Marshall County Tribune: Opinion

Confehr: Exercise free speech or work on your golf (02/26/10)
One of the great things about this country is the freedom to say whatever you like and we're hearing a lot of it now that the silly season is in full bloom. Pollination continues through Halloween. Nationally, there's been a lot of unmasking of exaggerations, although some folks will decide to believe what they want, regardless of what other folks say. Government bashing is in fashion. Some people still wear zoot suits when it's not Halloween...

Confehr: Private restaurant at park will raise questions (02/19/10)
Closure of the Henry Horton State Park restaurant has emerged as one way to cut state spending to bring it in line with revenues. Leasing the facility to a business is an option to keep it open. Expect a debate on whether beer, wine and cocktails may be served there, especially if privatization gets more than lip service...

Letter: Don't let schools close too quickly (02/19/10)
I read with great interest Barbara Kennedy's article about schools closing too quickly for weather considerations. As a school board member, I admire her fortitude in publishing her thoughts. But, I am not a school board member, so I have no reluctance in agreeing with her and taking it even further. My qualification for these comments is in raising 3 daughters in the public school system over a period of 21 years, given their age differences. In five states...

Fox: Get ready to weather more second-guessing (02/19/10)
As someone who is burned out on snow, I recently heard bad news: the worst might not be over. It appears we'll have below-average temperatures and above-average precipitation, which adds up to more ice and snowflakes. Yes, this is the Opinion page. No, this isn't a column about climate change...

Tyrades! Lewis Tyree: The Untold Story (02/12/10)
At last, the story can be told! Yesterday (Feb. 11) marked the 10th anniversary of my father's fatal heart attack. Time has erased much of the sting, but every day I find myself blurting out one Dad phrase or another. He lives on in my writing and in the grandson he never knew. ...

Valentine: Super ad hit close to home (02/12/10)
Here's a switch. The Super Bowl this year was actually much better than the much-hyped commercials. There were a few stand-outs. The Snickers "Betty White" commercial was pretty good and there were a few others. Nothing that lived up to the expectations, but there was one that has some people confounded...

Confehr: Family ties tie area to Super Bowl (02/12/10)
There's always a local angle to a big story. This week our troops are going to Iraq and a neighbor's business is under the microscope around the world. However, it was at dinner Monday when the local connection to the biggest story of the week emerged while the question of the week was being asked...

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