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New laws take effect next Thursday
The work of the General Assembly receives a great deal of attention in the spring, when the laws are made, but people tend to forget about the laws passed by the time they actually go into effect....
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Simplifying life
As summer gets underway, I reminisce of summers past and fishing with my dog Goofy in Doc Day’s pond. I remember the days seemed to never pass as if the hours of summer stood still as the dragon f...
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Recounting Egypt experience, invaluable lessons learned
I am about to leave my second homeland and this is the second to last entry I will have to document my experiences here. For awhile I have been longing and yearning for the finer things in life, t...
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Resident opposes KU rate increase request
On Tuesday, April 27, 2010, the Public Service Commission (the “ PSC ”) held a public hearing at the Auditorium at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Harlan, Kentuck...
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Making lemonade…
Regardless of your mind set on coal and surface mining, take a moment to consider how a group of people in Eastern Kentucky are finding positives in the use of reclaimed mine lands.  Knott County ...
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Elk droppings? Fine jewelry? Or both?
The March 9th Herald Leader article with the above title has created local interest here in Bell and Harlan counties because the article failed to address the host of unintended consequences assoc...
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EDITORIALS
Public hearing a step in the right direction
by Brandy Calvert/Managing Editor
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It was an ugly picture. Middlesboro Police Officer Josh Green embarrassed our local police force with his recent actions that were uncovered in a public hearing on Monday. The lead story in the W...
State not fighting drug problem in Bell County
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Eastern Kentucky’s drug problem is no secret. After Diane Sawyer’s recent documentary on our region, it’s practically what we’re known for. On Monday, when former Bell County dentist Dr. Craig Ral...
Protect your ‘bundle of joy’ from the bundle
by Brandy Calvert
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Jonah Calvert is a snuggler. My three-month-old son loves to cuddle, loves fuzzy stuffed animals, and most of all, loves his blankets. He likes the fuzzy ones with the satin trim. He pulls his bl...
Our Opinion
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The responsibilities of our government
Open Records law valuable tool for media and public
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Recently, on August 15, the Middlesboro Daily News printed character letters written by top Bell County politicians, business people, and community leaders on behalf of now twice-convicted felon an...
Interesting week for former elected officials
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It’s been an interesting week for former elected officials in Bell County. On Thursday, the headline of our lead story was “Former City Councilman charged with kidnapping” and on Friday, the ex-may...
LETTERS
Travelers thankful to M’boro locals for help
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Dear Editor, Two weeks ago Thursday, my family and I were on vacation when our fuel pump went out while we were in Middlesboro. I wanted to write and express my sincere thanks and appreciation to...
Organizers thank community for support of City County Football Classic
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To the editor: The City County Football Classic was established to provide financial support for both Bell County and Middlesboro High School. The game has now become a tn-state tradition and has ...
Reader thinks President’s religion irrelevant
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Editor: I think there may be three basic responses to people who believe our President is Muslim: First, one can say that he simply is not. The weakness of this is that it is the truth, a thing ...
Church clarifies meeting arrangements
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To The Editor: In a recent public announcement for the Bell County Democratic Party, it was stated that a quarterly meeting and Meet and Greet for Democratic candidates would be held in the fellow...
Pineville Community Hospital Advance Directives "The Patients Choice and Voice"
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Dear Editor: At Pineville Community Hospital, patients have a Choice and a Voice when it comes to their wishes regarding their medical care. State and Federal laws give adults the right to make de...
Visitor found ‘Southern hospitality at its best’ on recent stop in Middlesboro
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To the editor: First let me start off by saying that Jim & I had a great weekend seeing all of our friends and meeting new friends as well at the Middlesboro Elks Convention this past weekend. Wi...
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Senator Smith’s report from Frankfort
by Senator Brandon Smith
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Even before the House of Representatives passed out their $17.5 billion budget proposal, the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee had our first meeting to discuss some of the tax measures th...
Breaking the chains of addiction
by Hal Rogers
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On December 8, 2009 our region was rocked by the heinous murder of Dr. Dennis Sandlin. The epidemic of drug abuse in our communities had taken the life of a man whose goal was to make southern and ...
Haiti — A view from the mountains
by Bill Hayes
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Over the past several weeks, I received so many desperate telephone calls and emails from my friends in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, that I started to itch. I suppose that is the response of t...
Where is Pelosi’s broom?
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It may have been the shrewdest thing Nancy Pelosi ever said. In the fall of 2006, riding a wave of popular disgust at the ethical lapses of the then-Republican congressional majority, Pelosi mused,...
Beginning of Carnival
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Halloween is not celebrated in Greece. The closest thing to it is the Greek version of Carnival, also known as Mardi-Gras, Fat Tuesday, or the time of debauchery immediately preceding Lent. In Gree...
Rep. Nelson’s House week in review
by Representative Rick Nelson
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Domestic-violence legislation took a significant move forward last week when a House committee approved a bill package to beef up protections for dating partners in abusive relationships and expand...
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