July 14, 2010 RSS feed / Opinion

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Up The Creek Without A Paddle

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by Terry Toole
He, the Devil, is still amongst us. Last Saturday evening, a week ago, we were enjoying an evening out at Emerald Lake Resort watching entertainers sing like Conway Twitty, Elvis Presley and Patsy Cline. More...

New tradition for next year's Fourth of July?

by Alex McRae

Like most Americans, I did my Fourth of July planning well ahead of time. Chores included deciding how late to sleep, choosing which sporting events to watch on TV and designing the menu for the perfect red, white and blue feast. More...

Just 100 years ago

submitted by Lindy Linderman

One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1910: The average life expectancy for men was 47 years. Fuel for a car was sold in drug stores only. Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub. More...

History Lesson on Your Social Security

submitted by Patti Dozier

Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (and some older ones) didn't know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and show it to your kids. More...

As You See It

•For those who don't like rural farm and residential irrigation sprinklers spraying water onto the road, here's a suggestion... Either move to the city, or accept the country life. More...

Six months to go-Highest tax rate ever

In just six months, the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect. They will hit families and small businesses January 1, 2011, says Americans For Tax Reform. More...

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Home Country

by: Slim Randles

We all watched as the flag came by. It was the first thing in the parade, of course, great big one, carried by two of the kids from the ROTC at the high school. More...

Letter to the Editor

Terry, A group of men from our church and others meet for coffee at Target's everyday. I have been taking "The Liberal" newspaper to read some things to them. More...

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Just Jakin

JEAN RUTHErFOrD

What is more American than a good old-fashion barbecue? Or is it American? Have you ever even thought of the definition of barbecue and, no, it's not just something tossed on a grill. More...

The woman Marine pilot

submitted by Roger Cook

The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day, the kids came back and, one by one, began to tell their stories. More...