Cleburne Times-Review, Cleburne, TX--Opinion http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:02:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_310120238.html Don Newbury: Canal definitely one of the world’s wonders http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_310120238.html The billing that the Panama Canal is the “eighth wonder of the world” has been trumpeted for years, and most folks leave it at that. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_309123130.html Michael O'Connor: After you thank a firemen, thank a police officer http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_309123130.html Here’s a tip. If you’ll be driving around town late at night, especially if you’ll be driving in an area that’s not particularly close to your house, use your turn signals. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_308123101.html Randy Sheridan: Seminar inspires motivation http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_308123101.html Do I have to? Why can’t someone else do it? I’ll get to it tomorrow. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:20:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_307092100.html Morton Kondracke: Find ‘third way’ on legal reform http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_307092100.html There’s an important task that congressional moderates can perform on health-care reform besides fighting the public insurance option and containing costs: Find a middle ground on medical malpractice. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:16:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_305141817.html Editorial: District’s actions bring credit http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_305141817.html In a post-Columbine world any possible threat to the safety of our children while in school must be dealt with seriously and immediately. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:31:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_303103216.html Don Newbury: The sloth far more than ‘nature’s mistake’ http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_303103216.html It may as well be admitted up front. Some geezers in my generation are nestled snugly into their “second childhood.” Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:28:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_298162955.html Monte Pritchett: Year flying by; parents can help with school issues http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_298162955.html Greetings to you all and welcome back to Cleburne High School for another year of reading, writing and arithmetic and what is happening at CHS. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:21:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_298162530.html Editorial: Keep up the pressue on Texas 121 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_298162530.html Thanks go to state Sen. Kip Averitt for arranging a meeting with the interested parties for the Texas 121 project. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:10:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_296101047.html Don Newbury: Improper usage really bugs him http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_296101047.html It is entirely possible, perhaps even likely, that I am too easily “bugged.” It’s heaps worse than being merely bothered. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_294132858.html Randy Sheridan: Happiness: What does it look like? http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_294132858.html For millions of people in the world, happiness is derived from satisfying basic living needs such as clean water, enough food and humble living accommodations. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_292123125.html 10/18 Editorial: Signs are up; put down the cell phone http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_292123125.html Maria Shriver, wife of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, made the news recently by driving through a school zone while yakking on her cell phone, which is outlawed in her state. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_292123051.html 10/18 Letters to the editor http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_292123051.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_289114331.html Don Newbury: Seems everywhere is ‘home of’ something http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_289114331.html It is the place that warms heart cockles at its mention, inspires poets, artists and lyricists, strikes patriotic heart strings and is at the absolute core of who we are. It is the destination country roads take us to. It is a place where when we go there, they have to let us in. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:28:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_288132313.html Michael O'Connor: You want service with that order? http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_288132313.html Curse you, Ray Kroc. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:23:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_288122324.html Randy Sheridan: Scandals, hypocrisy and Alka-Seltzer http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_288122324.html In recent days we have been inundated with a parade of liberal gaffs and scandals that elicit a deep sense of disgust in the pit of my stomach.