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Uncommon Sense: Mental illness erupts into pure hell in Allen, Kentucky
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Allen, Kentucky, is a place that holds fond memories for me. When I was only 16 years old, Allen Baptist Church invited me to speak for a weekend youth event. I had the opportunity to meet and work with over a hundred people from the Allen community. Lasting friendships were made…
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Kyle’s Korner: Fond memories of summertime in the 60s and 70s
BY KYLE LOVERN Summertime was special back in the 1960s and early 70s. Summer meant school was out, which was an exciting time for most of us. It meant getting to sleep a little later and not having to wake to rush to prepare for school. We could not list all of the technology the…
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The Spirit of ’76: Protecting us against the Putin Playbook
BY KEN PAULSON As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well. It’s an even better time to think about what would happen if those liberties were taken away. Sadly, the latter doesn’t take much imagination in…
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Uncommon Sense: Happy Fourth of July
We can figure it out BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE America has always been a land of hard work and struggles but always with the hope and dream of success and prosperity. On the Fourth of July we celebrate our Declaration of Independence, ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The Second Continental…
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Kyle’s Korner: Appalachian slang is something we can relate to
BY KYLE LOVERN Growing up in this region, I’m sure many of you have heard certain sayings or Appalachian slang handed down by your parents and grandparents throughout the years. My dad had a lot of these and I can recall many he used all the time. One of my favorites was, “He is more…
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Prohibition
Dear Editor: From 1920-1933 alcohol and blood flowed in comparable amounts. Moonshiners and bootleggers had to keep double book accounts. The lawmen and bounty hunters doggedly chased them down, Until the inebriated were rounded up and found. What has taught us of any and all addictions? That we are not healed with man’s inflictions. So,…
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Why is U.S. Postal Service ignoring reform legislation?
BY KEVIN YODER After the massive mail slowdowns and postage hikes of 2021, Congress took action to financially stabilize the U.S. Postal Service by passing a historic, bipartisan postal reform bill. The bill freed the Postal Service from an unreasonable 2006 law demanding that it pre-fund retiree health benefits 75 years in advance—a requirement that…
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Uncommon Sense: Make today a good one
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Let’s all try to spend today and the rest of our lives more wisely. With rising inflation, we are all having to spend our hard-earned paychecks with care. Life is the same. We have less life today than yesterday. We don’t have as much life to spend today. We are all…
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