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  BISMARCK, N.D. - Rural America has faced increased delivery times, reduced service standards, and a distressed Postal Service workforce according to a Postal Service Inspector General report on mail volume.
  "I think it's a very inexpensive way to send probably 90 percent of whatever, if not higher, than what you're going to do," said Pruse.
  In rural North Dakota, however, it's more of a struggle. Some have trouble getting mail delivered. Others have too much volume for their post office to handle.
  "Particularly here in North Dakota, we have roughly 1,900 dedicated Postal employees who work hard every day to serve their communities, and rural America matters to the postal service and we're committed to continuing service improvement," said Brennan.
  Sen. Heidi Heitkamp invited Brennan to tour a Bismarck sorting facility to see some of the issues firsthand.
  "We have a postmaster general who does things like this, who comes out, who sends her people out, who responds to questions, but, those questions persist." said Heitkamp.
  Brennan says some of those questions can be answered if Congress gave more USPS pricing flexibility. Heitkamp suggests allowing the service more room to innovate.\
  If you'd like to voice your concerns about the Postal Service, you can go to http://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/fixmymail
  That leads to Heitkamp's Fix My Mail initiative. Since launching the site earlier this year, she says she's received more than 550 letters.
  You can almost make flag crafts for kids out of any material you have. But making them out of pipe cleaners is not so easy. Do you know that you can make a flag out of red and blue striped straws? It is easy to do once you get started.
  To make the flagpole, bend one red straw at a right angle. You will need to make it a little longer, so attach a small piece of a red straw about 1 1/2 inches to the bottom.
  Next make the blue part of the flag (I just love blue). Cut one blue straw so that it measures 2 inches from the flexible part.
  Cut another blue straw so that it measures 1 1/2 inches from the flexible part. Cut eight pieces 1 3/4 inches.
  For the bottom corner of the flag you will need four red straws. Take one straw and bend it. Place the bend on the bottom of the blue part of the flag. Cut off any extra that is above the top of the flag. Continue placing the other three straws. The bend is on the corner of the blue piece. You will need some small pieces to fill in the gaps.
  When the four straws are in place, place two more red pieces next to the side of the flag. Also put one piece on the bottom of the flag. Tape everything to hold.
  According to Wikipedia there might have not been “one” first United States America flag but many. An early flag was called the Betsy Ross. It had 13 5-pointed stars in a circle formation on a patch of blue to represent the original 13 colonies. It also had red and white stripes.
  The thirteen stripes that are colored red and white are recognized as the 13 original colonies. The strips also represent the sun’s rays.
  Each color of our flag is also special. The white represents purity, the red the blood spilt for those who died for our county, the blue is for justice.
  Flag crafts for kids are a way you can share with your kids the importance of the symbols of our county.
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  I’ll admit it, I love baby keepsake crafts. My baby is 19 months now and since she was 6 weeks old I’ve been try new keepsake crafts. They are only little for a little while. I want to have as many keepsakes as I can to look back on and remember how little she really was. These also make great gifts to loved ones from your little one.
  In no way am I a good painter. I love doing crafts but often times they do not come out how I initially pictured them. I have come to belief that, that is part of the charm. Canvases were on sale at Michael’s (arts and craft store) so I decided to try this craft I saw on Pinterest.
  Step 2: Paint your child’s hand and place them around the sun. They will be the sun’s rays. Instead of just hands you can alternate your child’s hand and foot.
  Optional Step 6: Laminate finished caterpillar (if you don’t have a laminator you can bring the project to a teacher supply store and they can laminate it for you). I recommend laminating the project if you are giving it as a gift or would like to keep as a keepsake. You can also glue a magnet to the back.
  Who doesn’t love their little ones tiny hands and feet, know you can look back at them forever with this easy hand and foot craft. This craft is not only good for infants but also young children. It makes a great Christmas, Valentine’s or Birthday gift for parents and special people in that child’s life. Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your own handprint/footprint craft.
  Step 2: Flatten out the dough using hands make two circle shapes big enough to fit the child’s hand and foot. You can use a rolling pin and circle cookie cutter to make it easier if you like. Circles should be 1/2 to 1 inch in thickness.
  Step 3: Take the baby’s foot and press down into the center of the circle. On the second circle repeat with hand. You may need to do this a couple of times before you get it right.
  Step 4: You can either let the clay air dry for 2 days or bake the dough at 275 for 50 minutes or until bottom no longer has a doughy feel to it.
  Step 5: Paint entire keepsake in white let dry then paint inside hand and foot color of choice. You may need to apply a second coat of paint if the paint looks cracked when it’s dry. Optional using a paintbrush paint the inside of the hand and foot with glue. Pour glitter over the glue to get a sparkly affect. The hand and foot print in the picture has pink glitter. Once keepsake is dry use a sharpie to write child’s name, date etc… enjoy
  I really enjoyed making this photo collage. I made it for myself as a Mother’s Day/Baby Keepsake. It was also my first time using Mod Podge. I found it pretty easy to use. If you have never used or heard of Mod Podge it is easy to find at any craft store. I decided to make this photo collage because I wanted something different I can hang on the wall to represent my daughter’s first ear of life. I was going to Mod Podge the pictures on to the letter M for Mom but decided to go with a J for my daughter’s name Janelle.
  Step 1: Print out a couple of your child’s pictures in different sizes. They can be either black or white or color. Photo paper is not needed. In doing this project I found that regular printer paper works best. I printed out some of my favorite pictures of my baby from birth through age 1.
  Step 2: Cut of the pictures and place them over the letter so you know exactly where to place the photos.
  Step 3: Start brushing the mod Podge on to the letter then placing your photos. Continue until you have all the photos on.
  Step 4: Lightly go over the pictures with Mod Podge. The Mod Podge will look white but will dry clear.
  Step 5: Let dry completely. I let mine dry overnight. After it is dry make sure that the pictures are completely stuck to the letter. If they are not, add another layer of Mod Podge.