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Against all odds, it’s time to play ball in KY

We have been on quite the journey since the coronavirus came along and changed all of our lives this past March. For student-athletes, the up-and-down roller coaster of emotions has been nearly unbearable to watch, but we are now finally about to get back to sports in the...
Posted On 04 Sep 2020
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Letter to the Editor: Thanks to Poker Run Sponsors

Dear Editor: This year has been one of unfathomable challenges and stresses to our Whitley County residents and businesses.  Yet through it all, some were able to find the resources to support the second annual Upper Cumberland Poker Run to the tune of $5,000.  This fund-raising...
Posted On 01 Sep 2020
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My brief radio ‘career’ made an impact on me

Several years back, I still remember my one and only meeting with Tony Turner, who was the longtime WYMT station manager and news director. Tony was a legend in journalism here in the mountains. He was well respected and well-loved for good reason. The day I met him; Tony was in...
Posted On 01 Sep 2020

Riding in a 1940 Chevy truck a great way to escape the worries of 2020

I’m no mechanic, but lately I have been receiving a crash course in how to keep a 1940 model Chevrolet truck running. It’s been a very cool experience. The truck, in all of its original glory, was completely restored by my grandfather. The story of how he came to own it is quite...
Posted On 31 Aug 2020
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OpEd: District adding spending insult to tax injury

Despite thousands of residents making the effort to sign a petition opposing a huge property tax increase approved by the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Board of Education during pandemic-ridden May, the district’s going to the mat to keep voters from having a say. The...
Posted On 29 Aug 2020

You never know what you will find in an old desk

It’s amazing what you can find when you clean out a desk drawer, and/or a whole desk and several filing cabinets for that matter. As most of the you know, due to COVID-19 about five months ago the News Journal shutdown our Williamsburg office and consolidated operations in...
Posted On 25 Aug 2020

Letter to the Editor: ‘But he’s MY buffoon-in-chief’

(Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to a letter appearing in the August 5, 2020 edition that was critical of President Donald Trump.) Letter to the Editor By Jerry Whitus of Corbin I respect the right of anyone to express their point of view. Unlike the democrat lefties, I...
Posted On 24 Aug 2020
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Annexing 13 miles away is as ridiculous as it sounds

Here is my prediction for the outcome of London’s attempt to extend its city limits to the area in north Corbin at Interstate Exit 29. The lawyers win, the taxpayers lose and it will be tied up in court battles for years. This is a shame, because the property in that area has...
Posted On 24 Aug 2020

OpEd: Legislators look to address COVID liability concerns in 2021 Regular Session

(OpEd By Rep. Regina Huff, Rep. Derek Lewis, Rep. Chad McCoy & Rep. Steve Sheldon) Over the past five months, hundreds of businesses, churches, schools, nonprofits, and other important institutions across our state have voiced concern that they may be sued despite making...
Posted On 23 Aug 2020
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Either-or tactic bad for pandemic policymaking

Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration wants to make in-person reopening of schools during COVID-19 an either-or proposition – either districts delay opening back up to the end of September or Kentucky Department of Education bureaucrats in true Corleone-like fashion will make them...
Posted On 22 Aug 2020