How often do you send mail through the Post Office? And by that I mean when was the last time you used a real stamp? My mother still sends all her bills through the mail. But she never buys stamps. Every few months we have the same exchange: HER: “Do you have any stamps.” ME: […]
Jaime Escalante to be honored with US Postage Stamp
To many of us the name Jaime Escalante is the name of an unforgettable and inspiring teacher, a character played by Edward James Olmos, who led an underprivileged and underserved (mostly) Hispanic class to conquer AP Calculus against all the low expectations of the school system and society. Yes, this is the plot to the movie “Stand […]
Have you seen the USPS stamps featuring Mexican artist Martín Ramírez?
Somehow I missed this last month when the US Post Office released the Limited Edition Forever stamps featuring work of Mexican artist Martín Ramírez. I’m thrilled at this, and not just because they’re honoring a Mexican (though I’ll admit that that’s a big part of it). I’m happy they’re looking outside the box to new […]