http://www.crookstontimes.com/section/columns crookstontimes.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sun, 26 May 2013 2:00:08 +0000 http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130526/NEWS/130529762/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 26 May 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By Dana Milbank, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130526/NEWS/130529762/1008/OPINION Bipartisan immigration legislation is making its way inexorably through the Senate Judiciary Committee. Although its ultimate fate is unclear, its passage by the committee is assured, and conservatives on the panel such as ranking Republican Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Orrin Hatch (Utah) are doing what they can to improve the bill. Even firebrands such as Ted [...]]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130525/NEWS/130529765/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 25 May 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130525/NEWS/130529765/1008/OPINION Let the facts speak for themselves. They are damning enough. Let Gregory Hicks, [...]]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529715/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 24 May 2013 12:15:00 +0000 Mike Christopherson, Managing Editor http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130524/OPINION/130529715/1008/OPINION http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130524/NEWS/130529884/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 24 May 2013 1:23:00 +0000 By Michael Gerson, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130524/NEWS/130529884/1008/OPINION http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529885/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By E.J. Dionne, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529885/1008/OPINION Our circumstances certainly have their own particular disabilities: a radicalization of conservative politics, over-the-top mistrust of President Obama on the right, high-tech [...]]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529886/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000 By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529886/1008/OPINION 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 getting through the [...]]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529893/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:19 Eric Bergeson http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130521/OPINION/130529893/1008/OPINION http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130521/SPORTS/130529899/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 10:53:36 Derek Martin, Sports Editor http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130521/SPORTS/130529899/1008/OPINION http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529971/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:38 Kaitlyn Spivey, Student Writer http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130520/OPINION/130529971/1008/OPINION http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519684/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 1:07:00 +0000 By George Will, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519684/1008/OPINION Last week, a disagreement between two conservative think tanks erupted when the Heritage Foundation excoriated the immigration reform proposed by a bipartisan group of eight senators. Heritage’s [...]]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519686/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 18 May 2013 1:03:00 +0000 By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519686/1008/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 extra steps to mischaracterize what happened the night Ambassador [...]]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519613/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 10:38:15 Jack Roney, American Sugar Alliance http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519613/1008/OPINION http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519618/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 10:31:38 Mike Christopherson, Managing Editor http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519618/1008/OPINION http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519690/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000 By Dana Milbank, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519690/1008/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 groups based on their ideology. He [...]]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519875/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 1:35:00 +0000 By Michael Gerson, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519875/1008/OPINION The IRS has managed a similar confirmation. For years, tea party and patriot groups have breathlessly alleged that federal bureaucrats were conspiring against the [...]]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519762/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 11:32:52 Warren Strandell, District 2 Polk County Commissioner http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519762/1008/OPINION public roadways.]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519768/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 11:19:00 District 1 State Sen. LeRoy Stumpf http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519768/1008/OPINION that has endured deep cuts to education, transportation and other state programs.This year is different]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519876/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 1:32:00 +0000 By E.J. Dionne, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519876/1008/OPINION Massacres and terrorist incidents cannot be ignored, but the day-to-day toll from gun violence is often swept aside. Politicians who tout themselves as advocates of law and order don’t want to be unmasked as caring even more about their ratings from gun lobbyists.
And opponents of the most moderate gun reforms engage in a shameless game of bait-and-switch. Because measures such as background checks would not stop [...]]]> http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519844/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 11:20:09 Eric Bergeson http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130514/OPINION/130519844/1008/OPINION http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519877/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 1:01:00 +0000 By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519877/1008/OPINION In the third “Iron Man” -- a series that spent its first two installments glorifying the reckless life of a spoiled, rich genius -- Stark, the man inside the metallic exoskeleton, seems to have finally taken a turn toward wellness.
No spoiler alerts are needed for me to point out that, though subtle, Stark set beautiful examples of healthful eating throughout this latest episode.
In a scene set in what appeared to be a familiar chain [...]]]>