The mailbox contained:

• December 24, 2007 issue of U.S.News & World Report (A Return to Ritual – Why many modern worshipers, including Catholics, Jews, and evangelicals, are embracing tradition.)
• Winter 2007 issue of Save the Bay (Lynnhaven River Looks Forward)
• December/January 2008 issue of Cook’s Country (Easy Holiday Menu Starts with Herbed Prime Rib)
• A pay stub
• Coupons from Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
• A subscription offer from The Natural Contrarian
• A subscription offer from Food & Wine
• An offer from The Glenlivet

The mailbox contained:

• December 24, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek (Google’s Next Big Dream)
• January 2008 issue of Linux Journal (Security)
• January + February 2008 issue of Mother Jones (The Last Empire – Can the world survive China’s rush to emulate the American way of life?)
• January 2008 issue of MAXIM (The Drinking Man’s Guide To Booze)
• Coupons from Food Lion
• An offer from Verizon 

The mailbox contained:

• January 2008 issue of Nintendo Power (Nintendo Power’s 20th Anniversary)
• January/February 2008 issue of American Girl (It’s AG Magazine’s 15th Birthday!)
• January/February 2008 issue of Sierra (Stalking Genius – In the melting Arctic, one smart animal looks to another for survival strategies)
• A coupon from Hallmark

The mailbox contained:

* January/February 2008 issue of [National Geographic Traveler](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler “National Geographic Traveler Website”) (Passage to China)
* November 2007 issue of [Cook’s Country](http://www.cookscountry.com “Cook’s Country Website”) (Herb-Roasted Turkey)
* January 2008 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org “Harper’s Website”) (The God of the Desert – Jerusalem and the Ecology of Monotheism)
* December 17, 2007 issue of [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com “The New Yorker Website”) (Treasure Hunt – How a rare statue of Aphrodite became the focus of the fight over antiquities, and led to the fall of a Getty Museum curator.)
* December 16, 2007 issue of [The Record](http://www.stjohnsroanoke.org “St. John’s Roanoke Website”) (The Mystery and Miracle of Christmas)
* A plea from the [Roanoke Valley YMCA](http://www.ymcaroanoke.org “Roanoke Valley YMCA Website”)
* A DVD from [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com “Netflix Website”) (The previous DVD was returned Monday, 12/10.)

The mailbox contained:

• January 2008 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (Street Fighter 4)
• November 2007 issue of Echolocations (Disc 5.4)
• A coupon from Barnes & Noble
• A plea from the Sierra Club
• A plea from Jim Gilmore
• A plea from the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
• A plea from Oxfam
• A plea from St. John’s Episcopal Church
• A postcard from Rick Woodson Honda
• An advertisement from Dr. Gregory T. Harvey, DMD

The mailbox contained:

• A Lakeside Collection Catalog
• Coupons from Papa John’s
• A plea from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• A plea from Doctors Without Borders

The mailbox contained:

• January 2008 issue of Money (The Best Money Websites)
• January 2008 issue of Popular Mechanics (You’re Being Watched)
• December 2007 issue of Game Developer (Postmortem:  5th Cell’s Drawn To Life)
• December 17, 2007 issue of U.S.News & World Report (Father Figures)
• Winter 2007-2008 News from The Library of America
• A Lands’ End Catalog
• A coupon from Staples
• Coupons from Chick-fil-A
• A Psychiatric Nursing 2008 Conference Brochure
• A plea from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
• A plea from Blue Ridge PBS
• A plea from The Carter Center
• An offer from MetLife

The mailbox contained:

* December 17, 2007 issue of [BusinessWeek](http://www.businessweek.com “BusinessWeek Website”) (Future Seed)
* December 2007 issue of [BBC Music](http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com “BBC Music Website”) (Christmas with John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir)
* November/December 2007 issue of [The American](http://www.theamerican.com “The American Website”) (China Menace & Model)
* A plea from [Care](http://www.care.org “Care Website”)
* A plea from the [ARRL](http://www.arrl.org “ARRL Website”)
* A plea from [Rescue Mission Ministries](http://www.rescuemission.net “Rescue Mission Ministries Website”)
* A plea from the [Science Museum of Western Virginia](http://www.smwv.org “Science Museum of Western Virginia Website”)

The mailbox contained:

* January 2008 issue of [Outside](http://www.outsideonline.com “Outside Magazine Website”) (The Fitness & Nutrition Issue)
* November, December 2007, January 2008 of [Virginia Nurses Today](http://www.virginianurses.com “Virginia Nurses Today Website”) (Save the Date!!)
* A plea from [AmeriCares](http://www.americares.org “AmeriCares Website”)
* A plea from the [Salvation Army](http://www.salvationarmyusa.org “Salvation Army Website”)
* A plea from [Christ House](http://www.christhouse.org “Christ House Website”)
* A coupon from [JCPenney](http://www.jcp.com “JCPenney Website”)

The mailbox contained:

* January & February 2008 issue of [Cook’s Illustrated](http://www.cooksillustrated.com “Cook’s Illustrated Website”) (No-Knead Bread 2.0)
* Winter 2008 issue of [American Heritage](http://www.americanheritage.com “American Heritage Website”) (Treasures Found in Robert E. Lee’s Lost Trunk)
* A [Circuit City](http://www.circuitcity.com “Circuit City Website”) Gift Flyer

The mailbox contained:

* January 2008 issue of [Computer Shopper](http://www.computershopper.com “Computer Shopper Website”) (PC Buying Guide)
* December 2007 issue of [Circuit Cellar](http://www.circuitcellar.com “Circuit Cellar Website”) (Graphics and Video)
* November 2007 issue of [Oncology Net Guide](http://www.oncng.com/ “Oncology Net Guide Website”) (The Gearhead’s 2007 Holiday Gadget-Buying Guide)
* December 2007 – January 2008 [Sierra Club](http://www.sierra.org “Sierra Club Website”) News (Earth Friendly Friday – December 14 “Acoustic Appalachian Holiday”)
* An offer from [T.Rowe Price](http://www.troweprice.com “T.Rowe Price Website”)
* Holiday 2007 [Highlights](http://www.highlights.com “Highlights Website”) Toy Catalog
* An offer from [Investor’s Business Daily](http://www.investors.com “Investor’s Business Daily Website”)
* A plea from [America’s Second Harvest](http://www.secondharvest.org “America’s Second Harvest Website”)

The mailbox contained:

* December 2007 issue of [Ridge Runner](http://www.bsa-brmc.org “Blue Ridge Mountains Council Website”) (Scouting Art Tour Featuring Rockwell and Csatari)
* [CAMPMOR](http://www.campmor.com “CAMPMOR Website”) Gift 2007 Catalog
* A [1-800-flowers.com](http://www.1800flowers.com “1-800-flowers.com Website”) Catalog
* A [Bed Bath & Beyond](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com “Bed Bath & Beyond Website”) sale flyer and coupon
* An offer from Biotech Research
* An offer for “The Country Doctor Handbook”
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org “ACLU Website”)
* A plea from [America’s Second Harvest](http://www.secondharvest.org “America’s Second Harvest Website”)
* A plea from [American Farmland Trust](http://www.farmland.org “American Farmland Trust Website”)

The mailbox contained:

* December 10, 2007 issue of [U.S.News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com “U.S.News & World Report Website”) (America’s Best High Schools)
* An offer from [Comcast](http://www.comcast.com “Comcast Website”)
* Coupons from [Home Depot](http://www.homedepot.com “Home Depot Website”)
* A plea from the [Oxford American](http://www.oxfordamericanmag.com “Oxford American Website”)
* A plea from [The Smile Train](http://www.smiletrain.org “The Smile Train Website”)
* A plea from the [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee](http://www.dscc.org “Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Website”)
* A plea from the [ACLU](http://www.aclu.org “ACLU Website”)
* A plea from the [Appalachian Trail Conservancy](http://www.appalachiantrail.org “Appalachian Trail Conservancy Website”)

The mailbox contained:

* December 10, 2007 issue of [BusinessWeek](http://www.businessweek.com “BusinessWeek Website”) (Can Greed Save Africa?)
* December 2007 issue of [Current History](http://www.currenthistory.com “Current History Website”) (The Middle East)
* An advertisement from [MKB Realtors](http://www.mkbrealtors.com “MKB Realtors Website”)
* An offer from [Verizon](http://www.verizon.com “Verizon Website”)
* An offer from Dealer Services
* An offer from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
* A sample of stamps from [Staples](http://www.staples.com “Staples Website”)
* A plea from [TAP](http://www.tapintohope.org “Total Action Against Poverty (TAP) Website”)
* A plea from the [Adventure Cycling Association](http://www.adventurecycling.org “Adventure Cycling Association Website”)

The mailbox contained:

* December 2007 issue of [MACTECH](http://www.mactech.com “MACTECH Website”) (Product Guide)
* January 2008 issue of [Car and Driver](http://www.caranddriver.com “Car and Driver Website”) (Best Sports Sedan?)
* November 2007 issue of [Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology](http://www.clinicaladvances.com “Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology Website”) (Monitoring Minimal Residual Disease in Pediatric Hematologic Malignancies)
* [Lands’ End](http://www.landsend.com “Lands’ End Website”) Holiday Plus Size Collection Catalog
* December 2007 [HP](http://www.hp.com “HP Website”) Home & Home Office Store Catalog
* A [Goody’s](http://www.shopgoodys.com “Goody’s Website”) Coupon
* A plea from the [American Humanist Association](http://www.americanhumanist.org “American Humanist Association Website”)
* A plea from [The Humane Society of the United States](http://www.hsus.org “The Humane Society of the United States Website”)
* A plea from the [International Campaign for Tibet](http://www.savetibet.org “International Campaign for Tibet Website”)
* A plea from [Habitat for Humanity](http://www.habitat.org “Habitat for Humanity Website”)