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    An Open Letter to John Hennessy, President of Stanford University
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    by Liz
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    An Open Letter to Shirley MacLaine From a Former 11-Year-Old Who Was Sent to Her Apartment by George McGovern’s Presidential Campaign in 1972
    by David L. Steinhardt
  • November 4, 2007
    An Open Letter to My Across-the-Street Neighbor Who Always Does His Yard Work in His Scrubs
    by Mark Moskovitz
  • September 18, 2007
    An Open Letter to American Express
    by Michael C. Maloney
  • August 7, 2007
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    by Ailea Sneller
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