http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/Opinion and columns from the Jackson Citizen Patriot.enThu, 09 Jul 2009 21:16:36 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noOpinion and columns from the Jackson Citizen Patriot.citpat_opinionhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/6Dt8rMGV7Lk/an_evening_of_line_dancing_res.htmlJill ClineMike D. LammiThu, 09 Jul 2009 21:16:36 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat_opinion//2258.3202874 ]]>Every country girl knows how to line dance, right? Not so much. I certainly find the activity daunting. A friend urged me to join a group of women who meet once a week Wednesday nights at a local bar (Shooter's...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2009/07/an_evening_of_line_dancing_res.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/cJ8NL-sbfpE/there_is_more_to_golf_than_kee.htmlJill ClineMike D. LammiFri, 03 Jul 2009 13:39:25 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat_opinion//2258.3158355 ]]>For me, the social aspect of golf is a bigger draw than a desire to make par on every hole or to hit a perfect 7-iron shot, for instance. Good thing, as a par is a seldom achieved score on...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2009/07/there_is_more_to_golf_than_kee.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/XXjEnsCS0H8/big_trees_can_mean_big_worries.htmlJill ClineMike D. LammiFri, 01 May 2009 05:22:41 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat_opinion//2258.2661623 ]]>Logging is a risky job. Although Rick does not cut hundreds of trees in a year, he cuts his share and is always working on woodpiles two years out. It's far better to let your wood age for at least...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2009/05/big_trees_can_mean_big_worries.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/Q_636-v2IQY/kind_words_make_my_day.htmlJill ClineMike D. LammiFri, 10 Apr 2009 05:21:04 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat_opinion//2258.2530144 ]]>You never know what your words may mean to someone else. That's an awesome responsibility. The thing is, many days a person is operating at maximum capacity just getting up on time, assembling a decent outfit, brewing a little coffee...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2009/04/kind_words_make_my_day.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/GoiUJhqA6ZA/miracle_of_spring_will_get_you.htmlJill ClineMike D. LammiWed, 01 Apr 2009 04:48:16 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat_opinion//2258.2475126 ]]>I always go a little bit overboard in the yard in spring. It is such a pleasure the first sunshiny day that meanders near the 40-degree mark that I am out there in my coveralls, wielding my red clippers and...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2009/04/miracle_of_spring_will_get_you.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/RfhdU4YedO8/memories_of_a_first_meeting.htmlJill ClineMike D. LammiFri, 26 Dec 2008 04:53:19 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1958992 ]]>It's so odd how the memory works. Some moments, mundane at the time, are destined to be important and you remember the details forever. For me, one of those moments was the first time I met Rick, my spouse of...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/12/memories_of_a_first_meeting.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/1uWoRODfPgg/dont_forget_our_soldiers_this.htmlEditorialJackson Citizen Patriot staffWed, 24 Dec 2008 03:16:55 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1948834 ]]>The following is a Jackson Citizen Patriot editorial for December 24: Christmas is a time for exchanging presents and being with family. Regardless of one's faith, it also is a time for prayer for those who are near to us...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/12/dont_forget_our_soldiers_this.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/ixoWZVVjqOo/nation_must_do_more_to_save_au.htmlVoice of the PeopleJackson Citizen Patriot staffWed, 24 Dec 2008 03:16:21 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1948832 ]]>HORTON — We are on the brink of a Depression on the level of the one we experienced from 1928 to 1938. We will step off that cliff if Congress doesn't do anything to stop it. The catalyst would be...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/12/nation_must_do_more_to_save_au.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/Q9WUNW8MkmY/last_years_deer_killings_leave.htmlVoice of the PeopleJackson Citizen Patriot staffWed, 24 Dec 2008 03:17:41 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1948827 ]]>JACKSON — We agree with Michael Kimball, (VOP, Dec. 16) in regard to the deer shooting at the parks. We moved here because of our love of wildlife and are now fortunate to see two or three deer thanks to...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/12/last_years_deer_killings_leave.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/0ipY017UGHM/story_painted_onesided_picture.htmlVoice of the PeopleJackson Citizen Patriot staffWed, 24 Dec 2008 03:18:27 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1948822 ]]>JACKSON — Wow! What a whopper of a distortion was your front-page article Sunday on Armory Arts Village. What ever was the incentive for the newspaper to give so much space to such a one-sided view? As a resident and...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/12/story_painted_onesided_picture.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/NK29BY0RmMg/google_destroys_any_myth_of_ou.htmlJill ClineMike D. LammiFri, 19 Dec 2008 03:56:52 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1930964 ]]>Want to freak yourself out? Try Googling your name and see what happens. I, like everyone else, want to think that I am unique....http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/12/google_destroys_any_myth_of_ou.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/T3hdNOHfcxI/dog_cuts_to_the_chase_in_pursu.htmlJill ClineMike D. LammiFri, 21 Nov 2008 04:49:59 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1804564 ]]>My dad was a policeman, and I remember him saying that everyone had a bit of larceny in his or her heart....http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/11/dog_cuts_to_the_chase_in_pursu.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/DCGkEcmvxyI/farming_is_a_gamble_year_after.htmlJill ClineMike D. LammiFri, 07 Nov 2008 03:56:43 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1734405 ]]>Farmers are the biggest gamblers I know. This is a sentiment I have expressed before. Rather than play for chips in a casino, farmers gamble with their own livelihood. They prepare the land, then plant the crops. They might spray...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/11/farming_is_a_gamble_year_after.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/w9oLSqkVKjM/nest_egg_omelet.htmlCartoonsBrian Wheeler | Jackson Citizen PatriotThu, 16 Oct 2008 06:10:28 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1587825 ]]>http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/10/nest_egg_omelet.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/Pa7Xlf6alEo/bridge_to_oblivion.htmlCartoonsBrian Wheeler | Jackson Citizen PatriotThu, 16 Oct 2008 06:09:47 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1597701 ]]>http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/10/bridge_to_oblivion.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/OGuRq2bjtxM/that_one.htmlCartoonsBrian Wheeler | Jackson Citizen PatriotThu, 16 Oct 2008 06:11:11 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1597726 ]]>http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/10/that_one.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/W1XsWpaiG-Y/acorn.htmlCartoonsBrian Wheeler | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 15 Oct 2008 06:12:16 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1587837 ]]>http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/10/acorn.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/FE0LamluuUo/economy_shipwreck.htmlCartoonsBrian Wheeler | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 15 Oct 2008 06:14:05 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1597711 ]]>http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/10/economy_shipwreck.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/YafdGw20IQY/wall_street_rug.htmlCartoonsBrian Wheeler | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 15 Oct 2008 06:13:26 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1597686 ]]>http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/10/wall_street_rug.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_opinion/~3/S8-ZwnJdPiA/401k.htmlCartoonsBrian Wheeler | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 15 Oct 2008 06:12:46 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/citpat_opinion//2258.1597691 ]]>http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_opinion/2008/10/401k.htmlnonadult