Today's Opinions

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

Last week, Ernie and I made the 70-mile trip from Lexington to Owenton to tend to a little business. We had several stops on our do-list, not the least of which was meeting up with a friend. We wanted to give her a copy of an old picture of particular interest to her family, and she in turn had several she wanted Ernie to see. His hobby is computer restoration of historic photographs, and we both are local history buffs, so we make time for such encounters whenever and wherever we can.