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Today's Opinions

  • Letter to the editor: Livers was a musical giant

    I want to thank John Harrod for his editorial last week on Bill Livers. John knew Bill as both a friend and a fellow musician.
    In my article on Bill a few weeks ago I in no way meant to downplay Bill’s fiddling accomplishments.. Obviously he was much admired for he performed in Nashville and entertained the president of the United States.

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  • Letter to the editor: Owen Electric deserves round of thanks

    I want to extend my deepest gratitude to the Owen Electric employees who work diligently restoring power to residents and businesses throughout the electric co-op system, especially during critical weather situations.

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  • Letter to the Editor: Livers could play with the best

    I read with interest Bonnie Strassell’s remembrance of Bill Livers drawn from her visit with Jim Ware.
    I have to disagree with the implication that Bill lacked talent as a fiddler. I traveled and played with Bill for many years, watched him play for different audiences in many different settings, and gained some insights into his personality and character. Bill had a great gift for sizing up an audience and responding to their expectations. If they expected him to cut up and act the clown, that’s what he would do, and his fiddling suffered accordingly.

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  • Letter to the editor: Stivers announces county clerk bid

    It is with great pleasure that I, Laurel P. Stivers, announce my candidacy for the office of Owen County Clerk.
    I am currently working in the office and serving as a deputy clerk. I know that I can handle the responsibility of running this very important office and all that it requires.
    The Owen County Clerk’s Office not only does motor vehicle licensing and titles, but also records every important document such as deeds, mortgages, liens, marriage licenses, hunting and fishing, voter registrations, elections and delinquent taxes just to name a few.

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  • Letter to the editor: Lang announces candidacy for Owen County sheriff

    Let me introduce myself. I am Kristopher Lang and am declaring my candidacy for Owen County Sheriff. I am a former narcotics detective who came to Owen County in 2012 with plans to live a quiet life with my companion, Wanda, in a residence reminiscent of my childhood home.
    Shortly after moving to our new home on Herman Green Road it became apparent there is a serious drug problem in the community. Unfortunately, I also quickly learned that a plea for help from local law enforcement falls on deaf ears if the call is received after “business hours.”

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  • Letter to the editor: Rotary recognizes heroes during crisis

    Starting Jan. 5, Owen County was faced with extreme cold temperatures which caused some major waterline breaks that affected the county’s public water system.
    The extreme temperature made it very difficult to isolate, locate and repair the breaks. The obstacles at hand caused the repair time and the loss of water currently in the infrastructure of the water system to be much greater then normal.
    The county was faced with almost a complete depletion of water and had entered into a crisis situation.

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  • Letter to the editor: Community will benefit from gift to library

    The Board of Trustees of the Owen County Public Library gratefully acknowledges a gift of $15,000 from the estate of Dorothy Stewart.  It was her wish that the library use the interest accrued from the deposit to purchase books for the library’s collection.  We know that the citizens of Owen County will appreciate this resource for years to come.

    Richard Matthews, Kae Crenshaw, Gene Allen Thomas, Kathy Resetar and Renelle Sparrow, OCPL Board of Trustees
    Jennifer Nippert, Director

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  • Guest column:Pipeline backers focus on talking to people

    By Bill Lawson and Michael McMahon

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