http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 02 May 2008 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_123180728.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_123180728.html My father was an honest hard-working man of few vices, and was respected throughout the community by all who knew him. In this regard, I was a fortunate lad. Fri, 02 May 2008 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_123174908.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_123174908.html Literature has always been a way for parents to teach lessons to children.Moms and dads have forever pointed to Tom Sawyer's plight as a reason to tell the truth, to The Grapes of Wrath to point out that money and status don't matter as much as character, and the Brothers Grimm to make sure little Hansel and Gretel don't go walking in the woods near a witch's house alone. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_116171130.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_116171130.html Is America really in as bad shape as the news media would have us believe? The entire world seems to hate us, yet everyone wants to either come here and eat from our generous trough or profit from lucrative trade arrangements with us. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:08:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_116170943.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_116170943.html The issue of growth was front and center this past week in the Weatherford area. Grappling with changes in zoning laws and the relentless march of the Barnett Shale left a couple of local city councils in the bull’s eye of local citizens. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:04:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_116170612.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_116170612.html Just when I think I’ve seen it all ...Visit with your grandparents about how difficult things were just two generations ago. Air conditioning was a luxury, as were visits to a restaurant, and homes with more than one bathroom were considered luxurious. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_109161539.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_109161539.html One of my daily routines down on the pore farm is to kick back each evening after “getting the work done up” and relax with a cold glass of my favorite beverage. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_109161133.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_109161133.html heard a comic say once his son wanted to be a garbage collector because they only had to work one day a week. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:03:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_102110602.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_102110602.html Tune out the noise this election season. Nobody’s telling you the truth, and that won’t change no matter who gets elected. Even if it did, we as Americans probably don’t want to hear it in the first place. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:56:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_102110044.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_102110044.html An Oklahoma man got a 10-year sentence and a lifetime commitment during one trip to the courthouse. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:55:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_096095634.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_096095634.html As a recently transplanted Okie, I’m having to get used to the many differences between the states of Texas and Oklahoma. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_096095447.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_096095447.html The Supreme Court has finally decided to hear debate on gun ownership rights and is currently in the process of conclusively interpreting the Second Amendment to the Constitution for the first time since it was ratified in 1791. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:39:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_095144114.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_095144114.html Guys, remember the last time you bought a suit? The salesperson helping you make your choice tugged at the sleeves, measured your pants for alterations and commented on how the well the jacket fit. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:45:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_088164626.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_088164626.html I’m like any other guy. I like gadgets.I see an ad for a new cell phone and I immediately begin coveting the features the new phone has that mine does not. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:42:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_088164420.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_088164420.html About this time each year I cannot help but marvel at the transition from drab gray winter to the lush and vibrant springtime beauty. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:38:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_088164124.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_088164124.html Today we present “Growing with Tradition: Weatherford and Parker County in the 21st Century.”