http://www.crossville-chronicle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_321165251.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_321165251.html Several times in this column I have referred to the attraction Texas held for Tennesseans. Often a family would decide to move and only leave a sign on their house “Gone to Texas.” Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_321165151.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_321165151.html The Charter For Compassion was unveiled on Nov. 12. It was drafted by the United Nations-related Council of Conscience; it was signed by nearly 20,000 leaders and groups. Thousands of religious and community leaders observed the charter this past weekend. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:50:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_321165042.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_321165042.html As responsible citizens, you and I are expected to abide by the law, pay our taxes, and show loyalty to our country. Why are corporations not held to the same standard? Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:06:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_320170455.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_320170455.html A regular contributor to these pages recently complained about the undue influence that President Eisenhower’s military industrial complex has upon American politics and the American economy. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_213195816.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_213195816.html Check out some "oldies but goodies" from Mike Moser, David Spates, Dorothy Brush and Ed Wood. There are some doozies in there. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:43:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_323164345.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_323164345.html Well it looks like Americans are facing a bleak holiday season this year and it appears the troubles will span all the way into next year's summer. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_316164915.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_316164915.html "Sunny day — Sweepin' the clouds away, On my way to where the air is sweet. Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street." Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_314164803.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_314164803.html As an avid newspaper reader it is datelines more often than headlines that push my brain’s memory button. USA Today’s cover story on November 4 did just that. It was the story of the Berlin wall 20 years later and Fulton, MO was the dateline. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_314164525.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_314164525.html I have been a hunter for over 50 years. Yet, I have never owned a pistol and have no intentions of owning one or an assault rifle. On the Internet, I found 361,000 automatic weapons for sale. Why are so many needed? Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:45:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_314164626.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_314164626.html You can move over the river and through the woods, but your kids and grandkids will still find you at Thanksgiving. At our house that means a lot of fun, a lot of laughter, and a lot of food. Ah food, there’s the problem. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:13:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_313171455.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_313171455.html All the nations of the European Union (EU) have decided that a treaty is superior to a constitution. Today all regulation comes from the European Commission (EC) meaning all the different national rights come from one faceless group. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:17:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_307211711.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_307211711.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_307211340.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_307211340.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:10:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_307211134.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_307211134.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:58:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_306155813.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/opinion/local_story_306155813.html President Obama fiddled away precious time with indecision over the war in Afghanistan, health care and recovery from the worst economic train wreck since the great depression, while traipsing off to Denmark to nail down Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics games.