Things You Should Know, with John Matthews: Humboldt County residents are worried that any reduction to local postal services will result in problems for the entire community. Christopher Hitchens, the author and essayist who saw great success with his controversial 2007 book “God Is Not Great,” died yesterday in Houston, where he’d been undergoing treatment for esophogeal cancer. Baseball superstar Barry Bonds will remain free while he appeals his conviction for giving misleading testimony before a grand jury investigating steroid use in sports.

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