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We the People…

November 6, 2020 By Carol

Here’s a little known story about the United States Constitution. First, let’s review the preamble after the words: “We the People… “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves […]

Filed Under: Content, Great Finds, Handwriting, Newsflash Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, America's birth certificate, Arthur Plotnik, Benjamin Franklin, Blessings of Liberty, Continental Congress, George Washington, Jacob Shallus, James Madison, perfect Union, Posterity, Revolutionary War, Secretary William Jackson, the Constitution of the United States, The Man behind the Quill, True North, We the People, Wikipedia

Update: The Big Send

October 26, 2020 By Carol

Here’s an update from Vote Forward. The final numbers are unbelievable. Just thinking about generating $9 million dollars in postal revenue, puts a big grin on my face… Thank you! Here at Vote Forward we wanted to take a moment to say thank you for volunteering with us this year, and for all your extraordinary efforts to […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash, Post Office News Tagged With: #TheBigSend, letter writing, Protect our Democracy, The Big Send, virtual phone banking, volunteer opportunities, Vote Forward, voteforward.org, voter suppression

The Big Send-10 Million Letters

September 18, 2020 By Carol

  Yesterday I learned about VOTE FORWARD‘s nonpartisan, letter writing campaign to get disengaged voters to vote this November. The purpose is to encourage citizens who feel their voices are not being heard- to give voting a second chance and  increase voter turnout in this year’s very important election. As volunteers, we will be writing […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Letters Shape Opinions, Newsflash Tagged With: 10 million letters, disengaged voters, Hamilton, handwritten please vote letters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, support Democracy, The Big Send's Big Week, Vote Forward, voter turnout, Why I always vote

Hot Potato: How to Make Your Vote Count

September 5, 2020 By Carol

Originally, I wrote “Hot Potato’ for my Connecticut neighbors.  Then I realized, of course- EVERYONE NEEDS TO HOT POTATO THEIR BALLOT because of the serious problems the post office is having with delayed mail…   Hot Potato: How to Make Your Vote Count A recent headline shouts: “1 Million Primary Ballots Were Mailed Late.” (NYT- […]

Filed Under: Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash, Uncategorized Tagged With: 1 Million Primary Ballots Were Mailed Late, absentee ballot requests, Absentee ballots, allowable designee, Am I registered to vote?, COVID-19, Hot Potato, How to Make Your Vote Count, New York Times, Official ballot drop box, polling places, post office, voting by mail, Will You Have Enough Time to Vote by Mail in Your State?

Our Post Office is being hijacked

August 21, 2020 By Carol

“They told us not to speak to the press.” Maria, my letter carrier, anxiously blurted out.  She continued saying- that the local postmaster made a rare appearance on the workroom floor today, swooping around in a nervous frenzy, cautioning the carriers to “keep mum.” I relayed to Maria, that when I was a carrier, if […]

Filed Under: Content, News clipping, Newsflash, Post Office News Tagged With: APWU, COVID-19, Etienne Laurent/EPA, GeorgeW.Bush, mail carrier in El Paso Texas, Moveon.org, national treasure, Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images, Post Office is being hijacked, Postmaster General DeJoy, prefunding mandate, protestors at Pasadena post office, the guardian, Trump, United States Postal Service, usmailnotforsale.org, vote-by-mail

Snail Mail to the Rescue

July 14, 2020 By Carol

Dear Reader- Letter writing is making a comeback! People are seeking the comfort of the deeper connection that comes with a handwritten letter during this time of global uncertainty.  Supportive articles abound. In case you didn’t see this one, I’m posting it here, and I’ll send more as I find them. Keep the ink flowing! […]

Filed Under: Content, Guest Author, Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash Tagged With: Brianca Hadnot, Brianca Jay., Christianna Wincek, coronavirus, George Floyd, Justin Hodges, Kathlene Postma, Katie Case, Kenzie Myer, Laura Stanfill, Letters Against Isolation, Mail Art, Ronan Bowie, snail mail, Snail Mail Is Getting People Through This Time, Soren Bowie, sympathy cards, The New York Times, Tove Danovich, United States Postal Service, Zoom

“You are very important to me.”

May 18, 2020 By Carol

    The post office has been the focus of a lot of media attention lately. Much of it is prompted by the financial uncertainly that the USPS finds itself in during this coronavirus pandemic.  At present, there are more questions than answers. Still, postal workers continue to give “essential service” during this crisis. On […]

Filed Under: Letter Writing in the News, MAKES SENSE, Newsflash, Post Office News Tagged With: coronavirus pandemic, Emerson Weber, essential workers, Good Morning America, handwritten letters, letter carriers, Megan Brennan, NALC, NPR.org, Paul Barner, thank you notes, The Postal Record, the Postmaster General, USPS

Buy some stamps today

April 14, 2020 By Carol

Once again, I must ask you to help “Save the Post Office!” The business closures due to the coronavirus pandemic have reduced mail volume by 50%. The USPS has asked Congress for financial assistance and the Trump administration has refused. Without emergency funding the post office is on the brink of insolvency, and may have […]

Filed Under: Letter Writing in the News, Main, Newsflash, Post Office News Tagged With: call you congressman, Common Dreams, Marvin Gaye, postal workers, Scooby-Doo, send a card, stamps by mail, Trump administration, USPS, Washington Post, write a letter

The “Quarantine Challenge”

March 30, 2020 By Carol

  How are you managing to make sense of this COVID-19 global pandemic? I confess, I haven’t written a single letter in a long time. I feel so bummed-out by the coronavirus situation, the different government responses to it, the massive layoffs, and the resultant, ever-increasing world-wide death toll. I am overwhelmed AND often paralyzed […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Guest Author, Journaling, Newsflash, Special Occasions Tagged With: balance, calm, Catherine Price, chaos, checking the news, community, coronavirus, COVID-19, global pandemic, How to Break Up with Your Phone, letter writing, panic mode, pen in hand, Screen Life/Balance, social distancing, The Quarantine Challenge, world-wide death toll

25 Years of Graceful Envelopes

November 24, 2019 By Carol

At last, here’s some “eye candy”- the 2019 Graceful Envelope Contest Winners with their Put Your Stamp On It  masterpieces. There is no question, The Graceful Envelope Contest elevates “mail art” to museum quality levels. Every year, since 1994, the Washington Calligraphers’ Guild and the National Association of Letter Carriers team up to sponsor the  […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, News clipping, Newsflash, Post Office News, Special Occasions, Stationery Tagged With: 25 years of Graceful Envelopes, calligraphy, eye candy, Graceful Envelope Contest, Linae Frei of Janesville WI, Lisa Leong-Tsang of Bellevue WA, Mail Art, NALC, National Association of Letter Carriers, Put Your Stamp On It, Sally Penley of Olympia WA, Scripsit, Seeing, Seeing Double, Shari Jobst of Aberdeen WA, Sherri A. Trial of Carlisle PA, The Washington Calligraphers Guild, Tori Bell of Tacoma WA

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