Today's Opinions

I would like to take a moment and say ‘great job’ to all primary students who played soccer this fall.

My son played for the first time as a first-grader and loved it. Every time they won a game, he felt so good about himself.

They won all seven of their games. All of these kids deserve more recognition. There were no tournaments, no articles, no pictures, nothing.

There is always something about middle school or high school sports.

My point is even though this is park and rec. sports, these kids don’t try any less.

Racism In response to the letter by Tracy Westover, I identify with you completely. My son was faced with racism while in school. By the grace of God and after years of searching and finally being comfortable with who he is, he grew up to be a fine young man. He respects others for who they are, not by the color of their skin. Racism couldn’t take the goodness out of his heart.

Let’s get one thing straight first – I’m not a racist.

I’m a Democrat and more likely to be accused of being a member of “the liberal media” than a conservative mole.

Last week, two ladies called me following the election of Barack Obama and the publication of our election edition.

They both said they were African-American who live in Owen County.

They both wanted to know why the paper chose to run a picture of John McCain on the front page instead of announcing the presidential victory of Barack Obama.