mcphersonsentinel.com http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/section/OPINION mcphersonsentinel.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sun, 26 May 2013 3:07:59 +0000 Dana Milbank: An Alabama senator’s lost cause http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130526/NEWS/130529568/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 26 May 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By Dana Milbank, Washington Post http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130526/NEWS/130529568/1007/OPINION Bipartisan immigration legislation is making its way inexorably through the Senate Judiciary Committee. Although its ultimate fate is unclear, its passage by the committee is assured, and conservatives on the panel such as ranking Republican Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Orrin Hatch (Utah) are doing what they can to improve the bill. Even firebrands such as Ted [...]]]> Charles Krauthammer: Redacted truth, subjunctive outrage http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130525/NEWS/130529569/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 25 May 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130525/NEWS/130529569/1007/OPINION Let the facts speak for themselves. They are damning enough. Let Gregory Hicks, [...]]]> Kent Bush: Safe rooms better than 'duck and cover' http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529447/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 24 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Kent Bush http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529447/1007/OPINION Brush Up Mac thanks community for service http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529421/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:54 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529421/1007/OPINION Group thanks community for fundraiser http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529422/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:15 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529422/1007/OPINION Move or set family boundaries? http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529423/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:35 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529423/1007/OPINION Planning a trip? Heed this advice http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529424/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:27 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529424/1007/OPINION Michael Gerson: Baseless fears of Common Core http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/NEWS/130529790/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 24 May 2013 1:23:00 +0000 By Michael Gerson, Washington Post http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130524/NEWS/130529790/1007/OPINION A Catholic Economy: Part I http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529505/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:16 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529505/1007/OPINION Flying the all-too-friendly skies http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529506/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:29 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529506/1007/OPINION Kent Bush: Devastating storms restore perspective http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529618/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 7:02:05 Kent Bush http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529618/1007/OPINION On Monday afternoon, it was a big deal to me that my third grader has trouble catching pop-ups in baseball.
I was so happy that he had pulled his B+ math grade up to an A- by the end of the school year.
Those things seemed so important. And then a huge tornado ripped through Moore, Okla. wiped out the Plaza Tower Elementary School.
I saw third graders there yelling for their [...]]]> E.J. Dionne: Is democracy in trouble? http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529791/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By E.J. Dionne, Washington Post http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529791/1007/OPINION Our circumstances certainly have their own particular disabilities: a radicalization of conservative politics, over-the-top mistrust of President Obama on the right, high-tech [...]]]> Writer: Trails have positive impacts on communities http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529696/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:17 +0000 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529696/1007/OPINION Writer praises retiring tennis coach http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529697/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:06 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529697/1007/OPINION Bumps in the road for Obama http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529698/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 12:34:44 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529698/1007/OPINION Never seen anything like this tornado http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529699/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:56 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529699/1007/OPINION Esther Cepeda: Missing school -- for vacation http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529793/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000 By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529793/1007/OPINION This also happens at the beginning of the school year and during the holidays as parents take their children out of classes for long family trips. But I can tell you from first-hand experience that there’s nothing worse than getting through the [...]]]> Legislature works toward tax compromise http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529812/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:41 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529812/1007/OPINION On Memorial Day, remembering those who served http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529813/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:07 http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529813/1007/OPINION Kent Bush: Devastating storms restore perspective http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529864/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 7:35:58 Kent Bush http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529864/1007/OPINION