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Brian Blair wants to sue me!

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Update: Creative Loafing’s Mitch Perry weighs in here. Last week, I received a letter from the law firm of Barker, Rodems and Cook, stating that they represented Brian Blair and that they have reviewed my web posting on February 1, 2010, titled The post the Blair campaign doesn’t want you to read: Fraternal Order of Police endorses Brian Blair in H-47. Blair’s attorney writes (the full letter is published after the break): In your article, you note that “the police…

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Dave Aronberg receives another sheriff endorsement of AG bid

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Dave Aronberg’s sweep of Democratic sheriff endorsements continued this week when he picked up the endorsement of Jackson County’s Lou Roberts: “Dave Aronberg has always listened to the views of the law enforcement community. His work on reducing gang violence and prescription drug abuse is especially important in rural communities like mine. I am proud to join all the other Sheriffs who have publicly endorsed him.” — Sheriff Lou Roberts. Sheriff Roberts joins a growing list of current law enforcement…

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The post the Brian Blair campaign doesn’t want you to read: Fraternal Order of Police endorses Blair in H-47

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I imagine somewhere in the Fraternal Order of Police’s mission statement it probably says something about the organization and its members being dedicated to, you know, keeping people safe. Especially children. Especially children from abusive parents. In fact, on its website, it states that the FOP’s job is “to promote and foster the impartial enforcement of law and order.” It just makes sense: the police are the ‘good guys’ who arrest the ‘bad guys’ who hurt children. What I doubt…

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The post the Brian Blair campaign doesn’t want you to read: Fraternal Order of Police endorses Blair in H-47

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I imagine somewhere in the Fraternal Order of Police’s mission statement it probably says something about the organization and its members being dedicated to, you know, keeping people safe. Especially children. Especially children from abusive parents. In fact, on its website, it states that the FOP’s job is “to promote and foster the impartial enforcement of law and order.” It just makes sense: the police are the ‘good guys’ who arrest the ‘bad guys’ who hurt children. What I doubt…

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