This Washington Post story, about the Postal Service intentionally slowing down mail sorting and delivery, may explain why the mortgage statement that my lender sent from Utah on July 15 arrived at my house on July 28.
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Oregon blogs (non-blue)
- Alas, a Blog
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- Citizens for Local Accountability (Lake Oswego)
- Claire's What If
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- Jack Bog's Blog (2020+ edition)
- Oregon Commentator
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- Lost Oregon
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- Robin DesCamp
- Utopia, dystopia, frytopia.
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- ZehnKatzen Times
Our public servants
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Our friends up north
Our friends WAY up north
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November 2021
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