OPINION: It’s important to recognize the good we have

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Wednesday, November 26. 2008
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The bad news surrounds us. Our fears are real and warranted about the economy, but so is the need for a balanced perspective. We approach Thanksgiving with many facing such hard times, but it’s important to look at our own lives and recognize the good things we have. [ Full Story » ] 

OPINION: The era of ‘too big to fail’

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Zach Mitcham
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Sunday, November 23. 2008
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Sometimes I imagine being “too big to fail.”

Perhaps I’d buy a Lexus, put a nice stereo in it, drive it to a luxury hotel, order lobster from room service and just put it on the tab.
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OPINION: Mickey, Jesus and Jimmy Buffet at the Madison County polls

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Zach Mitcham
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Sunday, November 16. 2008
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One Madison County voter wants “Jimmy Buffett” to serve as District Attorney of the Northern Judicial Circuit. Of course, “Wasted Away Again in Margaritaville” would have quite a different feel coming in the sober voice of a prosecutor. [ Full Story » ] 

OPINION: Taking the crown off your tooth, the gold off the dome

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Sunday, November 9. 2008
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You know some folks would steal the crown off your tooth if they could do it without waking you up. [ Full Story » ] 

OPINION: The Bush legacy and the 08 race

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Zach Mitcham
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Sunday, November 2. 2008
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When I see George Bush address the nation about our financial breakdown, I don’t feel animosity. No, I just feel really sad for him and for us. I believe his legacy is one of profound tragedy. We always have to live with what our leaders decide, at least until the next election. We should hope their choices will work out for the best, no matter the teams we favor. [ Full Story » ] 

OPINION: We don’t need to be a plastic nation

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Zach Mitcham
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Sunday, October 26. 2008
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The quick swipe of plastic offers such a comforting lie. When we pay in cash, we immediately kiss that coveted green goodbye, but the credit card offers such a beautiful illusion, a confirmation that life is to be lived for today, forget tomorrow. [ Full Story » ] 

OPINION: We need real commitment to thoughtful strategies

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Zach Mitcham
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Sunday, October 19. 2008
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In pleasant company, I avoid talk of presidential politics whenever I can. Everybody has so much emotion riding beneath the surface. I have deep feelings, too, but I know every person has their own way of looking at the world. And I recognize that trying to win someone over to my way of thinking only strains relationships. [ Full Story » ] 

Hard to make cuts in flesh and blood

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Zach Mitcham
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Sunday, October 12. 2008
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The numbers on the 32-page county budget seem coldly anonymous, but the figures are loaded with flesh and blood. They include the livelihoods of over 100 people. They include the actual nuts and bolts of a government’s commitment to its people. They include painful choices. [ Full Story » ] 

OPINION: The paths we take

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Zach Mitcham
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Sunday, October 5. 2008
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Our local government theft cases are truly disheartening. Though it is absolutely necessary, it brings no pleasure at all to type an ugly headline on the computer screen above the mugshot of someone I’ve known for quite some time, like I did this week for Michelle Dills. [ Full Story » ] 

OPINION: Let’s recognize what this bailout means

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Zach Mitcham
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Thursday, September 25. 2008
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We talk about the “free hand” of the market, but we’ve seen a “sleight of hand” market in recent years, people gaming the system for personal profit. We’ve seen scandalous accounting, artificial inflation of stocks and a complex and dubious credit market, where actual risk didn’t stand in the way of easy bucks. [ Full Story » ] 
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