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Uncommon Sense: Donald Trump: Rejection is painful and can create lifelong embarrassment
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Rejection can be difficult to handle. Perhaps an employer once said, “You no longer have a job here.” To be dismissed from your job would be painful, especially if you loved your job and wanted to stay. Imagine a spouse or a boyfriend/girlfriend saying, “I don’t want to be with you…
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Kyle’s Korner: Did we really land on the moon? Some still say ‘no’
BY KYLE LOVERN On July 20, 1969, one of the most amazing achievements in human history happened. The United States landed on the moon, and the first men walked on its dusty surface. Or did it really happen? I was just a 12-year-old, skinny, freckled-faced kid that summer, but I loved watching the rocket launches…
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Do officers on-campus keep our children safer?
SROs do not prevent crime, increase student misconduct, exclusivity Kentucky schools are required to hire and train enough school resource officers (SROs) needed to place one at every school by Aug. 1 as a result of an amendment to the School Safety and Resiliency Act made during the state Legislature’s 2022 session. While having an…
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Uncommon Sense: Brittney Griner – let’s all stay out of Russia
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Brittney Griner is an American basketball star on trial in a courtroom outside of Moscow. She is a prisoner of Russia and is facing a possible prison sentence on drug charges. Griner recently pled guilty after Russian authorities accused her of having a vape cartridge with hashish oil in her luggage…
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Big tech is steamrolling America’s newspapers
BY BRETT WESNER Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy. Google and Facebook have a duopoly of the distribution of digital news content, which drives…
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Always leave them with hope
Many years ago, I was in the audience when the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the legendary civil rights activist and election mobilizer, gave a speech. He often used the catchphrase, “Keep hope alive!” when he spoke, and he did so that time. The audience picked it up as a chant. “Keep hope alive!” they called. “Keep…
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Uncommon Sense: Airline travel woes, flying is frustrating
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Airline travelers have experienced frustration since the 2021 holidays, as covered by national news. Travel delays and even trip cancellations have been aggravating experiences for travelers. If you only have a weekend and your trip includes a flight Friday and a return flight Sunday, you are chancing a lost weekend. Being…
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Kyle’s Korner: Telephoning someone in the past was a bit different
BY KYLE LOVERN FOR THE CITIZEN Things sure have changed when it comes to calling someone on the telephone. Nowadays it is nothing to see a youngster with a cellphone in hand. When we baby boomers were growing up, we were lucky to have a landline telephone in our homes. We were fortunate enough to…
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