In response to the concern about postal rates I, more than anyone,
am aware of the ramifications.  The cost of mailing the AMICA Bulletins
has made a substantial leap upwards.  AMICA can exist, like other
organizations, with mostly retired volunteers using their spare (and
not so spare) time.

The US Post Office is in huge debt, some $9 billion (yes, with a "b").
According to my local postal clerks, the cost of fuel has been a big
factor, followed by the fact that what was once done by letters is now
done by email.

The Internet has replaced the mail as the source of global village.

Bill Chapman - AMICA Membership Secretary