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. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:39:21 +0000 Michael Gerson: Baseless fears of Common Core http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130524/NEWS/130529790/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 24 May 2013 1:23:00 +0000 By Michael Gerson, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130524/NEWS/130529790/1007/OPINION Outdoors: Bass fishing tips for small ponds http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130523/SPORTS/130529473/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 21:44:02 +0000 Kenneth L. Kieser http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130523/SPORTS/130529473/1007/OPINION The Frugal Family: Saving dollars at amusement parks possible http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529476/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 20:59:38 Stephanie Eaton Harvie http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529476/1007/OPINION Letter: Many Muslims are killed by terrorists, too http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529477/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:25 Lawrence Levine Leavenworth http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529477/1007/OPINION The Unknown Soldiers: Memorial Day is time to honor those who served http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529479/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 20:52:27 Tom Sileo http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529479/1007/OPINION Kent Bush: Devastating storms restore perspective http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130523/OPINION/130529618/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 7:02:05 Kent Bush http://www.leavenworthtimes.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.leavenworthtimes.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.leavenworthtimes.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 [...]]]> With Wiggins, KU basketball is dangerous http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/SPORTS/130529631/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 21:12:18 +0000 Mac Stevenson http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/SPORTS/130529631/1007/OPINION Adventures at the Statehouse http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529635/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:07 Melanie Meier http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529635/1007/OPINION The Green Space: How about some beetles or locusts for dinner? http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529641/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49:22 Lynn Youngblood http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529641/1007/OPINION Letter: Bradford wrong to try and defund CCSS http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529646/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:25 Ginger Riddle Leavenworth County http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529646/1007/OPINION Letter: Gun stats don't support the Democrats' lies http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529648/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 18:34:08 Byron Maduska Leavenworth http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529648/1007/OPINION Pioneer Pride: Ed programs to avoid the summer slide http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529651/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:31 http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529651/1007/OPINION 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