Today's Opinions

When I announced to run for Congress, the Owenton News-Herald asked me what I was going to bring back to our area from Washington. I replied that there was too much Washington here already. I said that what we needed was less of Washington D.C. here, and more of who we are there.  And I would like to bring to your attention and applaud one example of that.
I would like to congratulate and thank State Rep. Royce Adams and State Senator Damon Thayer for working together, across party lines, to get things done for us in Frankfort.

The Owenton Post Office is asking for the help of all dog owners to reduce dog bites to letter carriers as they serve the community with daily mail delivery. Recently, an alarming spike in dog bites to postal carriers has taken place in the U.S. causing pain, suffering, and lost work days to postal employees.

Nothing has hit me quite this hard since that fall morning in 2007, the morning I got in my car and turned on the radio to hear Porter Wagoner’s classic “Green, Green Grass Of Home.” I had assured myself that since I was starting my day off with Porter, it was sure to be a red letter day. As the last few notes of the song drifted off the airwaves, the DJ’s voice was solemn as he announced that one of country music’s last great gems had died.