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	<title>A Passion for Letter Writing &#187; Tradition</title>
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		<title>Legacy Letters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Ethical Will is a document plainly understood as a legacy letter. Traditional ethical wills, originating in the Biblical period, were the responsibility of fathers to transmit ethical values to their sons. Contemporary ethical wills are written at every age, often in times of transition and personal challenge by men and women alike. &#8211; Excerpt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feb 4th, Thank Your Mailperson!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 4th is Thank Your Mailperson Day!  What can you do to thank the person who delivers your mail?
Please be aware that postal carriers must follow particular gift rules!  Please read this article for a nice overview.
The basic idea is:

Don&#8217;t give your postal carrier cash!
Whatever you give them, if it&#8217;s a gift card [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Letter to His Daughters</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of buzz about the open letter from Barack Obama to his daughters.  If you&#8217;ve not done so, you can read it over at Parade.  It&#8217;s a great letter.
I write letters to my kids.  Never as well-written as this one, but engaging, tender and hopeful.  I&#8217;m not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 64-Year Letter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of a round robin letter?  I have never done one, but I have heard of them.  
It&#8217;s a letter where you have a group of people and you basically write letters in a circle &#8212; Person 1 sends her letter to Person 2.  That person writes a letter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Capsule Letter</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2008/12/time-capsule-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a New Year&#8217;s letter writing tradition?  I&#8217;ve talked about Thanksgiving notes, Christmas newsletters and now it&#8217;s time to move on to what we can all do for the end of the year.
On New Year&#8217;s Eve, gather around with paper and pen and some drawing material for the kids.  Have everyone [...]]]></description>
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