Letters to the Editor
Cal Bowen writes to say that the real cost of public debt is the interest that has to be paid more so than reckless spending. (August 9, 2011, Page 4)
School days can combine fun, education
With open houses this week and classes beginning Thursday for most local students, Don Whitten takes a look at the “fun” parts of school – recess, lunch and activity period – and how they play a key role in the education process. (August 3, 2011, Page 4)
Letters to the Editor
Lena Ward writes to note that the recent government mandate about caring for the mentally ill only served to pass the problem down the line, while Diane Marting writes to say that a spending bill passed recently is an all-out attack on our environment and natural resources. (July 15, 2011, Page 4A)
Life and death
Does it bother you a bit more when you see a squirrel dead in the middle of the road than when three bugs die crashing into your windshield? Local columnist T.J. Ray takes a look at how there seems to be a pecking order in both life and death. (July 7, 2011, Page 4)
Letters to the Editor
The board of the local More Than a Meal program writes to thank the community for helping make the Tuesday evening program offering meals and other opportunities a big success in its first year. (June 8, 2011, Page 4A)
Letters to the Editor
Lafayette High School Student Council President Angela Hensley and Student Council Advisors Gail Caldwell and Daisy Bullard write to thank local businesses and individuals for helping put on LHS Teacher Appreciation Day, while Dora Chen writes to thank the community for their support with her Google science fair project. (May 26, 2011, Page 4)
Letters to the Editor
Linda Sallis writes to congratulate and thank the Oxford Fire Department for its fundraising effort for tornado and storm victims as well as all else they do for the community, while June Rosentreter writes to recognize all of the local Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops who helped gather items for The Pantry. (May 11, 2011, Page 4)
Letters to the Editor
Tina Cox writes to tell of all of the assistance friends, neighbors and others are giving those in the Pine Flat area after the recent tornado and to thank them for what they’ve done. (May 6, 2011, Page 4A)
It’s April – and time to get the mower running
Did you hear all those small engines sputtering and running last weekend? It’s the sign that most of us are getting our mowers, trimmers and weed-whackers out storage and ready for use. Editor Don Whitten shares his opening-weekend experiences in the yard and plans for the upcoming grass-growing season. (April 7, 2011, Page 4)
Mirror, mirror
Who do you see when you look in the mirror. The odds are, local columnist T.J. Ray writes, that you see a college kid in the mirror. We seem to think that we don’t age as much as our friends and neighbors because we don’t want to think about the passing of time affecting us. (April 7, 2011, Page 4)
