Q. “Not infrequently the mail delivery person will stomp across my front yard, and through my garden, to get to the next delivery, next door. Isn’t she/he expected to stay on the sidewalk?”

A. A USPS communications specialist states: “Carriers are required to deliver mail in the most efficient line of travel which in many cases includes crossing lawns.”

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