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With all due respect to Chris Burns on his June 22 op-ed detailing “unfair” coverage of Graham Platner by this newspaper, Mr. Burns need only to look at Mr. Platner to understand why there is so much media coverage about him.
For one thing, Platner demands attention. That is obvious from all of his past social media posts. He is a self-centered person who needs the attention to prove his worth.
Randall Wade
Jefferson
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