When auditors — hired by cities and counties to perform annual audits on those political entities — get up before those city councils and fiscal courts to talk about the result of their work, I’ve learned to tune out what they are saying and just dig into...
William Whitley chapter of DAR to celebrate 50th anniversary Saturday
To the Editor:
Organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution contribute to the vitality of its communities and improve the lives of its local...
The Green Bay Packers will be playing this weekend for a spot in the Super Bowl. They’ve had a great season. But back in September, the team was 1-2, and large numbers of devout fans were in a state of panic.
When you go shopping do you get the urge to also go to a race track or vice versa, when you go to the race track do you get the urge to go shopping?
When she buys something, a good friend of mine always subscribes to the following philosophy — “when you pay for quality, you only cry once.”
‘A Day Between the Eternities:’
Memories of a time recalled in WWI
To the Editor:
On that day our outfit, Company A, 58th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 3rd Armored Division attached to Patton’s 3rd Army,...
When I first saw the jailhouse mug shot of former Whitley County High School Athletic Director Mike Campbell, I was saddened.
In my opinion, the Whitley County 911 Board made a rather lame attempt at trying to rewrite history at its January meeting.
Let me explain.
To the Editor:
In the past two weeks some very good news has arrived on the job front – for our neighbors in London – with announcements from both General Dynamics and Serco bringing an additional 1,000 and 634 jobs respectively to Laurel County.
I think great downtown areas in some of the most attractive cities I’ve visited are a lot like artwork.
Jailer says criticism of camera system purchase was unfair
To the Editor:
This letter is in response to the article titled “Fiscal Court members upset over the lack of bids for new camera system,” printed in the Feb. 22...
My philosophy is simple.
To the greatest extent possible, I want freedom.
I don’t think that’s a radical notion. I believe most people everywhere want that.
To the Editor:
As a member of the Corbin business community I would like to address a misconception that little or no investments in our community came as a result of the “moist initiative,” approved by voters in 2003, which is currently held by...
I’ve followed with much interest the recent hiring process in Lexington for a new superintendent to lead the Fayette County School System.
Let’s make a Deal! The Friends of the Col. Sanders group which is attempting to raise money to fund the Secret Recipe Garden on Main Street in downtown Corbin has asked the Corbin Tourism Commission to donate $90,000 over a three year period to help finance the...
Stereotypes are bad.
Most of us have had that lesson pounded into our head time and time again, especially as they relate to race, gender, religion or nationality.
