MY KENTUCKY: Gov. Eli H. Murray and his sword make history
By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Kentucky has lent numerous native sons and daughters to sister states throughout the country. Many are familiar with Gov. Preston H. Leslie of Glasgow who served both the Commonwealth and the Montana Territory while fewer may realize Lexington-born Missouri Sen. David Rice Atchison may have been President…
Read MoreTAYLOR TALKS EPB: Nominee stresses fairness in decision making
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. While there was no official announcement to the public, Mayor Dick Doty’s nomination of Glasgow accountant Tag Taylor to the embattled board of directors of the Glasgow Electric Plant Board spread throughout the community last week. As requested by Glasgow City Councilman Jake Dickinson last December, Doty…
Read MoreDIRT ROAD DIARIES: Summer Rain and a Tin Roof
By CLINTON POWELL Jobe Publishing Contributor Have you ever just sat and enjoyed a cool rain on a hot summer day? Can you recall the sheer joy of running, romping, and splashing in the rain bare-footed when you were a child? How about finding that perfect mud puddle to jump in and the exhilaration of…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: The Travelling Church escapes to Kentucky
By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing Inc. Contemporary Americans occasionally speak of religious persecution in our country today; their examples are greatly different than what Colonial Virginia residents knew and endured. Still ruled by Great Britain, the Church of England was the state church and the government mandated adherence to its structure. Baptists and Presbyterians…
Read MoreStill fighting the good fight
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com This past week I was fortunate in having my personal schedule unexpectedly freed up with a board retreat postponed and with this new-found pocket of time I chose to help our editorial team with some news coverage. Having been notified of the annual Barren River Area Development District meeting I almost…
Read MoreTax Reform: More Jobs, Fairer Taxes, Bigger Paychecks
‘These Americans deserve real tax reform. And I urge all of my colleagues to join me in working from this framework to deliver for them. Because it’s time to take more money out of Washington’s pockets, and put more of it in the pockets of Americans.’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)…
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: Our National Disgrace
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Last Sunday, September 17th, marked the 230th anniversary of the United States Constitution, a document regulating the greatest experiment in government the world has known to date. In 1787, the newly-free 13 states disagreed on how a central government should look and how it should operate. Individual…
Read MoreCHANGE Reaction – Restoring our worth
By Rayna Glass Rayna.glass@jpinews.com The bad news: 20.9 million people are affected globally by the second largest criminal industry in the world that rakes in approximately $32 billion. This activity has been reported in all 50 states and targets those most vulnerable in society. Human trafficking is not a new problem, but it is a…
Read MoreMiss Kentucky here Saturday in Hart County
Special to the News-Herald Miss Kentucky, Molly Matney of Metcalfe County will step across the county line to be in Hart County Saturday at the Farm, Garden and Hunting Expo at the Hart County Fair Grounds in Rowletts. “Farm Fit” is the title of Miss Kentucky’s presentation which will take place from 12 noon to…
Read MoreChallenging the community clique
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com Over the past few weeks I have been reminiscing my college days at the University of Kentucky. This trip down memory lane has come about because of the tremendous level of excitement my family is experiencing because of not one, but two, daughters living on college campuses. The more I listen…
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