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The people complaining about President Obama taking vacations must have voted for him. I would be much happier if he would vacation for the rest of his term.
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President Obama's "quiet demeanor" isn't getting people back to work or the economy going. Maybe he needs to raise his voice and kick some butt.
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Wanting former President Bush to get equal credit for success in Iraq is like wanting to thank an arsonist for the success realized by firefighters.
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In my eyes, Glenn Beck is the type of person that Jim Jones turned out to be. Christians should be able to see through him and realize what a hateful path he is taking.
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Beck can address hundreds of thousands of people using only an outline, while our president requires a teleprompter to speak to a few schoolkids.
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We have had global warming, hurricanes, floods, drought, forest fires and now bedbugs. What's next?
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Alex Rodriguez just became the youngest player to reach 600 home runs. Wonderful, except he cheated to get there. Why is Rodriguez still playing?
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The BlackTop Nationals car show was great — and it was free. Good job.
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The BlackTop Nationals and blocked-off streets made me late for work.
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I got my $25 city bill for having a home security system. It seems to me that a $5 registration fee should be enough to cover false alarms. In 17 years I've had one false alarm, and that was the security company's fault. Another reason retirees should move out of Wichita.
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I got behind someone who was swerving all over his lane, and I thought he was drunk. When I passed him, he was texting. Too bad the texting ban is unenforceable.
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I hate seeing adults smoking in a car with kids. Kill yourself if you must, but the children don't have a choice.
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Many thanks to The Eagle for publishing Leonard Pitts' columns on Mondays. He is a voice of reason in these difficult times. His Aug. 30 column, "The 'we' in civil rights movement," set the record straight.
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Keep my coffee cup full, make sure I get what I order, and let me enjoy my meal, and you'll get a tip.
