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    Thousands of families needed help paying for clothing and supplies to get their children ready for school this year. More than 800 readers stepped up.

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    Re: “Our nuclear legacy and the weight of history” : Our involvement in the current nuclear nightmare is more than a historical issue. According to Matt Korda and Hans Kristensen at the Federation of American Scientists, the submarine base at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, just 20 miles from Seattle, has arguably the largest concentration of deployed...

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