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Ray Collier, the city’s postmaster, has lived there since 1934 and remains skeptical.
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Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
What did Eliza, a village postmaster, have to do with art?
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The town’s old post office provides desks for writing letters to Santa; each note is thoughtfully answered by the postmaster and mailed back before the big day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
However, the town was forced to change its name in 1846 after an Indiana postmaster needed to address mail complications.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
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Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
What did Eliza, a village postmaster, have to do with art?
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The town’s old post office provides desks for writing letters to Santa; each note is thoughtfully answered by the postmaster and mailed back before the big day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
However, the town was forced to change its name in 1846 after an Indiana postmaster needed to address mail complications.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmaster. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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