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Bamboozled?

Dear Editor:

Bamboozled? Vote no on I-186.

The word “bamboozled” isn’t one we use often nor understand anymore.  However, if I-186 passes we’ll get a darn good reminder of its proper use. Bamboozled means the use of a ploy, ruse or scheme to achieve a specific goal. An example would be, “Tom Sawyer ‘bamboozled’ the neighborhood boys into doing it for him.”

The proponents behind I-186 are presenting it as a much-needed solution, when in reality I-186 creates more problems than it solves. I-186 is a proposal read more