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True holiday spirit
BY BRYAN GOLDEN Among other things, the holidays are a time of giving and receiving gifts. The question most often asked of people is, “what did you get?” Much less frequently asked is, “what did you give?” Invariably, the inquiries concern material gifts. Purchasing a gift can certainly be thoughtful and a wonderful gesture, especially…
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Without herd immunity, we need masking, ventilation, germicidal lighting, clearer messaging to prevent COVID-19
BY KEVIN KAVANAGH We all need to recognize the dangers of COVID-19 and the risks it imposes to our long-term health and our country’s workforce. Long COVID occurs in about 30% to 35% of cases. It commonly occurs with even mild disease and with reinfections. The severity is additive, with each exposure, and the symptoms…
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Happy name week to the Mountain Citizen
The Mountain Citizen is celebrating the 32nd year of its name this week, even though the publication derived from two newspapers – The Martin Countian, which began publishing in August 1975 and The Mercury, which was published first in 1970. The Martin Countian and The Mercury became The Martin Countian and Mercury near the end…
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Christmas is in your heart
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Christmas once started for me when the JC Penny and Sears catalogs came in the mail. They came early in the Fall and I wore them out looking at the toy section. By December, the catalogs were in shambles. My mother used to order clothes and other stuff from those catalogs.…
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#leavingtwitter is tiresome performance art
BY THOMAS L. KNAPP Have you ever encountered a klansman at the grocery store? I have. I instantly recognized him as a member of the Ku Klux Klan because I’d seen him speak (sans hood) at a Klan rally (I was one of the protesters, not one of the klansmen) and on local TV repping…
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Cryptocurrency: Don’t blame the medium for the scam
BY THOMAS L. KNAPP As cryptocurrency exchange FTX falls into bankruptcy and its principals seem likely to face various criminal charges over the activities leading to that bankruptcy, it’s time for another round of crowing from opponents (and would-be regulators) of cryptocurrency. Which means it’s time for another round of pointing out where those opponents…
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Our time to invest in education is here and our children need it now
BY GOV. ANDY BESHEAR As elected officials, our job is not to move Kentucky right or left – it’s to move Kentucky forward. One way we can continue to build a better Kentucky is by supporting education and our educators. Lt. Gov. Coleman and I have always run an education-first administration. As parents and as…
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Have Thanksgiving every day
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Thanksgiving always comes and goes too fast. We often think, “We need more time to focus on the Thanksgiving holiday.” For many, it seems that Thanksgiving gets sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas. By late September, many of the stores and television commercials are focusing on Christmas. The only way we can…
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