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Things I have learned while being in Greece: • Mystery meat all over the world will always be a mystery to me. • Feta (cheese) makes everything taste betta! • Pedestrians are just as — if not mo...
Thanking our veterans
“Every gun that is fired, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The worl...
“Every gun that is fired, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The worl...
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‘Romeo & Juliet’ at the Cairo Opera House
“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art though Romeo?” Who doesn’t know this famous quote from William Shakespeare’s, tragic love story, “Romeo and Juliet”? Recently, a friend and I attended a ballet of th...
“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art though Romeo?” Who doesn’t know this famous quote from William Shakespeare’s, tragic love story, “Romeo and Juliet”? Recently, a friend and I attended a ballet of th...
14 days ago | 0 | 6 |
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Breaking down the election
The election results from Tuesday have people on both sides of the political spectrum talking. The Right and Left are debating if the election results are a referendum on President Obama. I initi...
The election results from Tuesday have people on both sides of the political spectrum talking. The Right and Left are debating if the election results are a referendum on President Obama. I initi...
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You can teach an old dog new tricks
Once I had a horse named Louie, who constantly runs in and out of my mind, but this week more so than usual. When I first got Louie, for some unknown reason, he was terrified of horse trailers; i...
Once I had a horse named Louie, who constantly runs in and out of my mind, but this week more so than usual. When I first got Louie, for some unknown reason, he was terrified of horse trailers; i...
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Strange bedfellows: Sports and politics
Very rarely do politics and sports intercede (the last time was the Mitchel report about steroid use in baseball), but when they do, I sometimes feel the need to jump ship from politics and take m...
Very rarely do politics and sports intercede (the last time was the Mitchel report about steroid use in baseball), but when they do, I sometimes feel the need to jump ship from politics and take m...
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Letters to the Editor
Radio’s football coverage sparks response To the editor, Conceding the fact that Bell County High School has a good football and many fans, I would like to remind the local radio stations that Pin...
Radio’s football coverage sparks response To the editor, Conceding the fact that Bell County High School has a good football and many fans, I would like to remind the local radio stations that Pin...
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EDITORIALS
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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...
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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...
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Somewhere, this very minute as you read these words, a child is being abused. Stop and just think about that for a second. A child, the most innocent beings in this world, is being abused — beaten,...
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Two years ago, I wanted UK Athletic Director, Mitch Barnhart’s head on a platter when he passed on both John Pelphrey and Travis Ford for the UK Head Men’s Basketball position. Fan morale was at a...
LETTERS
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To the Editor: Glad to hear Santa’s out and about early this year ‘cause Scrooge has been at it also. Our store - for as long as anyone can remember - has had a permanent member who was just force...
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To the editor: A couple of weeks ago I left my home on a medical emergency. In my haste, I neglected to see my library books, my incoming mail and my outgoing mail that I had placed on the trun...
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Boy Scouts and CGNHP celebrate remembrance To the editor: There are many lessons to be learned at Cumberland Gap NHP, but there’s an especially important one as Veteran’s Day approaches on Wednes...
MORE OPINIONS
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Like many Bell Countians, I travel a rural road on my quest home in the evenings. I’m encouraged when I see my neighbors out in their yards, playing with their children, getting exercise and enjoyi...
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On Friday, October 9th, 2009, it was announced by the Nobel Committee that President Obama was the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. This is quite an accomplishment for anyone to achieve, especiall...
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A few weeks ago my parents and a couple of their friends set out for an adventurous senior vacation to Wisconsin. Like any good son, I had all the usual qualms as my mind reeled with visions of my...
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While in America residents are pulling out the fall and Halloween decorations in preparation for a season full of fall festivities, Egyptians are putting away their lights, lanterns, and decorative...
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Choose your pig, place your bets, and they’re off! I am not sure if you’ve ever had the privilege of watching a pig race, but it is hilarious fun. My all time favorite is when an adult enters into...
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Whether I'm home in Kentucky or working in Washington, it is impossible to escape the realities of drug abuse and addiction. Southern and Eastern Kentucky knows all too well about the horrors of dr...
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