Letters to the Editor, Opinion
July 30, 2026

Groucho

To the Editor:

I always get something good from Senior News, but thank you especially for the expansive examination of health care in the May issue [“Health in Humbioldt 2026”]. It is such an important topic, and I commend all your writers.

Then I came across this quote from Groucho Marx that I wanted to share in the context of the medical discussion: “She got her looks from her father. He’s a plastic surgeon.”

A. Harris, SoHum

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