0 2A - Thursday, October 16, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY:FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Campus Characters Explained Door to door in the Land of Oz Letter carrier Ozzie Wil- liams began working for the United States Postal Service in 1987. Now, most residents on his route - which cov- ers parts of State, Oakland, Arbor, Arch Street and Mon- roe Streets and Tappan Ave- nue and has never changed - were born after he began dropping letters in the mail- box of the residence they cur- rently live in. Ozzie has affectionately dubbed the territory he serves "The Land of Oz," and he con- fidently struts its streets with mail in hand. It's obvious he prides himself as the neigh- borhood patriarch. He estimates that "The Land of Oz" consists of about CRIME NOTES 95 percent students. Passing them on the block, he never fails to greet them with his trademark: "Whatup, What- up?" While his enthusiasm and friendliness endear him to everyone he encounters, he's no slouch when it comes to delivering the mail. He's the poster boy for USPS policy. He unwavering- ly reels of the motto "no name, no mail" when reiterating the Ann Arbor postal rules which prevent unlabeled mailboxes from receiving post. On the route, he forges through all forms of inclem- ent weather to ensure his precious cargo arrives in the hands of its intended recipi- ents. Reciting a classic USPS adage (with some embel- lishments), he stresses his commitment to the mission: "Rain, hail, sleet, snow, tor- nado - we always do what we have to do to deliver the mail." Even more impressively, he always manages to make his wardrobe of standard-issue USPS gear stylish - even the head-to-toe raincoat or all- weather plastic helmet. His neighborhood impact is best seen in his explanation of why dogs don't attack him. As he casually puts it, "In (A R the Land of Oz, dogs know Letter carrier Ozzie Williams, who delivers mail to residents of State, Oak- me." land, Arbor, Arch Street and Monroe Streets and Tappan Avenue, calls DAVE WATNICK his route "The Land of Oz." 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