Edwards changes discussion about poverty in U.S.
E.J. Dionne
      WASHINGTON John Edwards may be running third in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but he has already changed the national conversation on a crucial issue. Poverty is no longer a hidden subject in American politics.
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Defending a neighbor
      To the Editor: I read in The Mountain Eagle where Courtney Baker attempted to defend herself against the gossip of the shallow narrowminded people so prevalent in this county. Courtney doesn't need to apologize to anyone. She's one of the nicest people I know.
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