It makes no “cents” for the United States to withdraw from trade agreements during an economic downturn. America needs more trade, not less. Yet, U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., wrote a bill that...
Many campaign signs and jewelry made out of what? Well, election time is certainly near; the literally hundreds of campaign signs are a testament to that. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen as many signs up as I have this year. North Main Street ne...
What Happened to ‘Made in America?’ According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, January’s unemployment dropped from an astounding 10 percent to 9.7 percent. An acceptable average is about 6 percent. If you are like most unemp...
Calling the kettle Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo was recently quoted as he chided KCTCS President Michael McCall for what he called “the epitome of hypocrisy” as McCall called for affordable tuition for posts...
Feds have their Toyota bashing pedal to the metal Punk rocker Sid Vicious said, “Today, everything’s a conflict of interest.” Perhaps. But some interests and the conflicts they cause become greater than others. Gov. Steve Beshear’s recent respons...
To social network or not to social network? That is certainly the question, though when Shakespeare first wrote his immortal line in Hamlet (of which I obviously and heavily paraphrased), I don’t think he had the internet in mind. But that ...
As much of Eastern Kentucky continues to watch and wait for any sign that the coal industry will continue unabated from heavy handed regulatory measures promised by the EPA, there remains one probl...
It seems, as political contests sometimes do, that the race for county judge just took a negative turn in the past week. Despite this turn of events, we expect the fiscal court will operate in a p...
Now that there is apparent support for a smoking ban in public places in Perry County, it’s a good time for our leadership to take a hard look at whether such a ban is practical locally. While the...
“The only thing certain in life are death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin The above quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin could do with a modern update....
Of all of the powers of government, the one worthy of the most serious attention is that of execution. Whether one agrees or disagrees with capital punishment, surely all can agree that any time a ...
It was in August of 2008, the same week the state installed guardrails along a stretch of roadway on Ky. 476 where two people had been killed in separate accidents, that we urged officials with the...
My name is Sherri Williams and I am 19 years old. I think everybody from my generation should register and vote this year. The 18 to 24 year old crowd really needs to have a say in what goes on i...
The “Friends of Coal” organization has been misrepresenting Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, trying to portray us as an enemy of coal miners and their families. As a member of KFTC for over 27 ye...
Two times the president spoke last week, and each time I felt the need to take a shower. The president of the United States speaking to the nation and to the Republican membership of government in ...
Last week Hazard and Perry County lost a fine citizen. Mr. Ernest Sparkman. As you all know, Mr. Sparkman loved to play Santa. I can remember as a young boy listening to WSGS for Santa to read my...
It’s been said that the internet would single-handedly take down the newspaper industry. The end result: fear of the internet turned out to be far-fetched and the Hazard Herald exemplifies this tr...
This letter is written in response to the editorial last week, “Time for a change in power lines.” I agree this is a time to advocate for a change, but not in how the power company delivers electr...
I finally made it home Monday evening after a long day. I turned on the television and caught an episode of “Issues & Answers” on WYMT, a quite interesting episode at that. Certainly interesting be...
I was stuck that fateful Sunday evening, amongst the toys and stuffed animals strewn arbitrarily around the living room as I played with my daughter who has become the busiest of climbers. My wife ...
There’s a saying out there that some old wise sage put forth many years ago: You get what you pay for. In the case of politics, you certainly get what you vote for. And as I sit at my desk and wri...
Political tone deafness is contagious. Despite the message sent by Massachusetts voters last week, incumbent politicians in Washington and Kentucky don’t seem to get it. I’m beginning to wonder if...
I had a dream come true on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Kentucky Educational Television’s “Kentucky Tonight” Monday, I got to promote charter schools that promise to free thousands of students t...
During the past few years, state education officials added new meaning to the term “rosy assessment” with their hand-slapping, fist-pumping claims that Kentucky’s high school graduation rate now to...
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