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Published: December 23, 2007
Letter carrier finds choice of career delivers every day
By Paula Burkes Erickson
Veteran letter carrier Billy McGruder since September has been feeling the holiday spirit — literally. Retailers started mailing Christmas catalogs the Tuesday after Labor Day, increasing the heft of his bag to 35 and 40 pounds.

It's been particularly cumbersome these past several weeks, when customers are leaving stacks of outgoing cards to post. There've been times, McGruder said, when he's ended the street with...

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