Alaska Postal Employee trains Special Olympics athletes, set record lifting 716 pounds

Power player Postal Employee’s avocation shifts career, life trajectory Alaska District employee Mark Eppihimer unlocked a wealth of strengths when he got into power lifting a decade ago. “I thought it might be fun to do some strength training,” he said. “After about five years, I decided to do it competitively.” Eppihimer — 6’3”, 300 […]

Special Olympics, Robert Robinson Taylor, Martin Ramirez stamps to be issued in 2015

Three previously unannounced stamps for 2015 have been added to next year’s United States stamp program. The U.S. Postal Service will issue commemorative stamps in early 2015 honoring the Special Olympics, architect Robert Robinson Taylor, and artist Martin Ramirez. Postal Service spokesman Mark Saunders provided these details to Linn’s Stamp News, along with updates of […]