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		<title>Letter Writers for 65 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/06/letter-writers-for-65-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve shared stories with you before about people who had been penpals for many, many decades.  Here is another one I ran across about two women who have been writing to each other since they were pre-teens and are now in their 70&#8217;s.  How remarkable!  Enjoy!
Read: Across the Pond&#8230;
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		<title>The Power of Writing and Responding</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/05/writing-and-responding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 17:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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Kids from Valley Park Schools in St. Louis had an unlikely project for their P.E. class&#8230; writing letters!  Apparently the philosophy at Valley Park is to frequently integrate writing into the curriculum wherever they can, even sports!
So the kids were directed to write essays about sports figures who inspire them.  They then sent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Note Thrown Out the Window</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/04/note-thrown-out-the-window/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a man on a train, traveling at high speeds toward an uncertain future. It&#8217;s war time and he&#8217;s on a death train to Auschwitz.
He&#8217;s worried about his daughters, from whom he is separated, and scribbles on a note to friends. He then throws the note out the window hoping that someone will find the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middle Schoolers Become Presidential Pen Pals</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/03/middle-schoolers-become-presidential-pen-pals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a nice story about some middle school children writing to the President and getting an answer back.  Sweet!
Metro West Daily News
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		<title>Kids Post Office</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/03/kids-post-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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In Ohio, Fairland Elementary has created a small post office inside their school. Modeled like a real post office (as near as possible) it is operated by kids and each classroom and grade has their own address.
What an awesome way to teach kids about letter writing!
You can read the story at the Ironton Tribune.
[photo credit: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effective Complaint Letter</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/02/effective-complaint-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I once wrote a complaint letter to a hotel and got a free weekend stay on my return visit.  Once I wrote a complaint letter to a bleach company and got a replacement skirt for a co-worker who had her clothes ruined by an exploding bleach bottle.  A well-written complaint letter can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Postal News</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/02/more-postal-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two pieces of news:
On the last postal news entry I mentioned the idea of the USPS reducing delivery service due to some of the cost constraints and significant losses they are suffering (to the tune of about $3 Billion).
Today there was a news story about the salary of the Postmaster General which was pretty astounding. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save the U.S. Postal Service (and Rate Increase)</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/02/save-the-po/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/02/save-the-po/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently reading this post on the postal service rate increase coming up.  Personally, I always hate to see it, but know it&#8217;s a necessary evil of the times.
However, this article in particular was really depressing.  They said the effects of the rate increase are a &#8220;drop in the bucket&#8221;.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Write Letters to Veterans</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/02/kids-write-letters-to-veterans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/02/kids-write-letters-to-veterans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle Herrmann, an elementary school teacher, began a tradition of having her classes write letters to veterans of the Vietnam War.
In a news story from Beloit Daily News, Herrmann describes the value to the children and to the Veterans.  The children get to learn about history, patriotism and giving. The Veterans learn that we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postmaster General Suggests Cutting Delivery</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/01/mail-deliver/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/01/mail-deliver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you seen the news story about the Postmaster General asking the government if they can cut mail delivery back to five days per week?
It&#8217;s scary to think about such a big change in something that has been the same every day of our lives.   When I heard about a rate increase in [...]]]></description>
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