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Editor:

Sheriff Michelle Duncan is clearly the most experienced candidate for the job as our Linn County Sheriff.

I retired last year after 30 years with the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, and similar to Sheriff Duncan, I was a resident patrol deputy, detective, supervisor, captain and undersheriff.

I have worked closely with Sheriff Duncan and she is one of the hardest-working and most dedicated employees I have had the pleasure to work with. She did not take the easy jobs or the leisurely path, working on the fringes, but took opportunities to grow and the personal sacrifices to learn...