Your Turn -- What's On Your Mind This Week?

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Your Turn -- What's On Your Mind This Week?

FromThe Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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Feb 22, 2024

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A potpourri of concerns this week as the question was pretty general -- What's On Your Mind? Most deal with concerns about the world stage and specifically how desperate things look to many of you. Letters from across the country today, plus a commentary you won't soon forget from the Random Ranter.

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Feb 22, 2024

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