Weatherford Democrat--Viewpoints http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:07:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_181170845.html Nothing but a number http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_181170845.html Every once in a while, I catch myself sounding a bit like a silly old lady. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:06:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_181170720.html Few problems with the digital switch http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_181170720.html Few respondents in this week’s www.weatherforddemocrat.com online poll had any issues with the recent switch from analog to digital television signals. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_181170425.html Traffic from I-20 came calling Saturday night http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_181170425.html t was getting close to 8 p.m. Saturday night and the highway guys were ready. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_174154821.html Online voters say they’ll stay under A/C http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_174154821.html rs in this week’s www.weatherforddemocrat.com online poll overwhelmingly endorsed air conditioning as the preferred way to battle the scorching Texas sun. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:42:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_174154615.html A cure for writer’s block http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_174154615.html Gene Fowler once said, “Writing is easy. All you have to do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:24:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_170152534.html Phones bring out the worst in us http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_170152534.html Maybe it’s just me, but doesn’t it seem with every advancement in technology, people seem to find new, inventive ways to be thoughtlessly rude? Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:20:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_170152305.html Déjà vu all over again http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_170152305.html Yogi Berra, the beloved baseball player and manager for the New York Yankees, was infamous for his unique quotes or malapropisms. One of my favorites, which I have mentioned before, was his pronouncement that, “It’s like déjà vu, all over again.” Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:13:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_170091553.html Juneteenth remembered http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_170091553.html More than 140 years ago, an abrasive Union general from New York delivered a message in Galveston that would change the course of the lives of African American Texans forever. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:30:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_167153219.html Heard any good conspiracy theories lately? http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_167153219.html Conspiracy theories are a part of what makes America great. Our imagination tends to run wild from time to time, and it’s a lot of fun to hatch wild plots about bad guys bent on hiding the truth from the masses. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_167153025.html Poll: Rangers are improving http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_167153025.html The Texas Rangers have their fans thinking positive thoughts, at least the ones voting in this week’s www.weatherforddemocrat.com online poll. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_167152847.html Close encounter of the blonde kind http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_167152847.html After church on Sunday, I walked into a restaurant with my husband and son. I won’t lie, I thought I looked pretty cute. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:41:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_163164328.html Put me in Coach http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_163164328.html Remember those summer days of your youth when baseball was in every thought bouncing around in your pre-teen brain? Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:39:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_163164036.html The winds of change http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_163164036.html Just over a week ago, Miss Helen and I were quietly minding our own business — she was in the house, and I was, as usual, out in my workshop. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:29:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_160164423.html No friends in cyberspace, by design http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_160164423.html I have no friends and do not wish to be anyone’s friend. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:28:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_160162918.html Most skipping summer vacation http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/opinion/local_story_160162918.html A majority of voters in this week’s www.weatherforddemocrat.com online poll say they will forego a vacation this summer as fuel costs creep ever higher.