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Christmas is good news
Christmas is good news: Christ the Savior is born. Billions around the planet embrace his declaration daily and especially on Christmas Day. There is more to Christmas Day than the celebration of the birth of Jesus. We utilize the day for family gatherings, gift exchanges, and to eat more than most other times of the
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Opinion: Kentucky Power Company customers can’t get a break on rate increases
BY CARRIE RAY Kentucky Power Company customers can’t seem to get a break. With base rate increases about every two years and smaller hits in between, residential customers have seen their rates go up by almost 50% compared to 10 years ago. Small commercial customers’ rates have gone up 32-37%, and their demand rate, which
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Sentimental at Christmastime
Forgive me for getting sentimental at Christmastime. It is something I have always done, especially as I have grown older. I have many fond memories of growing up and celebrating Christmas with my family. There were some lean holidays due to finances, but we always had a Christmas tree, decorations and a big dinner on
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The Power of One: What a Coach, a Coal Miner and a Promise Taught Me
BY JOSHUA BALL A photograph has been circulating recently. A coal miner, still wearing the evidence of a long shift underground, stands hand in hand with his young daughter on a school gym floor. Coal dust marks his face. His boots display the wear and tear of a hard day’s work. And yet, there he
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We need the good news of Christmas
We never get a break from bad news. In recent days we have heard of people being killed at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. There have been more school shootings from Brown University to Kentucky State University. Russia continues to bomb Ukraine and groceries continue to assault Americans’ pocketbooks. Yet, at Christmastime the overriding theme
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Stoops, Kiffin and other coaching changes
Being a head coach at a major university is a tough job. It is nothing to see coaches fired and others leave for what they believe are bigger and better jobs. This past week was a great example of that trend as the coaching carousel continued in a big way. After 13 seasons guiding the
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UK water study finds Martin County’s DBP levels in line with regional systems
BY MADISON MOONEY After years of documented water quality problems in Martin County, new University of Kentucky research shows that levels of disinfection byproducts in local tap water are comparable to those found in many systems across the region and nation, according to results of a multi-year study presented to residents this month. In 2019,
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This can’t keep happening
BY MARY CROMER Kentucky Power is asking the Public Service Commission to approve yet another rate increase—its third since 2020. Bills have already risen nearly 40% in that period. This time, Kentucky Power is asking for an average 14.9% increase in residential bills. But not everyone’s bills would go up by the same amount. Instead,
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One more Christmas
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE How many more Christmases will you have? Will you have 50 more? A dozen more? Maybe you will have just one more—maybe. There are no guarantees of a certain number of more Christmases. My grandpa Hinkle suffered from heart issues. I remember him suffering an episode where his heart was bothering
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What kind of winter weather is ahead?
This time of year as we end November and have stuffed ourselves on Thanksgiving, we slide into December, and the conversation usually comes up about the upcoming winter weather. Everyone wonders what kind of winter we will have. Will it be cold? Will we get a lot of snow? Will it be a mild season?
