Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Betty White is the star of this USPS video
The beloved entertainer and animal welfare advocate is featured on a new stamp
A new Postal Service video spotlights the Betty White stamp, which honors the life of the entertainer and animal lover.
The four-minute video contains archival footage and features comments from singer Lance Bass, a friend of White’s who shared a mutual love of animals.
Amber McReynolds, chair of the USPS Board of Governors, provides the introduction.
“A true cultural icon, Betty will always be remembered as one of the funniest and most popular entertainers in American history,” McReynolds says in the video.
Milestones
Appointments, awards and retirements
Here’s a look at recent USPS announcements
• Shanty A. Doodnauth, transportation contracts manager, was named acting air transportation category management center director.
• Baltimore Postmaster Le Gretta Y. Goodwin was named Indiana District’s acting manager.
• Minneapolis Postmaster Kenneth A. Johnson and Grand Rapids, MI, Postmaster William J. Rowe have completed detail assignments and resumed their regular duties.
• Marek Kazibwami was named Northwest Division’s processing operations senior director. He previously served as the Seattle Network Distribution Center’s plant manager.
• Las Vegas Postmaster Donald D. Kravos was named Nevada-Utah District’s acting manager.
• Steve E. Laird was named plant manager of the Morgan Processing and Distribution Center in New York City. He previously served as plant manager of the Northern New Jersey Metro Processing and Distribution Center in Teterboro.
• Phyllis A. O’Neil-McInnis was named national human resources senior director. She previously served as Atlantic Area’s human resources field director.
• Karen Meehan, international pricing and financial reporting director,was named acting mailing and services pricing director. Samie Rehman, mailing and services pricing director, was named acting international pricing and financial reporting director.
• Kyler G. Simmons was named plant manager of the North Houston Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Texas. She previously served as distribution operations manager.
• Jeremie Six was named Kansas-Missouri District manager. He previously served as Los Angeles postmaster.
• Paula M. Williams was named the Detroit Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager. She previously served as the Duluth, GA, Local Processing Center’s plant manager.
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Diabetes is a damaging disease
This condition can be managed with healthy choices
About 38 million adults in the United States have diabetes, and 1 in 5 of them don’t know they have it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when levels of blood glucose, or blood sugar, are too high, affecting how the body turns food into energy.
Insulin is a hormone that manages blood sugar levels. With diabetes, the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or the body doesn’t use it properly, allowing too much glucose to build up in the bloodstream.
Diabetes raises the risk of damage to the eyes, kidneys, nerves and heart. It is also linked to certain types of cancer.
There are two main types of diabetes:
• Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas makes little or no insulin, requiring a person to administer daily insulin to survive. It is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and symptoms often develop quickly.
• Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body doesn’t use insulin properly. It develops over many years and is usually diagnosed in adults. Symptoms are often unnoticeable, so it is important to get your blood sugar tested if you’re at risk.
A healthy lifestyle can help manage diabetes, including losing extra weight; being more physically active; eating plant foods such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains; eating good fats such as olive oil and nuts; and avoiding fad diets.
The CDC’s website has more information.
Link nominated for award
Link is a nominee in the Employee Communications Awards, a national competition organized by Ragan, a professional development organization for people who work in corporate and government communications.
Link is a finalist in the newsletter category along with eight other organizations, including Carnival Cruise Lines, PwC and Michigan State University.
Winners will be announced Wednesday, April 9.
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Betty White is the star of this USPS video
The beloved entertainer and animal welfare advocate is featured on a new stamp
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Milestones
Appointments, awards and retirements
Here’s a look at recent USPS announcements
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Diabetes is a damaging disease
This condition can be managed with healthy choices
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Link nominated for award