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Matter of Opinion archive for March 26, 2009

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009


Olsen, Pete and prayers

Last night, Mayor Mary Verner and Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick attended a prayer circle held by the Native American community in the aftermath of the Pete-Olsen verdict. Tim Connor wrote this account for the Center For JusticeReactions? .

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Thursday's Loose Thread

Let's talk sports jargon annoyances. For years, "scoring" was sufficient, but in recent years it has morphed into "score the ball." As in, "Austin Daye can really score the ball." Sounds like an ill-advised move by in a woodshop.What are are your baskeball pet peeves?…

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