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The Spirit of ’76: Protecting us against the Putin Playbook
BY KEN PAULSON As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well. It’s an even better time to think about what would happen if those liberties were taken away. Sadly, the latter doesn’t take much imagination in…
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Why is U.S. Postal Service ignoring reform legislation?
BY KEVIN YODER After the massive mail slowdowns and postage hikes of 2021, Congress took action to financially stabilize the U.S. Postal Service by passing a historic, bipartisan postal reform bill. The bill freed the Postal Service from an unreasonable 2006 law demanding that it pre-fund retiree health benefits 75 years in advance—a requirement that…
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What to do about our pool
BY NINA MCCOY On May 31, a required “public meeting” was held to see what Martin County citizens thought about filling in the county swimming pool and then using the space and $122,787.00 of the taxpayers money to match a $122,787 grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund from the National Park Service to…
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Gun rights and the Second Amendment
THE EDITORIAL BOARDMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Gun rights have been a highly debated topic lately and for many years. The two recent mass murders at a grade school in Uvalde, Texas, where 21 were killed, including 19 children, and at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., where 10 black citizens were shot and killed, have increased the…
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What is Memorial Day, and why should we observe it?
The Memorial Day weekend is upon us and many of us will enjoy some time with friends or family, a long weekend and no work Monday. Many families will have their first cookout of the season with burgers, hot dogs and all of the side dishes and beverages. However, many younger generations may have no…
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Governor could legalize medical marijuana
‘Constitutional chicken’ BY JIM HIGDON Gov. Andy Beshear is the first governor in the history of Kentucky to call for legalizing cannabis. Following the failure of the Kentucky legislature to pass a medical marijuana bill last month, the governor has asked the public for input on what he can do by executive order. It’s about…
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Post-Roe: Rural women would face more obstacles
“Trigger laws” would make abortion in Kentucky and 12 other states illegal in almost all cases if Roe v. Wade is overturned. That would disproportionately affect rural women, who are more likely than their urban peers to be impoverished, less likely to have the time or money to drive long distances across state lines to…
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Mothers deserve our gratitude, admiration
Have you ordered flowers yet? You still have time. Mother’s Day is Sunday. Mothers, grandmoms, aunts, fur mommas, mom friends and other inspiring mother figures in our lives deserve to be shown gratitude and admiration every day – and especially on Mother’s Day. It is a special day of the year that we should take…
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Citizen launches website
Sound-Off returns digitally BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN THE INTERNET — The Mountain Citizen has officially launched its newest online platform: MountainCitizen.com. The website may be accessed from any device connected to the Internet by navigating to mountaincitizen.com in your browser. When you arrive on the homepage, you will be greeted by a feed of the…
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Inflation has hit hard, affects most everyone
Country singer Marty Stuart has a song that many of us can relate to these days — “There’s too much month at the end of the money.” His song hits the nail directly on the head. Inflation has hit many of us hard in the last few months. Gasoline averages $4 per gallon in the…
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