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By News Staff, on March 3, 2022
Letters unfairly portrayed columnist

Dear Editor:

I’m writing this in response to the recent letters to the editor about me and my column that were authored by Jen Donovan and Robyn Cascade. I feel that these people’s, and others’, letters have the effect of furthering their own cause at my expense. I’m tired of being unfairly portrayed and bullied, and am ready to stick up for myself.

Concerning the made-up scenario where I found Sandy drunk in an alley and took her home with me, there was nothing in my column to imp...

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