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1. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Thomas J. Fisher

   LETTER: Candidates are ignoring law when it comes to political signs (opens the original)

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   We politicians bemoan the lack of participation in our elections. In the recent primary election 60% of us stayed home. With only 40% participating, and if the trend continues, it will be difficult to maintain that our electoral choices are truly democratic. Of course we look for something or someone to blame; but I suggest that “the fault …, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” (shout out to W. Shakespeare). Scarcely a day goes by that we don’t find fresh reasons to be disappointed i

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2. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Thomas J. Fisher

   LETTER: Mandate HPV vaccinations to save lives (opens the original)

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   The New York Times published the obituary of Dr. Maura L. Gillison. Dr. Gillison was a renowned medical oncologist who studied head and neck cancers. It was she who established the link between certain cancers of the throat, tongue and neck and the human papilloma virus (HPV-16). Because of her research and effort, tens of thousands, perhaps millions have been saved from a cancer that would otherwise kill them. That number includes me. HPV is a dangerous sexually transmitted virus that can cause

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