http://www.coopercrier.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_064151504.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_064151504.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_064151229.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_064151229.html This year’s village election offers an interesting look at a pervasive aspect of small town politics _ newcomers versus native sons or daughters. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_064151138.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_064151138.html There have been a number of times since 1984 when we wonder why on earth we keep writing this column. Most of them, until now, have been related to anonymous notes of extreme dissatisfaction with something we wrote. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:09:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_064150951.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_064150951.html If beauty is in the eyes of the beholder then it appears that estimates of an individual’s age operate in the same manner. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:49:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_057115037.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_057115037.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:48:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_057114900.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_057114900.html Our hats go off to all jumpers who took the plunge into freezing-cold water during the 15th annual Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump held on Saturday. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:47:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_057114826.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_057114826.html Anne and I are just back from three weeks in England. That’s a trip I never expected to make again. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_057121003.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_057121003.html Daisy Beisler went to a friend’s birthday party that had horse riding for entertainment and loved it so much that she has continued to do it ever since. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:01:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_052120127.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_052120127.html Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:59:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_052120027.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_052120027.html Not long ago we sent an e-mail off to a friend who is wintering in a location far to our south. In the e-mail we wrote: ``The winter doldrums have officially descended. We are sick of the snow, not that we have a lot. We are sick of the cold, which we certainly do have.’’ In response we were told to get ``...more exercise. It releases happy stuff into your system...’’ This was followed by a suggestion to ``Keep up the exercise. The happy stuff increases the more you do. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:58:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_052115846.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_052115846.html After last year’s inaugural Hall of Fame Classic, we wrote an editorial outlining some changes that we felt would make the game more appealing to baseball fans. Coincidentally or not, we’re pleased to see museum officials have addressed most of those concerns for the second Classic, which is scheduled for Father’s Day, June 20. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_043113521.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_043113521.html We have learned as we have traveled the road of life, that there are many, many things which we simply cannot explain. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:10:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_043110852.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_043110852.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_043110647.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_043110647.html The village’s attempt to capitalize on some of its unique baseball heritage is a step in the right direction. The plan to take advantage of the village’s iconic Doubleday Field by licensing the commercial use of images of the field and marketing a newly developed logo creates a welcome new revenue stream. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:03:00 +0000 http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_043110503.html http://www.coopercrier.com/opinion/local_story_043110503.html I don’t mean disrespect, but I hope some future pope will wise up and canonize deceased people who, though not Catholic, magnificently embodied Christ’s example and teachings. What a giant step that would be in acknowledging all of God’s children!