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Matter of Opinion archive for Oct. 16, 2008

THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 2008

What's up with nuc-u-lar?

We just interviewed a Congressional candidate, a Republican, who pronounced nuclear "nuc-u-lar" instead of the proper pronunciation. Listen here.What's up with the mispronunciation? It is it a Republican thing? (He wasn't the first candidate who mispronounced it this endorsement season. But they have all been…

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Whose ads are negative? Are you positive?

Barack Obama's assertion during Wednesday's debate that 100 percent of John McCain's ads have been negative has been widely disputed. Obama probably was referring to a report from the Wisconsin Advertising Project that documented one week during which all of McCain's ads were negative --…

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Elder Residents: Neighborhood Treasures

From our editorial today:Kenneth Cross, 80, took meticulous care of his Spokane Valley lawn and was friendly and helpful to his neighbors, who responded in kind. Cross was tragically killed Sept. 20 in his home. David K. Brewczynski has been accused of the murder. The…

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