Columns

Perhaps you don’t agree with a letter or a column here on the Viewpoint page.
Maybe you think the newspaper or its editor have taken it to far by printing someone’s opinion.
In recent weeks I’ve heard some mumbling to that effect.
My response has to be that I would no more deny publication of a letter to the editor than I would ask a librarian to remove a book from the shelf.
There is the exception of libel and good taste with regards to letters.
There are a few rules, but we try to limit those.

I hate to date myself with a “Yeah, when I was young...,” but that’s exactly what I’m going to do.
I remember scavenging in my brother’s Dodge Dart for four quarters so that we could put, yes, four gallons of gas in his car.
It was the early 1970s and Barry had his license. We could cruise on four gallons of gasoline for a long time.
Gas stations around Kentucky were fighting it out for the cheapest gas crown. It was a great time for a gas war.
Ah. What I wouldn’t give now for a good ole price war.

So far, the new faces in the Harrison County Fiscal Court seem to be complimenting the veteran members.
Covering Harrison County Fiscal Court meetings has allowed me to see first-hand just how well the new court members are gelling with veteran members.
It has often been said that new members of any committee or board go through a transition phase where they are just trying to find their niche.
However, as a spectator of the meetings, I have found that the new members are fitting in quite well and have few signs of growing pains.

Often when we say thank you... we usually forget some of the names or the smaller people who make accomplishments possible.
If you recall an article written in the December 30, 2010 edition of the Cynthiana Democrat, there was a column written by our own Becky Barnes.
The column was a tribute to the men and women who have served Harrison County and Cynthiana faithfully for their elected terms as well as the agencies that provide a service to the county and the city.