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Legislative Update: Why We Vote
BY REPRESENTATIVE BOBBY MCCOOL “The most important office, and the one which all of us can and should fill, is that of private citizen.” Louis Brandeis, Kentuckian and Associate Supreme Court Justice Nov. 7 is Election Day and while most of the nation’s attention is turned to next year’s presidential election, Kentuckians will vote this…
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Hell’s fire, treat others the way you want to be treated
Do you worry about going to hell? Will you burn there in hell’s fire? Will you be in the hands of the Devil? Hell may be a place where people are locked into a room with endless Presidential candidates hollering and speaking over each other to the point that nothing makes much sense, and everybody…
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Growing up country was special
There was something special about growing up in rural Appalachia. It might be hard for those who lived and grew up in larger urban areas to understand this. It is even harder for those younger folks who are growing up today with the internet, computers, cell phones and other electronics to understand. Getting to know…
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Letter to the Editor: Trash ordinance ‘injustice’
Editor: Regarding the new Martin County trash ordinance, respectfully, I have a personal feeling of injustice here. It appears that our county’s form of government is weaponizing constables and certain people to come uninvited upon one’s property and deem what you may or may not have. Now, I am all for health hazards to be…
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Can you afford a new car?
If you can’t afford a new car now, it won’t get easier. Supposedly the average new car price in America is “about” $30,000, according to ftc.gov. Be wary of the preposition “about.” It gets tougher all the time to walk out of a dealership with a new car that has very many bells and whistles…
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Americans love to eat: We find excuses every month
Losing weight has always been a tough task for most of us. But we have made it hard on ourselves because almost every month there is an excuse to eat more than we should. Let us start with the upcoming months that are some of the hardest not to eat and when we tend to…
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Letter to Editor: What is the destiny of man?
Editor: I am sorry to say your article “The destiny of man” is incomplete. What is the destiny of man? At the time of judgment, man will have had two different bodies. So technically, God’s children who spent time in a flesh body will return to a spiritual body. The flesh body was to have…
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Letter to the Editor: May God have mercy
Editor: May God have mercy on our great United States, who mostly have forsaken him. Heaven is for real, and so is the “other place.” Jesus is the way. Thank you for providing our county with such a great paper. I am extending my subscription. Have a blessed September and all the other months as…
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Aaron Rodgers – life changes
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE National football star Aaron Rodgers’s football career may be over, but maybe not. It’s hard to keep a good man down. Sometimes, there is too much to overcome to come back. Many of us watched the mega media debut of Rodgers as a New York Jets quarterback. His move from Green…
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There is something special about high school football
BY KYLE LOVERN There is something special about high school football in America and the bond it brings to small towns and rural communities. The excitement of your school playing on a crisp, cool autumn Friday night is something many look forward to each week. Many of you have a son or grandson who plays…
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