neoshodailynews.com http://www.neoshodailynews.com/section/OPINION neoshodailynews.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 8:53:45 +0000 Esther Cepeda: Missing school -- for vacation http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529725/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post

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It’s that time. If you’re a teacher in a school with a large concentration of Hispanic students, you’re doing end-of-year reviews and preparing for final exams -- and you have kids trickling up to you to let you know they won’t be around for them.

This also happens at the beginning of the school year and during the holidays as parents take their children out of classes for long family trips. But I can tell you from first-hand experience that there’s nothing worse than [...]]]> ROY SHAVER: Always remember http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529670/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 0:47:15 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529670/1007/OPINION BILL REIBOLDT: Legislative session a wrap, deemed successful http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529870/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 0:13:30 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529870/1007/OPINION BILL LANT: Regular session done, next official duty will be veto session http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529871/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 0:11:40 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529871/1007/OPINION George Will: On immigration, ghosts of Christmas past http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519190/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 1:07:00 +0000

By George Will, Washington Post

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Last week, a disagreement between two conservative think tanks erupted when the Heritage Foundation excoriated the immigration reform [...]]]> Kathleen Parker: Benghazi redacted http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519193/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 18 May 2013 1:03:00 +0000

By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post

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This, we are supposed to accept, is the conclusion to be drawn about the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, despite congressional testimony suggesting that significant efforts were made to camouflage those mistakes.



As Democrats and Republicans alike know all too well: It’s always the cover-up.



Yet in this case, where so clearly the State Department and others in the Obama administration took [...]]]> Dana Milbank: Asleep at the wheel http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519195/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Dana Milbank, Washington Post

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Late Monday came the breathtaking news of a full-frontal assault on the First Amendment by his administration: word that the Justice Department had gone on a fishing expedition through months of phone records of Associated Press reporters.



And yet President Obama reacted much as he did to the equally astonishing revelation on Friday that the IRS had targeted conservative [...]]]> RUSSELL HIVELY: Mrs. Stover http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519067/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 23:27:59 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519067/1007/OPINION KEVIN WILSON: Americans want accountability http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519068/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 23:26:11 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519068/1007/OPINION RICHARD DAVIDSON: Fix 'em if you got 'em http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519069/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 23:23:27 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519069/1007/OPINION Michael Gerson: The IRS needs an audit http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519617/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 1:35:00 +0000

By Michael Gerson, Washington Post

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The IRS has managed a similar confirmation. For years, tea party and patriot groups have breathlessly alleged that federal bureaucrats were [...]]]> JANICE EATON: Hatcheries work to save pallid sturgeon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519233/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 0:31:59 +0000 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519233/1007/OPINION TODD G. HIGDON: Enjoying the weather http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519234/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 0:31:35 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519234/1007/OPINION LEANNE WILLIAMS: If you build it, they will come http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519235/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 0:24:29 +0000 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519235/1007/OPINION E.J. Dionne: ‘Slow-motion mass murders’ http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519618/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 1:32:00 +0000

By E.J. Dionne, Washington Post

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Massacres and terrorist incidents cannot be ignored, but the day-to-day toll from gun violence is often swept aside. Politicians who tout themselves as advocates of law and order don’t want to be unmasked as caring even more about their ratings from gun lobbyists.



And opponents of the most moderate gun reforms engage in a shameless game of bait-and-switch. Because [...]]]> ROY SHAVER: The international closet http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519369/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 23:44:40 Roy Shaver http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519369/1007/OPINION Esther Cepeda: Iron Man’s healthy conversion http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519621/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post

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In the third “Iron Man” -- a series that spent its first two installments glorifying the reckless life of a spoiled, rich genius -- Stark, the man inside the metallic exoskeleton, seems to have finally taken a turn toward wellness.



No spoiler alerts are needed for me to point out that, though subtle, Stark set beautiful examples of healthful eating throughout this latest episode. [...]]]> BILL REIBOLDT: General Assembly sends budget to Nixon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130513/OPINION/130519562/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 23:15:34 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130513/OPINION/130519562/1007/OPINION BILL LANT: Budget gives record amount of funding to K-12 education http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130513/OPINION/130519563/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 23:14:09 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130513/OPINION/130519563/1007/OPINION Charles Krauthammer: Pink line over Damascus http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519996/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 1:55:00 +0000

By Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post

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The next day Jay Carney said precisely the opposite: “Red line” was intended and deliberate. [...]]]>