Editorials
The time to look at smoking ban is now
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...
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Taxes are certain, unhealthy rate hikes shouldn’t be
“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. We could portend that while death and taxe...
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Restrictions on media unjustified
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...
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Need to look at roadway safety still present
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 th...
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Williams tackles issue of race head on
It was the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr who once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” In a day and age where the racist tendencies of America have g...
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Adjustments in water system needed
Hazard Public Works Director Carlos Combs informed the city commission during their meeting last week that in his opinion city officials need to look into spending some money to address what has b...
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Groups at odds, come together
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When you hear a member of either of the groups Coal Mining Our Future or Kentuckians for the Commonwealth speak you wouldn’t think they have a lot in common. They stand on each side of the coal deb...
Time to do more to stop the prescription pill pipeline
by LT. GOV. DANIEL MONGIARDO
2 months ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
I have observed, others have voiced concern and now a Kentucky provider has met a violent death which confirms that the behavior of patients seeking controlled substances has escalated to an unacce...
Time for a change in power lines
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If there was ever a time to advocate for a change in the way power companies deliver electricity to their customers, that time is now. For the second time in 2009 inclement weather has put people ...
Possibility of new power plant is welcomed
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News that officials are planning a new power plant in Perry County, in the heart of the Eastern Coalfields, is welcome news indeed. But perhaps more surprising is the fuel to be used to generate th...
Time to look into firing of state official
3 months ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
The more we hear about the firing of mining permit director Ron Mills in Frankfort, the more concern there is about how state government is operating. While Mills’ performance in Frankfort may ve...
When you see it with your own eyes
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A two-day trip through Eastern Kentucky including Hazard taken by a group of 65 Central Kentucky business leaders and organized by Commerce Lexington has opened their eyes to the impact coal has on...
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