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Letters To The Editor

Not all heroes wear capes

I wanted to write and let you know about a hero that we met while we were in Brownsville.We were in the Brownsville area for a funeral at the Acklin Funeral Park when my 83-year-old father collapsed. We struggled to get him into our car and when we finally did. We realized that we had no idea ...

Where is the local GOP leadership?

After the vile hate filled dartboard incident by the Fayette County Republican party at the county fair in July, we have not heard back from but one GOP elected official. Just recently the Fayette County Republican Party Facebook page posted another intimidation picture of the 16-year-old ...

Sometimes when I listen to the news, I think that perhaps I have been living under a rock. The news is just plain depressing. It would be nice if once in a while the news was all good and positive instead of being so negative. I especially feel sad when I hear about events that occur locally.It ...

Our Icarus has flown to close to the sun

The president, who after telling George Stephanopoulos during a televised interview in June that he would shockingly be willing to accept dirt about a political opponent from a foreign adversary, attempted to do even worse by extorting political muck from Ukrainian President Zelensky. This much ...

"And the word for today or at least this piece; because I'm writing it, is: "SCHISM."According to my 2005 edition of "The American Heritage Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus," the noun means: A separation or division into factions, especially within a religious body.Back in 1969, the same American ...

Decrease prescription drug cost imperative

Early last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a plan, HR 3, Lower Drug Cost Now 2019, in efforts to decrease prescription drug costs. I support this proposal due to prescription drug costs continuing to rise creating a hardship for many families. In turn, many families are unable to pay ...