http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_231100109.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_231100109.html It’s difficult, if not impossible, to exaggerate just how badly George W. Bush and America have been humiliated by Russia’s intervention in Georgia. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:37:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_228103736.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_228103736.html By this date, I had hoped to write a piece about recent audience participation at David Letterman’s “Late Show” in New York City, but it’ll have to wait. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:27:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_227182811.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_227182811.html Once an old, er, fogey, starts reminiscing about the past, he can’t stop. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:28:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_226172847.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_226172847.html You are what you eat, or so we are told by many food experts. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:35:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_221153542.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_221153542.html We have no way of knowing how many “Hal Rowes” there are on the planet. Hopefully, there are more than might be guessed. Had his recent donation been made a couple of millennia earlier, it might have been included in the Bible as an example of Jesus’ “Love Thy Neighbor” admonition. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:22:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_220112308.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_220112308.html The children in the office decided to play, “Grampa, tell us about the good ol’ days,” and asked me what was the lowest price I could remember paying for gas. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:14:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_220111426.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_220111426.html An obsession with news, current events and the latest headlines can sometimes be a curse. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:50:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_217103839.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_217103839.html By now, if you care about such things, you’ve heard that The New York Times decided not to run an op-ed piece from John McCain. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:48:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_217105000.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_217105000.html Where is Chet Edwards? Why haven’t the people from the 17th Congressional District been hearing from Edwards on the issues of high gas prices and the high price of energy. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_214122839.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_214122839.html When he’s really steamed, my Uncle Mort becomes a different person. His glasses fog over, his voice shakes, and Aunt Maude fears his blow-up might boil into a full-scale smothering spell. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:29:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_212122932.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_212122932.html “Sooner or later, voters in places like that [the South] are going to grow tired of voting on guns, God and gays and start voting on . . . .” so stated the head of the Democratic Party, Mr. Howard “Screamin” Dean back in 2003. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:31:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_206183857.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_206183857.html Young, up-and-coming country artist Taylor Swift scored a hit with with her tune “Our Song.” Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:33:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_205113403.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_205113403.html The undiluted pressure that befalls those in leadership seems to have escalated over recent years, even with the plethora of modern conveniences that await our every beck and call. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:01:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_202190154.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_202190154.html Given rising gas prices and growing instability in key oil-producing regions of the world, it is increasingly obvious that the United States must aggressively promote the use of alternative energy sources while expanding the production of oil and natural gas here at home. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_202190047.html http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_202190047.html Cleburne ISD has been in the news a lot lately. Of course, we run all kinds of stories about the outstanding contributions the staff and students make to our community, but the district’s financial woes have been reported across the state.