The mailbox contained:

* August 15, 2008 issue of [The Progressive Populist](http://www.populist.com “The Progressive Populist”) (The Rise and Fall of an American Beer) [Read](http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/07/17/budweiser/index.html “Read the Cover Story”)
* September 2008 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com “Backpacker”) (Sweet Solitude! The wildest, quietest, darkest, and least-visited places in the Lower 48.)
* An advertisement from [Sprint](http://www.sprint.com “Sprint”)
* An advertisement from [Verizon](http://www.verizon.com “Verizon”)
* An offer from the [Cooking Club of America](http://www.cookingclub.com “Cooking Club of America”)
* A notice from the [Roanoke Valley YMCA](http://www.ymcaroanoke.org/main/index.php “Roanoke Valley YMCA”) stating that our monthly rate is increasing $2 per month, from $71 to $73
* A plea from [Planned Parenthood](http://www.plannedparenthood.org “Planned Parenthood”)
* A plea from [Doctors Without Borders](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org “Doctors Without Borders”)