Massachusetts state Legislature is considering a bill that fines drivers who fail to de-ice and de-snow their cars before traveling during the frigid winter season.

If it passes, The Associated Press reports, Massachusetts could become the first state to require snow- and ice-free cars.

The Ottawa Citizen reports the Canadian postal service has threatened to stop delivering mail to the home of Christine Charbonneau because her doorstep is higher than the maximum limit specified by building codes.

When Charbonneau stepped outside to check her mail last Friday, she discovered a carrier measuring her front door step. He then informed her the step was too high; a comment she dismissed as ridiculous.

At least they don't have to run along side a limo to do their jobs. The U.S. Secret Service is being charged with the duty of watching over the well being of a mother duck and her clutch of nine eggs located in a nest near the entrance to the Treasury Department. Various names are being suggested for the brown mallard, including "Duck Chaney" and "Quacks Reform". Metal rails are set up to guard the fowl and her nest from curious on-lookers and tourists who gather daily as they make their way to the White House. Officials including Treasury Secretary John Snow often stop by to check on the bird. The duck will be relocated near water after her eggs hatch, which is expected in about three weeks. Treasury Department spokesman Rob Nichols says "Foreign leaders, members of Congress, everybody who visits Treasury has to pass by the duck".