LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: A Win for All

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: A Win for All

Although Georgia is a long way from home, I am ecstatic that Sen. Raphael Warnock was the winner of the run-off race between him and Hershel Walker.

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