Also consider calling or e-mailing in advance and asking if you can drop by at an appointed time.

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Calling and e-mailing their doctor or nurse can save some time, but result in patient data scattered all over the place.

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The best-funded campaigns are already calling, writing, and e-mailing those voters.

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If you don't see any coupons for the products you buy, try calling the toll-free numbers or e-mailing the companies that make them, suggests CouponMom's Nelson.

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Calling Greenlight's campaign a waste of time, Cook said Apple wouldn't squander money by mailing letters to shareholders to persuade them to vote for the proposal.

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