To the editor:
We live in funny times these days when fact and fiction have blended into the perfect frappe. Let’s separate the icy reality from the disingenuous curdle. Congressman Chris Pappas does not represent the North Country in our nation’s Congress.
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Excellent, well-written letter, and on point!
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