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Sense and Nonsense: Honoring fathers for giving much more than life

June 17, 2013

By Lynda Hollenbeck

Sunday is Father's Day when we pay tribute to those whose paternal guidance has shaped our lives and for many continues to be a strong influence.
Most countries celebrate this event on the third Sunday of June. It was inaugurated in the United States in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting.

And some, we lost forever

June 13, 2013

By Madison Lowe

The night of May 30 was surreal.Every expectation I had for how I would leave my high school behind was fulfilled.
It couldn’t have been more perfect.
The night started with a gathering of friends and pictures and butterflies fluttering their wings in every senior’s stomach.
I picked my way through the crowd saying hello and snapping a picture with some whom I know I may never see again. The thought of this being my last goodbye to 544 people that I grew up with was hard to swallow.

Sense and Nonsense: To sleep on back or on stomach: A critical dilemma

June 12, 2013

By Lynda Hollenbeck

Recently, as I spent some time in the waiting room of a doctor's office, I flipped through a copy of "Parenting" magazine.
At this juncture, I'm perusing this journal out of curiosity, not to glean wisdom as I once would have done.
It can be enlightening to find out all the mistakes I made when I was bringing up my children. They're all alive and well and are productive, functioning members of society, but the experts would say that's somewhat of a miracle because of all the things I did wrong when they were were in their formative years.

IRS now the target

June 6, 2013

By Steve Boggs

There’s a reason so many people are upset about the latest Internal Revenue Service scandal, and it’s not because some agents targeted conservative groups. It’s because they targeted anybody.
The IRS isn’t supposed to be take sides. Its agents aren’t supposed to care whom you voted for, or how you stand on the issues. Their only reason to exist is to make sure you pay your taxes, and follow federal and state tax codes. Period, end of story.

Get the Point: Singing sheriff an icon to a now old man — me

June 6, 2013

By David Hughes

One of the iconic people in my life is “the singing sheriff,” Joe Lee Richards, but my friendship with him predates his terms in office by many years. Joe Lee was one of the guys who helped usher me into the brotherhood of C.B. radio back in the early ‘60s.
Later, as I was beginning to develop my skills as a news photographer, he would let me ride along with him in his rocket-powered police cruiser and regale me with stories of busting bad guys and making the county’s highways safe.

Opinions

Sense and Nonsense: Honoring fathers for giving much more than life

June 17, 2013

And some, we lost forever

June 13, 2013

Sense and Nonsense: To sleep on back or on stomach: A critical dilemma

June 12, 2013

IRS now the target

June 6, 2013

Get the Point: Singing sheriff an icon to a now old man — me

June 6, 2013

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