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A legislative perspective
The first priority of a government is to ensure those it serves are safe. While that certainly applies to the vast majority of us who follow the law, it must also apply to those who break it. It ...
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Celebrate 39th Earth Day by going greener
“Go green,” “eco-friendly” and “environmentally conscious” are phrases that are becoming commonplace in today’s society. The push, especially for Americans, to reduce pollution and help save the e...
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What the changes In Kentucky’s testing system mean for the kids of Floyd County
Recently there has been a great deal of debate and discussion regarding upcoming changes to the Kentucky testing system and what those changes mean for our kids here in Floyd County. Now that Gov....
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Obama’s national energy tax will devastate Kentucky’s economy
by U.S. REP . HAROLD “HAL” ROGERS Unemployment is soaring. Anxiety continues to rise. Kentucky families are hurting. With such dismal news as this, one would like to believe that it can’t g...
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‘Kick Butts Day’ gets local support
Officials from all over Floyd County formally signed a proclamation and gave their official approval to the “Kick Butts Day” activities of the Floyd County Health Department. The proclamation decl...
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We are the answer
What is the answer to the state of Kentucky? That was the question posed to character actor and West Irvine native Harry Dean Stanton in a recent Esquire interview. “There is no answer to the sta...
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EDITORIALS
Our View: Chip in while you’re having fun
by Ralph B. Davis
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It’s festival time again in Floyd County, with the Jenny Wiley Pioneer Festival currently underway in Prestonsburg, and Martin’s Red, White and Blue Day event on tap for next week. Each year, thes...
Our View: Triumph of the boors
by Ralph B. Davis
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Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen far many more examples of astonishing impudence than we really needed. A lawmaker heckling the president during a formal address to Congress. A profession...
Our View: A competition where everyone is a winner
by Ralph B. Davis
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This month, residents of Floyd County engage in a little friendly rivalry with other communities, while making a positive difference in the environment and aesthetics of their hometowns. September...
Our View: Hope for new road springs anew
by Ralph B. Davis
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The informational meeting held last week concerning a proposal to widen most of the Mountain Parkway to four lanes was a classic example of good news and bad news. First, the bad news: The project...
Parkway meeting needs local input
by Ralph B. Davis
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There seems to be a consistent theme developing this year, as we keep seeing the advent of things we thought would never happen, but which probably should have happened long ago. We’ve seen it on...
Our View: The middle path
by Ralph B. Davis
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On Friday, we published a story representing two divergent viewpoints on the future of Eastern Kentucky, particularly in relation to coal mining. On one side was Ron Eller, a University of Kentuck...
LETTERS
ATC students are ‘seeds of recovery’
by Michael L. Kindred, Deputy Executive Director of Office of Career and Technical Education, Frankfort
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It was my pleasure to participate in the Kentucky Tech-Floyd County Area Technology Center’s annual fall steering committee meeting, led by Principal Lenville Martin. I want to thank businesses and...
Help those who help us
by Terrie Woods, of Prestonsburg
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I would just like to tell you a story of hardship. When you’re at the end of the line and think nothing else can go wrong, pow! You get hit again. You feel alone and doubtful that you will get thro...
Stop the madness
by C.E. “Shag” Branham, of Prestonsburg
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As a resident of the city of Prestonsburg and a two-time city council member of Prestonsburg, it is very alarming to me to see the so-called leadership of our community continually placing such a b...
Show respect and consideration
by Betty Cook, of Buckingham
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My name is Betty Cook, and I have been a volunteer firefighter for our local fire department for several years. I answer calls to wrecks as well as house fire. I am writing this letter to express m...
Story contained inaccuracies
by Ned Pillersdorf
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Story contained inaccuracies I am writing to correct what I believe is misinformation that was contained in your newspaper story that appeared on Aug. 9. This law firm represents approximately 9...
Investigate golf course
by Gormon Collins Jr., of Prestonsburg
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I am a Prestonsburg City Councilman and I am concerned about a situation we had at Stone Crest golf course last fall. It was brought to my attention after the fact that Mayor Jerry Fannin was going...
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From the Publisher's Desk: Same old story
by Joshua Byers
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At Wednesday’s Big Sandy Economic Development Summit, of the 22 different speakers, more than half made reference to ABC’s 20/20 segment “A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains,” which aired l...
Stop the cycle: Ending prescription drug trafficking
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Better nutrition equals better education
by Kathleen Rogers
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Cafeteria food has always been the brunt of kids’ jokes. Many of us remember the grilled cheese sandwich that stuck to the plate when you turned it upside down, and the egg soufflé that jiggled whe...
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