Since 1954, volunteers in North Pole, Alaska have opened thousands of letters addressed to Santa and sent replies with North Pole postmarks. But after one volunteer was recognized as a sex offender, the Postal Service is dropping the program -- and people are outraged. The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular national program begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of North Pole, where volunteers open and respond to thousands of letters addressed to Santa each year. Replies come with North Pole postmarks. Read the full story.Related stories:TODAY Holiday guide
No more letters from North Pole? Bah, humbug
Since 1954, volunteers in North Pole, Alaska have opened thousands of letters addressed to Santa and sent replies with North Pole postmarks. But after one volunteer was recognized as a sex offender, the Postal Service is dropping the program -- and people are outraged.
The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular national program begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of North Pole, where volun