Hendricks County Flyer, Avon, IN--Commentary http://www.flyergroup.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:40:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_137164121.html You actually can go home again http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_137164121.html They say you can’t go home again. Unfortunately, I think they may be wrong. Fri, 16 May 2008 16:39:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_137163957.html Jill Long Thompson becomes a Hoosier woman of steel http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_137163957.html Virginia Dill McCarty was the first Hoosier woman to run for governor three decades ago. Fri, 16 May 2008 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_137161849.html College students left out of economic stimulus http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_137161849.html College students need stimulation. In a lot of ways. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_103173226.html Is your brain a Republican or a Democrat? http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_103173226.html Ladies and Gentlemen, we are gathered here today to mourn the loss of critical thinking in this country. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:05:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_084220522.html Obama’s speech — a glorious failure http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_084220522.html In his hour of political need, Barack Obama went to his base — the media. He delivered a speech about the nation’s racial divisions that couldn’t possibly get anything but lavish praise from the press, burying for now the controversy over his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_084220352.html Mighty Mouse just a mouse click away http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_084220352.html Every once in a while I find myself sitting at the computer with a little spare time on my hands. Such as, oh, every day between 9 a.m. and midnight. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_084220040.html Latino support is there for Obama — if he seeks it http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_084220040.html Texas clinched it. Latino voters prefer Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_081221037.html Today’s spam is not nearly as filling http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_081221037.html I get more than 250 e-mails every day. Of which, about 20 to 25 actually require my attention. The remaining 200-plus fall into the despicable category of spam. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:51:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_053225123.html More on terrorists’ rights http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_053225123.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_044192444.html McCain shows that character counts http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_044192444.html Super Tuesday’s election returns continue to reverberate: Mitt is now moot, Mike Huckabee is running stronger than ever (for vice-president), and John McCain, now the GOP’s presidential nominee-in-waiting, is in trouble. But only with capital-C, talk show Conservatives. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:18:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_044191914.html Soldiers seen as re-liberators http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_044191914.html “Greeted as liberators” has become one of the most scoffed-at phrases of the Iraq War, a symbol of glib assurances of success belied by reality. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:14:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_044191540.html Getting to know you http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_044191540.html Imagine walking into a room with 24 complete strangers, and being told that you’re going to spend the next year working closely with them. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:43:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_031224328.html America in flux http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_031224328.html We’re at that lull in the presidential primary season when pundits try to make the most of the least election returns. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:32:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_031223303.html ‘Green Energy’ movement grows more polluted each day http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_031223303.html “Are you so much a loser that you can’t tell when you’ve won?” Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:26:00 +0000 http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_031222717.html Spending the governor’s political capital http://www.flyergroup.com/commentary/local_story_031222717.html The ovation from the gathered commissioners, councilmen, recorders, auditors, and sheriffs was polite and while they stood, the adulation was hardly vigorous.