Author: DXO
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[JJ Letters] Bush’s social services proposal will be money well spent
Tuesday, February 13, 2001 I can still hear the cries of horror and anguish from the ACLUnatics who fear President Bush has violated the alleged “separation of church and state” invisible line with his proposal to give some funding to charitable organizations that are basically concerned with providing services to those who need it most…
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[JJ Letters] Turkey Disasters Part II, or, Fowl Deeds and Misdemeanors
November 23, 1998 When my wife learned a neighborhood girlfriend didn’t relish spending all day in a hot kitchen, they “pooled their resources” and invited the neighbors, too. The guest list grew to include several other couples and brothers-in-law who not only gathered around the TV to watch football, but they made sure they had…
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[JJ Letters] Called ’em as he saw ’em
July 27, 1998 Helen Weals’ July 14 letter "St. Paul Is No Marriage Expert” reminds me of my college days at Duquesne University many years ago. A philosophy minor, I had to take a course called "The Nature of Marriage,” which just happened to be taught by a Father Koren, a goateed member of the…
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[JJ Letters] Making headlines
February 28, 1998 An Olympic gold medal for headline of the year goes to your headline writer who created your Feb. 21 Saturday headline of Tara! Tara! Tara! to celebrate Tara Lipinski’s triumph at the Olympics in Nagano. I laughed, I cried, I marveled at the creativity behind your wordsmiths who seldom fail to give…
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Reading, Amusement Parks, and AAA Baseball are Fundamental
CXO is participating in two reading clubs: Ozzie’s Reading Club at school for AAA baseball tickets in the Western Suburbs and the Six Flags Six Hour Reading Club for one free ticket to Six Flags and the opportunity to give Six Flags hundreds of more dollars in revenue associated with the redemption of that ticket.…