http://www.theheraldbulletin.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_324103327.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_324103327.html President Bill Clinton promoted and passed NAFTA, with former Vice President Al Gore’s help. Also — wake up, America! The Japanese control 96 percent and Korea controls 95 percent, respectively, of their countries’ auto markets. America controls 45 percent of the U.S. auto market. Why? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_324103138.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_324103138.html Our elected representative, Congressman Mike Pence of Indiana’s 6th District, had an opportunity to assure the liberty of thousands of his constituents. Rather than championing liberty, Pence decided instead to support his political party by casting a NO vote on HBR 3200 (health care). Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_323222246.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_323222246.html James Edwards has been president of Anderson University since 1990. During his time, AU, as it’s affectionately known, has made great strides in becoming a truly international university. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322225943.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322225943.html The Oct. 22 tragic propane truck accident, which bottled up traffic on both Interstate 465 and Interstate 69 for hours, makes a strong case for renewing consideration of a commerce connector that would route truck traffic around cities. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322225855.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322225855.html How many times have we heard it said, when referring to plant closings in particular, “these jobs are never coming back?” Since the 1970s, corporate America has been sending our jobs abroad in search of cheaper labor. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322225808.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322225808.html I recently received my bill from Anderson City Utilities and was shocked to find an advertisement for a church function in the envelope. I was appalled. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322225615.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322225615.html None of this is any fun. When the economy is bad and public money dries up, government has to figure out a way to conform to a shrinking budget. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:41:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322104103.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322104103.html Over the course of our lives, we routinely suffer a variety of losses. Most are small, like a young child’s tooth. Others are more significant but, in the grand scheme of things, really no big deal. Then, of course, there are the losses that loom large, such as the loss of a loved one. All loss is an inescapable part of life. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:37:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322103858.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322103858.html ‘Homelessness has no face.” Jimmie Schuster, 33, uttered the phrase last weekend during a unique night where Anderson residents got a close-up view of the plight of the homeless. About 150 people paid $25 to sleep in a tent or $10 to stay in a cardboard box in a vacant eastside lot. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:35:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322103621.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322103621.html Thanks to Anderson Community Schools board of directors, a request for a monument in honor of Madison Heights High School will finally be placed on the current location of Anderson High School. As a past student of Madison Heights, I remember the pride that we students felt for our lovely new surroundings when our school doors opened in September of 1956. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:33:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322103442.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322103442.html Months ago I began putting together a family tree on ancestry.com and surprisingly met distant relatives on my Smith and Wininger sides of the family. But I never expected to find what I found.Deborah Winegar, a cousin of mine related to me through my grandfather’s sister, found me online and told me all sorts of ancient family drama. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322103317.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322103317.html I just read the editorial about the city giving too many paid days off from work. Before you folks start bad-mouthing the city workers, let’s get a few facts straight first. Those days off came at a cost to the city workers. I know because I was one. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322095158.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_322095158.html The tragic events earlier this month at Fort Hood, Texas, prompted me to reflect on my own experiences when I was stationed at that sprawling military post four and a half decades ago. It was a different world then. The enemy was half a world in either direction, or so we thought. Security was relatively lax; you could come and go at any of several gates with no questions asked. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:21:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_320222139.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_320222139.html I wonder about politicians telling us about other countries being corrupt, when they probably wonder whether our government is one of the most corrupt by allowing the lobbyist culture we have to operate unimpeded as it does. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:20:00 +0000 http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_320222041.html http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_320222041.html It’s nice to know that the Anderson School Board is still passing out those half truths that they love to do so well.