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Last summer, I embarked on a pilgrimage with a friend of mine. I’m sure this pilgrimage was the fulfillment of a destiny, even though most people in my life would call that crazy talk. As for me,...
EDITORIALS
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It seems every few months local law enforcement agencies are diverted to aid in the search for an escaped prisoner from the custody of the Kentucky River Regional Jail. The latest escape occurred l...
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It was five years ago this week that America was faced with one of its most terrible natural disasters. The impact of Hurricane Katrina was most harshly felt in the gulf states, but the storm’s imp...
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Since the beginning of 2010, more than 100 people have lost their lives to suspected drug overdoses in the 5th Congressional District. That isn’t a figure that we pulled out of the air, but one tha...
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There are two sides to every debate, otherwise there would be no debate. When it comes to the debate over tobacco, there’s very little reason to have one. Over the past three weeks we’ve reported ...
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Since the May 18 primary election, we’ve heard a lot from U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Rand Paul. He’s opined on everything from the Civil Rights Act to the regulation of coal mining in Appalachia. Bu...
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When was the last time we conducted an election in which there was no vote buying allegedly taking place? We’re not sure either. It seems that with every election also comes the inevitable allegati...
LETTERS
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The Socialist President told us all that the White House knew all about the Gulf oil spill. Apparently he didn’t think it was very serious, as he was in California raising money for Barbara Boxer o...
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The great City of Hazard is growing in leaps and bounds. We should take pride in all the projects that have taken place in recent times. If nothing else, we should take pride in our great little co...
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There is a confusing and dangerous situation on Highway 15 North of Hazard between the intersection of Hwy 80 and Morton Combs Boulevard just to the south. In the short and heavily traveled secti...
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I have yet to see a story in your paper regarding the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law. I feel like this is an important issue facing many of Hazard’s own and our country as a w...
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This letter is about the drug and theft problem in Hazard and Perry County. It is so bad that the police do not have enough personnel or time to put a dent in stopping it. We recently had $10,000 w...
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This letter is written in response to Editor Cris Ritchie’s questions regarding the absence of advocacy for renewable energy in Kentucky. In short, renewable wind and solar are very problematic no...
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It’s August, and… wait a minute – it’s August. Holy smoke, where did the summer go? Seems like just yesterday I was begging for the weather to warm up and wondering when the pool would open so I co...
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Is knowing everything about every town in the state a prerequisite for running for U.S. Senate? Of course not. But Republican candidate Rand Paul’s apparent lack of knowledge about eastern Kentucky...
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I refer to the summer of 2002 as the summer of my discontent (yes, I just made that up). It was a sunny day, and by all other indications a pleasant day in Hindman, the seat of Knott County, a smal...
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Writing this week’s story on M.C. Napier basketball great Kristie Combs was about as fun of a story as I’ve written during my time here at the Herald. I had seen Combs’ jersey and other memorabil...
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“I’m proud to be a coal miner’s daughter.” They’re words I thought I would never say. My father was no miner. He was going places—“moving up the ladder.” Little did I know that to really “move up” ...
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I wanted to write a bit about an issue that’s been on my mind ever since I watched a recent “Kentucky Tonight” episode while gathering notes on a story I wrote for this week’s edition. This particu...
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