Public Affairs

The U.S. Postal Service will release a commemorative Forever stamp honoring former President Jimmy Carter on Oct. 1, the date that would’ve marked his 101st birthday.

The stamp was unveiled in a ceremony at the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park in Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia. Representatives from the Friends of Jimmy Carter organization and the National Park Service joined USPS at the unveiling.

Featuring a 1982 oil-on-linen portrait created for Carter’s official White House portrait, the stamp celebrates Carter’s enduring legacy, from his presidency and humanitarian work to his Nobel Peace Prize and founding of the Carter Center.

– De’Andra Gaston, 360 Media, Inc., The Atlanta 100

I was a devoted sports fan when I was teenager. If my teams lost – and they often did – I’d feel sad for days. Later I questioned my choices, but remained loyal to my school and hometown teams. After decades of devotion, some became champions, others may never.

Things went differently with American politics. I chose one team and they only had one rival. The wins came often enough, but the losses seem to injure more deeply.

And then I realized American voters provide gravity, inexorably pulling the pendulum back towards center. Our founders were genius. I thank God for it.

– Chris Schroder, The 100 Companies

May 5 is a national day to bring awareness, honor and remember the numerous Indigenous persons who have been murdered or gone missing all across America. The U.S. Department of Justice reports Native American women face murder rates 10 times above the national average.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety has brought in former Alaska State Trooper Anne Sears to lead the department’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons initiative.

Sears was the first Alaska Native woman hired as an Alaska State Trooper and is now working to address the staggering gap in unsolved cases encompassing Indigenous persons in Alaska.

– Jessica Small, The Alaska 100