Word: mailbox
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seems like once a week offers for amazing credit cards--"no annual fees!" "low monthly payments!"--arrive in each Harvard mailbox...
When the 800-page course guide arrived in your mailbox, you were likely overwhelmed by the immense offerings Harvard presents. A closer look at academic life here in Cambridge, however, shows that the possibilities aren't quite as endless as they seem...
...past three weeks Harris has sent out forms to about 200 addicts, including 10 men who can qualify with vasectomies. From her home computer she answers scores of supportive e-mails--and occasional hate messages--that pour into her mailbox: Luvbabies@aol.com...
What makes Van Riper's program special, say volunteers, is that it is personal and direct. "The government assistance shows up in the mailbox," says Jay Cox, a Presbyterian mentor. "We show up at the front door." And when they do, some are learning as much as they are teaching. Like how easy it is to lose a job because the car broke down and there is no public bus, or because a kid was sent home sick from school and the mother needed to be home too. "So now we're developing, just out of compassion and knowledge...
Here's how little faith Steve McNamara has in his credit-card company: every month, rather than simply drop his payment in a mailbox, the Mill Valley, Calif., resident trudges to the post office to send in his Visa bill by certified mail, so he'll have the receipt as proof that he paid on time...