming said.
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News Quiz
Getting your ducks in a row
What do you know about the new year’s USPS benefits changes?
“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 are the maximum health spending account contribution limits for 2026?
a) $4,000 for self-only coverage and $8,500 for family coverage
b) $4,200 for self-only coverage and $8,650 for family coverage
c) $4,400 for self-only coverage and $8,750 for family coverage
d) $5,000 for self-only coverage and $9,000 for family coverage
2. True or false: The number of blooms displayed on stamps in the Low Denomination Flowers series correspond to each stamp’s cent value.
a) True
b) False
3. For married New Jersey letter carriers Travis Lapi and Alyssa Dickerson Lapi, what is the best part about working the same type of job?
a) Identical paychecks make it easier to make a budget.
b) Neither person worries about what to wear to work.
c) They both understand each other’s daily challenges.
d) They will both retire at the same time.
4. According to USPS employee Stacy Shuda, a dedicated birder in her free time, how long does it take bluebird babies to grow almost as large as their parents?
a) Three weeks
b) Four weeks
c) Five weeks
d) Six weeks
5. What alerted Algona, IA, Retail Associate Yanira “J” Crosser that one of her customers was being scammed?
a) The address on the customer’s package was incorrect.
b) The customer felt unsure of the transaction.
c) The customer said he was about to mail a $2,000 money order to someone he didn’t know.
d) The letters the customer was trying to mail were addressed to a fraudulent company.
Answers: 1) c. 2) a. 3) c. 4) a. 5) c.
January 24, 2026
Datebook
Book signing at the National Postal Museum
James H. Bruns, author of “Delivering for America: How the United States Postal Service Built a Nation,” will sign copies of the book in Washington, DC.
The event will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum, located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.
A limited number of books will be available for purchase at the museum gift shop. The book is also available through the online Postal Store, some Post Offices, and retailers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
No registration is required. More information is available on the museum’s website.
USPS library acquires copy of UPU anniversary book
The USPS Corporate Library has obtained a copy of “The World as a ‘Single Postal Territory’: The UPU’s Role in History.”
The book’s release marked the close of 150th anniversary celebrations for the Universal Postal Union, or UPU, and explores its place in global history.
The book includes insights from more than 20 postal scholars who attended the first UPU Historians’ Colloquium in Bern, Switzerland, in 2024.
USPS Historian Stephen Kochersperger contributed one of the chapters: “United States Parcel Post, 1887-1984: A Century-Long Road to Joining the UPU Parcel Post Agreement.”
Postal Service employees may borrow a hard copy of the book, which is written in French and English, from the library. The book is also downloadable as an ePUB or PDF.
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Watch a video about the life of Muhammad Ali
The boxing champion was loved for his victories in and out of the ring
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People
A letter carrier with an eagle eye
This employee found and delivered a customer’s lost bracelet
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News Quiz
Getting your ducks in a row
What do you know about the new year’s USPS benefits changes?
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January24Datebook
Book signing at the National Postal Museum
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USPS library acquires copy of UPU anniversary book