http://www.greensburgdailynews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:52:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_070085217.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_070085217.html Many if not most accomplishments in this world appear to have been built on one of two things: talent or hard work. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:50:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_070085109.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_070085109.html It’s too late now, but I wish you would have sent my wife an email and told her what to give me for my birthday. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:46:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_069084654.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_069084654.html Yesterday was my 12th birthday and I get to write Mom’s column near my birthday every year. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:36:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_068083709.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_068083709.html I will admit that I am not the movie buff in our house. I probably rank a distant third. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:35:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_068083550.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_068083550.html For people who are diagnosed with heart disease, life can change in an instant and most everyone knows a person affected. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_063092421.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_063092421.html To quote Laura Ingram on Fox news this morning concerning the Trillions that we are in debt: “Money? What money? We have none!” When will that message reach our government as a whole from the top to the bottom? Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:25:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_063092617.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_063092617.html I raised two boys. Along the way, in large part to understand the world my sons are facing, I noticed trends among boys in our culture. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:24:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_063092503.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_063092503.html All my neighbors are very nice, but the grumpy old man in me is slowly emerging. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:02:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_062090249.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_062090249.html In last week’s column Lou Alexander, 1965 graduate of Greensburg High School, told of working at the Greensburg Daily News after graduation until he entered Indiana University in the fall of 1967. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_055123156.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_055123156.html In 2005 Lou Alexander wrote a piece titled “Newspaper critics don’t understand the business.” Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:26:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_049122635.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_049122635.html At a colloquium in Richmond, Virginia, scholars gathered from different academic disciplines to discuss perspectives on individualism and the common good. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:58:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_048095956.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_048095956.html So there I was standing in the alley looking at my van that’s stuck in the snow. Really really stuck. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:17:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_042121736.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_042121736.html When rival politicians stand up to portray their competing visions for the same community, listeners are supposed to decide which vision appeals to them more and take sides accordingly. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:15:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_042121626.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_042121626.html It’s a ritual. Toby, my beagle companion, retrieves the morning newspaper from the driveway and deposits it at my feet. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_041123256.html http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/opinion/local_story_041123256.html What would you think if you saw the headline “Was Hurled Into Eternity” in a newspaper?