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Credit card curbs
      It’s by design that slick ads strive to make credit cards appear to be as friendly as your new puppy, or to be there for you in times of trouble just like your next-door neighbor.
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Cleaning up court’s mess
      WASHINGTON In a city where the phrase “bipartisan initiative” is becoming an oxymoron, the urgency of containing the damage the Supreme Court could do to our electoral system creates an opportunity for a rare convergence of interest and principle.
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Call it courage
      When you ask people why it is that they hate or distrust politicians, the usual answers, understandably so, are all about what gutless wonders most politicians are — addicted to their polls, determined to stay there at all costs. Campaign promises are about getting elected; once there, they are quickly forgotten. Courage is not a word you hear very often in discussions about politics.
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Obama not gutless after all
      The right accuses Barack Obama of dragging the country way left, and the left calls him gutless. The president is proving both of them wrong.
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Hospital workers asking for community’s support
     To the Editor: I am proud to serve our community as an employee at Appalachian Regional Healthcare’s Whitesburg location. My co-workers and I strive to deliver excellent patient care day in and day out.
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School thankful for track
     To the Editor: The students, parents, community, and staff of Beckham Bates Elementary School would like to thank the Letcher County Fiscal Court and EQT (formerly Equitable Resources) for their generosity in making our dream of constructing a walking track on our grounds become reality.
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