ELECTION 2010

ELECTION 2010 Tag 191, used for domestic and international mail–in ballots. Tag 57, used to identify campaign mail. The mid–term election season is well underway. Already, more than half of the states have conducted primaries and are planning for Election Day, Nov. 2.In addition to local issues, voters in this year’s elections will cast votes for...

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CURE FOR MEDS DISPOSAL

PRESCRIPTION MAIL-BACK PROGRAMS WORK In 2007, USPS joined the University of Maine’s Center on Aging to start a first-in-the-nation pharmaceutical return-by-mail program . The plan provided consumers with free merchandise return envelopes to mail old or unneeded medications to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency for safe disposal.The one–year program...

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celebrated Flag Day at the Main Post Office.

PATERSON, NJ, HONORS ITS OWN. Three Paterson, NJ, employees took center stage June 14 when congressional, community, veterans and postal representatives celebrated Flag Day at the Main Post Office.“As we honor our nation’s flag, it is important to also express our sincere appreciation and pay tribute to those men and women who have served in...

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NEW MAILING RULES

LEGAL CHANGES RESTRICT MAILING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTSTo comply with legislation passed this year by Congress and signed into law by the president, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products will be subject to new mailing regulations beginning June 29. Public Law No. 111-154 — Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act — was signed March 31.With only a few limited exceptions, packages containing cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products can no longer be mailed. The ban extends to cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco. The prohibition does...

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JUST A PEEK

From left, Sacramento District Manager Bill Hodson, Pacific Area Vice President Drew Aliperto and Sacramento Postmaster Al Santos. The Postal Service presented a sneak preview of the new “Negro Leagues Baseball Stamps” prior to a recent Sacramento Rivercats and Tacoma Rainiers minor league baseball game. The unveiling took place at Raley...

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WHO’S THE GREENEST OF THE GREEN?

PMG SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS NOMINATIONS OPEN USPS has a number of goals to reduce its carbon footprint. Lowering greenhouse gas emissions, using less petroleum-based fuel and decreasing facility energy use are three of the major ones. Reaching those goals will take a coordinated effort from everyone in the Postal Service.A number of employees are already...

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PEBBLE BEACH WINNERS

The Golden Bear envelope. The U.S. Open 100th Anniversary envelope. PEBBLE BEACH          WINNERS. The best drive of this year’s U.S. Open will be to the Pebble Beach Post Office, where visitors to the national golf championship can add two souvenir envelopes to their golf memorabilia collection.The 100th anniversary...

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