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. Sat, 18 May 2013 13:37:55 +0000 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. [...]]]> Michael Gerson: The fog on Benghazi http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130512/NEWS/130519997/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 12 May 2013 1:51:00 +0000

By Michael Gerson, Washington Post

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Recent congressional testimony by Gregory Hicks, Stevens’ deputy in Libya, established one point beyond doubt: Those closest to the attacks were not confused about their nature. They were responding to a coordinated [...]]]> ALBERTA ANDERS: Despite many obstacles, mother's faith never waivered http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130512/OPINION/130519774/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 12 May 2013 0:28:56 Alberta Anders http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130512/OPINION/130519774/1007/OPINION Making a living in McDonald County in 1933 was not easy.  There were, of course, the strawberry fields, harvesting crops in the fall, but most depended on sharecrop farming and raising a garden, putting up produce for the winter. Some worked for Pet Milk, some sold them milk.

Mother married Daddy in 1933 and when I think of it today, there must have been some faith in the future.  Mother talked about funds being slim and ammunition [...]]]> KAY HIVELY: A little this, a little that http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130512/OPINION/130519775/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 12 May 2013 0:26:12 Kay Hively http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130512/OPINION/130519775/1007/OPINION I want to wish all mothers a happy Mothers’ Day. Moms come in all kinds of relationships. Of course, there are biological mothers, step-mothers, foster mothers, adoptive mothers and many women who take a child for other reasons. They all get a tip of the hat from me today. If you haven't already, call, e-mail or visit your mom today.

If the rain ever stops for a few days, things will be busy at our house. We are expecting a painter, [...]]]> WES FRANKLIN: Where was the Neosho Tabernacle? http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130512/OPINION/130519777/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 12 May 2013 0:23:49 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130512/OPINION/130519777/1007/OPINION Back when I was a newspaper reporter, I usually tried to identify exact locations when writing an article about some upcoming event.

Even if the location of the venue was common knowledge, such as, for example, the Neosho Auditorium (officially the Civic), I would as a rule include the address in whatever article I was writing, generally when it was before the event. I don’t know if I did that every time, but I know I tried to be [...]]]> Dana Milbank: Red-card this term http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130511/NEWS/130519998/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 11 May 2013 1:41:00 +0000

By Dana Milbank, Washington Post

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The president had played this game many times before. “I have made clear that the use of chemical weapons is a game-changer,” he said in March, in one of his administration’s many repetitions of the term.



But what game does Obama propose to change? “By game-changer,” ABC News’ [...]]]>