Opinion

Opinion - Topics from April, 2009

Trudy's Trojan Tidbits: Whirlwind of school activities, thoughts

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Thursday, April 30. 2009

This is the time of year when we earnestly begin our wrap-up of the current school year. Yet the administration is also heavily engaged in getting ready for the start of the 2009-10 school year.

Thankfully, everyone is fully engaged in all aspects of our work and that makes for smooth sailing even through some difficult waters. [Full Story »]

I lost it!

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Tuesday, April 28. 2009

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Isn't it amazing that weight loss is such a money making concept in America? Really? Think about it. [Full Story »]

Extremist Groups - The 'End the Fed' Movement

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Friday, April 24. 2009

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By Robert Heiney

In a recent column, I discussed the Missouri Information Analysis Center’s report on the Modern Militia Movement and some of the people on their watch list. One of the groups they monitor is the “End the Fed” movement. Here is some background on the Federal Reserve System, the source of this movement. [Full Story »]

Geiger's Counter: The coolest kid in junior high

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Friday, April 24. 2009

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Frankie Formby was the coolest kid at Wilder Junior High School.

He wore jeans and a black leather jacket over a plain white t-shirt. [Full Story »]

Steeped in Revolution: a modern TEA party

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

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"So David volunteered to fight Goliath. It took some persuasion, but King Saul finally agreed to let David fight against the Giant," reads 1 Samuel 17 in the Holy Bible. The epic battle continues, "As Goliath moved in for the kill, David reached into his bag and slung one of his stones at Goliath's head. Finding a hole in the armor, the stone sank into the giant's forehead and he fell face down on the ground." [Full Story »]

The tax-free Tea Party (of 2009)

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Tuesday, April 14. 2009

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Tomorrow is not going to be "tax day" for some. For some it is going to be a day for reform.

Are you going to participate in a Tea Party? There is one in Atlanta, even.

What do you think of this movement? [Full Story »]

how do you feel about SEAL snipers...

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Monday, April 13. 2009

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taking out the somali pirates and rescuing capt. richard phillips? [Full Story »]

Government watch list asks, ‘are you a terrorist?’

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Saturday, April 11. 2009

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You may be surprised to find that you’re on a government watch list as a potential terrorist. The federal government in partnership with state and local government agencies has created 58 ‘fusion sites’ across the United States to monitor groups that may be planning terrorist activity. [Full Story »]

Are you a terrorist?

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Friday, April 10. 2009

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By Robert Heiney

You may be surprised to find that you’re on a government watch list as a potential terrorist. The federal government in partnership with state and local government agencies has created 58 ‘fusion sites’ across the United States to monitor groups that may be planning terrorist activity. [Full Story »]

Old people and acronyms

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

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I toss those acronyms around like I know what they mean.

I learned early in life that DUI and DWI meant basically the same thing. It was simple, my fines were so similar. Then God made designated drivers. [Full Story »]

Geiger's Counter: One man's trash is another man's treasure

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Tuesday, April 7. 2009

I heard the old saying invoked several times Saturday while helping out with a big yard sale conducted by the youth of our church. [Full Story »]

Who will they turn to?

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Monday, April 6. 2009

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By William Smith

Some of the vilest people I have known are those so called elitist liberals who try to manipulate the masses in an effort to obtain political power. The means of this manipulation is not to advance society but to degrade it. Their plan is to degrade the social and economic system to a point where they can use this “so called crisis” as a means to call for government intervention. Remember Rahm Emanuel; “Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste”. [Full Story »]

what is the legacy of the william carter co. here...

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Thursday, April 2. 2009

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is it of a proud industry that long put food on the tables of local families and sent their kids to college or has that legacy been tainted by closings, shutdowns and job cuts?

current and former carter's employees are invited to comment. these comments - particularly those bearing names - will be used in our print and online coverage. [Full Story »]

Truby’s Trojan Tidbits: Superintendent gives report on schools (part 2)

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Thursday, April 2. 2009

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Interesting info.

Here are a few news items that caught my attention recently. In the last 10 years the free breakfast program has doubled nationally, but millions are still coming to school without getting any meal before the first bell rings. [Full Story »]

The drought is broken

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Wednesday, April 1. 2009

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I could hear the roar of the normally placid creek long before I got to it.

Filled with runoff from nearly five inches of rain upstream, it burst through a culvert pipe onto our property with fire hose velocity. [Full Story »]