June 19, 2013
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Nation is in decline because of its leaders
EDITOR: When are we going to stand up and do something about what is happening in our great country? I know what needs to be done, but the idiots in Washington aren’t going to do it. Instead, th...
Apr 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dedicated volunteers make American Red Cross work
EDITOR: “Here’s to all volunteers, those dedicated people who believe in all work and no pay,” penned speechwriter Robert Orben. This National Volunteer Week, April 21-27, the Paducah Area Chapt...
Apr 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Robinson’s race non-issue for real fans of baseball
EDITOR: I was born in 1941. At around the age of 9, I became obsessed with collecting baseball cards. Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby had broken the “color line” in major league baseball by my...
Apr 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fight for freedom didn’t end with American Revolution
EDITOR: The American Revolution was the first battle for freedom for mankind. Some gained freedom, but some did not. The war between the states was the last battle of the American Revolution....
Apr 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Memorials to loved ones shouldn’t be in classifieds
EDITOR: We pay a sizable fee to have our loved ones remembered on the anniversary of their deaths every year. Do you really think it is appropriate to put it in the classified ads between “Lost ...
Apr 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ashley Judd would have delivered us from tyrant
EDITOR: Kentucky missed out on a gem for U.S. Senate for 2014. I think that Ashley Judd was God’s offered gift to Kentucky to deliver us from the tyrant behavior of Mitch McConnell. Remember ...
Apr 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Assault weapons should be confined to military use
EDITOR: The Second Amendment reads: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Nowhere in t...
Apr 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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When 2nd Amendment is lost, other freedoms will disappear
EDITOR: There is no record of any other people enjoying the liberties and freedoms which we have under the auspices of our Constitution. Our citizenry fail to appreciate what we have inherited. ...
Apr 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cooperative efforts needed to curtail underage drinking
EDITOR: April is the 27th Annual NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month. Founded and sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) for 27 years, the theme this year is...
Apr 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lawmakers give themselves pensions others don’t get
EDITOR: I retired in 1994 under the CERS state pension plan with 29 years and four months of service. Just before I retired, Kentucky had the strongest pension system in the United States. Ou...
Apr 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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