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The award casts renewed scrutiny on Bianco’s Sheriff’s Department two weeks before primary election ballots land in Californians’ mailboxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

So he began typing up a summary of the top headlines and stuffing copies in people’s mailboxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Yellow ribbons are tied around mailboxes and roadside library posts.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Yellow ribbons are tied to neighbors’ mailboxes and trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Lloyd and Flopears and Lester went out one night and stuffed a given amount of road apples into people’s mailboxes.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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