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Here at the News Journal our reporting staff can write a column stating their opinion on any subject on this page. I make this opportunity available to them because it is a way for you to get to know us better and for us to express our feelings and thoughts no matter how much effect they may have.

Don Estep is publisher of the News Journal.

There are some subjects that I have visited over and over. For example, I have harped on the condition of Kentucky Street in Corbin many times. I don’t expect the Department of Transportation to react to my opinions, but rather it is a way that I can bring to you my knowledge and understanding of why nothing has been done to improve the situation.

Recently I asked a city official if he knew of any plans to resurface the street. He told me that the city has worked hard to have the state fix the problem but the best answer he could give was it will probably be at least two years or more.

Now wait a minute. I have witnessed the paving of  U.S. 25 all the way from London to Williamsburg and also north of London. Several roundabouts have been constructed and several other areas have received paving, mind you none needing the improvement as much as Kentucky Street.

It would seem to me that rather than have a time line for work to be done, the priority should be to fix the problems that need fixing first. Heaven forbid that we get a sink hole on Kentucky Street. It is not a sinkhole but the street needs fixing now.

I am late on this annual opinion because I have been either sick or recovering from an accident. But annually I write about daylight savings time. I’m against it! I grew up with standard time and without a doubt it is best.  A recent poll I saw had 73 percent favoring standard time. With the summers getting hotter and hotter, the earlier we get darkness the sooner we can go outside without roasting and enjoy it before bedtime.

And finally, Easter is my favorite religious occasion. “Then came the morning, night turned into day; The stone was rolled away and Death had lost and life had won.” It is the greatest day ever. Jesus Christ rose from the grave that we may live again!