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Too many terms

Sat., Aug. 30, 2014

I don’t remember how many terms former Speaker of the House Tom Foley was in, but George Nethercutt said they should serve no more than three. So, they ousted Foley and voted Nethercutt in. But after he was in one term, he ran again.

Now, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has been in four terms, but we don’t hear anything about her being in too many terms from Nethercutt or anyone else. The only time we hear from her is at election time.

Yes, I got one of the cards wasting the taxpayers’ money; my son got three. I will vote for Joe Pakootas.

Bertha Clark

Spokane Valley

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