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Hello, all. Some of you know that in addition to writing for the Fountain Valley News, I'm also the circulation manager. This is the first installment in what I hope will be a monthly column featuring stories on both of those roles and the (frequently funny) things that happen as I navigate my workday.

Part of being circulation manager is informing carriers about new homes on their routes and assisting if they can't find a subscriber's house. Generally speaking, this is an easy process. However, here's a true story (with all names changed) about a time it didn't work out so smoothly:

I was...