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Letters

  • Letters to the editor: Be ready to help emergency workers

    Care to take a guess as to how many cell phones there are in Kentucky?
    According to date released by the Kentucky State Police in 2012, Kentuckians held approximately 3.2 million cell phones.
    Care to take a guess as to how many calls are placed to Kentucky 911 emergency centers per year? According to 2012 data, that number is 3.6 million.
    Yes, that number is staggering. But as we all know, dialing 911 in an emergency is the most important thing you can do.

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  • Letter to the editor: Outpouring of love touches Morgan’s family

    It is with a heavy heart that I write this letter. Our lives changed forever the day we lost our dad and Papaw, Rick Morgan.
    There will always be a void where his smile used to be. As we do our best to push through every cup of  coffee without him, every meal where he is not there, every NASCAR race I can’t watch with him, every morning to daycare without him, every college football game we’ll never get to talk about, and every moment that has been taken from us. Please keep me and my family in your thoughts and prayers.

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  • Letter to the editor: National charity based in Owen invites public to stop by

    The Tailgating for Troops program is well on its way to being a nationally sponsored program based right here in Owen County.
    My wife and I purchased land off of 607 back in October and fell in love with the area.  We are very happy with our decision to buy in the area and eventually move down full time.
    We moved our company headquarters to Owen County just a few short months ago due to the generosity of John Ashcraft and the support of Kim Hawkins at Ashcraft Realty. We cannot thank them enough and we are thrilled to be here.  

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  • Letter to the editor: Everyone urged to pray to stop possible terroristic attack

    I wish to ask the people of Owen County to join in a nationwide prayer and fasting from Sept. 1 through 11 against a possible attack on American soil.
    Our prayers are mighty through God.
    “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but divinely powerful for the pulling down of strongholds,” II Corinthians 10:4.
    Please pray for protection over our banking systems, highways, airways and mass-transit systems, public arenas, and especially our shopping malls.
    We were caught unaware on 9-11, 2001 by we must be wiser this time.

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  • Letter to the editor: Community has lost a good man in Rick Morgan

    I would like to say a few things about Rick Morgan.
    I have know him since I was a police officer back in the early ‘70s and when he started with the fire department about the mid-70s.
    He was already ready to volunteer to help in any way he could.
    In the 20 years that I have been in pubic office, I have had a lot of contact with Rick and discussions about a lot of things. He was always for what was best for Owen County.
    When I was sheriff and we had the snowstorm of 1978, he was there.
    Whne we had the flood of ‘79, he was there.

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  • Letter to the editor: Winery staff excited by opportunity

    It has recently been said that there will only be five people who will profit if Elk Creek Vineyards is allowed to open our tasting room on Sunday.  That statement isn’t true, and has compelled me to share my story.
     My name is Laci Rollins; my husband, Rob Rollins, first moved to Owen County with his family in 1988, and in 2008, he introduced me to this hidden gem of a town that I now call home. 
    Over the past year, the winery has become part of our family.

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  • Letter to the editor: Officials’ vote is questioned

    The winery is not the issue here. Voting on a matter without seeing the evidence that filled the courtroom with concerns citizens is.  
    How can an elected official clearly represent the people if he does not require all information to be presented, and demand, on my behalf, to see the full picture?
    Is that how the government of our county is going to be run - secret petitions?
    When an honest election is presented, there should be no fear of the public’s full knowledge and full disclosure.

    Peggie Tisch-Rollins

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  • Letter to the editor: Morgan appreciates concern after crash

    It’s great to live in Owen County!
    I am so thankful that I get to live in Owen County. I have not lived anywhere else and have never wanted to. Owen County is a beautiful town with great scenery, great agriculture, and great people! If you ask me, I say this is the greatest town in the world! Owen County has always been home to me and recently I’ve been reminded that it is also a family.

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  • Letter to the editor: Sidewalk repairs help our seniors

    To the City of Owenton, City Council, and the Mayor of Owenton,
    Thank you so very much for the repair of our sidewalk. We thank the city Council and the mayor of Owenton for the blessed donation. My self and the seniors appreciate all of the hard work and how fast it was taken care of.  It has made our building look a lot better.
    Stacey Long and the seniors
    Owen County Senior Center

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  • Letter to the editor: Remember Sunday sales vote in November

    On Aug. 12, it was amazing to see so many Owen countians who filled the old courthouse - folks standing everywhere hoping their voices would be heard.
    All but two of the speakers stated strong cases against expanded alcohol sales but it fell on deaf ears.
    I would like to thank Magistrate Asa Phillips for standing and voting with the concerned voters of Owen County against Sunday sales.
    Also a hearty thanks to (Owen County Judge-Executive) Carolyn Keith who allowed so many people to voice their fears and she also cast a ‘no’ vote for the record.

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