The mailbox contained:

* June 2008 issue of [Nuts and Volts](http://www.nutsvolts.com “Nuts and Volts”) ([Precision Stereo Amplifier – For about $30 in parts, for the core amplifier, and a weekend of soldering SMCs, you can enjoy audiophile quality sound.](http://www.nutsvolts.com/preview.php?issue=70 “View the Table of Contents”))
* May 26, 2008 issue of [Information Week](http://www.informationweek.com “Information Week”) ([Still Wired? Of course you are. But with 802.11n, it’s time to plan for freedom.](http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/wlan/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207801800 “Read the Cover Story”))
* A plea from the [Democratic National Committee](http://www.democrats.org “Democratic National Committee”)

The mailbox contained:

* Summer 2008 issue of [do it yourself](http://www.diyideas.com “do it yourself”) (How to Paint Anything)
* Summer 2008 issue of [Nature Conservancy](http://www.nature.org “Nature Conservancy”) ([Counting On Crabs – Volunteers Rally To Save A Living Fossil](http://www.nature.org/magazine/summer2008/features/ “Read the Cover Story”))
* June/July 2008 issue of [Mother Earth News](http://www.motherearthnews.com “Mother Earth News”) (7 Ways to Make Easy, No-Dig Garden Beds)
* June 2008 issue of [Sojourners](http://www.sojo.net “Sojourners”) ([Making Their Mark – Young Christians are finding new ways to connect their faith to action. The church, and the world, will never be the same.](http://sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0806&article=080610 “Read the Cover Story (Free Registration Required”))
* May 23, 2008 issue of [The Christian Science Monitor](http://www.csmonitor.com “The Christian Science Monitor”) ([World’s top envoy entreats Burma – U.N. Chief Ban Ki Moon entered the nation Thursday and hopes to meet its top leader today.](http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0523/p01s04-woap.html “Read the Cover Story”))
* June 2008 issue of [Boys’ Life](http://www.boyslife.org “Boys’ Life”) (Grand Champs! Scouts conquer the canyon by rock and by rapid.)
* June/July 2008 issue of [domino](http://www.dominomag.com “domino”) (refresh your home!)
* A [2008 Shelby Hamfest](http://www.shelbyhamfest.org “Shelby Hamfest”) Brochure
* An offer from [Columbia House](http://www.columbiahouse.com “Columbia House”)
* An offer from [Verizon](http://www.verizon.com “Verizon”)
* An advertisement from [JCPenney](http://www.jcpenney.com “JCPenney”)
* An advertisement for “Newspaper, Pennies, Cardboard, and Eggs – For Growing a Better Garden”
* Coupons form [Home Depot](http://www.homedepot.com “Home Depot”)
* A [Dharma Crafts](http://www.dharmacrafts.com “Dharma Crafts”) Catalog
* A plea from [Amnesty International](http://www.amnestyusa.org “Amnesty International”)
* A plea from the [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee](http://www.dccc.org “Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee”)
* A plea from the [Arbor Day Foundation](http://www.arborday.org “Arbor Day Foundation”)
* A plea from [The Trust For Public Land](http://www.tpl.org “The Trust For Public Land”)

The mailbox contained:

* June 2, 2008 issue of [Business Week](http://www.businessweek.com “Business Week”) ([Beyond Blogs: What Business Needs to Know](http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/08_22/B4086the_future_of_tech_it_100.htm?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories “Read the Cover Story”))
* June 2008 issue of [Southern Living](http://www.southernliving.com “Southern Living”) (Easy Living Outside)
* Summer 2008 issue of [Lowe’s Creative Ideas for Outdoor Living](http://www.lowescreativeideas.com “Lowe’s Creative Ideas for Outdoor Living”) (Summer Color: Bring your garden back to life with vibrant plants.)
* May 22, 2008 issue of [The Christian Science Monitor](http://www.csmonitor.com “The Christian Science Monitor”) ([Lebanon defuses crisis](http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0522/p01s05-wome.html “Read the Cover Story”))
* Spring/Summer 2008 [ARRL Publications & Products](http://www.arrl.org/shop “ARRL Shop”) Catalog
* A plea from the [America’s Second Harvest](http://www.secondharvest.org “America’s Second Harvest”)
* Coupons from [Valpak](http://www.valpak.com “Valpak”)

The mailbox contained:

* June 2008 issue of [Sound & Vision](http://www.soundandvision.com “Sound & Vision”) (Paul Shaffer’s Greatest Hits)
* May 2008 issue of [RN](http://www.rnweb.com “RN”) ([Frontline Fame – A PICC team ends CRBSIs](http://rn.modernmedicine.com/rnweb/CE+Library/Frontline-fame-A-peripherally-inserted-central-cat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515535 “Read the Cover Story”))
* June 2008 issue of [Virginia Wildlife](http://www.huntfishva.com “Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries”) (Retriever College – For some dogs finishing high school is juts not enough.)
* June 1, 2008 issue of [The Progressive Populist](http://www.populist.com “The Progressive Populist”) ([Can We Cut Gas Prices?](http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/it-even-possible-reduce-gas-prices-year “Read the Cover Story”))
* May 21, 2008 issue of [The Christian Science Monitor](http://www.csmonitor.com “The Christian Science Monitor”) ([Where house bust hits hard](http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0521/p01s04-usec.html “Read the Cover Story”))
* An advertisement for the [T. Rowe Price](http://www.troweprice.com “T. Rowe Price”) Program for Charitable Giving
* A plea from the [National Trust For Historic Preservation](http://www.preservationnation.org “National Trust For Historic Preservation”)
* Coupons from [Food Lion](http://www.foodlion.com “Food Lion”)
* An advertisement from [Dr. Gregory T. Harvey, DMD](http://www.gregharveydentistry.com “Dr. Gregory T. Harvey, DMD”)

The mailbox contained:

* May 19, 2008 issue of [eWeek](http://www.eweek.com “eWeek”) (10 IT Problems You May Not Know You Have)
* A [Pasternack Enterprises](http://www.pasternack.com “Pasternack Enterprises”) Catalog
* A [Limited Too](http://www.limitedtoo.com “Limited Too”) Sale Flyer and Coupon
* A [Virginia Furniture Market](http://www.vafurnituremarket.com “Virginia Furniture Market”) Advertisement and Coupon
* A [Schewels](http://www.schewels.com “Schewels”) Sale Flyer
* A plea from the [Land Trust Alliance](http://www.landtrustalliance.org “Land Trust Alliance”)

The mailbox contained:

* May 26, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) ([The Fall of Conservatism – Why Republican thinkers are worried.](http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/26/080526fa_fact_packer “Read the Article”))
* Summer 2008 [CAMPMOR](http://www.campmor.com “CAMPMOR”) Catalog
* [City of Salem](http://www.salemva.gov “City of Salem”) 2007 Water Quality Report
* Coupons from [Dickey’s Barbecue Pit](http://www.dickeys.com “Dickey’s Barbecue Pit”)
* [Backpacker’s](http://www.backpacker.com “Backpacker Magazine”) “Best Dayhikes In America” (None are in Virginia.)
* A plea from [Bob Goodlatte](http://www.bobgoodlatte.com/ “Bob Goodlatte for Congress”)
* 2 DVD’s from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) (The previous DVD’s were returned Monday, 05/19.):
* Buffalo Soldiers
* I Love Toy Trains: 7, 8, 9

The mailbox contained:

* May 26-June 2, 2008 issue of [U.S. News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com “U.S. News & World Report”) ([Endangered Places – How Humans are Threatening the Existence of the World’s Most Precious Destinations](http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/2008/05/15/endangered-destinations.html “Read the Cover Story”))
* June 2008 issue of [This Old House](http://www.thisoldhouse.com “This Old House”) ([Special Issue! 100% Reader-Created](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/magazines/0,,20200081,00.html “View the Table of Contents”))
* Volume 13, Number 3 of [House to House Heart to Heart](http://www.housetohouse.com “House to House Heart to Heart”) (Are You Covered? In some ways, we live in a scary world.)
* A subscription offer from [Southern Accents](http://www.southernaccents.com “Southern Accents”)

The mailbox contained:

* June 2008 issue of [Smithsonian](http://www.smithsonian.com “Smithsonian”) (The Brains Behind the Jaws – Why Great White Sharks Are Smarter Than We Think)
* Spring/Summer 2008 issue of [The Nature Conservancy’s Virginia News](http://www.nature.org/virginia “Nature Conservancy’s Virginia Section”) (Can We Have Our Bay and Fish It, Too?)
* June 2008 issue of [MAXIM](http://www.maxim.com “MAXIM”) (60 Ways to Kickstart Your Summer)
* A plea from the [Council of Indian Nations](http://www.cinprograms.org “Council of Indian Nations”)
* A plea from [American Farmland Trust](http://www.farmland.org “American Farmland Trust”)
* An offer from [ING Direct](http://www.ingdirect.com “ING Direct”)
* A subscription offer from [Kiplinger’s](http://www.kiplinger.com “Kiplinger’s”)
* An offer from [Cook’s Illustrated](http://www.cooksillustrated.com “Cook’s Illustrated”)
* An offer from [Stamps.com](http://www.stamps.com “Stamps.com”)
* An offer from [The Easton Press](http://www.myeastonpress.com “The Easton Press”)
* An advertisement from Checn ‘n Go
* [Ubuntu](http://www.ubuntu.com “Ubuntu”) 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition & 8.04 LTS Server Edition
* Some magnets and a notepad from [Staples](http://www.staples.com “Staples”)

The mailbox contained:

* Volume 14 of [Make:](http://www.makezine.com “Make:”) (Optics)
* June 2008 issue of [Better Homes and Gardens](http://www.bhg.com “Better Homes and Gardens”) (Easy Summer Living)
* May 26, 2008 issue of [Business Week](http://www.businessweek.com “Business Week”) ([GM’s Challenge: Live Green or Die – The lumbering, money-losing giant finally sees the future. But it may be too late.](http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_21/b4085036665789.htm?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories “Read the Cover Story”))
* June 2008 issue of [TechNet](http://www.technetmagazine.com “TechNet”) ([Hidden in Plain Sight – The Great Debate on Security by Obscurity](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510319.aspx “Read the Cover Story”))
* May/June 2008 issue of [CA](http://caonline.amcancersoc.org “CA”) ([New Colorectal Screening Guidelines](http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/content/vol58/issue3/ “View the Table of Contents”))

The mailbox contained:

* June 2008 issue of [Backpacker](http://www.backpacker.com “Backpacker”) (The Ultimate Hike – How to plan it and pull it off)
* June 2008 issue of [Wired](http://www.wired.com “Wired”) (Attention Environmentalists: Keep your SUV. Forget organics. Go nuclear. Screw the spotted owl. If you’re serious about global warming, only one thing matters: Cutting carbon. That means facing some inconvenient truths.)
* A plea from [America’s Second Harvest](http://www.secondharvest.org “America’s Second Harvest”)
* A plea from the [USO](http://www.uso.org “USO”)
* A subscription offer from [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com “Forbes”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) – It Was a Wonderful Life (The previous DVD was returned Monday, 05/12.)

The mailbox contained:

* June 2008 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org “Harper’s”) ([Turning Away From Jesus – Gay Rights and the War for the Episcopal Church](http://harpers.org/archive/2008/06 “View the Index”))
* June/July 2008 issue of [National Geographic Adventure](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure “National Geographic Adventure”) (The Great Parks Issue)
* May 2008 issue of [The Hightower Lowdown](http://www.hightowerlowdown.org “The Hightower Lowdown”) ([What 8 years of BushCheney have done to the world](http://www.hightowerlowdown.org/node/1633 “Read the Cover Story”))
* May 18, 2008 issue of [St. John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”) “The Record” (The Vestry Visioning Process for St. John’s)
* Coupons from [Kroger](http://www.kroger.com “Kroger”)
* A plea from [The Kenyon Review](http://www.kenyonreview.org “The Kenyon Review”)
* A plea from the [Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation](http://www.historyisfun.org “Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation”)
* A plea from the [League for Animal Protection](http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/lap.html “League for Animal Protection”)
* A survey from [Saint John’s](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke”)
* A subscription offer from [Gourmet](http://www.gourmet.com “Gourmet”)
* A DVD from [Blockbuster](http://www.blockbuster.com “Blockbuster”) – Dexter Season 1, Disc 2 (The previous DVD was returned Monday, 05/12.)

The mailbox contained:

* June 2008 issue of [QST](http://www.arrl.org/qst/ “QST”) (Make Your Own Waves ARRL Field Day June 28-29)
* June 2008 issue of [Esquire](http://www.esquire.com “Esquire”) ([Read Set Obama – Wat We Need Now Is Not A Leader to Assure Us of Our Greatness…But One Who Will Challenge Us to Reassert It.](http://www.esquire.com/features/barack-obama-0608?click=pp “Read the Cover Story”))
* June 2008 issue of [Fast Company](http://www.fastcompany.com “Fast Company”)) (Can This Dude Make Microsoft Cool? Alex Bogusky Is the Steve Jobs of the Ad World. His $300 Million Mission: to Crush Apple)
* May/June 2008 issue of [Columbia Journalism Review](http://www.cjr.org “Columbia Journalism Review”) ([The Future of Writing + Reading](http://www.cjr.org/2008/05/ “View the Table of Contents”))
* May 19, 2008 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker”) ([Virtual Iraq – Simulating war to treat trauma](http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/19/080519fa_fact_halpern “Read the Article”))
* A plea from the [Natural Resources Defense Council](http://www.nrdc.org “Natural Resources Defense Council”)
* A notice from [Radford](http://www.radford.edu “Radford”) about a tuition increase
* An offer from [MetLife](http://www.metlife.com “Metlife”)
* 2 books:
* [Foundations of Nursing in the Community: Community-Oriented Practice](http://www.librarything.com/work/2241434/book/30508210 “LibraryThing”)
* [Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture](http://www.librarything.com/work/5046398/book/30508186 “LibraryThing”)

The mailbox contained:

* May 19, 2008 issue of [Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com “Newsweek”) ([The O Team – Obama has shown he can run a campaign. He’d better get ready for a war.](http://www.newsweek.com/id/136440 “Read the Cover Story”))
* May/June 2008 issue of [Lowe’s Creative Ideas](http://www.lowescreativeideas.com “Lowe’s Creative Ideas”) ([Simple Pleasures – Designs to elp You Enjoy the Outdoors](http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/pdf/CIMayJune.pdf “Read the Issue (pdf)”))
* May 19, 2008 issue of [U.S. News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com “U.S. News & World Report”) ([How to Solve the Global Food Crisis – There are no easy answers. But here are key actions that could ward off impending disaster.](http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/2008/05/09/8-ways-to-fix-the-global-food-crisis.html “Read the Cover Story”))
* May 2008 issue of [Website Magazine](http://www.websitemagazine.com “Website Magazine”) (http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/articles/Mobile_Web_Hope_or_Hype.aspx “Read the Cover Story”))
* Spring 2008 issue of [T. Rowe Price Report](http://www.troweprice.com “T. Rowe Price”) ([Track Stock Market Performance Through Past Economic Recessions](http://www.troweprice.com/gcFiles/pdf/04779-Spring08-final.pdf?scn=2008&rfpgid=7949&ft=GNL_CTT “Read the issue (pdf)”))
* A [Contemporary Forums](http://www.contemporaryforums.com “Contemporary Forums”) Hospital Case Management Administration Conference Brochure
* A subscription offer from [Garden & Gun](http://www.gardenandgun.com “Garden & Gun”)
* A [Schick Quattro](http://www.shickquattro.com “Schick Quattro”) Titanium Razor
* A plea from [Catholic relief Services](http://www.crs.org “Catholic Relief Services”)
* An advertisement from [Life Line Screening](http://www.lifelinescreening.com “Life Line Screening”)

The mailman, who didn’t show up until 15:40, delivered:

* May 19, 2008 issue of [Business Week](http://www.businessweek.com “Business Week”) ([Inside Microsoft’s War Against Google – How Steve Ballmer will challenge the online ad leader without Yahoo.](http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_20/b4084036492860.htm?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories “Read the Cover Story”))
* June 2008 issue of [National Geographic](http://www.nationalgeographicom/magazine “National Geographic”) (Secrets of Stonehenge)
* June/July 2008 issue of [Birds & Blooms](http://www.birdsandblooms.com “Birds & Blooms”) (Special Issue – Hummingbirds)
* Spring 2008 issue of [Anthem’s](http://www.anthem.com “Anthem”) “Living Well With Heart Disease” (Getting the Most From Your Doctor Visits)
* May 1, 2008 issue of [Virginia Interfaith Center For Public Policy’s](http://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org “Virginia Interfaith Center For Public Policy”) LEGISLINK (How working together makes us stronger)
* A notice from the [IRS](http://www.irs.gov “IRS”) about Economic Stimulus Payments
* An offer from [Verizon](http://www.verizon.com “Verizon”)
* An offer from the [IEEE](http://www.ieee.org “IEEE”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) – The Italian Job (The previous DVD was returned Thursday, 05/08.)
* 2 books:
* Kurt Vonnegut’s [Armageddon In Retrospect](http://www.librarything.com/work/4870166/book/30440007 “LibraryThing”)
* Louise Erdrich’s [The Plague of Doves](http://www.librarything.com/work/4672195/book/30439995 “LibraryThing”)

The mailbox contained:

* A book – [American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, Vol. 2](http://www.librarything.com/work/140351/book/30383232 “LibraryThing”)
* A plea from [Food & Water Watch](http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org “Food & Water Watch”)
* A subscription offer from [The Sun](http://www.thesunmagazine.org “The Sun”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix”) – Sister Helen (The previous DVD was returned on Tuesday, 05/06.)
* A plea from the [Red Tail Project](http://www.redtail.org “Red Tail Project”)
* A plea from the [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee](http://www.dccc.org “Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee”)