http://www.mccrearyrecord.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 06 May 2008 11:58:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_127115410.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_127115410.html Had we been able to visit with a young Abraham Lincoln, would we have detected the greatness he would later reveal as President? Was there Thu, 01 May 2008 12:48:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_122124739.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_122124739.html A guy dies and goes to heaven. There, in front of the Pearly Gates, he sees two signs hanging overhead. The first sign says: “Henpecked Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:49:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_114094419.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_114094419.html Mike Gregory’s thoughtful and well-written rebuttal in last week’s Record to my column about what I called “The Reagan Recession” deserves a Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_107143528.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_107143528.html STEARNS — Where are all the smart people hiding? Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:08:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_106120616.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_106120616.html I feel that all assassins are fools who should remain nameless in history. Assassination is such a contemptible act that unless, like Brutus who Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_093135057.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_093135057.html My wife bought the house we live in. I added a lot onto it, but she bought it back in the early 1980’s. When we could get away from our jobs in Los Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:19:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_079151737.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_079151737.html This recession we are entering had to happen. We are facing times as hard as any since The Great Depression which followed the stock market Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:20:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_071161656.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_071161656.html The first thing I noticed about former “Mouseketeer” Annette Funicello was that she had no eyebrows. A carefully shaped black line had been Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_066170055.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_066170055.html The front page of last week’s McCreary County Record is a dismal monument to a society in very deep trouble: “Bomb Suspect Facing Federal Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:43:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_059124236.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_059124236.html As soon as I heard what my physical problem was called, I knew it was going to require surgery. Modesty prevents me from being too precise Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_050164856.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_050164856.html If you want to travel into the innerspace of those who believe in flying saucers, you could start by “Googling” the acronym “UFO” (from the first Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:24:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_043152330.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_043152330.html When I was a little kid we told "moron jokes." They went like this: "Why did the moron tiptoe past the medicine cabinet? Because he didn't want to Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_036144607.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_036144607.html I still don't know why those guys aren't in jail. What guys? Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:30:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_029144142.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_029144142.html Okay, I admit it. There is no such word as “pharmaphilia.” I made it up. But the reason I did is because I think most of the country suffers from it. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:50:00 +0000 http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_023114529.html http://www.mccrearyrecord.com/opinion/local_story_023114529.html A man at a political rally spots Chelsea Clinton—Bill and Hillary’s daughter.