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    Charities begin at my mailbox, it appears

    Nov 01, 2017 2 minutes

    They start arriving before July 4. By Christmas I have received 23 calendars for the new year. Unsolicited calendars! I don’t mind supporting charities but I prefer to select my own. How did I get on so many mailing lists?

    Then there are the envelopes that come marked URGENT or THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE! For what? To send a donation? Really?

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