middletowntranscript.com http://www.middletowntranscript.com/section/opinion middletowntranscript.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sat, 25 May 2013 19:36:18 +0000 Vision Edition: There's just something about M.O.T. http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409995/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 5 Apr 2013 18:24:42 Shauna McVey Special to the Transcript http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409995/1007/OPINION Some of my earliest memories involve treks across muddy plywood through a wetland front yard to higher ground, where I watched my father and his friends build my family's new home from foundation to shingles.]]> Editorial: A pivotal week for gay marriage, and for the Supreme Court http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329845/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:38:42 http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329845/1007/OPINION Indeed, it’s darn hard to champion states’ rights as defined by the 10th Amendment, a favorite of many conservatives, while simultaneously defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law passed in 1996 — also [...]]]> OPINION: Appoquinimink residents should question need for referendum http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130220/OPINION/130229993/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:10:26 Kathleen Murray-Lyons http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130220/OPINION/130229993/1007/OPINION Jeff Vrabel: Flight ads http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219778/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:41:29 By Jeff Vrabel, GHNS http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219778/1007/OPINION The Guy’s Perspective: Learning to be more confident http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219780/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:39:35 By Saelen Ghose, GHNS http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219780/1007/OPINION Editorial: Immigration reform fine, but not at expense of sputtering economy http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209923/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 4 Feb 2013 17:25:01 +0000 http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209923/1007/OPINION A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Republicans John McCain of Arizona and tea party favorite Marco Rubio of Florida, beat President Obama to the punch last week in introducing a legislative package that would grant effective amnesty to the 11 million or so undocumented immigrants in this country, so long as they register with Uncle Sam, clear [...]]]> Family Matters: Finding ways to help children cope with death http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130201/NEWS/130209976/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:36:18 By Diana Boggia, GHNS http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130201/NEWS/130209976/1007/OPINION I just received a phone call that my ex-husband’s mother died. My two daughters loved her and I know they will be upset, so I want to find the right words to help them through this. I also need to prepare them for their first funeral with someone they loved, and prepare them for the process of it all. They were traumatized at a previous funeral of a family member they didn’t even know, so I hate to think of what this might do to them.
The school counselor and I told the girls [...]]]> Editorial: Missing Stan the Man http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130129723/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:55:09 http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130129723/1007/OPINION Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial was put to rest last weekend, gone at age 92. Though many may have forgotten him, the greatest St. Louis Cardinal ever remains among the first few names in many a statistical category. It wasn’t just the [...]]]>