"Sakakawea's lovely image can't change the fact that Americans don't want a dollar coin.

As the result of a controversy, the Sakakawea dollar appeared in the headlines Thursday - marking the first time most Americans have thought about the coin in months.

In that unfortunate truth lies the controversy's resolution."

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EDITORIAL: Retire the dollar coin (The Grand Forks Herald 5/21)

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