Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 121 Editor's Choice: 6
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@ Thrasher
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The gov't may be incompetent at preventing crime, but they are experts at prosecutions. 99% conviction rate (including McVeigh). Vick had no chance.
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Freeproton
[Read the article: Gonzales' shame]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It was Biden, not Leahy, who called him "buddy" and said "we love ya".
This AG is the worst POS example of a top official I have seen in my lifetime (which is post-Nixon). Dumb and corrupt without shame. He should resign, and the Dems should still go after him - try to restore integrity to the DOJ and the US Gov't in general. America should not tolerate incompetence as it has for this administration.
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Busy bathroom?
[Read the article: Larry Craig's bathroom behavior and the right wing -- then and now]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I know people are naive, but come on! Guys who do this aren't looking for empty, out of the way bathrooms. They will go into the stall together and engage in oral sex, and having a busy restroom is part of the thrill. You should never use what you would do as the basis for whether or not you believe something happened. It's all out there people, and just because you don't get it doesn't mean people (including senators) aren't doing it.
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Head shave
[Read the article: Hit her, baby, one more time]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The head shaving was to prevent a hair sample drug test in her custody case. they can analyze it and tell you what drugs she took and when, which blood and urine tests cannot do. Pathetic, yes, but it was not a cry for help.
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@ zizi-k
[Read the article: Should I tell my new man that I used to date women?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]. . . but the vegetables you have eaten in the past won't show up unexpectedly when you are with your new boyfriend (or meat meal?), via chance encounter or friend of a friend. The vegetarian/carnivore example is incongruous anyway, but the bottom line is he will learn about your past female lovers one way or another, so it ought to be from you.
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Take Charge
[Read the article: The workers I supervise are out of control]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If you are the supervisor, act like one. Fire the ones ruining the office atmosphere. If you don't have the authority to fire anyone, take charge of the situation and make this petty nonsense stop. They act that way because they are allowed to, and that is your fault. Their behavior at work is a reflection of you, their supervisor. If you don't have the authority to make them change, then you are not their "supervisor" and in fact are just a whiney middle aged problem in the office yourself.
I have seen offices that have this problem, and it is ALWAYS the boss's fault for allwoing it to go on, and even perpetuating it. You may have to show a little emotion yourself, but take charge and make them stop acting like children.
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Yes, that was awful
[Read the article: Playing softball with Larry Craig]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]They opened the Today show with that shit twice, and had an hour in primetime, all devoted to making Larry Craig look like a hero? WTF? Lauer is terrible, and he should stick to Brittney (sp?) Spears interviews. How can he look anyone in the eye at work after that. After about 10 minutes of the interview last night, I decided Matt and Larry had to be lovers.
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Leave him right now
[Read the article: My husband is groping my sister]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This one is easy. Divorce him today. He will never stop this behavior, whether he stops drinking or not. You will never trust him, and if you do you are a fool. Your kids will pick up on this and grow up to be just like him or fools like you. Stop it now. Go to a lawyer, file for divorce, take the kids and move on.
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It's OK, but part of a larger problem
[Read the article: My girlfriend's daughter is dressing like a stripper for Halloween!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]20 yrs ago, my high school girlfriend dressed as a "slut" - that was what she called her costume - for a school halloween dance. She wasn't a slut, and didn't become one from the costume. Actually, she and her best friend had similar outfits dance. No big deal.
Since then, there has been a ridiculous increase in young women exploiting themselves for reasons that are a mystery to me. Exposing their breasts for beads, or for a video camera, wearing less and less clothing on non-halloween days, etc. It's been building for years, and I assume it will pendulum back the other way at some point.
On an individual basis, there is no problem with dressing slutty on halloween, but collectively, I'm worried about women and how they perceive themselves.
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Why did you end it, exactly?
[Read the article: My boss wants me to apologize to his wife]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Maybe you should apologize to HIM - it sounds like you guys were heading toward a full-blown relationship with eachother until he decided to push things forward with talk of divorce with his wife. Unless you are leaving something out, that is when you bailed on the whole thing - 1st your relationship with him, and then your mutual employer. Of course he was devastated - he was about to leave his wife to pursue you, and you responded by going out with other men, telling him to get back with his wife, and abandoning him.
Did you fear the intimacy of a complete relationship with him? Were you only interested when it was "naughty" or not fully realized? I doubt his wife needs anything from you, but he obviously still does. If you really don't want him, break it off and don't even speak to him socially. It's OK if you saw the chance to commit to him and decided that was a terrible move for you. You bailed, that was your decision, and probably the right one. If you decide you want him after all, go for it. If not, don't contact his wife, and simply tell him you chose to opt out of a relationship with him, and you are sticking with that decision. Tell him you are sorry, but you aren't going to chat with him at the gathering or any other time, and that you will only talk to him about work in work settings.