lakenewsonline.com http://www.lakenewsonline.com/section/columns lakenewsonline.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:43 +0000 Esther Cepeda: Missing school -- for vacation http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529725/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529725/1008/OPINION
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 [...]]]> Guest column: Never seen anything like this tornado http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529754/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:19 Kent Bush http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529754/1008/OPINION My view: Your religious freedoms are intact http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529927/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Eric Dundon http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529927/1008/OPINION Guest column: How far do we allow government to go? http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/OPINION/130518843/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 Kent Bush http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/OPINION/130518843/1008/OPINION Religion column: Just who is in charge here? http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/OPINION/130519144/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Shayne Looper http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/OPINION/130519144/1008/OPINION George Will: On immigration, ghosts of Christmas past http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519190/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 1:07:00 +0000

By George Will, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519190/1008/OPINION


Last week, a disagreement between two conservative think tanks erupted when the Heritage Foundation excoriated the immigration reform [...]]]> Kathleen Parker: Benghazi redacted http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519193/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 18 May 2013 1:03:00 +0000

By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519193/1008/OPINION


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.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519195/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Dana Milbank, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519195/1008/OPINION


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 [...]]]> Guest column: Mom wants to work but also watch 2-year-old http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519304/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 Dave Ramsey http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519304/1008/OPINION Michael Gerson: The IRS needs an audit http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519617/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 1:35:00 +0000

By Michael Gerson, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519617/1008/OPINION


The IRS has managed a similar confirmation. For years, tea party and patriot groups have breathlessly alleged that federal bureaucrats were [...]]]> My view: Dock product could save lives http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519314/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 11:18:37 Dan Field http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519314/1008/OPINION E.J. Dionne: ‘Slow-motion mass murders’ http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519618/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 1:32:00 +0000

By E.J. Dionne, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519618/1008/OPINION


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 [...]]]> Guest column: Reflections in a makeshift memorial http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519452/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 17:30:00 +0000 Rick Holmes http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519452/1008/OPINION If you haven't visited Copley Square, where the 2013 Boston Marathon ended in noise, smoke and blood, you should. There, a memorial grows to those killed or injured in the bombers' attack on our Marathon.]]> Esther Cepeda: Iron Man’s healthy conversion http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519621/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519621/1008/OPINION


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. [...]]]> Charles Krauthammer: Pink line over Damascus http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519996/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 1:55:00 +0000

By Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519996/1008/OPINION


The next day Jay Carney said precisely the opposite: “Red line” was intended and deliberate. [...]]]> Guest column: Madam president - can it happen? http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130512/OPINION/130519760/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 12 May 2013 14:47:23 Kent Bush http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130512/OPINION/130519760/1008/OPINION Emily's List has kicked off a "Madame President" campaign to put a woman at the top of the 2016 ticket and elect her to the White House.]]> Michael Gerson: The fog on Benghazi http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130512/NEWS/130519997/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 12 May 2013 1:51:00 +0000

By Michael Gerson, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130512/NEWS/130519997/1008/OPINION


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 [...]]]> Guest column: What do you get the mom who did everything? http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130511/OPINION/130508726/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 11 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Kent Bush http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130511/OPINION/130508726/1008/OPINION Dana Milbank: Red-card this term http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130511/NEWS/130519998/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 11 May 2013 1:41:00 +0000

By Dana Milbank, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130511/NEWS/130519998/1008/OPINION


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’ [...]]]> Kathleen Parker: Prude or prudent? http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519999/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519999/1008/OPINION


As so often happens with contemporary debate, arguments being proffered in support of allowing teenagers as young as 15 (and possibly younger) to buy the “morning-after pill” without adult supervision are false on their premise.



Here’s an experiment to demonstrate.



Question 1: Do you think that women should have access to Plan B, also known as the morning- [...]]]>