http://www.newsandtribune.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:46:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_007084624.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_007084624.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:22:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_338092406.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_338092406.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:41:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_331094236.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_331094236.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:55:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_316215748.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_316215748.html We’re almost positive that no one enjoys paying taxes or increasing them — Democrat or Republican. But they are a reality in some circumstances. To play political games with them is not the responsible thing to do during economic hardship. Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:39:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_286133701.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_286133701.html A recent trip visiting entry points into the city yielded some interesting and sad results. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_152170321.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_152170321.html Most of us learn from an early age that when we get sick people treat us differently and we sometimes get benefits we wouldn’t get otherwise. Wed, 31 May 2006 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_151165201.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_151165201.html First, I’d like to use this space to say goodbye to my seniors from this past year. I have known them since they were sophomores and have seen the maturing of most of them. Wed, 31 May 2006 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_151164627.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_151164627.html On a warm June day in 1944, Charles Buczinski, a sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps, climbed aboard a B-17 bomber. Wed, 31 May 2006 16:42:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_151164319.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_151164319.html How much should an executive be paid? More or less than a professional athlete? How much medical care is a person entitled to receive? Does that depend on his or her age or the genetic code that she or he carries? Tue, 30 May 2006 17:04:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_150170510.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_150170510.html Watching Congress this year has put me in mind of that classmate we all had in high school who liked to wait until three days before his term paper was due to really dig into it. He usually got it done, but not in a way that made him want his parents to see it. Thu, 25 May 2006 13:59:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_145135438.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_145135438.html Back in high school, I sat in a long traffic jam on the Watterson Expressway, waiting to go see the newest movie craze. My friend and I crawled along wondering if we’d get the tickets. Finally we made it to the show. Wow, we thought, this is definitely worth the wait. It was John Travolta after all. Wed, 24 May 2006 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_144160115.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_144160115.html To all of those young people graduating from high school and college, you have a lot of places to go. And you will find that not to anyone’s surprise that life is not fair. You will also find that to succeed, you must continue to learn from mistakes and build your body of knowledge. Tue, 23 May 2006 11:48:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_143115019.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_143115019.html Settled into my Midwestern life for the past 30 years, I can’t say exactly when it hit me. Maybe it was the day I heard someone speaking Spanish in JayCee’s grocery, or noticed tomatillos and three kinds of chiles in the produce aisle. Fri, 19 May 2006 13:37:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_139120553.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_139120553.html Last year dolls made up a $2.7 billion segment of the $21.3 billion dollar toy industry according to the Toy Industry Association. The American Girl Doll Division of Mattel accounted for a sizable chunk ($379 million) of these sales. Thu, 18 May 2006 18:07:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_138142926.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/editorials/local_story_138142926.html Last week the mayor of Jeffersonville announced tentative plans for spending the city’s portion of Clark County Income Tax funds. Clarksville and other local cities and towns have been busy spending their portions too.