Lessons learned while catching a 40-pound whopper
Mark Rountree I have a fish tale for you. The first time I went fishing, I snagged a 40-pounder at Perry Lake. Astounding? Well, maybe more so because I wasn’t…
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New generation most impacted by governing decisions
Mark Rountree To the editor:Please permit me to compliment Mr. J.J. Briscoe and the Leavenworth Times on Mr. Briscoe’s opinion piece titled “School board changes can destroy students’ educational opportunities.”…
Enough of the posturing senator’s imposed blockade
Mark Rountree Sen. Tommy Tuberville is a United States senator from Alabama and a retired college football coach. The senator has never served our country in the military but he…
A rebuttal of talking points about education
To the editor: I attended several candidate forums in the last couple of weeks as a candidate for the Leavenworth school board. During those forums, I am often reminded of…
Concerted effort to undermine public education?
Mark Rountree To the editor:I guess the city of Lansing needs to put up a checkpoint to make sure only conservatives move there. Yes, I am being facetious, but I…
Life is too short not to be passionate about something
Mark Rountree Life is difficult enough without comparing our lives to anyone else’s existence and I wonder if social media is damaging the self-esteem of not only our young people,…
Whatever happened to ‘real’ Americans?
Mark Rountree To the editor:The United States needs some influence of being a “real” American, not a selfish, self-centered person. What has happened to a real American? Congress plays with…
Unfounded, unwise and unsafe attacks on SEL
Mark Rountree To the editor:September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide rates have been increasing the last two years and the trend is predicted to continue. There are many contributing…
There must be a good reason hedge apples exist
Mark Rountree What’s scarier than a monster under the bed? Topping my list are the smelly, bumpy, putrid green, round objects falling from trees which can cause serious damage if…
School board changes can destroy students’ educational opportunities
Mark Rountree As a student who attended the Gardner-Edgerton School District from middle school through high school, graduating only four years ago, it breaks my heart to know my 17-year-old…