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. Sat, 25 May 2013 11:05:18 +0000 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 Kent Bush: Being different but not feeling different http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529869/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 6:57:22 Kent Bush http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529869/1007/OPINION