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EPA goes medieval on Kentucky coal
Roman legions? Horrific crucifixions? Sacking dissenters and making examples out of their deaths? These may sound like some of the gruesome tactics used by military commanders of the ancient world, but according to Al Armendariz, who until recently was regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, it’s much more relevant to modern America than we’d care to believe. Shockingly, these are all tactics Armendariz used t...
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Concern with Childhood Obesity Should Spur Us to Fight Hunger
There’s a paradox in Kentucky and the rest of the nation: how can people be hungry and obese at the same time? Kentucky ranks astonishingly high on both measures. Ours was named the sixth most obese state in the country in last summer’s “F as in Fat 2011” report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Even worse, we were ranked third for childhood obesity, with a whopping 21 percent of children ages 10-17 considered obese in Kentucky. Ye...
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To the Editor: I wish to comment on the recent accident on Highway 259 north of Leitchfield
To the Editor: I wish to comment on the recent accident on Highway 259 north of Leitchfield. According to the news reports the driver to the red SUV ran over a 9-year-old girl. He failed to render aid and didn’t even stop at the scene of the accident. I am a frequent traveler on Highway 259 and a good friend of the family of the injured girl. The problem with Highway 259 is the road is to narrow, too crooked and too hilly to support a 55 ...
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Deficit Reduction Must Reflect American Values
Deficit reduction is an important national priority, vital to our long-term economic opportunity and security. But just because it’s important doesn’t mean that it can be undertaken without regard to our national values. Unfortunately, the House Agricultural Committee left values on the sideline earlier this month when it moved forward with a shocking proposal to cut food assistance for our nation’s hungry by over $33 billion. That it was d...
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Punting on Budget, Gas Prices is Not Leadership
With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, I think it’s important for the American people to realize that there are two camps on this issue in Washington. There are those who want to do something about the problem, and there are those who just want people to think they’re doing something about the problem. And let’s be clear: President Obama is firmly planted in the say anything, but do-nothing camp. If there were any doubt about that h...
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If there’s one thing every American can agree on right now it’s that we’ve got serious challenges in this country
If there’s one thing every American can agree on right now it’s that we’ve got serious challenges in this country, and that time isn’t on our side. Action needs to be taken, soon. Just to cite a few things: everybody’s holding their breath waiting for the federal debt to catch up with us. It’s not if, it’s when. Many young people are basically giving up on the American dream. Seniors and those approaching retirement are concerned about the ...
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Grayson County Alliance: A Partnership of Caring Citizens
Grayson County Alliance is a charitable organization formed in July 2000 to help Grayson County residents with limited resources. It is a tax exempt 501(c) (3) organization and is in partnership with many community agencies and concerned citizens. The Alliance provides a variety of programs which address unmet needs. It also provides friendly, courteous service while maintaining the personal dignity of and respect for those served. It also ...
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One Session Ends, and Another Begins
Poet T. S. Eliot once wrote “This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper.” The 2012 Legislative Session in Frankfort ended not with a whimper but with a bang, and unfortunately will force us to return for a special session. The House and Senate spent the 60th and final day taking up final pieces of legislation. But out of the gate, last minute wrangling caused problems and led to the standoff at midnight. Because the Hou...
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Letters
To the Editor: I wish to comment on the recent accident on H...
To the Editor: I wish to comment on the recent accident on Highway 259 north of Leitchfield. According to the news reports the driver to the red SUV ran over a 9-year-old girl. He failed to rend...
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To the Editor: On May 22
To the Editor: On May 22, Kentuckians can cast their votes in honor of veterans. Through the Secretary of State’s program, voters may obtain a special button from their County Clerk or the Sec...
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Dear Neighbors: United Way of Central Kentucky’s 2011 Campaign
Dear Neighbors: United Way of Central Kentucky’s 2011 Campaign, which funds nonprofits in Grayson, Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade, and LaRue County, concluded at the end of February. Our annual fun...
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Dear Editor, Of the 3.3 million
Dear Editor, Of the 3.3 million U.S. farm operators, nearly 1 million are women. Whether they run machinery, keep the books, make management decisions or oversee the household, these women play ...
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Writer urges action on children’s welfare bill
To the Editor:{linefeed} The Health and Welfare committee of the Kentucky House of Representatives unanimously passed HB 364 on Feb. 16. This was a critical vote not only as a first step towards...
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Editorial
A Word from the Wise...
Christmas morning is a time of excitement, joy, family togetherness and, if you have kids, hours of toy assembly. The nifty toys and gadgets that put a huge smile on your kids’ faces inevitably le...
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Rebecca Morris
Rebecca’s Ramblings …
The “War on Christmas” has taken a new, strange detour. For those who prefer music and are out of the talk radio loop, there are many Americans who think that Christmas is under attack in this c...
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Rebecca's ramblings ...
In the past few years the microeconomy that’s my household – like those of millions of other Americans – has taken a beating. Relocation and job changes mean I’m earning considerably less than b...
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The only problem with parades is we don’t have floats. I got to be a kid again, sort of, this Halloween. Two co-workers and I spent several hours out at the Grayson County Fairgrounds, handing out...
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