Hillsboro Free Press Opinion & Editorials Hillsboro Free Press Opinion & Editorials http://www.hillsborofreepress.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:20:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png Hillsboro Free Press http://www.hillsborofreepress.com Hillsboro Free Press Opinion & Editorials Ever had a 'fall down' day before? http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087907&Itemid=45 Have you ever had a falling-down day? Some days for me are just like that.In the book-printing business, I usually... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:11:27 +0100 Toilet Paper Fairy makes it to college http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087905&Itemid=87 I am happy to report that the Toilet Paper Fairy has followed me to college.This was an area of major... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:09:17 +0100 Pork N Beings (Sept. 3, 2008) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087904&Itemid=47 Anticipating the usual delays, Willis arrives prepared for the strip search. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:08:00 +0100 Letters (Week of Sept. 3, 2008) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087903&Itemid=44 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:05:28 +0100 Welcome, students http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087902&Itemid=43 The annual migration of Tabor College students gives a sense of wholeness to the start of a new school year.... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:03:00 +0100 Wedding was a treat for family http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087867&Itemid=45 Twenty hours in the car, 20 hours at the hotel and 20 hours at the wedding and reception with family... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:21:45 +0100 When friends turn into pitchmen http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087866&Itemid=46 What do you get when you take an old high school friend, throw in a chance meeting at Tabor College’s... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:20:41 +0100 No excuses needed for simplification http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087865&Itemid=86 “A little simplification would be the first step towards rational living, I think.” —Eleanor RooseveltSimplify. You won’t find this word... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:19:29 +0100 5 years ago (week of Aug. 28 2008) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087864&Itemid=67 n The Hillsboro City Council approved having a fireworks display as part of the city-wide celebration of the completion of... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:18:11 +0100 Brush Strokes http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087863&Itemid=43 Sen. Pat Roberts was right about at least one thing during his extended monologue at the so-called “listening tour” stop... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:16:56 +0100 Pork N Beings (Week of Aug. 27, 2008) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087862&Itemid=47 ...Well, the problem ma'am, is that it wasn't NIAGRA that I ordered! Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:16:09 +0100 Letter (Week of Aug. 20, 2008) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087817&Itemid=44 Sen. Pat Roberts will be in Marion County next week and will be asking for support to keep him in... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:55:11 +0100 Pork N Beings (Aug. 20, 2008) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087816&Itemid=47 Caption Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:53:28 +0100 Watching Olympics is good TV http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087815&Itemid=45 The Olympics always provide some good television. There’s way more to see than we have time for, but I like... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:51:23 +0100 First beard a hair-raising adventure http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087813&Itemid=87 There are two kinds of people in this world that go around beardless—boys and women—and I am neither one.... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:49:03 +0100 5 years ago (week of Aug. 20) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087812&Itemid=67 The Main Street renovation project in Hillsboro is entering its final stage with the laying of asphalt and wiring of... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:47:55 +0100 Does it pay? http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087811&Itemid=43 Reasons to doubt the wisdom of building an $8.5 million pay-to-stay jail in Marion County continue to surface. The latest... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:46:35 +0100 Letters (Week of 8-13-08) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087769&Itemid=44 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:06:22 +0100 We feel good about 10 years http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087768&Itemid=45 With last week’s edition of the Free Press we have completed a full 10 years of publishing a free community... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:02:55 +0100 Loving those who love to compete http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087767&Itemid=86 “Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.” —Shaquille O’NealWhen I took a... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:01:40 +0100 We can combat the high gas prices http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087766&Itemid=66 When gasoline prices topped $4 per gallon this summer, many of us were tempted to just throw up our hands... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:00:49 +0100 Pork N Beings (Week of Aug. 13, 2008) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087765&Itemid=47 All the other pigeons ridiculed Paul's <p> human-toed problem. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:59:34 +0100 Ten lessons from 10 years http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087764&Itemid=43 Ten years ago this week we published the first issue of the Free Press, embarking on a path that has... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:57:49 +0100 Pork N Beings (Week of Aug. 6, 2008) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087735&Itemid=47 Quite by accident, Willis discovers why his steaks <p>have been so tough lately. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:33:45 +0100 Letters (Week of 8-6-08) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087733&Itemid=44 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:25:52 +0100 The view from the grandsons http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087732&Itemid=45 It has taken a decade to get to this day, but I have convinced my grandsons, Louis, 8, and Alex,... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:22:38 +0100 You can learn a lot when you teach http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087730&Itemid=87 “Not Your Average Diction­ary” defines the noun “boy” as “a noise with dirt on it.” Yet, somewhere inside that noise... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:16:07 +0100 5 years ago (week of Aug. 6, 2008) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087729&Itemid=67 In the aftermath of the collision two weeks ago that killed two teenagers with local ties at the junction of... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:13:53 +0100 Eye on the prize http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087728&Itemid=43 As China prepares to showcase its economic progress by hosting the Summer Olympics this week, let us never forget the... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:11:45 +0100 Letters (Week of 7-30-08) http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18087702&Itemid=44 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:24:58 +0100