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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/19/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-19-2013-1.1507414</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Transportation bill advances exercise
Editor: My fellow generals and admirals of the national security nonprofit organization Mission: Readiness applaud the state Senate's passage of a comprehensive transportation funding solution (Senate Bill 1) that in]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/18/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-18-2013-1.1506652</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Myths abound on immigration
Editor: Weeks ago I called Rock 107 to comment on a discussion regarding immigration. Having taught many immigrants English for three years in Florida, I was quite frustrated by the lack of understanding and compassion express]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/17/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-17-2013-1.1506156</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Sure loser in fixed game
Editor: Gov. Tom Corbett has taken the "old shell game" to a new and even higher level. Upon assuming office, he has promised not to increase taxes. Has he kept that promise? Let's see.
He has sharply reduced the funds allocated]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/16/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-16-2013-1.1505817</link>
        <description><![CDATA[No flight record for pilot program
Editor: The administration's push to expand the current block grant pilot program to fund county social services will have a chilling effect on those receiving mental health, intellectual disability and substance use se]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/15/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-15-2013-1.1505511</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Transition time
Editor: With local graduations under way, many parents may be struck with the new and unfamiliar feelings associated with the "empty nest syndrome."
Adjusting to the "new normal" of children becoming adults often entails a certain degree]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/14/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-14-2013-1.1504933</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Votes don't reflect support for troops
Editor: Politicians say "support the troops" when talking about the armed services, but those words seem empty when you look at the support politicians provide the Department of Veterans Affairs.
With over 900,000 p]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/13/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-13-2013-1.1504364</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Halt politicians' highway robbery
Editor: The $2.5 billion Senate transportation bill should be soundly defeated.  Ever ready to  sock it to the taxpayers,  our esteemed benefactors in Harrisburg think of us as cash cows to be milked over and over and ov]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/12/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-12-2013-1.1503873</link>
        <description><![CDATA[State must finance needed road fixes
Editor: Once in a while, public input, pressure and reason can deliver a just result, and such would appear to be the case vis-a-vis transportation funding within the commonwealth.
In the period following his ascensio]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/11/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-11-2013-1.1503160</link>
        <description><![CDATA[SNAP decisions hard on children
Editor: Before Congress adjourned for Memorial Day,  the Senate and House agriculture committees passed separate versions of the Farm Bill, which will set agricultural policy for the next 10 years. The Senate is in the mid]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/10/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-10-2013-1.1502686</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Halt unfair edge
Editor: My business continues to suffer because of unfair competition from my online rivals who aren't required to collect sales tax (like I have to do).
They get to create the illusion that their products are cheaper, and are laughing a]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/9/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-9-2013-1.1502290</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Mercy lacking in appeal ruling
Editor: After reading the June 1 front page article regarding the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the case of Robert Cordaro and A.J. Munchak, I suggest the following for consideration.
Equality before the law is t]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 9 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/8/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-8-2013-1.1502006</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Strong start worth funding
Editor: Early care and education are essential for children during their first years of life when the brain is rapidly developing. Learning doesn't start in kindergarten; it begins in utero and should not be haphazard. Yet, our]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 8 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/7/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-7-2013-1.1501341</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Suicidal stupidity extracting toll
Editor: Emerson once observed that "nations die by suicide. The sign of it is the decay of thought."
We might be at that point. In the primary run-up to the last presidential election, one of the two major parties prese]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/6/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-6-2013-1.1500725</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Troopers decline modern tool
Editor: I was pleased to read your recent report on local law enforcement agencies making use of social media in police work. These agencies are part of a rapidly growing international trend that sees the growth of social med]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 6 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/5/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-5-2013-1.1500134</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Contamination all too frequent
Editor: How can John Krohn (Your Opinion, May 30) say that Laura Legere's article is not supported by data?
There are dozens of DEP determination letters that show, after months of investigation with all kinds of testing si]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 5 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/4/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-4-2013-1.1499450</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Pension fix made
Editor: Regarding the Abington Heights School Board president's letter ("Pensions devouring school revenue," May 21) pertaining to the Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System: In 2010 the state Legislature passed and enacted compr]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/3/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-3-2013-1.1499005</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Address needs with tax on drillers
Editor: Gov. Tom Corbett has proposed sweeping and innovative reforms concerning the current pension system for state employees, the privatization of our state liquor stores, and a concentration on fixing transportation]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/2/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-2-2013-1.1498678</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Good people must aim to revive trust
 Editor: It is interesting to hear the analysis offered by experts and politicians about why there was extremely poor voter turnout for the primary election.
Given the several important Lackawanna County ballot questi]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 6/1/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6-1-2013-1.1498378</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Job loss stings
Editor: Your May 24 editorial about the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General was timely and accurate ("AG layoffs diminish accountability.")
After 33 years as a criminal investigator for the Internal Revenue Service I was hired]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 5/31/2013]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-5-31-2013-1.1497951</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Court's inaction can't be justified
Editor: A recent Associated Press story quoted Chief Justice Ron Castille of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as saying Juvenile Law Center "got what they wanted" when former Luzerne County judge Mark Ciavarella resigned]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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