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Wednesday's letters to the Editor

Now is the time to demand that the federal gasoline tax be raised to $2.50 per gallon. That would increase the price at the pump to about $4 per gallon. This increase in taxes would have to be offset by a corresponding reduction in the FICA taxes withheld from our paychecks. On average, Americans use about 14 gallons of gasoline a week. Therefore, our Social Security taxes would be reduced by READ MORE

Tuesday’s letters to the Editor

The seemingly innocuous little article on page A3 of Herald-Journal headlined “Early test for Obama” by the New York Times News Service is a grossly misleading and irresponsible simplification of an

Sunday's letters to the Editor

Coal isn't the answer

How ironic it is that in last Sunday's paper an article appeared commending positive uses of coal, and then on Monday there was a follow-up article on 

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