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When a letters section is well done, you'll see people poring Poring is a small tourist resort in Sabah, Malaysia. Located 40 km south-east of the Kinabalu National Park Headquarters, in the district of Ranau, Poring is situated in lowland rainforest, contrasting with the montane and submontane rainforest of Kinabalu National Park.  over it at coffee shops and at lunch counters. That's because letters reflect the diversity within a community -- young, old, witty, down-to-earth, eccentric, demurring, optimistic op·ti·mist  
n.
1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome.

2. A believer in philosophical optimism.



op
, conservative, liberal.

In fact, letters are often the first reason people turn to the editorial pages, and treating them as a valuable resource can help us build a loyal readership of our pages.

In this symposium, we offer advice and tips about handling letters. And we salute them for being entertaining, informative, confounding confounding

when the effects of two, or more, processes on results cannot be separated, the results are said to be confounded, a cause of bias in disease studies.


confounding factor
, and even annoying.

Kay Semion, The Masthead mast·head  
n.
1. Nautical The top of a mast.

2. The listing in a newspaper or periodical of information about its staff, operation, and circulation.

3.
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Publication:The Masthead
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 22, 2001
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