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March 27, 2023 1:59 pm • Last Updated: March 27, 2023 1:59 pm

Whether or not you believe in the death penalty, I find it extremely disturbing and distasteful to write about the last supper of someone who is being executed, “‘Warden, I don’t have much of an appetite but ...’,” (March 17).

Yvette Ysordia

Norwich

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Column left a bad taste

Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ dies in prison at 81

With Trump indicted, officials prepare for a tempest: His court appearance

Trump stored classified documents in a bathroom, ballroom, indictment says

Smoke is clearing in eastern U.S., but how long will Canada keep burning?

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