Cheer On! by lhampton

2 days 11 hrs ago | 0  | 2  | 

I love this time of season.  As football starts, people everywhere get excited about how their teams will do. I’m still new in town and just now starting to learn more about the many di...

UP FOR DEBATE: President Obama's religion by enquirerjournal

6 days ago | 5  | 3  | 

‘Up For Debate’ is a new Enquirer-Journal feature where we pose a statement, ask you to agree or disagree, and then ask you to explain your answer. Today, we explore local sentime...

Bucket ice cream & other frugal purchases by tjothen

10 days ago | 0  | 3  | 

My parents rarely bought name brand groceries when I was growing up. One day, I came home from school, looking for a snack, and found a box of "Freaky Fruit" in the cabinet. It was a knockoff of...

Annoying messages by tjothen

15 days ago | 1  | 2  | 

"Please stay on the line. Your call is important to us." - Clearly. It's only been 15 minutes.   "The mailbox is full and cannot accept messages at this time." - What if it was an e...

To become an American by alanjenkins

20 days ago | 1  | 2  | 

Conservative legislators are making much ado about nothing, that that nothing is illegal immigration. Some people want us to believe that illegal immigrants are a horrible burden on our co...

Overheard in the Newsroom, part 4 by tjothen

24 days ago | 0  | 3  | 

Yes, all of us reporters have our favorite quotes from sources — some weird, some hilarious, some we can't print — but we also jot down several of our own. (Also see the website www....

A Mustang Please by lhampton

29 days ago | 0  | 3  | 

I want a Mustang! I’ve loved Mustangs for a long time. It’s not just any Mustang I have in mind. While I like some of the older models, I prefer more of the later models. In addi...

Your neighborhood reporter by tjothen

1 month ago | 1  | 6  | 

I am one of three reporters in a small newsroom that needs new carpet and leak-proof ceiling tiles.   I realize that The E-J is the jumping off point for many young reporters. It's the ...

Get Jesus out of my government by JasondeBruyn

1 month ago | 13  | 18  | 

I want God and Jesus out of the American government. The conservative think-tank John W. Pope Civitas Institute released a poll showing 70 percent of 600 people polled disagreed with a pol...

Road trip to MN by tjothen

1 month ago | 0  | 3  | 

Eight states in 24 hours. My husband and I spent the weekend driving to and from MN for his brother's wedding.   "You drove?!" everyone said when we got there.    Sure d...