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Letter: That commentary was that good

By Wire Service
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 1:30am
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Regarding Tom Burke’s Sunday commentary, “That four-letter word that gets used too often” — delightfully phrased, that; wish we all were that mindful.

Robert Pearce

Marysville

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