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Today's Opinions

  • Take a deep breath, but don’t choke on the smoke

    I am blessed.
    I’ve never had a near death experience... no heart attacks like Angie Walker suffered at 44 years old; no car wrecks with life-lasting injuries; no cancer or major surgeries.
    (Walker’s story of survival is on the front page.)
    Still, I know what it’s like to hold my breath so long that when I realize I’m getting light-headed, I have to remind myself to take a deep breath.
    Five years ago on Valentine’s Day, my daughter Erin had a horrific car accident. I was the first person to arrive at the scene.

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  • A warm welcome

    I meant what I said in the very first article that I ever wrote as a news writer for the Cynthiana Democrat.
    I like real heart-filled stories. Now don’t get me wrong, if I have the opportunity to write an article that stirs up a little dust and gets citizens thinking about local government or if they are in tune with what is going on around them, then I will write those too.
    This week’s Democrat is special to me though. Special in the way that I have the distinct honor of introducing four new faces to the community.

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  • Elizabeth ‘Betty Jane’ Sexton, 50

    Elizabeth ‘Betty Jane’ Sexton, 50, of Symsonia, Ky., died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky.
    The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. at Collier Funeral Chapel on Friday, Feb. 18. Funeral services will be Saturday, Feb. 19 at noon. The Rev. Mike Litrell and the Rev. Topper Council will be officiating. Interment will be at Wallace Cemetery, Benton, Ky.

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  • A Legislative Perspective on the Kentucky General Assembly

    The main portion of the 2011 Regular Session got underway early last week, and it didn’t take long for bills to begin making their way toward a full vote by the Kentucky House of Representatives.
    As you may know, odd-year meetings of the General Assembly are different than those in even-numbered years, which last for 60 rather than 30 days and are focused on adopting a budget.
    Short sessions traditionally begin by electing legislative leaders, appointing committees, recessing briefly and then returning in February for debating legislation.

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  • Newspaper’s website will go subscriber-based this month

    On Feb. 21 some changes will be occurring in our www.cynthianademocrat.com site.
    In November we had a major overhaul of our web design, which made it much more reader friendly. The new design also gave us an opportunity to bring more news to our viewers.
    The latest changes will be to move our website to a subscriber-based site.
    What does that mean to you?
    For our print edition subscribers, you will continue to have access to all of the news, all of the time.
    Democrat subscribers will receive a free on-line subscription.

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  • Violent shootings of peace officers intolerable

    Amanda Haworth. Roger Castillo. Thomas Baitinger. Jeffrey Yaslowitz. Steven Dodds. Ralph Painter. Christopher Matlosz. Suzanne Hopper. William H. Torbin Jr., Larry Nehasil.
    You may not recognize the names, but soon each one will be etched in granite in some cemetery.
    Senseless.
    There is no other word to describe the apparent war against police officers that has left 14 families grieving for their sons and daughters, husbands and wives.
    So far this month, 14 police officers have been murdered while doing the jobs in their chosen fields.

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  • Dr. King march participants and donations appreciated

    To the editor:
    The Macedonia Baptist Church wishes to thank Donna Slone and the Maysville Community College, Mark Bell, Mike Jones, B & B Foods Services, and Dr. Gerald Smith. It was enjoyed very much. Also anyone that took a part in making our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. program a success. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. May God bless all.
    The Macedonia Baptist Church
    Committee
    for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    program,
    Jeannie  Willis

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  • Local Kiwanis Club appreciated for its commitment to kids

    To the editor:
    While the decorations have been put up for another year and the holiday season fades into memory, Sunrise Children’s Services would like to take a moment to thank those who made this a wonderful Christmas for the children in our care.

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