It has been less than a week since the massacre at Fort Hood, and already potentially missed warning signals stand out starkly against a backdrop of 13 dead soldiers and dozens more who were wounded.
It's easy to forget the United Statet is fighting two wars. The battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq are thousands of miles away and life -- for most of us -- carries on uninterrupted.
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Regarding your very important article by Fran Spielman, with the headline "Alderman: Police review staff too educated" [Nov. 10]. Ald. Freddrenna Lyle basically states that investigators for the Chicago Police are too educated for their job; that when they confront an 18-year-old dropout about a shooting, they are talking above him.
In Monday's paper, columnist Lewis Lazare notes that Energy BBDO has created a series of holiday television commercials using the song "Joy to the World" to sell -- of all things -- lottery tickets! The new lyrics and retro music may be captivating and clever, but are the people at BBDO familiar with the original words to this Christmas hymn? Or do they care?
Mark Brown:Law students' idea grows into godsend for vets
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Jesse Jackson:
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Surprise! Disarming victims ends badly
Richard Roeper:Carrie Prejean has a right to free speech . . .
Michael Sneed:Drew's TV studio? The Peterson case . . .
