Opinion

I hope to set the record straight on a few things that was said and done at the City Council meeting on April 5. I went with the intentions of not saying anything, because when I plan to say something, I have my script typed out before I arrive because I want to say what I mean and mean what I say. The purpose of my being there was to hear the reading of the ordinance that is to govern the liquor that is unfortunately coming to our city.

I read the article "Health care reform threatens local facilities" and was quite insulted by Mr. Meredith's comment "those responsible enough to carry health insurance."

Bro. and Mrs. Smith stopped by the other day just to say hi. It was a nice reunion. Mrs. Smith taught my sister and I in high school. I had psychology with her and Les had her for English. I remember it was the first class that Leslie had in which she read an assigned book before I had. I finally read Great Expectations a few years ago.

Mrs. Smith is one of those teachers that you remember. She has a wide smile and her eyes still light up when she sees a student.

Here we go again. It's almost voting time in Grayson County and Leitchfield city candidates will be playing musical chairs. Some are spending a huge amount of money to buy a vote any way they can to be elected or re-elected.

The campaign promises are flowing like sands in an hour glass. We all know that down the line they will be broken for one reason or another if the past is any proof.

Here we go again. It's almost voting time in Grayson County and Leitchfield city candidates will be playing musical chairs. Some are spending a huge amount of money to buy a vote any way they can to be elected or re-elected.

The campaign promises are flowing like sands in an hour glass. We all know that down the line they will be broken for one reason or another if the past is any proof.

I am attempting to give our staff and community a little more insight into what we have to consider when the district office makes a recommendation to our school board when it comes to planning, changing, and adding make-up days to our school calendar or dealing with anything in regards to closing school, calling off activities, etc.

I am going to incorporate a word document of guidelines from the Kentucky Department of Education, an e-mail from support services from KDE, as well as my own words.

Politics is something I have tried to avoid in my years as a reporter. No more. I’m upset by the attack ads of the national races. In particular, I’m upset with Trey Grayson’s campaign. As Secretary of State, Grayson has made his way to our county on several occasions before this senatorial race became more than a dream.

At two-years old, Deranne is experiencing so many new things. She now has a neat little green sand box at her Grandma’s and Grandpa’s house. D thinks a sand box is just the thing for a curious little d, so we’re getting one at our house, too.

It fills hours of her day and it gets her away from Bear and the Big Blue House, one of her favorite cartoons.

Sometimes it’s important to step back and look at the forest.

A friend and I were talking about our children and I suddenly realized her daughter is four years old. It seems like she was just born yesterday. Surely it hasn’t been four years. But then, Deranne turned 2 last week and I know it hasn’t seemed like a full two years since her birth.