western-star.com - Opinion http://www.western-star.com/opinion/ Latest articles for the Opinion section at western-star.com. en-us Copyright 2009 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:07:28 GMT 2009-11-21T01:07:28Z en-us Copyright 2009 Letters 11/19: Competitions are too suggestive for young girls http://www.western-star.com/opinion/letters-11-19-competitions-are-too-suggestive-for-young-girls-410289.html?cxtype=rss_opinion As sweet as the article was regarding Lindsey Frazier competing in honor of her friend Marguerite Veillette, the sentiment was lost quickly due to one sentence of the article: “She won a trophy for second runner-up in swimsuit modeling.”  Based on the article, Lindsey was 8 years old at the time. Eight years old in a swimsuit competition? Seriously! What kind of pedophile factory are we building with this kind of competition? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:57:30 GMT http://www.western-star.com/opinion/letters-11-19-competitions-are-too-suggestive-for-young-girls-410289.html 2009-11-19T14:57:30Z Letters 11/12: Something must be done about health care costs http://www.western-star.com/opinion/letters-11-12-something-must-be-done-about-health-care-costs-397814.html?cxtype=rss_opinion I think we can all agree that the health care system needs to be improved. The only problem is there are many opinions on how it should be done. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:55:30 GMT http://www.western-star.com/opinion/letters-11-12-something-must-be-done-about-health-care-costs-397814.html 2009-11-12T14:55:30Z Letters 11/05: Streetscape has 
a positive impact http://www.western-star.com/opinion/letters-11-05-streetscape-has-a-positive-impact-386676.html?cxtype=rss_opinion I am writing on behalf of Historic Downtown Lebanon Inc. to publicly acknowledge and thank Lebanon leaders for the outstanding job on Lebanon’s streetscape improvement program. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:45:45 GMT http://www.western-star.com/opinion/letters-11-05-streetscape-has-a-positive-impact-386676.html Submitted 2009-11-05T15:45:45Z Letters 10/29: County art project may cost more than it’s worth http://www.western-star.com/opinion/letters-10-29-county-art-project-may-cost-more-than-its-worth-371499.html?cxtype=rss_opinion After reading the article “Looking for a place to perform,” every citizen of Warren County ought to question the intelligence level of the individuals comprising the board of trustees for the Warren County Arts and Culture Center. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:57:34 GMT http://www.western-star.com/opinion/letters-10-29-county-art-project-may-cost-more-than-its-worth-371499.html 2009-10-28T15:57:34Z