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. Sun, 26 May 2013 4:16:27 +0000 Dana Milbank: An Alabama senator’s lost cause http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130526/NEWS/130529568/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 26 May 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By Dana Milbank, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.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.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130525/NEWS/130529569/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 25 May 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.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.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529447/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 24 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Kent Bush http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529447/1007/OPINION 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