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Trash everywhere
April is time to shine The birds are chirping, the sun is shining and … the trash is everywhere. It’s a familiar scene this time of year. As the winter melts away each spring, Martin County residents are reminded about what lies in the ditch lines, over creek banks, up hollers and in the streams
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Legislative update: Week 13
BY SEN. PHILLIP WHEELER With the conclusion of week 13 of the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly, the session has now entered the veto recess period. Lawmakers worked late into the night to ensure critical legislation was sent to the governor ahead of the veto period. The House and Senate passed over 100 bills this week.
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Uncommon Sense: Bad jokes and slapping people
BY GLENN MOLLETTE In a civil, polite society, we shouldn’t run around slapping comedians, politicians, radio or television personalities, or musical performers. The list goes on and includes everyone. Will Smith’s stunt of slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars was a bad idea. It was only by the grace of God and mainly
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Parent’s guide to talking with kids about the Ukraine War
BY BUCK RYANCITIZEN KENTUCKY I feel the need to begin with a trigger warning. Nothing too traumatic, just the foul mouth of a teenager. Here’s what one of my former star journalism students, now a mom, posted on Facebook: Quote from my 8th grader (who asked to listen to NPR on the drive to school
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Uncommon Sense: Ukraine refugees are coming
GLENN MOLLETTE America has been good to help people, and more are on the way. Refugees from Ukraine are coming to America. Up to 100,000 would be welcomed, as recently announced by President Biden. The population of some communities will grow depending on where the federal government places these people. Since the passage of the
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Global food shortages: How does your garden (or pantry) grow?
BY THOMAS L. KNAPP “President Joe Biden and other leaders of the world’s major industrialized democracies pledged action March 24 to address food shortages caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine,” Politico reports. Biden says food shortages “are going to be real,” although he seems to see them as an opportunity to increase US grain production
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Legislators playing dangerously with First Amendment
BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS State legislators in Frankfort really need to be careful when it comes to suppressing the media’s ability to report on our elected officials as well as the right of their constituents to be informed. In the past few years we have watched some legislators, mostly Republicans, go after the media like…
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Uncommon Sense: Utility bills, gasoline prices, Ukraine
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Most of us simply want peace in our lives, nation and world. We enjoy resting in a warm or cool house, with something to eat, free from worry and stress. Peace is not always easy. This winter, chances are that your heating bill was chomping on your checking account and taking
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A message to Martin County government and MC voters
‘City option should be voted by whole county’ Editor: After I read in the Mountain Citizen Paper article of the intention to put on the 2022 election ballot for the city of Inez, Ky., to legalize the sale of drinking alcohol within city limits, I feel the need to express my concerns about this action.
