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Steve Hensen: Clarification indeed

Regarding the Jan. 21 letter “Sales tax reductions”: Rep. Paul Stam seems unable to resist the urge to “clarify” on matters of Republican policy and action in letters to the editor. Every time he does so, I am reminded of the saying: “Better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you’re a fool than open it and remove all doubt.”

Steve Hensen

Durham

This story was originally published February 6, 2016 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Steve Hensen: Clarification indeed."

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