Editorials/Letters

Foreign Aid, Adjust and Repair By Glenn Mollette  Between 1948 and 2011 the United States gave Egypt 71.6 billion dollars in bilateral military and economic aid.  Our Senate last August...

There are only a handful of moments in life that are truly unforgettable, and last week, I added another to the list when I was sworn into my first term...

Our love affair with pizza pie The story of America’s love relationship with pizza began in 1905 in New York City—not Italy. Drum roll, please. Put your hands together for...

This Week at the State Capitol Kentucky General Assembly wraps up first week of 2019 session By Robert Weber, LRC FRANKFORT -- As usual, the excitement of the opening day...

Trump's Wall and Illegal Prowlers By Glenn Mollette  A few years ago I visited South Africa where the average house was surrounded by a concrete wall. South Africa has many...

A rebuttal book to Hillbilly Elegy The Appalachian region, defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, includes 420 counties in 13 states in the United States. All of West Virginia, parts...

A Happy New Year by Glenn Mollette AHappy New Year is on the agenda for most people.  Arrive at 2020 alive. Another full year of life will give you the...

River of Earth John Butch Preston johnhprestonauthor.com Ernest Hemingway once said that old men don’t get wiser they just get more careful. Of course, that would have to be true...

Why We Need Christmas By Glenn Mollette   Merchants around the world depend on the Christmas season each year for twenty to fifty percent of their yearly sales.    The...

Savor the flavors of holidays   The main purpose of food is to nourish the body to keep humans alive. But, the taste experience around the holidays is a flavor...

What does the Kentucky pension reform ruling mean for teachers?   Teachers all over the state protested the changes in their pension plan back in March...

Will Anybody Care When You Die? By Glenn Mollette    Will people remember you after you die? Will anybody even care? How will you be remembered?   I can't recall...

Bush Decency and America's Christmas List By Glenn Mollette Christmas is coming and wish lists vary. Here are ideas from which most can benefit.   Medical care for all Americans....

Kathy is pleased that this election has come to an end and is eager to begin working for the 96th District. She joins the people of Carter and Lawrence Counties...

Are Christians Failing Us?   By John Butch Preston johnhprestonauthor.com There seems to be a contradiction today between what Christians have always professed and what they practice. What happened to...

I was born and raised in Harlan County. Like most people I knew growing up, I’ve lost too many family members to black lung disease. My father had black lung,...

Education commissioner talks charter schools, graduation requirements   ED COMM. WAYNE LEWIS In a wide-ranging interview Thursday with the Daily News, Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis made...

Thanksgiving and Very Thankful By Glenn Mollette This Thanksgiving I am thankful to not have cancer. I hope.  Six months ago my family doctor sent me for a CT scan...

Gun regulation isn't the solution to mass shootings in the U.S., Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said Tuesday, and America's culture of death, illustrated by Americans' obsession with zombie television shows,...