leavenworthtimes.com http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/section/Columns leavenworthtimes.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:44 +0000 Kent Bush: Devastating storms restore perspective http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529864/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 7:35:58 Kent Bush http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529864/1008/OPINION Kent Bush: Being different but not feeling different http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529869/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 6:57:22 Kent Bush http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529869/1008/OPINION Nowak: Kids bicycling series is a great collaboration http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529889/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:54 Matt Nowak http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529889/1008/OPINION George Will: On immigration, ghosts of Christmas past http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519391/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 1:07:00 +0000 By George Will, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519391/1008/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/130519394/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 18 May 2013 1:03:00 +0000 By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519394/1008/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/130519209/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:18 Stephanie Eaton Harvie http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519209/1008/OPINION Reichley: The old Burma Shave signs are remembered http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519212/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 20:14:06 John Reichley http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519212/1008/OPINION Unlicensed Writer: May is special time of year http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519259/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 20:11:32 Clarke Peterson http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519259/1008/OPINION Kent Bush: Education too important to be used in legislators' tug-of-war http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519254/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 15:30:00 +0000 Kent Bush http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519254/1008/OPINION Dana Milbank: Asleep at the wheel http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519396/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000 By Dana Milbank, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519396/1008/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/130519459/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 7:21:09 Kent Bush http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519459/1008/OPINION Michael Gerson: The IRS needs an audit http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519796/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 1:35:00 +0000 By Michael Gerson, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519796/1008/OPINION The IRS has managed a similar confirmation. For years, tea party and patriot groups have breathlessly alleged that federal bureaucrats were conspiring against the [...]]]> Stevenson: Kansas City has two major holes in lineup http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519477/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 21:05:24 +0000 Mac Stevenson http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519477/1008/OPINION At the Statehouse http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519482/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 18:44:57 John Bradford http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519482/1008/OPINION The Green Space: Poachers killing last rhinoceroses in African wild http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519486/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 18:33:06 Lynn Youngblood http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519486/1008/OPINION Adventures at the Statehouse http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519487/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 18:29:10 Melanie Meier http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519487/1008/OPINION E.J. Dionne: ‘Slow-motion mass murders’ http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519797/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 1:32:00 +0000 By E.J. Dionne, Washington Post http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519797/1008/OPINION Massacres and terrorist incidents cannot be ignored, but the day-to-day toll from gun violence is often swept aside. Politicians who tout themselves as advocates of law and order don’t want to be unmasked as caring even more about their ratings from gun lobbyists.
And opponents of the most moderate gun reforms engage in a shameless game of bait-and-switch. Because measures such as background checks would not stop [...]]]> Down Home: Emergency room visit brings some answers http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519585/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 21:02:44 Sandy Turner http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519585/1008/OPINION Reichley: Women in the Army got their start in WWII http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519586/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 20:58:14 John Reichley http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519586/1008/OPINION Pet Talk: Many benefits to having pets http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519587/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 20:49:07 Anne Divine http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519587/1008/OPINION