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Updated: OPINION: Despite local deluge, drought still dominates

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Letter to the Editor
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Monday, May 14. 2012
Updated: 1 day ago
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By Mark Jenkins

Those of you who had been tempted to start singing “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More, No More” had to change your tune on the last Friday night in April. [Full Story »] 

Updated: OPINION: One more gift for my mama

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Margie Richards
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Friday, May 11. 2012
Updated: 6 days ago
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What I wouldn’t give for just one more conversation with my mama. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: The struggle between feeling and logic

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, May 11. 2012
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My father told me when I was a kid that while I may feel something, I don’t really understand what I feel unless I can put it into words. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Storm showed my dependence on computers

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Frank Gillispie
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Tuesday, May 8. 2012
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I did not realize just how much I depend on my computer until I carelessly forgot to disconnect it during the thunderstorms a recent Friday evening. The storm did its thing. I lost the power supply for the computer, the extra hard drive and the cable modem. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Loud commercials — now for a limited time only!

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Zach Mitcham
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Saturday, May 5. 2012
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I love the name of a new federal regulation — the “CALM Act.” [Full Story »] 

OPINION: CRCT testing — does anyone benefit from it?

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Staff Writer
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Tuesday, May 1. 2012
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What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? Ask any student that faces taking the CRCT (Criterion-Referenced Competency Test) and they would probably answer you by saying, “We won’t worry all year about passing the CRCT.” [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Presidents should never ignore Supreme Court

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Frank Gillispie
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Tuesday, May 1. 2012
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From the news that you may have missed recently, President Obama and the Democrats are looking for ways to get around any Supreme Court ruling that they do not like. This threat is related to several cases before the Court, including Obamacare and the Arizona Immigration Law. If the present administration decides to challenge the Supreme Court, they will not be the first. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: ‘Tulip Bubble’ holds lessons beyond gardening

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, April 27. 2012
Comments (6)
There are bad words in money, like “Ponzi,” “foreclosure” or “Chapter 13.” Nobody wants any part of such things. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: How can I keep my child safe?

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Letter to the Editor
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Monday, April 23. 2012
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By Beth Heath

The approach of summer is an excellent time to consider this question, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has great information to help us evaluate if we are keeping our kids as safe as possible.
[Full Story »] 

LETTER: Why such a reactionary stance on healthcare?

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Letter to the Editor
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Sunday, April 22. 2012
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Dear Editor:

I’m just wondering if the “Marxist propaganda” letter (“Says ‘single payer’ is ‘Marxist propaganda,’” by Dwain Kirkland, April 12, 2012) was the only letter you received about health care or simply the most entertaining.
[Full Story »] 
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