Today's Opinions

Children learn by watching and listening to adults. They also take notice of store marquees, especially in  our rural town of Owenton. While my husband and I were traveling to church this past Sunday morning, I was appalled when I read what the marquee at Dairy Queen said “Gallatin Sucks.”

Well, without thought, that immediately told me that Owen County had lost to Gallatin County at Saturday night’s ball game.

It’s easy to forget, but our 300 miles of county roads are equal to the driving distance from Owenton to Chicago, Detroit or Chattanooga.

Keeping that enormous length of roads passable under very challenging conditions is a noteworthy achievement.

As the snow begins to melt and the storms of the last month fade into memory, let’s remember to send a note of appreciation to hard-working road crews and administrators. 

With limited resources they worked day after day and night after night, their trucks making a repeated and reassuring rumble.

I have been advised that a new library is going to be built, but what concerns me is that they are planning to move outside of the city limits.

A lot of people walk to the library daily and even though there are sidewalks all the way to the school, how many people are going to let their kids or themselves walk that far?

The city (could) lose the (payroll tax) revenue.

We don’t need to lose another business in town. Please let their board know.

Larry Dale Perry

Owenton City Councilman