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	     	<description><![CDATA['Tis long season
Editor: Christmas used to be special. A feeling would overtake me and it felt wonderful. As years passed the feeling steadily faded, which made me sad.
While thinking of why this was I asked relatives if Christmas lost its special feelin]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:56:15 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/20/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Day of reckoning
Editor: Missing from the Times-Tribune's recent coverage of school employee pensions is the perspective of the employees themselves.
Funding for the Public School Employees' Retirement System is supposed to be a partnership - the employe]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:22:36 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/19/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Provide support to protect families
Editor: While the Interbranch Commission is trying to get to the bottom of why there was a code of silence in the Luzerne County court system, Public Defender Basil Russin testified that "Everybody loved him (ex-Judge]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor 11/18/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Shallow claims
Editor: A recent letter to the Times-Tribune claims that $250 Social Security checks sent to 10,000 deceased people, those living outside the country or in prison proves some fault by the  government.
Fifty-five million payments were made.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:46:28 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/17/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Big spenders in Harrisburg
Editor: Well, the budget is finally passed, but don't expect much more to happen during the next election year. Politicians up for re-election in 2010 will be spending more of their precious time on getting re-elected than on a]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:24:04 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/16/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[History repeats
Editor: In one of history's ironies, two young presidents - John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama - on Veterans Day faced decisions on how and whether to expand commitments of America's military to wars in far off lands. 
For Kennedy, the focu]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:14:05 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor 11/15/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Health care reform will send message
Editor: One intangible but crucial point has been virtually ignored in the wide-ranging national debate over health care reform. This point addresses the question of what any enacted reform is going to reveal to the r]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:44:01 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/14/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Protect lungs
Editor: Have you ever been in the company of a person with COPD/emphysema while they're trying to get a breath of air?
I witnessed my dad gasping for a breath of air while doing something as simple as eating dinner. It's a vision I will nev]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:46:03 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/13/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Local offices rungs on ladder
Editor: It looks like Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty is like some of our other politicians, at least another Democrat at the present anyway. He wants to follow in Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O'Brien's footsteps and us]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:10:22 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/12/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Worthy remedies should be pursued
Editor: As a physician, partnering with patients in choosing safe, cost-effective medical treatments both conventional and alternative is crucial for both the health of our citizens and that of our health care system.
Ou]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:41:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the editor - 11/11/09]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Thanks, pen pals
Editor: It's Veterans Day, a time to honor women and men who served in the armed forces. I am a Marine veteran who served in Vietnam in 1969. I respect all veterans.
The driving force of this letter is to share something that happened to]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:03:56 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Justice for vets,
current and future]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Back in 1919, people truly believed that the world had just experienced the "war to end all wars," as World War I was known. They did not know that they were on just the front edge of mankind's bloodiest century. Nor could they know that for America, goi]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:03:22 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/10/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Millions to benefit
Editor: I would like to thank U.S. Rep. Chris Carney for making a difficult choice Saturday that will benefit thousands of us in his district, but more than that, millions of Americans.
Too many harsh words have been spoken and demoni]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:08:36 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/9/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Fooled, again
Editor: The prolific songwriter Peter Townsend concluded a song written about the supposed change due to revolution, with the lyrics, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."
One can't help but think of the recent change of power in this]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:40:30 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/8/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Competitors likely to beat PPL's rate
Editor: Leading up to and following the expiration of electric generation rate caps for PPL Electric Utilities on Dec. 31, customers will be presented with new opportunities to shop for alternative electric generatio]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:38:11 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/7/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Teens need sense to handle dollars
Editor: Americans identify with the eagle. It's our national emblem, used on the Great Seal of the United States and on the dollar bill. We like to think of it as symbolic of our strength and keenness of vision. But in]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:02:11 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/06/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Stuff self-interest, serve public good
Editor: I believe that a political leader should have a strong ethical backbone, soundness of moral character, and an intense loyalty to the constituents that he represents.
In an ideal republic, citizens will vote]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:45:09 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/5/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Bar aims to steer clear of politics
Editor: Established in 1890, the Lackawanna Bar Association has more than 600 members including judges, trial attorneys, government attorneys, public officials, and general practitioners. Our mission is two-fold: to pr]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:43:21 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/4/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Certify judges
Editor: Local candidates for judge claimed to be better qualified than their opponents when, in fact, neither had yet been qualified to sit on the bench. Winners are slowly trained after attending numerous classes in judicial schools.
The]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:25:34 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor 11/3/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Alarm on snooze
Editor: Who could have guessed? Not in a millionth of a year could I have guessed that any, let alone many, of our state legislators would break a trust with Pennsylvanians, and also the law.
That campaign fund checks are written to "cash]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:46:10 -0500</pubDate>
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