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Letters to the Editor | Oct. 2, 2026

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Readers of the Inquirer shared their perspectives on the midterm elections and a recent local referendum in a South Jersey town that was decided by nine votes.

Inquirer readers on a New York Times writer’s essay about failing schools and the congressional testimony of former special counsel Jack Smith.

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