http://statenews.com The State News opinion desk fills you in on the little issues that are on their minds. Everybody's got opinions — these are ours. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:21:11 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/everybodys_got_opinions/2009/07/perception_is_a_funny_thing Public perception is kind of a weird thing. A lot of the time, what is true and what people think are true are not the same. And if you get some people who are crazy enough, they’ll occasionally try to fight for an issue that doesn’t really exist. Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:21:11 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/everybodys_got_opinions/2009/07/perception_is_a_funny_thing http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/everybodys_got_opinions/2009/06/how_to_find_a_parking_space_and_still_get_a_ticket When humans got together and created civilization, in theory they enacted laws in order to protect and better society. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:45:17 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/everybodys_got_opinions/2009/06/how_to_find_a_parking_space_and_still_get_a_ticket http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/everybodys_got_opinions/2009/06/macs_a_way_of_life The latest and greatest in a long line of Apple technology ­is about to be released and will likely be the hit everyone is expecting it to be. A faster model of Apple’s iPhone will be on shelves June 19, and Steve Jobs’ company seems to be priming itself to be the next electronics juggernaut after everyone finally realized how bad Microsoft was. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:31:26 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/everybodys_got_opinions/2009/06/macs_a_way_of_life http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/everybodys_got_opinions/2009/06/with_new_rules_here_just_stay_in_canada Many 19-year-olds in the state now have one more hurdle to cross on their way to legally drinking in Canada. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:32:06 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/everybodys_got_opinions/2009/06/with_new_rules_here_just_stay_in_canada http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/everybodys_got_opinions/2009/05/memorial_day_musings As bad as it sounds, I’ve never really thought about the basic nature of Memorial Day. Like many others, I’ve always simply seen it as a day off work (or not, as the case is when you work at The State News). Tue, 26 May 2009 23:03:10 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/everybodys_got_opinions/2009/05/memorial_day_musings