⇒ Watch out or immigrants will stick their fingers in your butter!

I turn to letters to the editor for many things–humor, political commentary, moments of zen, and much more–but book recommendations have never been part of that list. After reading a letter today from the Fremont Tribune suggesting a book on immigration reform, I think book recommendations are still safely off the roster. Because the best [...]

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⇒ The Omaha paper will see the Lincoln paper’s three liberal letters and raise them four conservatives

If today was a bounty of liberal thought on the op-ed pages of the Lincoln Journal Star it was much the same for the Omaha World Herald in terms of conservative writers. Now, the Omaha paper generally publishes 12-15 letters to the editor per day, making them a reliable source of interesting letters, so it’s [...]

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⇒ McCain, Obama don’t care about white people!

The letters to the editor about undocumented immigrants are still going strong, with a particular doozy today in the Grand Island Independent complaining about “Candidates chasing Latino Votes.” The letter writer takes the approach of “a pox on both their houses!” regarding the immigration policies of McCain and Obama: Most everyone is aware that McCain [...]

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⇒ Here’s an idea. Let’s not.

Well, after praising a letter yesterday for its enjoyable and apparent use of satire, it seems the gods have seen fit to send me a letter that amply demonstrates the more common type of pseudo-satire to grace the opinion pages. The letter, appearing in the Fremont Tribune, pretty much contains its thesis within the title: [...]

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⇒ Continued fallout in Fremont

The recent decision by the Fremont city council to not implement a housing ban on undocumented immigrants continues to be a hot topic among letter writers, particularly in the Fremont paper. Some were angry about the decision, a few were pleased, many called for comprehensive reform, but the clear winner in pushing the boundaries of [...]

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⇒ Why I enjoy letters to the editor

The letters to the editor have been my favorite section of the newspaper ever since I realized the comics weren’t all that funny. So instead of starting my day with Garfield, I turn to the opinion section. Letters to the editor are the place where you can find the opinions that really matter–they’re not necessarily [...]

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