http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:55:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065750.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065750.html At this point, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Senate counterparts are crafting their health care bills in ways to secure votes for passage rather than to produce good policy. But their attempts may backfire on both fronts. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:55:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065755.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065755.html The dimensions of the unfolding disaster in Afghanistan are becoming bigger and more daunting by the day. Once-staunch defenders of the "good war" are starting to break ranks. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:55:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065759.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065759.html Canada should lend Pakistan a helping hand as it struggles to stabilize its chaotic border region with Afghanistan, which is plagued by Taliban militants who threaten the entire region's stability. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:55:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065806.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065806.html A personal attack; Judging Obama Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:55:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065812.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065812.html Moralists assert government health care is a right. Constitutionalists ask, "What is the basis for the right?" The Declaration of Independence provides the philosophical basis for the existence of a free people. It establishes that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable and endowed to the people by their Creator. The Constitution establishes the existence and the structure of a government to secure these rights consistent with the consent of the governed, "We the People." Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:55:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065817.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_311065817.html The United States spends more money than any other country, and its elite institutions are the world's best. But overall the system is wasteful, fails too many and is falling behind other countries. No, the topic isn't health care -- it's higher education. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:50:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_310075020.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_310075020.html The issue: Wayne Schmidt and Michelle McManus sponsored recent legislation that would prevent the state's public universities, colleges and community colleges from banning concealed weapons on campus. Our view: Overturning existing school rules and allowing guns on campuses is bad public policy. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:50:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_310075034.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_310075034.html Similar sentiments? A chance to serve Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:50:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_310075042.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_310075042.html By JOE VANDERMEULEN: Charter will take the clean, high-value bandwidth occupied by our region's only Public Access Television station (Up North 2) and Northwestern Michigan College's Educational Access station (Channel 13) and exchange it for unused, interference-plagued bandwidth at channels 96 and 97. Surely, Charter owes this community something better than what we're now getting. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:55:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_309065532.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_309065532.html The issue: The Grand Traverse County Road Commission may have thoughts about seeking a county-wide road millage. Our view: Tuesday's voting in Acme and East Bay townships doesn't bode well. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:55:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_309065535.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_309065535.html Just wondering; We need a change Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:55:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_309065541.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_309065541.html By KEN WINTER: A former Lansing-based state government reporter recently observed that state government coverage by Michigan's largest news organizations continues to diminish. Some important stories hardly surface in today's news because news organizations have dramatically reduced newsroom staffs. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:50:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_308075006.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_308075006.html The issue: Manistee is poised to become Hollywood Midwest. Or maybe Hollywood North Woods, or Hollywood Northwest Lower Peninsula. Whatever it's called, Manistee is now in the movie business. Our view: Reinventing itself is nothing new. It's the chameleon of the north. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:50:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_308075010.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_308075010.html By SHERRI SOLOMON: While the financial impact of repealing Public Act No. 248 can be measured, it is impossible to quantify the cost of human suffering for those wanting, yet denied resources to maintain a healthy life. Since the recession began, we are seeing an increase in activity for people dealing with the pressure of job loss, home foreclosures and lost health insurance. Now is not the time for politicians to take away access to medications. We simply can't afford it. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:50:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_308075014.html http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_308075014.html Government run amok; 'Love casts out fear'