http://www.tribstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:55:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_178185652.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_178185652.html Doing business carries an element of risk. It’s a key part of the formula that produces success and, therefore, wealth. Smart planning, good research, wise choices and hard work minimize that risk, but it’s impossible to eliminate. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:34:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_185203528.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_185203528.html One of the things I forgot (or never knew) was the Statue of Liberty’s official name: “Liberty Enlightening the World.”Her French sculptor, Frederic Auguste Bartholi, bestowed that title upon the monumental work, a gift from the French people that was dedicated in New York on Oct. 28, 1886. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:43:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_184184432.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_184184432.html You didn’t hear this on the network news. Or your local newscast. And chances are you won’t. Unlike newspapers, they’re good at keeping bad news about themselves quiet. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:35:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_184183925.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_184183925.html • Programs make college more affordable for all• Progress will require all sides working together• Conference set on forgiveness• Why does crime seem to pay?• Sorting out vagaries of tax abatements• Ah, the irony Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_184183428.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_184183428.html As any health care provider (or wise grandmother) can attest, prolonged stress is bad for the body, mind and spirit. A steady diet of fear and anxiety can make people sick. With that in mind, we urge the Union Hospital Health Group and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to sit down in earnest and figure out a way to resolve their contract differences. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:28:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_184182928.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_184182928.html • Sorting out vagaries of tax abatements Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:52:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_184175341.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_184175341.html • Insurance group holds high ground• A few thoughts on the after-life• Duke Energy was quick to respond Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:16:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_183211714.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_183211714.html If you think about it, everything you do is because of some sense of uneasiness or desire to make some improvement in your world. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_183211209.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_183211209.html Do not confuse science, religionResponding to the ‘uninformed’ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_182201744.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_182201744.html Times are tough. This isn’t your father’s rock ’n’ roll fantasy. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:32:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_182143402.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_182143402.html Help the needy with energy billsWe need rational discourse, not hateHell awaits as reward for theft Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_181180539.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_181180539.html • No benefits from ongoing drug war• Another Tea Party set for Saturday• Hard-working class made teacher proud• Thanks for help with jamboree Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_180215236.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_180215236.html It is official: Neither rain, snow, sleet nor a surety bond will keep the United States contract postal unit in 12 Points from making its appointed rounds — or, rather, opening its doors. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:38:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_180214052.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_180214052.html • Don’t forget facts about Iraq war• Can anyone explain gas $$ fluctuations? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:18:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_180002018.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_180002018.html • ‘Reasoned dialogue’ or ‘tortured logic’• Vigo County jail a sour facility