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Perhaps the worst consequence America has to endure from the events in Crimea is the inevitable reappearance of Sen. John McCain's former running mate ("News roundup: Palin: Obama wears 'mom jeans,' while Putin wrestles bears," Tribune, March 4).

Can't someone take that poor woman for a long, long snowmobile ride to check for cracks in the pipeline?

Alan Peterson

Mayfield