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Decline of Personal Letters Highlights Digital Age Shifts
A Washington Post report surveys American letter writing as emails and social media replace handwritten notes. It notes fewer than half of all bills were mailed in 2010 and discusses nostalgia for letter writing through voices of Webster Newbold and others.
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Washington
Twitter
Facebook
Webster Newbold
Ball State University
Muncie
Post Office
Benjamin Franklin
Andy
Aldrich
Vienna
Bob Cvetic
Waldorf, Md
Mike Stanley
Silver Spring
Stanley
Postal Service
Newbold
Aaron Sachs
Cornell University
Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens
Twain