Opinion

Do funnies still make you laugh?

For decades the funny pages have been a staple of the daily newspaper, having become an almost indispensable ...

Opinion

County fair is summer rite of passage

Can you smell the bloomin’ onions? If you think about it hard enough you might be able to ...

Opinion

Eliminating trash takes more than cans

Nothing says summer vacation like sun, sand, staying cool, swimming pools and … stacks of garbage? That was ...

Opinion

Needs of many outweigh needs of few

I’ve recently been called a communist, a left-winger and even a Nazi. Several people have accused me of ...

Opinion

Sky isn’t falling; papers aren’t dying

Everyone has heard some version of the fable about Chicken Little, where the title fowl lets everyone know ...

Columnists

We all need to be called some names

In her nearly 90 years on this Earth, Martha Zollinger has been called a lot of things. Street ...

Opinion

Sharing opinions is reasonable price

Big Brother isn’t watching. No one is trying to steal your identity. Your answers won’t open the floodgates ...

Opinion

Our actions can conquer fears

Being a graduating high school senior in the world today is probably a pretty scary experience for many ...

Opinion

Remembering we are all human

It might be the biggest understatement in the history of language, but here goes: Technology is changing our ...

Opinion

Are we ready to think differently?

A famous scientist is often credited with saying the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over ...

Opinion

Early learning equals later successes

“Are tornadoes strong? Why are baby kangaroos called Joeys? What does exercise mean? How many millions of people ...

Opinion

Real integrity shines through scandals

Who would ever have guessed that a shining example of integrity being more important than success would be ...

Opinion

Drugs shouldn’t be measured by the ton

You don’t have to be a psychic, a DEA agent or a brilliant rocket scientist to know that ...

Opinion

Never too late to make good impression

We have all heard the cliché that, “You never get a second chance to make a good first ...

Opinion

Gas prices shouldn’t be about politics

Paying more at the pump is certainly causing more pain in our wallets. Gasoline prices continue to rise, ...

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