Recent articles by Doug Heckman.http://www.trcb.com/en-Us60Sat, 26 May 2012 08:02:58 ESTCopyright 2012 Doug Heckman, TRCB.com All Right Reservedhttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/pure-opinion/the-importance-of-servant-leadership-1025.htmA servant leader is someone who works primarily to secure goodness for other people. Laurence McCullough, my pastor at Simpsonwood United Methodist Church, demonstrates servant leadership on a regular basis when he is always available for people in need.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:43:55 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/pure-opinion/the-importance-of-servant-leadership-1025.htmTRCB.comNews and Society / Pure Opinionhttp://www.trcb.com/communications/communications/communication-is-more-than-just-a-buzzword-1024.htmCommunication is more than just a buzzword for me. I have repeatedly invited you my neighbors in District 7 to go to my website, examine my positions, and email me with your ideas and concerns. If a Congressman forgets that his primary responsibility is to stand up for the beliefs of his constituents, then he is not doing his job.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:34:27 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/communications/communications/communication-is-more-than-just-a-buzzword-1024.htmTRCB.comCommunications / Communicationshttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/energy/energy-solutions-that-make-sense-to-our-pocketbooks-and-our-future-1023.htmOur country's next great national project must be to shed our dependence on foreign oil. We need to approach this task with the same enthusiasm and intensity with which we approached President John F. Kennedy's challenge to put a man on the moon.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:34:13 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/energy/energy-solutions-that-make-sense-to-our-pocketbooks-and-our-future-1023.htmTRCB.comNews and Society / Energyhttp://www.trcb.com/education/reference-and-education/education-overview-1022.htmEducation is the silver bullet for so many of our nation's problems. Our efforts to build a "land of opportunity" can succeed only if our public schools give every child the chance to realize his or her potential.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:09:55 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/education/reference-and-education/education-overview-1022.htmTRCB.comEducation / Reference and Educationhttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/environmental/global-warming-1021.htmResponsible lawmakers cannot ignore the issue of global warming any longerbut despite overwhelming scientific evidence that humans are forcing global warming, John Linder and other climate change deniers refuse to take action. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:09:43 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/environmental/global-warming-1021.htmTRCB.comNews and Society / Environmentalhttp://www.trcb.com/finance/economics/the-economy-1017.htmI believe our national government should play an important role in strengthening our country's economy. In some cases, Congress's role should be to ease off regulations so the market can work more efficiently; in other cases, government intervention may improve our country's long-term economic outlook. I would like to elaborate on several of our country's most important economic problems and my ideas about how Congress can help solve them.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:57:42 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/finance/economics/the-economy-1017.htmTRCB.comFinance / Economicshttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/energy/sustainable-and-affordable-energy-1018.htmOur country must shed its dependence on foreign oil. The relentless rise of gas prices over the past several years demonstrates this fact more clearly than ever.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:57:19 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/energy/sustainable-and-affordable-energy-1018.htmTRCB.comNews and Society / Energyhttp://www.trcb.com/finance/taxes/the-unfair-tax-1019.htmJohn Linders only major point of advocacy in eight terms is his FairTax proposal, which would replace all national taxes with a 30% or more flat national sales tax.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:57:00 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/finance/taxes/the-unfair-tax-1019.htmTRCB.comFinance / Taxeshttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/military/iraq-war-1016.htmI recently spent close to a year on the ground in Iraq. As an Army Colonel, I was responsible for training and mentoring the Iraqi Army on the east side of Baghdad. I lived on an Iraqi base for that time and interfaced daily with senior US and Iraqi Army Officers.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:56:45 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/military/iraq-war-1016.htmTRCB.comNews and Society / Militaryhttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/politics/fiscal-discipline-1015.htmDemocrats and Republicans both shoulder blame for the national government's lack of fiscal discipline. According to Citizens Against Government Waste, the Republican-controlled US Congress of 2003-2007 and the Democrat-controlled legislature of 2007-2008 rang up a combined $110 Billion in pork-barrel projects, which does not include expenses for the War on Terror.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:34:10 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/politics/fiscal-discipline-1015.htmTRCB.comNews and Society / Politics