http://www.fortwayne.com Local Opinions headlines from FortWayne.com. en-us Copyright, FortWayne.com Newspapers http://www.fortwayne.com/grafix/fwn_rss.gif http://www.fortwayne.com http://www.fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/FW/20130523/NEWS/320126397/1024 With so much money at stake, it was bound to happen and now it has: Mayor Tom Henry's carefully crafted and well-choreographed plan to close the city's budget gap is being picked apart by a combination of politics, philosophical differences, division of governmental powers and #8211; perhaps most of all -- wishful thinking. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:00 EDT http://www.fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/FW/20130523/EDITORIAL/320126390/1024 As a child in the 1960s I watched a quirky television program called #8220;Hogan #8217;s Heroes. #8221; I watched with my dad a few times, and I remember how uncomfortable he was at first with a comedy that included uniforms adorned with swastikas. Wed, 22 May 2013 15:23:00 EDT http://www.fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/FW/20130523/EDITORIAL/320126393/1024 Generally, I support Kevin Leininger #8217;s position that the father of a child should play a great role in raising and supporting that child. However, I object to his implications that females of any race are unable to raise the child as a single parent. Wed, 22 May 2013 15:20:00 EDT http://www.fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/FW/20130523/EDITORIAL/320126392/1024 Graduation from high school can be a hollow achievement for those who haven #8217;t truly mastered the skills and subject matter to prepare themselves well for higher education. Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:00 EDT