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Part 2 continues our discussion about interpreting.

Our Opinion: Generosity abounds in Share the Harvest

News Tribune editorial

Generosity comes in many forms.

Our Opinion: Proposed tax hike returns, but diversion continues

A tax increase has been proposed, in part to fill a void created because the state continually diverts money intended for that purpose.

Our Opinion: Common sense preferable to complications

An analysis of the response to Joplin’s tornado warning reads like a variation of Aesop’s Fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.”

Our Opinion: An extraordinary and pitiful possibility

The potential exists for Missouri’s special legislative session to become an extraordinary waste of lawmakers’ time and taxpayers’ money.

Our Opinion: Unfinished business dominates no-so-special session

The agenda for Missouri’s not-so-special legislative session is expanding.

Our Opinion: Cognitive computing – ‘What now?’

Welcome to the brave, new reality of “cognitive computing,” a technological trend to develop a computer that behaves like a human brain.

Our Opinion: Joplin's lessons of strength

Joplin High School students resumed classes Wednesday, but they didn’t return to the building they attended last year. It’s gone.

Our Opinion: New school year will trigger mixed emotions

Mixed emotions are synonymous with the first day of a new school year. For students, the anticipation of reconnecting with friends is mixed with trepidation about impending course work and tests.

Our Opinion: Politicians capitalize on frustration they created

Politics reign while people suffer.

Our Opinion: 'Magic' act or 'clown show' in Washington

Any euphoria — or at least satisfaction — about averting default has been short-lived.

Our Opinion: Smartphones calling forth addictive behavior

Will the future bring a 12-step program of recovery for smartphone addicts? Psychologists across the country are reporting a growing obsession among smartphone users, according to a recent Associate Press story.

Our Opinion: Dangerous side of water sports resurfaces

Three news stories published Monday offered a grim reminder of the dangerous aspect of water sports.

Opinion: School board not opposed to use of drug dogs

We here at The Fulton Sun often receive phone calls, e-mails and letters from Callaway County residents wanting us to look into issues or answer questions about issues they consider to be a topic of concern.

Our Opinion: Water Patrol plans sobering emphasis at the lake

Sobriety checkpoints for boaters at the Lake of the Ozarks this month are a timely reminder of the dangers of boating while intoxicated.