Opinion

One of the things I miss most about living in California is the Pacific Ocean.

This past weekend I was at Cocoa Beach and although I thoroughly enjoyed sitting on the beach and watching the waves, when it comes to ocean waves, compared to the Pacific, the Atlantic wimps out.

I grew up at the beach. Almost every Sunday afternoon my mom, dad, sister, brothers and I would head to Zuma Beach, near Malibu. Once there, I would race from the parking lot into the surf with the goal of “swimming past the waves.”

The last time I was in an airport I picked up the book, “How to Talk to Anyone.” It promised 92 little “tricks” for big success in relationships.

Because my job involves talking to people, or more importantly getting them to talk to me, I bought the book.

The author, Leil Lowndes, also wrote “How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You.” I think the author may have used some crossover material from her other book in this one because trick No. 3 is “How to use your eyes to make someone fall in love with you.”

Before the worship service started we had eaten dinner together, me with my tape recorder and notebook by my side.

I don’t normally go to church on Wednesday nights, but I had come to New Beginnings Fellowship in Hernando, Fla., for a Religion page feature story and to take notes about their worship.

As the people entered the sanctuary, some grabbed musical instruments from a cardboard box in the back of the room — maracas and wooden sticks, cymbals and tambourines. During the first song, people used the instruments, making their own music.

To the editor:

 It was my pleasure to participate in the KY Tech- Harrison County Area Technology Center’s annual fall steering committee meeting led by Principal John White. I want to thank businesses and school leaders who support career and technical education programs offered at the school.

To the editor:

The HCHS cheerleaders invite all former HCHS cheerleaders and former HCHS cheerleading coaches to an alumni brunch to be held on Saturday, Oct. 10. The program will include a slide show and recognition of past cheerleading accomplishments. A quilt has been made from retired HCHS cheer uniforms and will be raffled at the alumni brunch. Please plan to join us at the HCHS cafeteria at 11 a.m. on Oct. 10. Tickets in advance are $15 or $25 at the door. For more information, call Pam Henson at 234-6641.

Pam Henson

Parents for Pep Treasurer

Traffic signals and stop signs are placed at intersections for a reason, and the reason is so that people can proceed through the intersection without running into another vehicle. The problem that we have here in our community is that a lot of people driving today do not stop. It seems that everyone is in a hurry for whatever reason.

Before we know it, 2009 will come to a close. We’ll ring in a new year and say goodbye to what has been.

Some people may describe 2009 as momentous. For others it was just another 12 months. However you look upon the last four seasons, I hope you looked at some of it through a camera’s lens.

Our new publication will come with the close of the year. It will be our first Yearbook, and quite honestly, if we don’t get some photographs from our readers, it will likely be our last yearbook.

To the editor:

Not being a parent, I wasn’t aware that the students at Harrison County schools weren’t able to listen to the President’s address, though it doesn’t surprise me.

In a country where five percent of the people have 95 percent of the money, this sort of situation confirms that split also applies to common sense and brains.

We can see that there have been some overall improvements in our city and we feel that we are headed in the right direction. However, Cynthiana is facing some serious problems and the solutions to some of these are difficult at best. This might be a good time to point out a few of our major hurdles and what the commission is doing to try to solve them.