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  • Journalists: Mother's love needs a second source

         Sometimes, when dramatic events unfold over the course of several days, it becomes difficult for news organizations, be they newspapers, television networks or websites, to keep up.

    April 29, 2013

  • Easter storm leaves spring unsprung

    I can’t remember whether March came in like a lamb, but it certainly went out like a lion.

    April 26, 2013

  • Time is all we have

    Time.  It’s the only thing we have. You don’t believe me?  Let me explain.

    April 24, 2013

  • Boston bomber won't stop runners

    When news broke of the Boston City Marathon bombing, family and friends called to make sure my son who is stationed in the Air Force there was okay.

    April 22, 2013

  • Don't risk an accident by speeding in construction zones

    Anyone who drives a car has probably been in this situation—you are already late for something and suddenly you find yourself in a construction zone.  It is easy to get frustrated when traffic is crawling along, and many drivers disregard the slower speed limits that are posted for the stretch of road where the work is being done. 

     

    April 17, 2013

  • Bailar El Tango: Traffic in Asuncón

    In the city of Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, there is a restaurant called the Rafain. 

    April 10, 2013

  • Your opinion needed for Ada vision

    The basic concept of rural economic development is to put as many dollars as possible in your citizens' pockets, so they can spend, spend, spend (locally, of course) and thus, create large coffers within the community so the local government can spend tax dollars to create a better quality of life within the community.

    April 10, 2013

  • Letter To The Editor

     

    Reader says health issue complicated

     

    April 10, 2013

  • This old man

     

    Those early years of life are so important because they set the pattern for the rest of it.  The people who are in the early part of your life, who live in your earliest memories, hold sway over whatever happens thereafter.

     

    March 27, 2013

  • Tribal reforms in VAWA

    The rate of domestic violence and sexual assault for Native American women has reached epidemic proportions due in large part to a stunning legal loophole that severely limits tribal ability to prosecute these crimes.  Until recently, non-Indians accused of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes against tribal members could only be prosecuted by the federal government and some states – not by the local tribal courts. 

    March 6, 2013

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