Today's Opinions

As the end of school approaches this week, I know everyone is very excited for summer break. There just seems to be a little extra charge in the air on that first day of no school, even for those of us who still have to work every day during the summer. It is ingrained in us after 13 of our early years of counting down to the first day of summer.

It represents a time of freedom and excitement. There are usually vacations and an opportunity to catch up on your favorite soap opera (at least that is what we did in the stone ages). 

Editor:

I do not condone drinking and driving and I am sorry about those who were killed in the 1988 bus crash in Carroll County. But I want people to know that Larry Mahoney works every day, he has not been in any trouble with the law, and has done his time.

I do not think the Mothers Against Drunk Driving or anyone else needs to keep persecuting this man. It looks bad.

Jesus said if you are without sin cast the first stone. No one is. We should forgive our brothers as Christ would want us to.

Shirley Anderson

Bedford, Ky.

One of the things I like most about genealogists is their thirst for continuing education.

Year-round, conferences and workshops are offered on a wide range of topics by local, state, regional and national organizations. It’s possible that someone with unlimited time and financial resources could attend two or three a month. Maybe more.

I encourage anyone interested in family history research – whether for your own enjoyment or as a paid professional – to seek out these opportunities.