http://www.newsandtribune.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:17:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_190101638.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_190101638.html Last week’s column about so-called robo calls prompted several times more responses than is usual, and a common thrust was that there should’ve been way more said on the content of the candidates’ messages. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:15:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_188011637.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_188011637.html The human race has never been content to leave well enough alone. The human mind is too restless, always going off on a tangent or off its rocker. For instance, in August, scientists are going to switch on the most powerful atom-smasher ever conceived by the mind of man. Why do they need to smash more atoms? What they should do is smash some of the oil people to get gas back to a dollar, which is so weak it’s about dead. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:13:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_188011422.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_188011422.html Many people who watched the Charlestown High School Marching Band of Pirates probably took for granted they would be a part of the bicentennial parade. What went on behind the scenes is not only a story worth telling, but two people who made it possible deserve public recognition and credit. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:44:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_186204405.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_186204405.html The good people of New Orleans send Southern Indiana this message: Please don’t forget about us, and don’t think of us as lazy people.My journey to understanding why the people of New Orleans want us to know these things began at the Memphis, Tenn., airport. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:38:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_186203854.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_186203854.html When the Bush-Cheney Oil Presidency took office in 2001, the average price of gas in America was $1.47 a gallon. With gas predicted to go up to $1.70 a gallon after five months in office, President Bush said, “I worry about the fact that hard working people are paying high prices at the pump. It concerns me a lot. I also say we need to build more refining capacity. We need more supply.” Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:35:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_186203728.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_186203728.html Congress has slipped into uncharted and dangerous waters this summer. According to the rule books, this should be a time when the federal budget gets scrutinized and pieced together by a broad array of congressional committees and members on the floor. The last time Congress actually played by these rules for all of its spending bills was 14 years ago. This year, it's barely even trying. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:34:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_186003453.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_186003453.html It has been said that America is the only nation on earth that actually knows its birthday and annually throws itself a party. As a kid the Fourth of July was always the high-water mark of the summer season. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:22:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_186002353.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_186002353.html My grandparents were immigrants. They didn’t wade across a river or float over on an overloaded boat. They didn’t sneak in under the cover of darkness. They came from Eastern Europe — via Ellis Island — to settle in a small town in western Massachusetts. They learned the language, found jobs and started a family. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:51:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_184185158.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_184185158.html We love our cars. R. L. Polk, a German firm — which conducted a global survey, estimates that by 2010, there will be one billion cars on the road. By 2015, there could be 1.2 billion cars on the road worldwide. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:44:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_184184954.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_184184954.html A wise optimist once said that,“If life hands you a lemon, squeeze it and open a lemonade stand.” I think everyone would agree that America has been handed a giant lemon recently via the astronomical price of gas. How to squeeze this big mamma and turn it into lemonade is actually easier than would first seem, and can be accomplished in three easy steps, all designed to put enough money back into your pocket to offset the obscene gas prices. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:27:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_182132701.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_182132701.html Ads delivered by radio or television are a different thing. You know when buying a radio or television that you don't have direct control over what may be aired, but there are some areas of control such as changing the channel, muting or using various methods to filter or record what you actually watch. It is assumed someone else is going to create content you will passively experience, or not. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:51:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_181005133.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_181005133.html Sometimes we all just have to laugh to keep from crying. I thought I would share some random thoughts of my own and a few one-liners from some comedic commentators. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_181004835.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_181004835.html You have to see it to believe it. The storm had passed leaving minimal damage. All was well until the levees broke. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:39:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_181004516.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_181004516.html In the classic holiday movie “The Cristmas Story” the plot revolves around a BB gun being lobbied for and the mother not buying it because it could put an eye out. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:13:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_180011203.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/columns/local_story_180011203.html Jill Long Thompson gave a spiritual speech on Saturday at the Indiana Democratic Convention. It was too bad that only one Indiana TV station bothered to send a crew to capture the first female gubernatorial nominee set the tone for her coming campaign.