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McCorkle's heavy Southern accent added a strong voice to the novel as well as to the characters. She opened with the first chapter which introduces Wallace, a postal worker who is witness to a series of letters written by a female lover to a man who has committed suicide. These letters have appeared at the post office over a number of years, and Wallace's intrigue is shared by to the reader as one wonders how the lover's plot will be revealed. McCorkle explained that these letters are continued through the novel, but not in any chronological order...
...attempting to slash Medicare spending. The Republicans had so bungled their mandate and had pushed such an extreme agenda, Gephardt said, that Democrats should be given another chance. Which made sense to Arlyn Hodson. "We'll see you in the Speaker's seat!" the 66-year-old retired postal worker and Air Force veteran shouted to Gephardt. "Anyone's better than the nut they got in there...
...that would put "deadbeat dads" on the legal hot seat. For one, he said he would eliminate a loophole that allows fathers who fail to pay child support to escape punishment just because they live in another state. He also announced a cooperative effort between states and the U.S. Postal Service to display "wanted" posters of delinquent parents alongside those of murderers and bank robbers. "No one should be able to escape the responsibility of bringing a child into this world," Clinton said. Coupled with a welfare bill, he added, his proposals could move 800,000 women and children...
...researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. According to the study, about 20 American workers are killed and 18,000 are assaulted every week. Most of the victims are white males between the age of 25 to 34 who serve the public or handle cash. Postal workers, believe it or not, did not appear on the list. -->
Source: U.S. Postal Service, Humane Society...