Opinion
Seeking, failing to find perspective on Penn State scandal
In times of conflict, I try to view things from the perspective of all those involved in the conflict. It’s not always easy. At times, it’s downright impossible. For the last two weeks, I’ve been ...
Nov 16, 2011 | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Here’s to doubt that this election improved anything
Something happened over the weekend that inspired me to write a political-themed column. How ironic that I work for a weekly newspaper that published this week the day after the election, with a de...
Nov 09, 2011 | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Informed voting is as important as ever in 2011
The election is almost here, and one of the things I like most about that is that the TV attack ads will cease and the yard signs will be taken down.At least for a few months, until the Presidentia...
Nov 02, 2011 | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Will Occupy Wall Street become a Democratic Tea Party?
Last month, thousands of relatively like-minded folks gathered in the Wall Street financial district of New York City for a peaceful protest of, mainly, corporate greed. The protest, Occupy Wall St...
Oct 26, 2011 | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i>Franklin Clark/Cadiz Record<p> Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear made a campaign stop Monday night in Cadiz. Here he is pictured playing Ring Around the Rosie with State Representative John Tilley’s daughter Charlie.</i>
Governor, opponent visit Trigg County two days apart
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear stopped in Cadiz Monday night to tell people why he should continue to be governor. “We’re going to continue to work for the next four years to try to get a job for ...
Oct 19, 2011 | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thursday should be a reminder of past school tragedies
I was a senior at Trigg County High School when Michael Carneal opened fire on a prayer group at Heath High School on Dec. 1, 1997. My memories of that day are vague. I remember feeling sad for th...
Oct 12, 2011 | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Do we need a restaurant tax here?
Is there such a thing as a worthwhile tax? Yes, and no I have not lost my mind -- at least not completely so they say. If a tax raises MORE money FOR its community than it COSTS the residents li...
Oct 12, 2011 | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The buck does stop here!
Before I get started I just want to remind everyone to PLEASE send me information on activities and events that your group, organization or club has planned so we at the “Tourist Commission” are ke...
Oct 05, 2011 | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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A random piece of mail at The Cadiz Record office
It isn’t every day that a weekly family newspaper in rural Kentucky gets something from Germany, but that’s exactly what we got on Monday. To be specific, we got roughly 120 pages, almost a book re...
Sep 28, 2011 | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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It’s OK that Mom and Dad don’t know Foo Fighters
Emily and I went to see Foo Fighters in concert Saturday in St. Louis. The concert was great. Almost equally as entertaining were the responses I received when telling someone we were going to see ...
Sep 21, 2011 | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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