Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 17 Editor's Choice: 2
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Gore/Obama
[Read the article: Make no mistake: He's running]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Wishful thinking, but that's the ticket I'd love to see. Please come back, Al Gore! It would be great timing with all of the attention he and his movie have been getting lately. He has the experience and Obama has the charisma.
The idealist in me wants to believe that President Obama could save us all, that his lack of political "experience", connections, etc. won't matter. As an avowed fence-sitter, I like his "Can't we all just get along?" approach, which I suppose could account for his lack of a concrete position on a lot of issues. He's definitely one to sit down and thoughtfully look at an issue from all sides. I'm a couple of chapters into his Audacity of Hope book and he talks a lot about the average person just wanting affordable healthcare, a decent job with a fair wage, clean air and water and old-age security. I haven't read further to find out how he plans to address these and other issues, but Dawggone's post re:LBJ reality-checked me. I hope Obama shows us that he has a big can of whup-ass up his sleeve, and that he's not afraid to use it.
I like Clinton, but I don't think she can win. She's too divisive, and her past will be rehashed ad-nauseum if she officially enters the race. Plus, she doesn't come across as a very likable person. Something about Edwards bothers me, but I'm not sure what.
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You may be surprised
[Read the article: How to eulogize the dad no one likes?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My dad's brother died of a heart attack a couple of years ago. He was rude, mean, cruel to animals and not a very good father. I was not upset to hear of his passing, except for the fact that my dad was sad to lose a brother (even though they didn't really get along as they got older) and he was the first one to die after my grandparents. At the wake, most of my aunts, uncles and cousins spent the time reminiscing about what an awful person he was and all of the horrible things he had done over the years. At some point during the wake, we noticed that there were a lot of people paying their respects who we didn't know - people he worked with, people who had worked for him, neighbors, etc. - and they all were genuinely sad that he had died. They told us stories of all of the great things he had done for them and what a good friend he had been, and we were truly shocked to hear about this side of him. You just never know.
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The new intern named Grey
[Read the article: Finale wrap-up: "Grey's Anatomy"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I believe she is Meredith's half sister.
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Re: "Get a grip people" - mattcable's posting from Monday 9/10
[Read the article: The scruffy charms of an insecure president]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]IMO, it should be an editor's choice. Thank you, mattcable, for writing exactly what I wanted to write, and doing it much better than I could have. Here is his post again, in case you missed it:
I understand that most readers posting here hate George Bush as president, and with good reason, but the infuriated reactions to Robert Draper's assessment of Bush's intelligence and likability (that he has some of both) seem knee jerk and foolish. Take a second and try to be reasonable about this. People are complex and even if you take into account Bush's numerous failings and the blind luck of being blessed with the wealth and privilege that afforded him the opportunity to become president, it just doesn't make sense that George W. Bush would be completely devoid of any charm, skills, or intelligence. It may be satisfying to think of Bush as a complete dunce and failure as a human being but we on the left do so at our own peril. Part of the reason that Bush has been able to hold onto power is by exploiting the impression that he is a charmless mental midget. Its not hard to surpass people's expectations when the bar has been set so ridiculously low. We on the political left are often so angry at Bush and dislike his actions so much that we forget certain truths; it is possible to make disastrously wrongheaded decisions and not be dumber than a brick, people who are likable can still do really awful things, and that you don't have to be a total monster to bring about evil in this world. Draper clearly doesn't think Bush is a good president all he points out is that he is in fact a human being, which really shouldn't be news.
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11/19/07 AP Story - Huge Water Park Planned for Ariz. Desert
[Read the article: America's water war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns-ap-desert-water-park,0,7234473.story
And so it goes.
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Little People, Big Boobs
[Read the article: Busting out]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm a thin person, but my chest is a 34 DD, sometimes bigger. I usually enjoy having a nice rack, but occasionally they get heavy, prevent clothes from fitting properly, draw unwanted attention, and look like "National Geographic" boobs when they're out of their holster. When I get frustrated and talk about having a reduction, my husband threatens mutiny. Support of a different kind. :)
Having a bra that fits properly solves a lot of the clothing issues and goes a long way towards feeling good about the big boobs you've been dealt. If the girls are situated where they're supposed to be, they look nice and you don't feel like you're wearing a torture device disguised as a bra. As some other posters have said, Wacoal, Fantasie and Chantalle are all good brands for busty babes. My favorite is Fantasie, and they have a great t-shirt bra.