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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Feature Photo: A cookie for a Valentine

Mr. Balson,

I would just ask that instead of joining the group of Fox haters that you would get your facts crystal clear before you continue to spread your liberal rhetoric among Eastern students.

I have a few friends from my military days who are in Egypt, so I know first hand that these protests that you call “peaceably assembled” are not even close to peaceful.

Being in the journalism field, please take with you the knowledge that the media can skew our views with a few seconds of creative editing.

Having served in combat zones, I have seen firsthand how inaccurate and downright false reporting can be, but the people soak it in like a sponge. Don’t think that just because it is CNN or Fox, that it is the truth.

Kevin Borntreger

Feature Photo: A cookie for a Valentine

Bethany Hutchinson, a junior sociology major, pours sprinkles on her heart shaped cookie that she decorated in Thomas Dining Hall on Valentines Day. (Katie Overby

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