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Wishing you a Merry Christmas from the staff at the News Journal along with the many businesses that have placed a Greetings ad in this edition of our paper. It is that time of the year that affects people in different ways. I call it the three stages of a Christmas experience....

Much praise has been given to the Corbin Redhound football team and its coach Tom Greer. I would like to add my congratulations. It was a great year and they were a yellow flag and an extra point away from being state champions. Nevertheless, the team played a great game and they...

In 1939 the Corbin Redhound football team went undefeated with an 11-0 record. Since there wasn’t any playoffs then the state’s best team was determined by the Litkenhouse ratings and that team was Corbin, state champs. That is the year I was born and that is the only Corbin team...

Thanksgiving! I give thanks for many things in my life, God, family, country and more things that I can fit in this column. But because it is my newspaper column I am giving thanks to Terry Forcht, the many staff members that have worked here, our advertisers and especially you,...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, among both men and women. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. I have a particular interest in informing people about the symptoms of lung cancer because I have battled lung cancer twice. The first time...

Finally, the election is over. I know the candidates are relived and that goes for about everybody. It is time to take down all the yard signs, do away with those gosh awful television ads and count the votes. I don’t mind the yard signs, but every election we are bombarded with...

For over 15 years I have been writing columns complaining about the condition of Hwy. 312, Gordon Hill, in Corbin. Finally, the state paved part of the road last week. Notice I said part. They left a small section as it was and have not touched the Laurel Co. side of the 312...

One of the joys of my life has been having weekly lunches with a group of guys. The group was formed before I joined them and that was over 25 years ago. We have eaten together at least twice a week and sometimes more. From the time I started eating with them only Paul Jones, Coy...

I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was excellent. The weather was perfect to get out and enjoy the activities that were going on in the area. My wife and I started the day by attending OctoberFest in downtown Corbin. I believe this was the most vendors we have ever had for this...

You probably noticed that our News Journal name on the front page is in pink this week and we have a full page ad on A-15 about breast cancer. This is “Breast Cancer Awareness Awareness Month.” The lowest point in my life came when the doctor in Lexington told me and my wife that...