Can you be too rich to comment, complain?
Is there an earnings limit on the right to question and complain about taxes? Or do you just have to have the right complaint or comment? Editor Don Whitten looks into pro golfer Phil Mickelson’s recent comments and wonders why Mickelson is being berated for speaking out on something that affects him. (January 25, 2013, Page 4A)
Bubble gun decision leaves you wondering
Editor Don Whitten takes a closer look at a recent incident in Pennsylvania where a 5-year-old girl was suspended for telling a couple of classmates that she wanted to shoot them and herself with her Hello Kitty bubble gun, and he wonders if sometimes we need to exercise a bit of common sense along with caution. (January 23, 2013, Page 4A)
Outbreak of ‘snow fever’ melts away
It hit again last week – that feeling we’ve come to call “snow fever.” Editor Don Whitten takes a look at the phenomenon that, whenever there’s a threat of ice, sleet or snow, seems to send most folks racing to the store for milk, bread and eggs. (January 21, 2013, Page 4)
Special group stops by for tour of EAGLE
School classes, scout troops and other groups take tours of The EAGLE; the most recent tour was by a group of college students from Korea. Editor Don Whitten recalls their visit, some of their questions and their excitement about seeing American journalism in action. (January 18, 2013, Page 4A)
Sleet, freezing rain and snow – which, why?
So how did we have temperatures below freezing most of the day Monday and it not snow? Why didn’t the precipitation that came down freeze and stay during the night? Editor Don Whitten recalls some research connected with a science project or two that gives us answers we can pass along to those asking those important questions this week. (January 15, 2013, Page 4)
Is there an etiquette guide for cellphone use?
Talking and texting while driving – we all know that’s wrong. Failing to silence your cellphones in church or the theater – that, too. But what about other times? Editor Don Whitten wonders if there’s an etiquette guide for cellphone use. (January 14, 2013, Page 4)
Paycheck envelopes a tad lighter this week
Have you gotten your first paycheck in 2013 yet? If so, you noticed it was smaller. If not, get ready for the drop. Editor Don Whitten takes a look at the 2 percent payroll tax for Social Security that’s hitting all employees. (January 9, 2013, Page 4)
How are you doing with those resolutions?
Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? What, exactly, is the deadline? Editor Don Whitten takes a look at resolutions, comparing them to second chances at starting or stopping something. (January 4, 2013, Page 4A)
‘Fiscal cliff’ game goes down to the wire
The biggest game over the past four or five days wasn’t in the NFL or NCAA; it was in Washington as government officials played the “Fiscal Cliff” bowl. Editor Don Whitten takes a look at the game, picking out some highlights and some good and bad plays. (January 2, 2013, Page 4)
Educated predictions and out-right guesses for 2013
Editor Don Whitten, with apologies to “seers” like the late-Jeanne Dixon, takes a look at the upcoming year with some thoughts about things that might well happen in sports, education, government, et cetera. (December 31, 2012, Page 4)
