Tag Archives: US Mail

Cards And Letters

A large share of my personal friends and acquaintances celebrate their birthdays this month.  Jorge begins the April birthday list on All Fools’ Day. One of my oldest pals has his on the 29th.  Various friends and a couple of … Continue reading

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Going Postal (Op Ed)

Hidden just below the surface of many of today’s news headlines in the United States, is the privatization mania that is tempting American movers and shakers. Throughout the years, there have been many attempts to divest the US of our … Continue reading

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Something About The Pony Express

The legends about the original Pony Express are legion and integral to the aura surrounding our ideas about life in the United States during the 19th Century. Most of us learned that the Pony Express was also very short-lived. We were told that the … Continue reading

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