One ploy that Republicans will be trying to avoid during this election year is the Democrats' attempt to deflect attention from the economy.

Even as a series of violent storms were raking the Midwest and South last Wednesday, weather forecasters were warning that another round of storms,

American motorists drove almost 3 trillion miles in 2011.

That's like driving from the Earth to the sun and back 13,500 times.

Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:

Here we go - heading towards $5 a gallon gas. We all know the big oil companies are ripping us off.

Editor:

Gas prices are higher because President Obama wants gas prices higher!

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Dear Editor:

Thanks for the opportunity to respond to Carolyn Padora's letter and present the facts on this matter.

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Dear Editor: