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Letter: Community borders should remain intact

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Letter: California just needs to simplify

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Letter: Not all the 'losers' have same chance

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Letter: 'Illegal alien problem' must take priority

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Letter: Illuminate U.S. flag at baseball games

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Political Letters

• Letter: 'Illegal alien problem' must take priority
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• Letter: California just needs to simplify
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• Letter: Do elected officials understand effects?
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• Letter: Support initiative to reform Legislature
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• Letter: Stop the insanity; cut off the losers
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