http://www.greensburgdailynews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_247185648.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_247185648.html When I started dating the girl who later became my wife, it was necessary on occasion to visit her family’s home, where I witnessed a strange practice. When visitors came over, they were welcome to sit down and chat, but the television was left on to the program they had been watching. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:45:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_247184524.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_247184524.html It’s been one year Friday since the Mighty Finn said “Enough is enough, I got to check this big world out,” and basically came into life all on his own. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:02:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_247020142.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_247020142.html First I wish to remind you to be sure to put Sept. 8 on your calendar. That's when Decatur County's Greg Shine will be seen on the History Detectives program on PBS. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:07:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_240020639.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_240020639.html This story really started 162 years ago next month when a ship sank after striking an uncharted shoal in the Columbia River near Fort Vancouver. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:42:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_234134245.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_234134245.html Well, no sooner did I pen my article last week, lamenting the shadow performance enhancing drugs have cast on the Olympic Games, then Michael Phelps began making Olympic history, moving ahead of both Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis as history’s most decorated Olympic athlete. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:38:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_234133845.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_234133845.html You do not expect the government to alleviate your rash, pick your vegetables, or trim your hedges. You can do plenty of things for yourself, and what you cannot do or do not want to do, you prefer to have a choice whom you hire. That is part of what we mean by freedom. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:05:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_233150524.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_233150524.html Every night, bedtime for the children is an adventure. With my work schedule, I rarely get home before seven so that throws a lot of things off. Usually after dinner, baths, a walk or some other family activity, it’s 9:30 or 10 before the kids are ready for bed. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:29:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_233022819.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_233022819.html John Tumilty served in the US Navy on the submarine USS Sirago from 1954 through 1958 and the reserves until November 1962. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_231174854.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_231174854.html Although it doesn’t make for the prettiest introduction to a story, I would like to start by saying that I love the Indiana State Fair. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:45:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_227164512.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_227164512.html “Oh, yeah, that’s right, the Olympics started today.”Not only was I caught unaware, but I didn’t recall hearing anything on WLW about the Olympics that night. This led me to a question that I haven’t heard on any of the media outlets. Is this the least anticipated Olympics in collective memory? Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:37:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_227163744.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_227163744.html Edward de Bono makes the simple observation that without alternatives, you have no choice. You are stuck. And in most areas of our life, being stuck seems just fine, thank you very much. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:07:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_225193742.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_225193742.html As parents, we often want our kids to experience the happy and fun memories we formed as kids. Some of my earliest happy times revolved around our family’s trip to the Cincinnati Zoo. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_225181103.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_225181103.html The potentially deadly relationship between America and the Soviet Union from 1945 until 1980 was called the Cold War. Only after the book “Blind Man’s Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage” was published in 2000 were the details revealed. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:29:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_219142935.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_219142935.html As the first tinkling chords and electronic beats pulsated from the gigantic stage, a massive cloud softly rippled over the crowd of 150,000 people gathered to experience the live presence that is the greatest rock band in the world, Radiohead. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:07:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_219140731.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_219140731.html Cheryl Schroeder Hosmer gave me the following website and wondered if anyone from Decatur County has contributed to someone featured on the site. It's a tribute site by family and/or friends of those who've died in Afghanistan or Iraq.