Pay those firefighters
I was shocked last week to learn that all over Lee County, firefighters are not being paid enough. Only about half of the 1,200 men and women employed by fire districts here were reported to be earning more than $70,000, and I think something has to be done about it.
The first thing I recommend, of course, is the most obvious. Full Story
Obama the graceless
OPINION
Republicans needn’t trouble themselves to nominate a presidential candidate in 2012. No matter what, President Barack Obama will be running against George W. Bush. Full Story
A world of challenges
GUEST OPINION
The 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly got under way this week, with President Barack Obama addressing the body for the first time with a speech structured around “four pillars ... Full Story
MOMENTS IN TIME
. On Nov. 5, 1911,
Leonard Slye, later known as Roy Rogers, is born in Cincinnati. The singer and cowboy actor launched “The Roy Rogers Show,” a mix of music and drama, in 1944. The show always closed with the song “Happy Trails,” which became known as Rogers’ theme song. Full Story
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