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Obama's endlessly loose ends
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Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate
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Back to the Roots – Mushrooms and Aquaponics
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IRS, Benghazi, and AP scandals are poison to the democratic process
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Masa activists should pay their own way
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Oklahoma tornado saves President Obama
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The importance of relationships in Chinese society
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Tornadoes: Knowing more about them
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Domestic violence is not only on the rise, it is pandemic
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Did Mickey Mantle use a corked bat? Wilton Guerrero did
Middle Class Guy
The Middle Class Guy, written from a center-right point of view, concentrating mainly on politics, straying into culture, entertainment, sports, cooking, and humor all from a middle class perspective.
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Thomas Menino refuses to allow Tamerlan Tsarnaev a decent burial
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, decreed the dead Boston Marathon terrorist will not be buried in Boston. Published 9:18 a.m. May 8, 2013 - Comments
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CAIR assaults the First Amendment
CAIR does not have to like America's right to freedom of expression. CAIR must accept it. Published 11:00 a.m. May 7, 2013 - Comments
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Jay Carney and Hillary Clinton give the media memes
That happened a long time ago, what difference does it make is the new media mantra to defend Obama. Published 6:48 a.m. May 6, 2013 - Comments
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Koch brothers versus so-called journalism
The Koch brothers are rumored to be interested in buying one or all Tribune Company media entities. Heads are exploding. Published 6:48 a.m. May 3, 2013 - Comments
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Boston tragedy was epic media failure
The Boston tragedy proved that the media, especially television, is never to be trusted. Published 7:38 a.m. April 19, 2013 - Comments
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Boston Marathon tragedy creates lynch mob mentality
The Boston Marathon explosions created a lynch mob mentality, even in the media. Published 8:48 a.m. April 16, 2013 - Comments
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Film critic Roger Ebert: The death of a writer
Writers write. Roger Ebert wrote and wrote well. Published 10:32 a.m. April 5, 2013 - Comments
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EXCLUSIVE: Chicago legalizes corruption
The Chicago City Council legalized all forms of corruption in Chicago. Published 9:26 p.m. March 31, 2013 - Comments
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Will the Supreme Court redefine marriage? Who cares?
Is there a universal definition of marriage or is it merely a contract between consenting adults? Published 3:05 p.m. March 27, 2013 - Comments
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Rahm Emanuel defends closing 54 Chicago schools
Rahm Emanuel is taking heat for closing over fifty under performing or under utilized schools in Chicago. Published 9:10 a.m. March 24, 2013 - Comments
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Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate
The gun ban movement has always had a problem with statistics: Statistics don’t support their intuition.
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President Obama popular despite IRS, Benghazi, AP scandals
After possibly the worst week of the Obama administration, new polls show that the President has escaped relatively unscathed.
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Holder’s hot seat: A rogue IRS and a ‘leaky’ White House
"This will not be about parties, this will not be about ideological persuasions. Anybody who has broken the law will be held accountable."
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O.J. Simpson is back in court
O.J. Simpson is back in court trying to get a new trial in the hopes of reversing his 2008 conviction.
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Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate
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Peter Bella is a retired Chicago Police Officer, freelance photographer, freelance writer, budding videographer, and passionate cook. He aims to be the sharp stick that pokes and annoys. The Middle Class Guy is a political column written from a center-right point of view. While concentrating mainly on politics he will stray into culture, entertainment, sports, cooking, and humor from time to time, along with Memories of things Pabst. All from a middle class perspective.
