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Editorial (top)
HealthPoint: Way to drop the ball
The decision by HealthPoint Family Care to close its Bracken County office has left many county residents trying to figure out how, in a matter of minutes, they went from having a family doctor to having a list of questions that leaves them wondering where to turn next.
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Headline: Forty years and counting
For the past 40 years it has been the privilege of The Ledger Independent to cover the communities in our seven county area.
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On with the show ... 10 years later
Rosemary Clooney
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A little pain, a whole lot of pleasure
Wednesday marked the somewhat official start to what many of us around here have come to know as Clooney craziness in downtown Maysville.
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Looks like the joke is on us
It has become increasingly obvious -- there is no way for consumers to come out on top in the matter of the price of gas.
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Sarah, may I make a suggestion?
Let’s see now.
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Refrigerator connection
It seems almost every day among the complaints and comments called into the Comment Line, comes at least one with a request or inquiry. Those callers often leave their phone numbers, hoping to get a response from fellow readers on the where to get a sewing machine fixed or how to contact a carpet cleaner.
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For the birds
As the Barry Manilow songs goes, "Looks like we made it." And the best evidence of all can be found just across the Ohio River in Brown County.
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No solution in sight for oil
Gas prices have eased down a bit over the past few weeks but $4 or nearly that for a gallon of gas continues to put a crimp in most family budgets and has many of us crying uncle.
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The more things change ...
Bickering and back-stabbing have become the norm for Aberdeen Village Council over the past decade.
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Entertaining for a cause
Music lovers who want a chance to see an artist who has sold more than 53 million records, won multiple Grammy trophies for Best Male Vocalist and sold out arenas worldwide should move now to secure a ticket to the 10th Anniversary Rosemary Clooney Concert which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27 in downtown Maysville.
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OneCall we want to make
Mason County Emergency Management Director Wayne Muse called it "one of the best things we've ever done." And if Muse thinks that's the case, we are inclined to agree.
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No favoritism for Treasurer
Mason County Treasurer Peggy Heflin is putting her pens and ledgers on the shelf and heading into well-deserved retirement.
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Celebrating Dad
As we take time Sunday to celebrate the No. 1 man in our lives, we offer these quotes, some thoughtful, others humorous, to honor dads everywhere:
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Support Relay for Life
The Mason County Relay For Life will be held tonight, and we encourage everyone to participate either by attending the event or contributing to this worthy cause.
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Nothing we can stomach
The release of Toni Barber from the Kentucky State Reformatory for Women after serving only six months of a seven-year prison sentence isn't setting well with some local residents. That includes us.
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A needed improvement
The decision by Maysville Utility Commission to require property owners to comply with EPA orders to separate sanitary and storm sewers was the right choice.
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Mother's day and a bonus ...
There is a leather covered white photo album somewhere in my parents home. In it are photographs of times which predate my brothers and sister, and me.
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Things to think about on Mother's Day
"There are only two lasting gifts that we can give to our children one is roots, the other wings."
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Drafting a role model
No matter what NBA team drafts Chris Lofton next month, it will be getting more than just an outstanding basketball player. The team will also be getting a role model -- something that is far too rare in today's world of sports superstars.
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God Save the Queen.MAK Desk: Opinion
Could this summer be the last for the majestic Delta Queen to ply the waters of the Ohio River and for those of us in this area to take pleasure in watching the historic boat paddle past our riverfront communities?
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Our top priority
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." ~Native American Proverb
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Dump the dump
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
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Measuring progress
In a week filled with news stories, we need to take a minute to acknowledge a visit from the U.S. Secretary of Education and to salute the Mason County School system for a decade of remarkable progress.
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Making a molehill out of mountaintop removal
I hope the phone call Rep. Mike Denham took on Tuesday afternoon was an important one.
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Remember to register
On May 20, Kentucky Democrats will have what has become an increasingly rare opportunity -- a chance to have a real say in who will eventually be named the party's presidential candidate.
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March 3 through 7 is Newspapers in Education Week.
During this special week, we want to thank the corporate sponsors, Adopt-a-Class sponsors, subscribers who have made vacation donations and others who have contributed to the success of The Ledger Independent NIE program.
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An animal shelter on hold
The promises were first made about seven years ago, by our account, when then-Judge-Executive George Plummer told Lewis County residents building an animal shelter was one of his top priorities.
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Judgment call
In a ironic twist to the Amy Baker case, the judge has asked all parties involved -- prosecutors, defense lawyers and the defendant -- to judge whether he should be sitting on the bench for this case.
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Meadowview reaches milestone
Meadowview Regional Medical Center is celebrating a milestone, one that seems particularly fitting for this time of year when we celebrate the birth of a child.
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Local Columns (top)
Forty years? Seems like only yesterday
Forty years ago.
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A daily serving of your world
I'm probably not the best person to write a column on the 40th anniversary of the combined newspaper known as The Ledger Independent.
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Was glass ceiling made of ice?
Little did the American public know that the breaker of the glass ceiling Hillary Clinton so often spoke of shattering may have been lurking in a land of icebergs.
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On the wild side
The Olympics may have been winding to a close in Beijing, but our critter 'lympics had just begun last Saturday.
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Sending Out an S.O.S.
I'm by no means a political guru and I'm happy to admit it. I realize everyday in the newsroom how little I know about the subject and I try to learn from my co-workers. I know, that's kind of ironic for someone in the news business, but I'm getting there.
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The DNC: well worth the trip
It was worth it.
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Egg all over our faces
The federal government is like Humpty-Dumpty.
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WFTM Exhibit opens at KGMC
The WFTM On The Air: 60 Years of Broadcasting exhibit opened Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center and runs through Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008.
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DTV converter flap going to hit the pocketbooks soon
Call me psychic; call me a large medium ... either way, when Feb 17 rolls around in 2009 I predict one thing -- People will be P.O.ed about their television reception.
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Wadjasay?
I am all for educational and economic growth in foreign nations, but not at the expense of U.S. jobs … or sanity.
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Where were you when the lights went out
I don’t mind an occasional electrical outage, but lately every time a deer passes wind in the woods, the power on the Piqua grid goes off.
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Close Encounters of the Cicada Kind
It could have been a battle of wits, had I not lost mine early on.
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Solutions for America's energy crisis
Many of us remember the energy crisis in 1979-81, with gasoline rationing and crude oil prices soaring from $14 per barrel in 1978 to $37 per barrel in 1980.
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Cicada mania taking over
For the past few weeks, cicada watchers have been predicting the little buggers would be emerging from their 17-year-long nap sometime this month. It appears the awakening has begun.
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Marking the anniversary of Lafayette's visit to Maysville
May 21, next Wednesday, marks the 183rd anniversary of the visit to Maysville by the great Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette. He was the last surviving general of that war and a close associate of General George Washington. He was called “the Nation’s Guest” as he was on a 13-month tour of all the 24 states of our young country. A little known fact of his trip was the steamboat disaster he survived. It was reported by the Maysville Eagle of May 18, 1825 in this fashion:
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A tasty retirement plan
Alright, bunnies and Bambis, I’ll plant extra berries, you just leave the plants alone.
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Cornered by gas prices
My daughter Tara rode the bus to school Wednesday for the first time since the beginning of school. Her best friend, Sarah also rode the bus Wednesday.
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A big responsibility
I have often commented on life with horses, with humor and jest; I got my first horse when I was 8 years old and he was 18; I once told Rooster, if it meant just looking at them every day eating grass I will keep these two horses until they or I die.
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Attack of the solar spiders.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence and that is where Payday wants to be.
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Global warming is being overplayed in the media
Al Gore was on 60 Minutes not too long ago preaching the Book of Global Warming according to Prince Albert.
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Spandex ballet
There was a lot going on behind the scenes as your local reporters got ready for the "Leatherheads" premiere Monday.
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Gillespie, Truman may have something in common
It was 1948.
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Boy, what a spring — or winter, I'm not sure which
Ah, spring, the birds are chirping, the sun is shining --- and the snow is falling?
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Going dog crazy
In a world gone dog crazy where designer dogs wearing designer collars, eating custom-made biscuits and sleeping on designer-inspired beds are becoming more commonplace, it's nice to know that Snoopy reigns supreme.
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The impending doom of global warming
Depending on one's point of view the world is on its last legs, tottering towards the end.
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Arthur ‘Punk’ Griffin: One of a kind
I wrote about him when he was alive, and I am glad. Now that he’s gone, I don’t know what to say.
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100 Years Is Enough for Me, Pal
Ah, the New Year is upon us, a time to make predictions about the future. Here's one that has me worried: human beings may eventually live a really long time.
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Is it OK to break traffic laws?
This from a recent Comment Line:
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HIXSON’S HOARDINGS n Tidbits, gleanings, and gossip from your Kentucky Gateway Museum Center
Continuing the tale of Mason County-born Judge Roy “The law west of the Pecos” Bean from last week’s article:
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Both sides now
A second opinion not always an option
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