Tag: letters

Montana Republicans Report Letters With Mysterious Powder After Similar Mailings in 2 Other States

Republican lawmakers in Montana are sharing that they received letters with white powder as federal agents investigate mysterious substances similarly mailed to GOP officials in two other states. In a Friday night tweet, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte said he has received “disturbing” reports of anonymous threats sent to legislators. The Montana attorney general posted on…


FBI Investigates After 100 Letters Containing White Powder Sent to Kansas Lawmakers

Republican lawmakers and officials in Kansas said they received letters containing white powder, and the FBI along with state investigators are now involved. In a June 18 statement, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation confirmed “the white powder found in letters sent to Kansas legislators and public officials” and that about 100 such letters were sent…


Why I Still Send Picture Postcards—Traveling or Not

By George Hobica From Tribune News Service Trust me on this, traveler: Sending picture postcards to friends and family spreads joy back home and in the process reveals aspects of your destination you’d otherwise miss. I know this because I am an obsessive picture postcard sender, as you’ll see. You’ve already guessed, from your own…


8 Wonderful Benefits of Letter Writing for Kids

I love to get cards and letters in the mail, don’t you? There’s just something truly special about a handwritten note that really brightens my day. When we were homeschooling, I wanted my kids to understand and appreciate the value of handwriting, so we wrote letters to family and friends as a regular part of…


1,500 Letters Written by World War II Soldier to His Wife Discovered: ‘Amazing Collection’

An incredible collection of more than 1,500 letters, cards, and telegrams written by a young soldier to his wife during World War II has been unearthed after being hidden away for over 70 years. Lieutenant David Dawson wrote to his wife, Blanche, often between 1939 and 1945. Ruth Walker, who’s from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, in England, and…


38 Wartime Love Letters Found in Box Bought at Auction Returned to Late Veteran’s Family

Somehow, 38 wartime love letters shared between a U.S. Medical Corps doctor serving in Korea and his wife back home in Detroit, Michigan, ended up in a box in a basement in Ontario. But luckily, that was not the end of them. Kingsville, Ontario, resident Angela Thompson found the box decades after the letters were written…