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Dear Editor: Thanks to county road crew
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Mr. Eric Phelps, Mr. Titus Marcum, and the county road employees for cutting the weeds up Poplar Fork along the ditch lines and creek banks, as needed. They did an outstanding job which allows the road to look so much better/different. I’m sure
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It is just common sense
I have been trying to keep from writing too many political columns. As they say, “Don’t discuss politics or religion.” But sometimes I just cannot keep silent. To me, many of these issues are not conservative, liberal or even moderate thinking, but just common sense. Some of the news that has circulated over the last
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You are an influencer
Your life may not make a national impact but who knows how far your life might reach? The people, friends, and family you influence today may have a tremendous impact on many others. You never know what an acquaintance or child might grow up to do or become because of you. The difference you are
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What’s the drip?
BY MADISON MOONEY Hello Martin County residents. My name is Madison Mooney. I work for the nonprofit LiKEN Knowledge (short for Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network) as their community care coordinator. I have been doing water-related work with LiKEN for over four years here in Martin County. Between my time with LiKEN and the prior four
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Local newspapers keep communities strong
BY DEAN RIDINGS AMERICA’S NEWSPAPERS Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection—residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that connection in ways no other source can. In today’s fractured media environment, trust is the rarest
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This and that—a few random thoughts
Have you noticed the new drug commercials on TV? They advertise a certain medication for an illness or problem some may suffer from. But at the end of every commercial, they quickly spew out the long list of possible side effects. Some could even end in “death.” No thanks, I think I will pass on
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Interpersonal relationships and critical conversation
Your relationships will be few if you wait for everyone to come to you. More and more people are living in isolation. Their world is their telephone, friends are on their phones, church experiences are on their phones. Their recreation is on their phones. Most all of us spend more time on a cellphone than
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Letter to Editor: Dredging streams might prevent future problems
Editor: Twenty years ago I worked as a newspaper reporter in Logan, West Virginia, which suffered from a seasonal flooding problem. After much discussion a dredging project was approved. Because of this project the county went for about seven years before that area flooded again, where it used to flood annually. We recently had a
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Letter to Editor: Response to McCool
Editor: This National Recovery Month, Kentucky State Representative Bobby McCool decided to write about addiction recovery. While he is right that substance abuse is one of Kentucky’s biggest challenges, the truth is that the challenge is about to get even bigger. Most Kentuckians have seen firsthand how difficult it can be to help someone fight
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Some top ‘story’ songs
My wife Vicki and I were recently listening to the radio in the car and heard a couple of “story” songs and it got me to thinking about some of my favorite tunes that have lyrics that chronicle stories. After some research, here are a few of those tunes. One of my favorites was from
