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I know it’s not always the most popular profession, but I can promise you that those of us in the news media are constantly fighting to keep people informed. A vital part of that is access to public records that tell us what our government is up to. Back in 2012, a sneaky maneuver was pulled in the Kentucky General Assembly that provided a loophole to the states Open Records Act. Essentially, it allowed private entities that were performing traditional government functions, and receiving taxpayer money to do so, to shield their records from public inspection. Quite simply, this was wrong. The real impact was felt when a former Pike County magistrate...

I’ve been asked this probably 100 times over the last few years, so here it is. The manager of The Corbin Arena is paid a salary of $96,900 annually. That’s right. $96,900. So now, you know. No one has to speculate or guess. Just let it sink in. Bask in the pure opulence of that figure like a lizard lying on concrete in the hot summer sun. $96,900. It’s pleasant to think about, isn’t it. That’s a nice pile of cheddar. Allow your mind to marinate for a moment over the absurdity of it. Chew slowly on the fact that it’s more money than probably 99 percent of people who live in this area...

It’s about time This autumn, daylight saving time has us “falling back” — or gaining an hour of sleep — during the wee hours of Sunday, November 1. While that may sound like the perfect way to recover from a weekend of Halloween, it can be surprisingly jarring on the body. It always rattles me. And I’m confused for days, sometimes weeks. And I’d like to abolish Daylight Saving Time altogether. I set my clocks, some on the old time and others on the new time in order to establish some kind of sanity between “leaping forward and falling back”. Besides, I hate the sudden darkness at four o’clock that makes me...