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Today's Opinions

  • New reporter joins CKNJ staff

     

    There is a new face in the Central Kentucky News-Journal office.

    Leslie Moore, a Taylor County native and recent graduate of Lindsey Wilson College, joined the staff last week as our newest staff writer.

    As part of her duties, Moore will be covering activities in some of our local schools, as well as city government and other beats. She will also be working on feature stories about you, the people of Taylor County.

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  • Shopping at 35,000 feet

    Most men probably don’t fall into this category, but I’ll admit I do. I enjoy shopping.

    OK. Let me clarify that. I enjoy shopping for things I like, and for me, that usually means a gadget or gizmo designed to make life a little easier.

    My real obsession is anything related to technology and I’m usually a sucker for a new tool to simplify the rat-race world we live in, whether I need it or not.

    There are some stores in malls and shopping centers where you can find the occasional gadget, but the best place for my money is Sky Mall.

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  • Chamber golf scramble sponsors thanked

    I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the hole sponsors, corporate sponsors and to those who donated items for our goody bag. Without these people the Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Scramble would not be a huge success.


    They are:

    Greg’s Furniture

    Burkholder Insurance

    Lyon-DeWitt

    P.C. Clark

    Magnolia Alley

    Team Taylor County

    Lee’s Famous Recipe

    Q-104

    Smith-Altman Insurance

    H & W Sport Shop

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  • Horse show sponsors thanked

    I want to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors of the 2012 Tommie Johns Memorial Championship Horse Show and the Youth Horse Show. We had great shows this year due to your continued support.
    Thanks to:

    Citizens Bank & Trust Co.

    Paul Eastridge and Bar E Farms & Farrier

    Hines, Newton & Stewart

    Campbellsville Auto Service Center — Ben Ford, owner

    Donald and Ellen Goff

    State Farm Insurance — Ken Keltner, agent

    McKinley Monument Co.

    Sue Clarke

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  • Resident appreciates Main Street beautification efforts

    I would like to thank those responsible for beautifying Main Street. The painted walkways, hanging and potted flowers and corn shucks around street lights are very pretty and colorful.
    Carolyn Gaines
    Campbellsville
     

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  • Caring for veterans should be our priority

    There is a lot of talk out there about percentages. The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans, the percentage of Americans who pay no federal income tax, the percentage of voters veering left or right on any given day.

    Here’s another one. One-half of 1 percent. That’s roughly how much of the U.S. population has been active duty at any time during the past decade, many now included in the overall veteran population, about 13 percent.

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  • Preacher's visits change lives

     

    It was touching, plain and simple.

    I followed him from room to room and saw their faces light up when they saw him peek inside.

    Some of them wanted hugs and a kiss from their “boyfriend.” Some wanted to know what was for lunch or some water. Others said they weren’t feeling well and wanted an encouraging word.

    They all got what they needed.

    The Rev. Mikie Ash visits residents at The Grandview every day. He visits all of them twice a day. I wrote a story about Ash for our Sept. 24 issue.

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  • Kentucky's cigarette tax needs increasing

    Here’s hoping Kentucky shared in the national decline in teen smoking reported recently by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    USA Today attributes an “historic drop in smoking,” not just among teens but across all age groups, to a 62-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax in 2009.

    Raising the federal tax to $1.01 a pack has brought in about $30 billion in new revenue to the U.S. treasury.

    Meanwhile, some 3 million fewer Americans smoked in 2011 than in 2009, even though the population has increased.

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