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AP leaks case shows need for federal shield law

Updated: May 24, 2013 10:14am

If any good comes from the federal government’s high-handed seizure of Associated Press telephone records in a national security leak investigation, it could be new impetus for a federal shield...

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Turning schools into armories won’t stop carnage

Updated: Dec 24, 2012 8:13am

During the week following the horror at Sandy Hook Elementary School, ideas for preventing more massacres were coming from all directions.

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., called for using...

Santa Claus not real? That’s ridiculous!

Updated: Dec 24, 2012 8:03am

Some disturbing news passed through my noise reception air space recently. Are you aware there are people who don’t believe in Santa Claus? Not only do they not believe, but they tell their...

School violence can happen anywhere

Updated: Dec 17, 2012 3:09pm

On March 24, 1998, a mild spring day, I was off for two days and preparing to mow my yard in Jonesboro for the first time that year. Before I could start the mower I receive an urgent page to call...

Seward’s Folly, Alaska and Redfield

Updated: Dec 17, 2012 1:38pm

The most valuable asset the White Hall School District has is good schools with athletic facilities that many colleges cannot offer. Where did most of this wealth for these facilities come from:...

Christmas shopping may be hectic on Dec. 22

Updated: Dec 10, 2012 9:30am

Five men were drinking coffee together in White Hall on a recent morning and the conversation turned to Christmas shopping, not the most common subject for men.

One is a CPA, another a...

Bigger house inspires sappy tree purchase

Updated: Dec 12, 2012 1:48pm

When my boys were preschoolers, we used to trim a real tree. We procured our live boughs from both tree lots and tree farms during those years. But as the boys grew and circumstances changed, a...

Tracking down a pest with leathery armor

Updated: Dec 03, 2012 10:55am

Several weeks ago I noticed numerous shallow holes and bare spots in my front and side yards. At first glance it appeared that a golfer had been practicing chip shots in...

Grab a pencil and help preserve penmanship

Updated: Nov 26, 2012 1:15pm

My daughter is an elementary school teacher and a very good teacher, I am told. This week’s column gives me an opportunity to tell her what I want for Christmas: A dozen Blackwing pencils that...

Keeping track of Thanksgiving memories

Updated: Nov 19, 2012 2:50pm

Most of my good memories of Thanksgiving follow my marriage. When I was single and milking cows, that day was like any other – head to the barn before 5 a.m. and hope to finish the work day by 8 p...

Change is coming to America on a fast track

Updated: Nov 12, 2012 8:15am

As a certified news junkie, I read a number of daily newspapers, half a dozen weeklies, news magazines, and even listen to radio and television news.

That basically means I hear, see and...

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