http://www.tribstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:18:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304131938.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304131938.html The hard reality of war touched the nation and the Terre Haute community last week. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:12:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_310171250.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_310171250.html • Lawmakers should walk in our shoes • Re-creation of radio show nice alternative Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:36:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_309153703.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_309153703.html The Indianapolis Colts could reach the goal of winning all their football games if it were not for the annoying interference of referees, rules and regulations, unnecessary markers and arbitrary boundaries, those unfair and confounding limits on the number of players the Colts may put on the field at any given time, etc.In recent columns for the Tribune-Star, Arthur Foulkes, (Oct. 16), and Craig Ladwig, (Oct. 11), again make their case for free-market-and-nothing-but-free-market capitalism. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:33:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_309153535.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_309153535.html • Support helped dance event raise $3,000 for charity Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:33:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_308213536.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_308213536.html • Red Cross appreciates beautification• Obama must act on Afghanistan Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:29:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_307232905.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_307232905.html Among the many truths Joan Ryan shares in her new book, “The Water Giver,” is this:“You don’t need to go to a monastery in Tibet to learn about living in the moment. Just spend a month in an ICU.” Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:23:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_307162537.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_307162537.html We’ve got another big chance to end Patriot Act abuses — but we have to act fast. The Senate Judiciary Committee had the opportunity to pass legislation to rein in a bill that has become a symbol of out-of-control government invasions of your privacy. They failed — approving a bill that does little to curtail the sweeping powers embedded in the Patriot Act. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_306195817.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_306195817.html • Kiwanis Club Peanut Day a success one again• Community can help put thieves out of business• My, how things have changed without Bush Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:32:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_306003403.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_306003403.html • Swope director helps students discover art• Goldman Sachs knows how to game the system Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:37:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304223901.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304223901.html As I was walking out of Wednesday’s Power of the Purse luncheon for the United Way, a woman said to me, “You know, for a small city, Terre Haute really does some amazing things.” Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:17:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304131826.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304131826.html Walkie-talkies were the iPhones of the 1960s. A kid with a walkie-talkie was a virtual Elroy Jetson. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:16:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304131703.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304131703.html Despite what they may have been told, current teachers who study Indiana’s proposed rules for educator preparation and licensing (REPA) will be very happy with the recommendations. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304131619.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304131619.html • Thanks to all who make Fowler trip exceptional• Bigotry of sexism remains a large problem today• Staff of city’s visitor’s bureau always helpful• Effort aims to keep animals warm this winter• Komen race raises $30K in cancer fight• Name new park to honor vets Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:13:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304131400.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_304131400.html This letter is in response to a letter you published as a “Flashpoint” piece in the Oct. 18 Tribune-Star. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_303172300.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_303172300.html People ill-informed about license changes for teachers