therolladailynews.com http://www.therolladailynews.com/section/OPINION therolladailynews.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:32 +0000 NATURE'S ADVOCATE: Don't plant under black walnut trees with anything else but these http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130618963/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:59:27 Patrick Greenwald, MU-Extension Horticulture Specialist http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130618963/1007/OPINION Sen. Claire McCaskill column: Time to Stand up for Rural Missouri http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130617/OPINION/130619132/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:43:37 U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130617/OPINION/130619132/1007/OPINION It's that time of year again.
Last June, the United States Senate passed a Farm Bill that would save taxpayers $23 billion, eliminate wasteful and redundant programs while maintaining a safety net for Missouri farmers, and provide critical aid to Missouri ranchers who were devastated by drought. For the next six months, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to even bring that bill to the floor for a vote.
The [...]]]> Kathleen Parker: Tweaking real life http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619572/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 1:14:00 +0000

By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post

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Most of us donned our Mao suits, bow ties and sensible shoes and did our best to blend in. The workplace didn’t become more feminine; women became more masculine.



Then along came “Sex and the City.” The new working girl was glam, femmed-out to the max in sheer tops, short skirts and stilettos. [...]]]> Gardening to Distraction: Compost for Dad http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130616/LIFESTYLE/130619216/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:21:55 Charlotte Wiggins http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130616/LIFESTYLE/130619216/1007/OPINION Eugene Robinson: We still need this debate http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130616/NEWS/130619573/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 16 Jun 2013 1:10:00 +0000

By Eugene Robinson, Washington Post

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Snowden is the 29-year-old intelligence analyst and computer geek who has been leaking some of the National Security Agency’s most precious secrets to journalists from The Washington Post and the Guardian. He is now on the lam, having [...]]]> That's What I Think: Let's keep liberty alive in Missouri http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130615/OPINION/130619230/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:15:00 +0000 R.D. Hohenfeldt http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130615/OPINION/130619230/1007/OPINION Chief Chat: Officer dragged across lot by fleeing suspects http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130615/OPINION/130619217/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Police Chief Mark Kearse http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130615/OPINION/130619217/1007/OPINION E.J. Dionne: Libertarianism’s Achilles’ heel http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619574/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 1:07:00 +0000

By E.J. Dionne, Washington Post

 http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619574/1007/OPINION


Michael Lind, the independent-minded scholar, posed one such question last week about libertarianism that I hope will shake up the political world. I’ll get to his query in a moment. It’s important because many in the new generation of conservative politicians declare libertarianism as their core political philosophy. [...]]]> Sen. Dan Brown Column: Celebrating a Special Birthday http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130614/OPINION/130619236/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:30:00 +0000 State Sen. Dan Brown (R-Rolla) http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130614/OPINION/130619236/1007/OPINION Congressman Jason Smith Weekly Column: Balancing the Budget http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130614/OPINION/130619261/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Congressman Jason Smith http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130614/OPINION/130619261/1007/OPINION Esther Cepeda: One for the books http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130614/NEWS/130619575/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 14 Jun 2013 1:03:00 +0000

By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post

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But I’m with him on this one.



Truth be told, reading “Joyland” will be a minor inconvenience -- if one can reasonably say such a thing about acquiring and consuming a bound, paper tome filled with the master [...]]]> Dave Weinbaum: 20 questions for liberals about the Obama administration http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130613/OPINION/130619385/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:57:48 Dave Weinbaum http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130613/OPINION/130619385/1007/OPINION Dana Milbank: The backlash of too much secrecy http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619578/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Dana Milbank, Washington Post

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“For me, it is literally -- not figuratively, literally -- gut-wrenching to see this happen,” James Clapper told NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell over the weekend, referring to leaks about the government’s secret program to collect vast troves of phone and Internet data.



There might be a bit more sympathy for Clapper’s digestive [...]]]> George Will: Too sweet to kill http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619790/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By George Will, Washington Post

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These immortal measures just received the Senate’s benediction because they illustrate the [...]]]> Nature's Advocate: Have you heard of Asters Yellows Disease? http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130611/LIFESTYLE/130619875/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Patrick Greenwald, MU-Extension Horticulture Specialist http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130611/LIFESTYLE/130619875/1007/OPINION Michael Gerson: A misplayed great game http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619894/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 1:01:00 +0000

By Michael Gerson, Washington Post

 http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619894/1007/OPINION


At some point, the word “worst” -- already a superlative -- [...]]]> Eugene Robinson: Give Manning a plea deal http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130610/NEWS/130619999/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 10 Jun 2013 1:00:00 +0000

By Eugene Robinson, Washington Post

 http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130610/NEWS/130619999/1007/OPINION
I have to throw in all those qualifiers because Manning’s prosecution has been largely a secret process. Portions of his court-martial, which opened Monday at Fort Meade, Md., will be [...]]]> Kathleen Parker: The new F-word: father http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130609/NEWS/130609645/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 9 Jun 2013 1:00:00 +0000

By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post

 http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130609/NEWS/130609645/1007/OPINION
Maureen Dowd attempted to answer this question with her 2005 book, “Are Men Necessary?” I responded three years later with “Save the Males.”

With each generation, the question becomes more declarative and querulous. Recent demographic shifts show women gaining supremacy across a spectrum of [...]]]> Chief Chat: Juveniles in custody after bomb scare at PCRMC http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130608/OPINION/130609150/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 8 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Rolla Police Chief Mark Kearse http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130608/OPINION/130609150/1007/OPINION That's What I Think: Enjoying elitism, some mutually exclusive terms http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130608/OPINION/130609151/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 8 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 R.D. Hohenfeldt http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20130608/OPINION/130609151/1007/OPINION