In the next week or two, local residents should begin seeing some important papers hitting their mailboxes. This is a year that ends with a zero, so that means it’s once again time for the census. ...
Our View: Feeding the hungry by helping farmers If you’ve paid attention to our editorials over the past few years, you’ve no doubt noticed that we like to talk about nutrition quite a bit. While some might consider good nutrition to a no-brain...
Our View: ‘Bye baby Bunning’ can’t come too soon Kentucky’s junior senator, Jim Bunning, is retiring from politics this year, which is one of those bittersweet moments that is a mix of both good news and bad news. It’s good that he&#...
Our View: Crisp makes the best of the ‘Very Worst’ Filmmaker Michael Crisp did not have an easy road before him when he set out to tell the story of the 1958 Floyd County school bus disaster, an event that may have been forgotten in the rest of th...
Our View: 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...
Our View: A healthier community can begin with small steps As we wrote Wednesday, a report that labeled Eastern Kentucky’s fifth congressional district as the nation’s “unhappiest” might sound inflammatory on the surface, but it is actually a compelling w...
Our View: ‘Happy’ or not, region is unhealthy Last week we reported to you about the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which reported that Eastern Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District is the “unhappiest” district in the nation. Looks like ...
So, on Sunday morning, maybe you’re getting ready for church and finding your Sunday best a little too snug after a few too many funnel cakes and blooming onions at the Jenny Wiley Pioneer Festival...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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