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Editorials

  • It's time to put jobs first

    Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) voted in support of H.R. 4078, the “Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act” on July 26.
     
    “Having worked at my family’s small manufacturing business, I know firsthand how burdensome many of the federal government’s regulations are,” said Congressman Guthrie. “Coupled with our current economic situation, it is hard to break even, much less grow businesses and expand workforces.”
     

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  • Growing momentum

    No one likes higher taxes. It would be nice if the community could grow without additional money.
    Leitchfield’s proposed restaurant tax is a bold move in these uncertain economic times, but it’s the most fair tax option for the city to implement.
    Leitchfield has been more than fair with its residents concerning taxes and fees. Except for property taxes, the city hasn’t increased taxes since the early 1990s.

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  • County needs to work out problems, not snub funding

    Last week Grayson County Fiscal Court rejected any possible funding from FEMA for flooding that hit the county in May 2010. The funding would have helped the county repair roads damaged from the rain and flooding but magistrates and Judge-Executive Gary Logsdon turned up their noses at the national funding.
    The court says FEMA made changes in past disaster documentation and the county believes it had no control over those changes, which resulted in a poor audit of FEMA funds.  

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  • Grayson County needs to support its fire departments

    Grayson County residents will have the choice to pay fire dues with their property tax bills. Fire dues still will be voluntary but the tax bill will remind residents of the importance of paying the fees.
    Volunteer fire departments in Grayson County need money from their community to pay water and electric bills in addition to maintaining equipment they use to keep the communities safe. Hard times are similar for county residents and volunteer fire departments but the fact is, these fire departments are necessary for the safety of the community.

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  • McConnell supports stop to earmarks

    U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell spoke to the Senate on Monday regarding the united Republican Leadership moratorium on earmarks in the 112th Congress.
    "I have seen a lot of elections in my life, but I have never seen an election like the one we had earlier this month. The 2010 midterm election was a “change” election the likes of which I have never seen, and the change that people want, above all, is right here in Washington.

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  • McConnell supports stop to earmarks

    U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell spoke to the Senate on Monday regarding the united Republican Leadership moratorium on earmarks in the 112th Congress.
    "I have seen a lot of elections in my life, but I have never seen an election like the one we had earlier this month. The 2010 midterm election was a “change” election the likes of which I have never seen, and the change that people want, above all, is right here in Washington.

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