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Today's Opinions

  • Don’t let scam stop woman from chasing dream

    Starting up a small business is hard enough.
    Countless hours of planning and many sleepless nights will be spent when a person decides to chase their dream and build something out of nothing.
    It’s part of the American dream.
    It doesn’t help when people are our to take advantage of you.

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  • Letter to the editor: Honor our history on Flag Day

    On June 2, I attended the War of 1812 celebration at the Owen County History Museum and heard retired Gen. Carl Black tell the story of the flag at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Md. during the British bombardment of Sept. 16, 1814.
    Francis Scott Key witnessed the battle from a British ship while on board to negotiate the release of one of his friends, a prisoner of England. He kept looking to see if the American flag was still waving.

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  • Letter to the editor: Ford property could benefit community

    It is the “eleventh” hour and the destiny of the Ford house across the street from the Owenton United Methodist Church is in the hands of the city and zoning commission. They will meet Thursday, June 14, at 6 p.m. at city hall.
    (Editor’ note: the planning and zoning commission meeting scheduled for Thursday has been rescheduled for June 25 at 6 p.m.
    They will hear comments from anyone to change zoning from residential to commercial. They will make a recommendation to the city council who will have the final vote.

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  • Help stop summer learning loss

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  • Letter to the editor: Summer reading kicks off so share a book and earn a fair ticket

    At the Owen County Public Library, we are dreaming big.
    Join us every Wednesday in the month of June for fantastic, dream-themed programming at either 10:30 a.m. or 2 p.m.
    Last year over 300 Owen countians participated in our programs. We hope to beat that number this year. Programming locations will vary this summer and will include the extension building, the high school auditorium and the middle achool multi-purpose room, so check our web site or ask a librarian for more details.

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  • Letter to the editor: Hunger doesn’t end with school year

    We would like to give a big thank you to the community for their support of the Caring Hearts Power Pack Program for the2011-2012 school year.  The program was a success with approximately 375 students receiving food for the weekends.  The program is run entirely on donations and grants, and we are blessed to say that it was fully funded this past year.  Without your support this would not have been possible, Thank you.

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  • A long journey to find my legacy

    Recently, on a rainy, dismal day during my latest trip to Owen County, I stopped at the badly overgrown and neglected cemetery on route 127 at the Owen/Franklin County line. 

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  • Letter to the editor: Visioneers pulling out all the stops for next Fan Fair

    Owen County’s Second Annual Fan Fair is shaping up to be an exciting event with something for the whole family.
    June 26-30, Tuesday through Saturday, we  will have food, shopping, entertainment, and activities every day from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.  
    The Owen County Visioneers have worked hard to organize and  advertise this event with radio ads, magazine articles, Kentucky  Speedway, and Kentucky Tourism.

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