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Higher Postage Rates Effective May 11, 2009

Higher postage rates seem to be turning into an annual event held in May, and this year the new price gives a nod to Obama’s rank in history.The 44th President of the United States will soon have his own 44-cent stamp.

On Monday, May 11th, 2009, the United States Postal Services (USPS) is raising postal rates. The new rate for a first-class letter will increase from 42 cents to 44 cents. Flat-rate Priority Mail envelopes will increase from $4.80 to $4.95. The rate increases effect all parts of the country equally, including Hawaii and Alaska.

44th president on 44 cent stamp

One way you can hedge against the rate increase is to buy a stockpile of “forever” stamps. These are available at most post offices and don’t have a price printed on them. This means that they will be accepted forever, regardless of future rates.

For more details about the postage rates increase, visit usps.com.

See the details of last year’s rate increase.

Barack Obama First President Born in Hawaii

The 2008 presidnetial election was historic in many ways. For residents of Hawaii, President-elect Obama represents another historic first: the first to-be president born and raised in Hawaii. Obama was born in Honolulu on August 4, 1961 to young parents who were attending the University of Hawaii. He graduated from Punahou High School in 1979. Like many locals, he has moved away to pursue his career and raise his family. Let’s hope all of the aloha that comes from Hawaii will help him face the staggering challenges ahead. Congratulations, President-elect Obama! E malama pono.

Obama Loses Last of Relatives that Raised Him

Madelyn Dunham died of cancer Sunday evening November, 2, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was the grandmother of Barack Obama and made famous by her role in his life as his white grandmother from Kansas.

She was the last surviving member of his family that was involved with raising him. Her husband, Stanley Dunham, died in 1992. Their daughter, Ann Dunham, who was Obama’s mother, died of ovarian cancer in 1995. Obama’s father, Barrack Hussein Obama Sr, came from Kenya and died in car accident in 1982.

Obama’s surviving family members include his half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng (they have the same mother) of Honolulu and his step-relatives through his father in Kenya . He also has two daughters, Sasha and Malia, with his wife Michelle.

Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii.