End politics of highway barn
      This is in response to Lisa Tyre's letter in the Feb. 8 issue of the Press. "Voters spoke on highway barn." The writer may be another victim of the misinformation campaign that has been spread by various petitions and letters concerning the landfill and property surrounding the landfill.
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Paving the landfill is dangerous
      Think "pothole, pothole, pothole"! Councilor Kelly says pave the landfill with asphalt and/ or concrete so surrounding wells will never get polluted. Worst possible solution! GZA, the town's engineers, have explained how garbage in a landfill will hump and heave so extra maintenance would be needed to prevent fissures (potholes).
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Support the special education budget
      We are writing to urge the Jamestown School Committee to support and approve the Jamestown School's Special Education program budget proposal for the 2007-08 school year.
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Compassion missing from writer's letter
      I wish to address the warmly written letter from Mr. Salvatore in last week's paper. His compassion for our fellow Americans is just overwhelming! All those people out there working an average of 55 hours a week, doing jobs we wouldn't even consider, just looking for hand outs - who knew?
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I'm proud not to be rich
      I am writing in response to Peter Salvatore's letter regarding affordable housing in today's Jamestown Press. Mr. Salvatore's letter regarding his opinion on the need (or no need) for afford- able housing in Jamestown infuriated me. I can only hope that his point of view finds itself in the minority here. I wonder what Mr.
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Show gratitude not greediness
      Mr. Salvatore's letter to the editor was amazing and so sad. At first, I hoped it could be tongue in cheek but was dismayed when I realized it could not be. Mr. Mc- Donough's editorial gave all the good reasons for this housing, and I will not reiterate them.
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