http://www.pratttribune.com/section/letters pratttribune.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 15:37:34 +0000 http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130307/OPINION/130309392/1009/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 7 Mar 2013 0:01:00 +0000 http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130307/OPINION/130309392/1009/NEWS Dear Editor,
I recently visited Washington D.C. and while there toured Mt. Vernon, George Washington's home just outside Alexandria, Virginia. Upon returning home I have been reading the Life and Times of George Washington. I am impressed with his understanding of the importance of dealing with the public debt with which the new country of the United States was saddled after the War for Independence with Great Britain.