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And we're off to a good start
And we're off, to coin a popular Derby day refrain.
Last Tuesday, Steve Beshear was inaugurated as Kentucky's new governor. Let's hope that Campbellsville and Taylor County are as well represented in what happens during the next four years as we were in Beshear's inaugural parade.
Band members from Campbellsville and Taylor County high schools as well as the Campbellsville University Marching Tigers were a part of Tuesday's celebration.
It's commendable that our small community had three groups invited to be a part of such a momentous occasion.
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Holidays are a time of giving
Someone once said: "The manner of giving is worth more than the gift."
And around this community the hearts are always warmer than the dead-of-winter weather.
The Holiday Helpline has ensured that nearly 400 families will have a better Christmas than they might have had otherwise. But the Helpline isn't taking credit. That credit belongs to the community - the one that is always so giving.
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Christmas brings out the best in young writers
Jolly Old St. Nick. St. Nicholas. Mr. Claus. Ho Ho. All are synonyms for Santa Claus, the man who brings magic to children all over the world each year at Christmastime.
Each year when the Letters to Santa start arriving at the Central Kentucky News-Journal's office, we are touched by the poignancy and trust expressed in these most personal of sentiments to Santa.
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Missionary outreach is medicinal
Our health is one thing that all of us are concerned about and sometimes take for granted. And when we're ill, we are privileged to be able to simply pick up the telephone and make an appointment to see a doctor.
Our community is served by dozens of well-trained physicians and a top-notch hospital. At Taylor Regional Hospital, we have available to us the latest in specialized medical care.
But in other countries people aren't so fortunate.
That's why a recent medical mission trip to Ecuador is so special.
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A different kind of fire education
The Taylor County Fire Department has a new $25,000 grant available to help educate the public about fire protection. It may take every penny of it, too.
In a totally unscientific survey of newspaper employees, 70 percent were not aware that County residents could pay voluntary annual fire dues.
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Have a great Thanksgiving
Today is a day officially set aside as a time for gratitude. And those of us who live in Campbellsville and Taylor County have so much for which to be grateful.
Most of us will sit down with family members and friends for a meal that can only be described as a feast. We can also be thankful that we have neighbors who will be there for those who don't have family and friends nearby or for those who don't have the resources to provide their own feasts.
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Hopes Smoking Ordinance goes through
I hope that Campbellsville goes forward with a smoking ordinance in public buildings. All businesses should be smoke-free for health reasons.
Also smoking should not be around the outside of doors and entrances. Those who smoke should have consideration for those who don't because it has an impact on other people.
Tommy Larimore
Greensburg
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Magistrates not being thrify with Cat Hollow
It's Christmas and you ask your family to supply a list of things that they might like to receive as a gift. But instead of going by the list, you decide to buy your wife a gift so expensive that you can no longer afford anything for anyone else. To top it all off, what you bought your wife wasn't even on her list.
Well, Merry Christmas Taylor County, you just received Cat Hollow Road.
Magistrates last Tuesday earmarked a $200,000 expenditure that no one but them appears to covet.
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Homeless are getting some help
Food and shelter are two things most of us never have to worry about. But not everyone is so lucky.
A story in Monday's News-Journal about the problems Debbie Martin experienced drives home the point that homelessness isn't just a big-city problem. It can happen here. It's a real problem, and a solution isn't always easy.
Luckily, Green River Ministries is trying to do something about homelessness - and just about every other opportunity to help humankind.
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People dont want additional taxes
I don't know what it means for three area school systems asking for voter endorsement of a "recallable nickel" tax, but last week's ballot results on other issues would not seem to bode well for any measure that would require additional grit from taxpayers.
If I had sewage laying on the surface of my back yard, I might feel a little differently about annexation than the majority of people in a South Campbellsville precinct who had an opportunity to do something about it.
The message is, I think: People are not going to vote extra taxes (or expenses) on themselves.
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