http://www.panews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_229154933.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_229154933.html Despite all their vehement protestations to the contrary, it has become pitifully obvious to me that the ultra-conservative Right is terrified. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_229152529.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_229152529.html Port Arthur school superintendent Johnny Brown appeared exceptionally optimistic about the future of PAISD as a result of the completion of the long-awaited new Memorial High School that the students will be attending this fall semester for the 2009 -2010 school year. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:58:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_228095928.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_228095928.html Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:24:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_227152553.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_227152553.html The first time I went to China, I was initially overwhelmed by culture shock. After I got to know some of the people, I began to focus more on individual norms and customs. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:22:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_227152357.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_227152357.html I know you’ll find this hard to believe, but some folks have actually complained about the information I’ve tried to supply the last few weeks regarding the House Health Care Bill. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:23:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_222122437.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_222122437.html I’m trying to remember. Did we really put Elvis on a U.S. postage stamp? I seem to remember we did.If so, shouldn’t we put Michael Jackson on one, too? We should probably try and persuade The Wall Street Journal to poll Americans and find out how many of us want that. Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:46:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_221154736.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_221154736.html Bipartisanship appears to a dead issue so far as Republican voting for any effective health-care bill, and it's becoming increasingly apparent to just about everybody — except possibly President Obama. Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_221152856.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_221152856.html As a small business owner and an independent insurance agent, I know all too well about the inequalities of the current health care system. There is no question that Congress must act in a bipartisan manner to implement real and substantive reform of the private market to address the serious problems with our health care system. However, Congress is currently going about this the wrong way. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:34:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_220143452.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_220143452.html Never have I seen American citizens so angry with their own government. Many feel that they are being betrayed, having something shoved down their throat that has a nasty taste to it, and that the federal government is sticking its nose somewhere it doesn’t belong. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:23:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_220142440.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_220142440.html Why is it I like to remember those sweltering days when I was a youngster with such nostalgia? Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_220142144.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_220142144.html As I walked down the long corridors of the new Memorial High School, my thoughts immediately reverted back to my high school days. We, too, had a beautiful building filled with many used books that held the key to our future. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_219164832.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_219164832.html I disagree with Mr. Spooner's opinion in his article “A nation with confused values” published 7/12/09. I do not think there are very many working Americans who agree if they make more than other Americans they should pay more in taxes so the less fortunate could obtain something they cannot afford. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:45:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_206184648.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_206184648.html How long will it take President Obama and the Democrats supporting health care reform to change the minds of Republican and skeptical Democrats about how to best fix health care in America? The answer is simple: an eternity. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:13:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_206181230.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_206181230.html Not long ago, we paid a visit to one of the casinos across the river. I wanted to tell you about our misadventures, but upon picking up the morning paper in the restaurant, I saw that our president is pushing hard on the Health Bill. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:39:00 +0000 http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_197164048.html http://www.panews.com/opinion/local_story_197164048.html The state of juvenile justice in Texas proves there is nothing like a crisis to spur action. In 2007, the abuses at the Texas Youth Commission dominated the headlines, as legislators and the public were appalled by the sexual mistreatment of youths in state custody.