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November 9, 2009
Good morning, North Texas. This morning, I have read your e-mails to the editor and learned that: -- Many conclude that the shooting at Fort Hood was definitely a terrorist attack and reject the calls not to jump to conclusions. ![]() ![]() The entry "Out of the inbox" is tagged: Congress , Fort Hood , Health care , Health care reform , Muslims , Nidal Hasan September 12, 2009
Every Sunday, look for Leading Questions -- those pithy, opinionated queries that state a point of view. This week, we have partisan comments about health care, mostly. Or totally, depending on how you read it. Read on ... ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" is tagged: Barack Obama , Health care , Health care reform , Republicans August 29, 2009
Re: "Leading Questions," last Sunday Points. Laurie Fly, Arlington
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Leading Questions are short, snappy queries that make people think or feel or wonder. We hope you will enjoy this week's collection and that you will send us your Leading Questions for next week. Write to lq@dallasnews.com and include your name, address, city and phone, please. (We only use your name and city.) Thanks, and follow me to the extended entry to read this week's questions: ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading questions for Aug. 30" has no entry tags. August 22, 2009
Leading Questions are short, snappy queries that make people think or feel or wonder. We hope you will enjoy this week's collection and that you will send us your Leading Questions for next week. Write to lq@dallasnews.com and include your name, address, city and phone, please. (We only use your name and city.) Thanks, and follow me to the extended entry to read this week's questions: ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions for Sunday, Aug. 23" has no entry tags. August 1, 2009
Leading Questions are short, snappy queries that make people think or feel or wonder. We hope you will enjoy this week's collection and that you will send us your Leading Questions for next week. Write to lq@dallasnews.com and include your name, address, city and phone, please. (We only use your name and city.) Thanks, and follow me to the extended entry to read this week's questions: ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions for Sunday, Aug. 2" has no entry tags. June 6, 2009
Write your leading questions, which are snappy queries that express an opinion, to lq@dallasnews.com. We publish them on Sundays with the regular letters. Our questions today have to do with the GM bankruptcy filing: ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions for Sunday, June 7" has no entry tags. May 30, 2009
Leading Questions are punchy, pithy comments in the form of a question. They make us mad, glad -- or they just plain make us think. This week, we look at Mark Cuban, courtesy of Bagle Price: ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions for Sunday, May 31" has no entry tags. May 23, 2009
This week, we're featuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. And our questions are: ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" is tagged: Guantanamo , Nancy Pelosi May 18, 2009
A Leading Question is a short(ish), snappy rhetorical question that we feature in our regular Sunday Letters stack. To send a Leading Question, write to lq@dallasnews.com. To read the Leading Questions for this week, click on. ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions for Sunday, May 17" is tagged: Dick Cheney May 9, 2009
This week, I was particularly glad to note a questions submitted by Mark Salditch of Dallas -- not because, as some of you expect, I feel I want to get a point across either way. No, I liked Mr. Salditch's question because it gave me an opportunity to use a photo of John Wayne -- and how many chances do you get to do that? Here's his question and the photo I settled on. Flip to the next part of the blog entry to see the one I (reluctantly) passed up: Have you ever seen the John Wayne movie where he tortures the Indians who have captured his wife? No? That's because John Wayne embodies American ideals, and Americans don't torture. ![]() ![]() The entry "John Wayne and torture" has no entry tags.
Leading Questions are rhetorical questions that we publish on Sundays. All readers are welcome to submit a leading question at lq@dallasnews.com. An editor's note: Be sure to put your full contact information on your submission. We only publish your name and city. This week's questions run the gamut, from ... well, click on and you'll see ... ![]() ![]() The entry "This week's Leading Questions" has no entry tags. May 2, 2009
This week, four readers nobly answered the call for Leading Questions. Read on for their queries, and to see why this photo is posted here ... ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" has no entry tags. April 25, 2009
Every Sunday, we present a mix of short, spicy missives from readers -- all framed in the form of a question. Share your own Leading Question. Send your short, snappy opinion to: lq@dallasnews.com. ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" has no entry tags. April 18, 2009
Every Sunday, we present a mix of short, spicy missives from readers -- all framed in the form of a question. Share your own Leading Question. Send your short, snappy opinion to: lq@dallasnews.com. ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" has no entry tags. April 10, 2009
We love to get LQs, and we publish the best each week in the Letters stack of the Sunday paper. This week, we have a delightful entry on -- well, you'll see: ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" is tagged: marijuana , smoking ban April 4, 2009
These questions contributed by readers express an opinion about hot topics. Every Sunday, we publish a collection of the best questions we receive each week. Share your own Leading Questions by e-mail: lq@dallasnews.com. If former President George W. Bush had fired a CEO of a large corporation would there have been a call for an impeachment hearing? ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" has no entry tags. April 3, 2009
This is a weekly collection of questions that express an opinion about hot topics. Got a Leading Question for us? Share your own Leading Questions by e-mail at lq@dallasnews.com. Have something to say about this week's questions? Comment here.
David Jones, Garland
Since Congress voted against using the E-Verify system, how will we be sure that all those stimulus and infrastructure jobs will be given only to unemployed Americans and not illegals? Anita Goodspeed, Dallas ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading questions" has no entry tags. March 27, 2009
Our quick-witted readers continue to treat us with a veritable buffet of observations. Think of Leading Questions as a weekly chance to pretend you're playing Jeopardy! (and in your imagnination, Alex Trebek can have a mustache, if that's what you prefer). Got a Leading Question for us? Share your own Leading Questions by e-mail at lq@dallasnews.com. Have something to say about this week's questions? Get thee to the comments! Why shouldn't AIG just pay the bonuses in company stock? John Rafferty, Dallas
According to Grand Prairie High School Principal Joseph Showell, the students exist for the benefit of GPISD. Surprised? Bob Marlowe,Garland
Mary L. Marquis, Irving ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" is tagged: AIG , Barack Obama , Grand Prairie March 20, 2009
Readers are finding the irony in painful situations, especially the bonuses handed out to AIG executives that made that company, what, profitable? Hardly. We publish this weekly collection of questions that express an opinion about hot topics. Share your own Leading Questions by e-mail at lq@dallasnews.com. Have something to say about this week's questions? Leave a comment or share your own. Our all-knowing Congress bails out AIG and now, all of the sudden, they find out they have some management flaws, some careless spending, and they are going to take it back by force. Why give it in the first place? Could it be that they don't have a clue? Bob Tubbs, Dallas
Since Mexico has eliminated violent crime by ending the private ownership of guns, shouldn't we do that here? David Moseley, Dallas
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A challenge for our readers: We know you can tell us what gives, but can you do it in fewer words than a twitter update and in the form of a question? If so, send it over to lq@dallasnews.com. ![]() ![]() The entry "Stretch your creative muscle with Leading Questions" has no entry tags. March 16, 2009
When it comes to being creative, our letter writers and readers are no slacks. Take a gander at our Leading Questions features from the past two weeks. Lots of interesting topics and pleasantly snarky questions. Got a doozy of a leading question you want to share? Send it on over. ![]() ![]() The entry "Starting conversations with Leading Questions" has no entry tags. March 13, 2009
This Sunday's Leading Questions highlight ironic situations. Other than that, they're a wonderfully ironic hodge-podge of snark. Want to share your own Leading Question for next week's collection? E-mail us at lq@dallasnews.com -- or via Twitter: @dmnlq. If the stimulus bill starts to work and the economy does not go down in flames as Republicans predict, what ploy will they come up with to take credit for it? Theresa Steele, Denton
Why is it that the parent who is willing to lie to get their child out of trouble at school is always so surprised when that same child gets caught cheating? Phyllis Brahinsky, Irving
Two facing pages in Thursday's Metro section have only one news article each: One says that is Kwame Kilpatrick can move to the area and the other says that the new jail ready for inmates. Coincidence? Don Portch, Plano ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" has no entry tags. March 6, 2009
This Sunday's Leading Questions focus mostly on the economy and those pesky taxes that some government officials have a hard time keeping track of. Want to share your own Leading Question for next week's collection? E-mail us at lq@dallasnews.com -- or via Twitter: @dmnlq. Rob Lea, Oak Point
You can own a pit bull in Dallas, but not a rooster? Robert Kellen, Dallas ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" has no entry tags. March 5, 2009
On Sunday, we introduced Leading Questions, a weekly collection of questions that express an opinion about hot topics. Will a college student focus on the lesson or the gun when the student in front of him is packing heat? ![]() ![]() The entry "Share a Leading Question" has no entry tags. February 27, 2009
On Sunday, we introduce Leading Questions, a weekly collection of questions that express an opinion about hot topics. Share your own Leading Questions by e-mail: lq@dallasnews.com -- or via Twitter: @dmnlq.
Will a college student focus on the lesson or the gun when the student in front of him is packing heat? ![]() ![]() The entry "Leading Questions" has no entry tags. |