Passport To Paradise Begins at the Post Office

No, your passport does not have to be updated to enter Arkansas, or more specifically, Rector. 
But, just in case you wondered, there are places where you can get your US Passport paperwork turned in without being rudely addressed or standing in a line that weaves throughout the US Post Office Lobby.   
    We had called the Post Office (in Paragould) to check on times when Passport services were available  and payment options (check or debit/credit card). We spoke with a friendly (yes!) postal worker whose name is Sam.  He saw us enter the Lobby area and, as there were only 2 other people in the office, he pretended to be the Johnny Carson of Paragould and became "Karnak the Magnificent" divining the fact that we were there for Passport Services.  He called the lady in charge of that area, and she came very pleasantly to the front.  She invited us into her office (don't faint) and indicated that we should be seated (oh, yes, she did).  In the time of 20 minutes, we visited and talked about various kinds of interests.  We got everything processed, stamped, signed, and finalized.  That morning at the Paragould Post Office provided a most pleasant experience, perhaps the most pleasant I have ever experienced at a United States Post Office.
    Perhaps I had come to think of the other Post Office in another city as the norm.  My previous local Post Office is notorious for the longest lines, the most ineffeicient service, the most often broken stamp machines, and some very rude employees.
     It is so very refreshing to have common courtesy and friendliness combine to deliver customer service at - the Post Office in Paragould, AR.
    And, our passports should arrive within 3 weeks!  I'll be ready to find another slice of Paradise.

It's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election.
Margaret Thatcher