leavenworthtimes.com http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/section/OPINION leavenworthtimes.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 7:51:44 +0000 Esther Cepeda: Missing school -- for vacation http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529793/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000 By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.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 [...]]]> Down Home: It's OK to be one of the tortoises, forget the hares http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529754/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:24 Sandy Turner http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529754/1007/OPINION Letter: War not over until it's over http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529755/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 21:16:58 Ret. Col. Robert Atkins Leavenworth http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529755/1007/OPINION Reichley: Proof again one is never too old to learn http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529756/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 21:14:31 John Reichley http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529756/1007/OPINION Pet Talk: Multiple cat households http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529757/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 21:09:42 Anne Divine http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529757/1007/OPINION Kent Bush: Devastating storms restore perspective http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529864/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 7:35:58 Kent Bush http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529864/1007/OPINION Kent Bush: Being different but not feeling different http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529869/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 6:57:22 Kent Bush http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529869/1007/OPINION Letter: Why do some keep beating this dead horse? http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529887/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 20:50:43 Charles Raney Leavenworth http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529887/1007/OPINION Letter: Response about state gun laws http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529888/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:19 Steve Fitzgerald Senate 5th District Leavenworth http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529888/1007/OPINION Nowak: Kids bicycling series is a great collaboration http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529889/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:54 Matt Nowak http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529889/1007/OPINION George Will: On immigration, ghosts of Christmas past http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519391/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 1:07:00 +0000 By George Will, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519391/1007/OPINION Last week, a disagreement between two conservative think tanks erupted when the Heritage Foundation excoriated the immigration reform proposed by a bipartisan group of eight senators. Heritage’s [...]]]> Kathleen Parker: Benghazi redacted http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519394/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 18 May 2013 1:03:00 +0000 By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519394/1007/OPINION This, we are supposed to accept, is the conclusion to be drawn about the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, despite congressional testimony suggesting that significant efforts were made to camouflage those mistakes.
As Democrats and Republicans alike know all too well: It’s always the cover-up.
Yet in this case, where so clearly the State Department and others in the Obama administration took extra steps to mischaracterize what happened the night Ambassador [...]]]> The Frugal Family: Great savings on food at local places http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519209/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:18 Stephanie Eaton Harvie http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519209/1007/OPINION Letter: Thrift store donation went to employee http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519210/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 20:18:40 Kelly Green Leavenworth http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519210/1007/OPINION Letter: Congrats to graduating high school seniors http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519211/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 20:15:58 John Bradford State representative, 40th District http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519211/1007/OPINION Reichley: The old Burma Shave signs are remembered http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519212/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 20:14:06 John Reichley http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519212/1007/OPINION Unlicensed Writer: May is special time of year http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519259/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 20:11:32 Clarke Peterson http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519259/1007/OPINION Kent Bush: Education too important to be used in legislators' tug-of-war http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519254/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 15:30:00 +0000 Kent Bush http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519254/1007/OPINION Dana Milbank: Asleep at the wheel http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519396/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000 By Dana Milbank, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519396/1007/OPINION Late Monday came the breathtaking news of a full-frontal assault on the First Amendment by his administration: word that the Justice Department had gone on a fishing expedition through months of phone records of Associated Press reporters.
And yet President Obama reacted much as he did to the equally astonishing revelation on Friday that the IRS had targeted conservative groups based on their ideology. He [...]]]> Kent Bush: How far do we allow the government to go? http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519459/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 7:21:09 Kent Bush http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519459/1007/OPINION