hockessincommunitynews.com http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/section/opinion hockessincommunitynews.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 8:34:06 +0000 Editorial: A pivotal week for gay marriage, and for the Supreme Court http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329845/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:38:42 http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329845/1007/OPINION Indeed, it’s darn hard to champion states’ rights as defined by the 10th Amendment, a favorite of many conservatives, while simultaneously defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law passed in 1996 — also [...]]]> Jeff Vrabel: Flight ads http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219778/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:41:29 By Jeff Vrabel, GHNS http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219778/1007/OPINION The Guy’s Perspective: Learning to be more confident http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219780/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:39:35 By Saelen Ghose, GHNS http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219780/1007/OPINION Editorial: Immigration reform fine, but not at expense of sputtering economy http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209923/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 4 Feb 2013 17:25:01 +0000 http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209923/1007/OPINION A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Republicans John McCain of Arizona and tea party favorite Marco Rubio of Florida, beat President Obama to the punch last week in introducing a legislative package that would grant effective amnesty to the 11 million or so undocumented immigrants in this country, so long as they register with Uncle Sam, clear [...]]]> Family Matters: Finding ways to help children cope with death http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130201/NEWS/130209976/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:36:18 By Diana Boggia, GHNS http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130201/NEWS/130209976/1007/OPINION I just received a phone call that my ex-husband’s mother died. My two daughters loved her and I know they will be upset, so I want to find the right words to help them through this. I also need to prepare them for their first funeral with someone they loved, and prepare them for the process of it all. They were traumatized at a previous funeral of a family member they didn’t even know, so I hate to think of what this might do to them.
The school counselor and I told the girls [...]]]> Editorial: Missing Stan the Man http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130129723/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:55:09 http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130129723/1007/OPINION Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial was put to rest last weekend, gone at age 92. Though many may have forgotten him, the greatest St. Louis Cardinal ever remains among the first few names in many a statistical category. It wasn’t just the [...]]]> Editorial: No more Mr. Nice Guy? http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130124/NEWS/130129878/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:07:34 http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130124/NEWS/130129878/1007/OPINION Editorial: At last, a smart move from House Republicans http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130124/NEWS/130129879/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:05:05 http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20130124/NEWS/130129879/1007/OPINION It buys time for House Republicans to try to reclaim the momentum lost from President Barack Obama’s re-election and inauguration and come up with a more winning strategy to coax some desperately needed spending discipline out of Democrats. [...]]]>