Today's News

Whether it's through a parent, a spouse, a child, a grandparent, a friend or even ourselves, cancer will reach out its deadly hand and touch us all. And that's why we should all be concerned with research into its cure.

What could have once killed us, is now treatable, thanks to research.

And that's what gives us hope.

As the second leading cause of the death in the United States, cancer will affect all too many of us. We each have a risk - experts say half of all men and a third of all women will be diagnosed with some form of the disease.

A Clean Taylor County event will be Friday and Saturday, March 26-27 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the paved back parking lot of the former Fruit of the Loom building.

Those attending should enter and exit off West Main Street only. Signs will be posted.

There may be a long line of those dropping off unwanted items, so organizers ask that those attending be patient and watch for traffic and workers.

Those wishing to drop off items must be in line before 4 p.m.

Ten Years Ago

March 23, 2000

E. Poe Young of Campbellsville celebrated his 90th birthday in February.

George Beard of Campbellsville recently celebrated her 70th birthday with 120 of her family and friends at the Community Center.

Jerry Black of Campbellsville, an employee of Pepsi Cola, is one of eight people throughout North America to receive Pepsi's President's Ring of Honor.

Flossie Bohanon, 94, of Lowell Avenue in Campbellsville died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, in Elizabethtown.

I read recently with great interest about Attorney General Jack Conway asking those involved with Topix to provide information about how they investigate abusive and just plain mean comments posted on its site.

I'm sure by now everyone knows what Topix is ... it's a site where people can go to post comments about whatever they want. And they can do it anonymously, which can be a good thing ... but also a very bad thing when people don't use this power responsibly.