Today's Opinions

God did a good job creating Whitney Houston. She was beautiful, smart, and talented. At least, she reportedly sold 170 million records.
But somebody “hooked” her on drugs, I’m told. Someone, they say, taught that bright young lady to like alcohol. Wouldn’t you hate to be that first “somebody” that introduced Whitney to drugs and alcohol? And, wouldn’t it be awful to have given (sold) her the last dose?

Although I understand that city council has decided not to pursue the reclassification of the city of Owenton, I would like to address comments made by Curtis Sigretto in the Feb. 8 issue of the News-Herald.
Mr. Sigretto supports the reclassification and gave several reasons for his stand. He stated that reclassification should not be a religious decision but instead more of an economic decision.
The word “economy” is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as: the frugal and judicious management of land, family, money, business, or government.

We are proud to announce that we have set a date for our 12th annual Charlie Satterwhite Memorial Golf Shamble.  This year’s tournament will take place on Saturday, March 31st at Fairway Golf Course in Wheatley.  Your participation over these past eleven years has been greatly appreciated.  Your efforts have allowed us to raise over $110,000 for our two charitable organizations.