editorials
Every vote important
After more than 35 years of working at newspapers in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, I’ve been through several nights of election returns at local, state and national levels. The first major el...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fishing for the birds
Some fishing lure companies claim their products can catch anything. I beg to differ. A few years ago, I decided to grab the fishing rods and tackle and head to the beach with my family to do some ...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Breathing celebrated
Sometimes, being an asthmatic can be tough. After being sick recently, I realized how sometimes we take simple functions for granted. Taking a deep breath is one of them. Two weeks ago, I found mys...
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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RA retreat rewarding
Friday was a bright day for this father. Yes, the sky was cloudy, it was unseasonably cool and a continuous drizzle dampened the ground, but I was off from work and preparing for my first chur...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Comic books lasting
My mom and dad were so proud of the first color television set that we owned. It came in a console and we didn’t have to use the pliers to change channels anymore. After my parents invited some fam...
May 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hand shines in ‘42’
While watching the movie “42: The Jackie Robinson Story” from the comfort of the Marion Theater Sunday afternoon following church, it brought back many memories. Not of baseball or Jackie Robinson...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chess anyone?
Apr 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Anyone over a certain age can remember when chess was extremely popular. As a child, I learned to play, inspired by the great Russia vs. the U.S. matches of the late 1960s and 1970s. At recess dur...
K-5 grads saluted
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Many people believe graduation is simply meant for teenagers approaching adulthood. However, there are many teachers in area elementary schools that beg to differ. In today’s pages of ...
Reliving innocence
Apr 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Twenty-four-hour news channels have been showing the explosions at the Boston Marathon nonstop for the past two days. Like most major news events, if you haven’t seen it already, you will. A friend...
Changes on horizon
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Everybody likes to have options, and the more options you have, the better. This applies to most everything in life, no matter if it involves a product you buy or a meal that you eat; having option...
Teamwork nets valuable results
Apr 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
The announcement was big.a A total of 150 jobs, millions in investments and a new company locating in the City of Columbia. When Crown Health Care Laundry Services was announced as Marion County’s ...
Persistence pays off
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Industrial development does not happen overnight. In fact, development in general takes time, lots of time; sometimes years. Unfortunately, many residents of Marion County do not understand this. W...
national opinions

Dave Rice wears a neckerchief embroidered with the Inclusive Scouting Award while talking with supporters at the Equal Scouting Summit in GrapevineThe controversial move passed by more than 60% of their national council.


Thu May 23 17:14:38 UTC 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a point at the National Defense University in WashingtonIt's time "to fight terrorists without...perpetual war-time footing," he says.


Thu May 23 15:20:22 UTC 2013

IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)She was director of division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups.


Thu May 23 16:45:22 UTC 2013