Santa Claus, also known as Patrick Farmer, at Santa Claus House in North Pole, Alaska Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009, holds letters from children sent this year that the U.S. Postal Service says they will no longer deliver. Citing privacy concerns, postal officials say that generically addressed letters to "Santa Claus, North Pole" will no longer be forwarded to volunteers in the Alaska town as has been done for years. (Sam Harrel / Fr 47625 Ap)
Santa Claus, also known as Patrick Farmer, at Santa Claus House in North
Pole, Alaska, holds letters from children sent this year that the U.S. Postal
Service says they will no longer deliver. Citing privacy concerns, postal
officials say that generically addressed letters to "Santa Claus, North Pole"
will no longer be forwarded to volunteers in the Alaska town as has been done
for years. (AP Photo/Sam Harrel)
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
