Opinion Columns

Birthday wish wasn’t so nice

David Gerard

By David Gerard
Muskogee Phoenix

MUSKOGEE, Okla.

I promised myself I wasn’t going to write or complain about the financial mess we’re in anymore. My mantra, despite all the financial hullabaloo, was going to be “It’s only money.”

When gay marriage debate turns ugly, no one wins

By Charles C. Haynes
CNHI News Service

Since Election Day, the Mormon church has been the target of demonstrations protesting the passage of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that outlawed same-sex marriage in California.

Why the Mormons? Last week, gay-rights activist Dan Savage gave CNN a simple explanation: “Part of the democratic process is if you throw a punch, you’re going to have a punch thrown back.”

Doing God’s will by banning gay marriages in city hall

Stephanie Salter

By Stephanie Salter
The Tribune-Star

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.

In the wake of California’s passage of Proposition 8, and similar anti-gay couples referenda in Florida, Arizona and Arkansas, I can’t help but think how pleased Jesus must be.

They get by with a little help from their friends

Stephen Dick

By Stephen Dick
The Herald-Bulletin

ANDERSON, Ind.

The irony is that the Big 3 automakers who, in the
last two decades, slashed tens of thousands of jobs, ruined
countless lives and devastated the American middle class in an

'Left,' 'right' labels don't add meaning

Cary Brunswick

By Cary Brunswick
The Daily Star

ONEONTA, N.Y.

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