In this era of voice mail, email and messages limited to 140 characters telling friends and family how and what you’re doing, a genuine hand written message is a true gift.

Of course, there’s no wrong way to tell someone you care. As long as you’re speaking from the heart, the sentiment will surely be appreciated. But a handwritten note expressing encouragement to a friend or relative who may be going through a difficult time is more personal. A real letter dropped in the snail mail will …

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Raising the price of our postage just isn’t doing it for the U.S. Postal Service which reports a $2.4 billion loss at the end of its third quarter (April 1 – June 30).

My kids did their part by sending lots of letters from camp, but most of America has seen a dismal decline in mail volume, which according to the Postal News has fallen by nearly 20 billion pieces in 2009 compared to the first three quarters of last year. Blame it on the widespread economic recession and electronic mail.

The …

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