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Today's Opinions

  • Who should watch our words?

    The law says you can’t yell “fire” in a crowded movie theater.
    But can you nudge the guy next to you and say “psst... that guy up front looks like he wants to start a fire,”?
    This weekend, the country was once again shocked by violence when six people including a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl were shot by a lone madman in Arizona.
    The question that leaps to most people’s mind is why.

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  • Anger is growing across the country

    First, my condolences to the families of those dead and injured in the Arizona shooting.
    The mean-spiritedness in this country is worse than I’ve ever seen in my lifetime (I’m 72) especially in the political arena.
    We need to question where the anger is coming from and what can be done to change it.
    I’ve always felt that America would have to endure another revolution and didn’t think I would live to see it, but I might be wrong. My only regret is that I might be too old to be a part of it.

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  • Owen ambulance and hospital staff are the best around

    On Dec. 8, 2010, my son found me passed out on my living room floor.
    He immediately called the Owen County Life Squad who took excellent care of me (thank you, Brian and Charles) and dispatched for a helicopter to transport me to Lexington.
    They then transported me to the New Horizons Medical Center Emergency Room.

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  • Letter to the editor: Special thanks to hard-working school custodial staff

    We are writing this letter to publicly thank the custodial staff of the Owen County School District for their dedication and faithful service to our schools and this community.
    On Jan. 3,  the new Maurice Bowling Middle School opened to serve students. This was due to a lot of effort from many people, but this could not have happened without the custodial staff of this district.

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  • Historical Society News

      “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven...”
    (Ecclesiastes 3:1-3)

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  • Historical Society News By Bonnie Strassell

    Funny how the seemingly mundane task of chopping down a tree can take on special significance at Christmas.

    Most Owen countians remember the days when, weeks before the holiday, families would journey to the woods to choose that extraordinary tree that, for a short time, would take a place of honor in their home. 

    While cedar may not have been a favorite of everyone, it grew abundantly on the hillsides of Owen County and graced most of our homes at Christmas.

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  • A brief kiss creates lifelong memory for Santa

    I spotted Santa Claus sitting in a large easy chair as soon as I entered our church’s back foyer. It doubles as a fellowship hall on Sundays between services, and is a popular spot where talk flows along with the hot coffee.

    Although he was disguised in a white shirt and tie and a khaki windbreaker, I knew who he was. His long white beard gave him away.

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  • Hooray for mediocrity

    I love “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” I especially love the scene where Charlie Brown is sitting with Lucy telling her about his problems. He admits that he knows he should be happy about Christmas, but says for some reason he is not.

    By the way, on a completely unrelated note, why is Charlie Brown the only one with a last name? Think about it. There is Lucy, Linus, Sally, Schroeder and so on and so forth. No last names.

    Anyway, over the last week I have sort of felt like Charlie Brown but about something else besides Christmas.

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