ASHLAND —
The students and staff at George M. Verity Middle School thank all veterans for their duty and service to our great country. As a way of showing our thanks, we extend an invitation to our Veterans Day program scheduled for Monday at 10:30 a.m. in our school’s auditorium.
Our very own science teacher and veteran, Jerry Whelan, will be the guest speaker. Following the cermonies, we will treat our veterans to a special lunch with us.
We welcome all veterans to this event and ask that you call our school at (606) 327-2727 for further information or to let us know you are coming.
Emily Watkins, Madison Ratliff, and Megan Click, VMS students
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On Nov. 3, Friends of Hospice had its annual rummage sale. We have so many to thank for making this sale successful.
They include the generous people who made the donations of articles to be sold, the many who purchased them, the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for the use of its facilities, Kroger, Food Fair, Sue Lowe, volunteers from Community Hospice, Dakota and Jaykob Lafeber from Boy Scout Troop 112 and their leaders Bob Cruickshank and Steve Crace, those who let us display our posters, and The Independent.
Our special thank you goes to Harry and Martha Osborne for their many years of pickup and delivery. All of the proceeds from this sale are given to Community Hospice.
Darlene Allen for Friends of Hospice, Ashland
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On the increase
It’s certainly good news that a new report by Kentucky’s Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet has found the economic impact of tourism grew by 5.2 percent in eastern Kentucky in 2012, outpacing the overall statewide growth rate. However, we would be more excited bout the report if we had more confidence in how tourism spending is calculated by state government.
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After the crash
Like thousands of other Kentuckians, we remember well May 14, 1988, when a drunken driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton struck a church bus returning home to Radcliff after day at King’s Island, causing one of he most deadly vehicle accidents in this nation’s history. The horrific crash killed 27, many of them teenagers, and injured 34 others.
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High price tage
Much has been said and written about the rapid and dramatic decline of air passenger service at the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport. Much less has been said and written about the tremendous economic impact the loss of air service has had on the entire region.
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Return of pencils
It is a question asked by all of us whose lives and jobs are dependent on computers with email and Internet access, fax machines, cellphones and other other electronic essentials of this modern age: What do you do when the electronic devices fail?
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Banned
If you live in Boyd and Lawrence counties and are thinking of burning trash, wood, leaves or other debris outdoors, here’s a word of advice: Don’t even think about lighting that match. If you do, it could cost you dearly.
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Few citations
When the 2011 Kentucky General Assembly approved a bill banning texting while driving and cellphone use for drivers younger than 18, there was widespread public support for both restrictions.
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Booming times
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergran Grimes has launched a statewide tour to gauge public support for allowing more voters to cast their ballots before Election Day. While other states have enacted laws to allow early voting, the biggest obstacle to the proposal in Kentucky is the state’s history of widespread voter fraud.
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Step backward
We agree with Larry Brown, the lone member of the Ashland Board of City Commissioners to oppose a motion requesting City Attorney Richard “Sonny” Martin to draft an ordinance changing the time for all commission meetings to noon
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