ASHLAND —
Star one of top schools in state
Congratulations Star Elementary teachers, students and staff on being a school of “distinction.”
Star was one of two elementary schools in our area to be recognized by the Kentucky Department of Education that achieved this recognition.
This ranks Star in the top 5 percent of elementary schools in the state of Kentucky and the best ranking of any school in the Carter County School District.
Great job to all concerned!
Bud and Carolyn Wooten, Ashland
Teach religion in public schools
Americans are proud of their founding fathers, as well they should be. The Constitution they created has served us well for more than 200 years. They were good men, mostly Deists. Deists believe in God but are not necessarily Christian.
The Constitution they created separated church and state. Doing so was to prevent the state from enacting or imposing a single religion upon its citizens. Such an imposition would limit freedom, especially the the freedom of worship.
Today America has a veritable polyglot of religious beliefs. Our coins say “In God We Trust” but which god, the Jewish God, Yahweh, the Muslim God, Allah or the Christian God? We freely allow these three, and no doubt there are more.
I think the time has come to eliminate the separation of church and state.
Make an amendment to the Constitution, include religion within the Department of Education. Introduce religion into the school system as we include art, music or physical training.
All public schools will be required to teach the basic tenets of three or four prevalent religions. No private religious schools will be allowed. Starting in first grade, religion will be introduced and continued through the sixth or seventh grade. Thus, all of future citizens will be acquainted with those beliefs held by peoples of the world today.
Each denomination may submit its curricula to be combined into a student text. Emphasis may be placed on the religion of the majority. Christianity, for instance, might be the first chapter in the book. Atheism might be added in the future.
Religion will not be taught as “truth,” such as algebra or chemistry, but as spiritual beliefs various people of the world have chosen to adopt. Children will not be required to make a choice, only to become acquainted with these various beliefs.
D. Charles Williams, 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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