Hat's off to the mail carriers who've braved elements over the years to make it all work. We take them for granted, no doubt. At least we can recognize them today at the 100-year mark.

Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks.

The USPS and a union representing city carriers struck a tentative deal on a new contract Friday. The deal sees COLA adjustments and raises with a requirement that new vehicles have air conditioning.

Postal carrier Howie Cunningham wears a camel hat on his route in central Springfield every Wednesday to remind his customers that it's "hump day".

Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks.