http://www.wayneindependent.com/section/OPINION wayneindependent.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sat, 18 May 2013 1:24:50 +0000 http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519842/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 18 May 2013 0:00:00 +0000 http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130517/OPINION/130519842/1007/OPINION http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519882/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 2:01:00 +0000 By Dana Milbank, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519882/1007/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.wayneindependent.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519875/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 +0000 http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130516/OPINION/130519875/1007/OPINION http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519951/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 2:35:00 +0000 By Michael Gerson, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519951/1007/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.wayneindependent.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519890/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 0:00:00 +0000 http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130515/OPINION/130519890/1007/OPINION http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519953/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 2:32:00 +0000 By E.J. Dionne, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519953/1007/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 [...]]]> http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519954/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 2:01:00 +0000 By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519954/1007/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 [...]]]> http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519955/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 +0000 http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519955/1007/OPINION http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519949/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 16:55:12 By Kelly Waters kwaters@wayneindependent.com http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519949/1007/OPINION http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519992/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 2:55:00 +0000 By Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519992/1007/OPINION The next day Jay Carney said precisely the opposite: “Red line” was intended and deliberate.
Which is it? Who [...]]]> http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130512/NEWS/130519995/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 12 May 2013 2:51:00 +0000 By Michael Gerson, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130512/NEWS/130519995/1007/OPINION Recent congressional testimony by Gregory Hicks, Stevens’ deputy in Libya, established one point beyond doubt: Those closest to the attacks were not confused about their nature. They were responding to a coordinated terrorist assault [...]]]> http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130511/NEWS/130519998/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 11 May 2013 2:41:00 +0000 By Dana Milbank, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130511/NEWS/130519998/1007/OPINION The president had played this game many times before. “I have made clear that the use of chemical weapons is a game-changer,” he said in March, in one of his administration’s many repetitions of the term.
But what game does Obama propose to change? “By game-changer,” ABC News’ Jonathan Karl asked him on Tuesday, “do [...]]]> http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519999/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 2:01:00 +0000 By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519999/1007/OPINION As so often happens with contemporary debate, arguments being proffered in support of allowing teenagers as young as 15 (and possibly younger) to buy the “morning-after pill” without adult supervision are false on their premise.
Here’s an experiment to demonstrate.
Question 1: Do you think that women should have access to Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill, to be used at their own discretion? Yes! [...]]]> http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509812/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 15:42:19 http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509812/1007/OPINION http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509858/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 2:00:00 +0000 By E.J. Dionne, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509858/1007/OPINION You can argue that this perception isn’t fair. The Affordable Care Act, if it’s implemented well, will improve a lot of lives. The economy is adding jobs, not shedding them. The deficit [...]]]> http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130508/NEWS/130509822/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 8 May 2013 14:07:40 http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130508/NEWS/130509822/1007/OPINION http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130508/NEWS/130509859/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 8 May 2013 2:01:00 +0000 By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130508/NEWS/130509859/1007/OPINION Let me illustrate:
While earning my master’s in special education, I became aware that the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act gave equal protection to children with disabilities.
This important piece of legislation opened doors for untold millions of children who would have otherwise [...]]]> http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130507/NEWS/130509882/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 7 May 2013 2:01:00 +0000 By George Will, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130507/NEWS/130509882/1007/OPINION But under today’s regulatory state, which Madison could hardly have imagined, the legislature, although still a source of much mischief, is not the principal threat to liberty. Suppose a federal executive department flagrantly abused its regulatory powers for the unmistakable purpose of suppressing truthful [...]]]> http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509886/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 6 May 2013 16:42:13 By Kelly Waters http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509886/1007/OPINION http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130505/NEWS/130509995/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 5 May 2013 3:32:00 +0000 By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130505/NEWS/130509995/1007/OPINION During the dedication of his library at Southern Methodist University, nary a word was spoken about the most controversial aspect of his tenure, the Iraq invasion. All living presidents were in attendance and made only generic references to mistakes and regrets familiar to all. Of course Bush famously acknowledges no mistakes [...]]]>