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Fact: Since the year I was born, the U.S. population has more than tripled.
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Fact: A story in The Columbian stated some people born today will live almost twice as long as I have.
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Opinion: Studies in genetics suggest that many diseases will be prevented or curable in the not-so-distant future.
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Conclusion: Within the lifetimes of many — if not most — people now living, we could see the population triple many more than three times.
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Letter Rising population is a concern
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Estimate: 40 percent of the food we purchase is not consumed.
Estimate: Some 15 million children go to school hungry every day.
Conclusion: (Expletive!)
Query: See any brontosaurs in the room?
Larry Rivette
Hazel Dell
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