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Letters To The Editor

The health insurance system is broken

I remember when I was younger being accident prone. Sometimes I thought the emergency room was my second home. I used to laugh at Tim Allen’s character from his TV show, Home Improvement, being on a first name basis with all the people in the emergency room. I was, too. But at that young age, ...

Spring has sprung — or has it?

As I write this, there are five days until the first day of spring arrives. The calendar, at least, promises a release from the dark, cold days of winter. Yesterday's temperature peaked above seventy. Today is almost as warm as yesterday, and even though the forecast calls for lower ...

DEFINITION OF WORK: activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.I am sure that I could say that some of my neighbors on Walnut Hill Road would agree that, yes, in our experience at least one does. I don't know how many of the readers of this ...

When abortion is mentioned, we split into two camps: pro-life and pro-choice. Instead of looking into areas we can agree on, we demonize the other side. There are issues where we should be able to find agreement on. One of those issues is preserving the life of healthy children who are ...

Have you had enough of disregard from uncaring and ignorant people? There are so many circumstances concerning people paying little or no attention to what is the appropriate rules to follow in life. These “Yahoo” people are enriched with selfishness beyond the imagination.A significant ...

The case for new Fayette County leadership

While everyone is paying close attention to national politics, focus on local politics and issues has fallen by the wayside. This mentality isn’t exclusive to Fayette County, as this seems to be a reality across the nation, but it doesn’t mean we should overlook local issues in Fayette ...