lakenewsonline.com http://www.lakenewsonline.com/section/opinion lakenewsonline.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:01:13 +0000 Cheers n jeers http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529737/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130522/OPINION/130529737/1007/OPINION 1 Cheers to
the first responders of the tornado in Oklahoma for your courage, speed and dedication under the most difficult circumstances.

2 Cheers to
the grads at Macks Creek, Camdenton, Climax Springs, Versailles, School of the Osage and Eldon. Good luck in your future!

3 Cheers to
the numerous track and field athletes from the area who qualified for the state track meet.
1 Jeers to
whoever, [...]]]> Esther Cepeda: Missing school -- for vacation http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529725/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529725/1007/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 [...]]]> Granlund cartoon: College kids and parents http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529964/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529964/1007/OPINION Granlund cartoon: College kids and parents
]]> Lake view: Smoking ban needed in OB http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529739/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 13:54:04 J. Koby http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529739/1007/OPINION Guest column: Never seen anything like this tornado http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529754/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:19 Kent Bush http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529754/1007/OPINION Lake view: Implications of IRS scandal http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529933/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 Nancy Steward http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529933/1007/OPINION Granlund cartoon: Gas prices http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130518842/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130518842/1007/OPINION Granlund cartoon: Gas prices
]]> My view: Your religious freedoms are intact http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529927/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Eric Dundon http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529927/1007/OPINION Lake view: Who's the boss? http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529946/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 11:50:58 Judy Loman http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529946/1007/OPINION Guest column: How far do we allow government to go? http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/OPINION/130518843/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 Kent Bush http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/OPINION/130518843/1007/OPINION Lake view: Common sense beginning to prevail about birth control http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/OPINION/130518844/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 16:40:10 Eric Reeve, The Lake Liberal http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/OPINION/130518844/1007/OPINION Religion column: Just who is in charge here? http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/OPINION/130519144/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Shayne Looper http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/OPINION/130519144/1007/OPINION George Will: On immigration, ghosts of Christmas past http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519190/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 1:07:00 +0000

By George Will, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519190/1007/OPINION


Last week, a disagreement between two conservative think tanks erupted when the Heritage Foundation excoriated the immigration reform [...]]]> Granlund cartoon: Obama's rocky road http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130518/OPINION/130519129/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 18 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130518/OPINION/130519129/1007/OPINION Granlund cartoon: Obama's rocky road
]]> Kathleen Parker: Benghazi redacted http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519193/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 18 May 2013 1:03:00 +0000

By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519193/1007/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 [...]]]> Lake Sun E-Board: Benghzi effect on Clinton http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519132/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:00 +0000 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519132/1007/OPINION Dana Milbank: Asleep at the wheel http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519195/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Dana Milbank, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519195/1007/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 [...]]]> Granlund cartoon: IRS scandal http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519312/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519312/1007/OPINION Granlund cartoon: IRS scandal
]]> Guest column: Mom wants to work but also watch 2-year-old http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519304/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 Dave Ramsey http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519304/1007/OPINION Michael Gerson: The IRS needs an audit http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519617/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 1:35:00 +0000

By Michael Gerson, Washington Post

 http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519617/1007/OPINION


The IRS has managed a similar confirmation. For years, tea party and patriot groups have breathlessly alleged that federal bureaucrats were [...]]]>