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Article: Bulk of junk mail amazes woman
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- January 28, 2001
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Bulk of junk mail amazes woman
A year later she has collected 55 pounds of catalogs, coupons
By CHRIS HUTCHINS
Cox News Service
Sunday, January 28, 2001
West Palm Beach, Fla. -- Don't underestimate Mary Stepaniak. When
this West Palm Beach resident gets a mind to do something, she does
it. Case in point: The junk-mail project.
Now, Mary's a kind soul. She's got a great smile, and a laugh that
makes you laugh. She's known for being funny and spontaneous. But in
late 1999, the 67-year-old was fed up. Fed up with all the junk mail
she and her husband, Ray, were getting.
"I said to Ray, `Look at all the junk mail! This is all waste!' "
Mary says. "Can you imagine how many people get this junk ...