http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/ The latest news from the coloradocommunitynewspapers.com website! Newsys Template Engine /littleton Independent/opinion/ http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-2006394279 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//littleton_independent/opinion//19_jb_column_li.txt When I was 11 or 12, I had a little dog that I trained through obedience school. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:06:18 -0600 newsys-1998810033 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//littleton_independent/opinion//19_lit_column_kummer.txt Americans do not like being in second place — or third or fourth for that matter. Yet almost daily, we hear news of the U.S. economy slipping compared to other countries and the value of the dollar declining against other currencies. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:05:59 -0600 newsys-1998810032 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//littleton_independent/opinion//19_lit_column_norton.txt This is a special time of year for Colorado, when at sunrise, as that big ball is almost entering the eastern horizon, illuminating its brilliance only on those snow covered peaks high enough to embrace the sun’s glory, bouncing an orange glow against the majesty of the mountains, providing us early risers with the most amazing wake-up call to start our day. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0600 newsys-1999055890 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//littleton_independent/opinion//19_lit_column_duckworth.txt “Never judge a book by its cover.” Most of us have heard the adage countless times in our lives. It seems to make so much sense, and few of us would disagree. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0600 newsys-1989823457 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//littleton_independent/opinion//12_jb_column_li.txt A few months ago, I was in a hospital nursery looking after my daughter who was days old at the time and overheard a doctor on a rant about media coverage of swine flu. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:06:01 -0600 newsys-1993869263 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//littleton_independent/opinion//12_cr_column_li.txt Overtly partisan races dotted the South Metro area landscape during last week’s election. Actually, they dominated in some communities. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:06:23 -0600