Letters

To the Editor: The Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Mission Statement in the News Journal Wednesday is described: “To create an environment in which area businesses are provided every opportunity to grow and prosper while preserving the quality of life we treasure in our community.” If true, why hasn’t the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce stood up for Corbin since the early 2000’s while $1 million each year has been paid by Corbin, Knox County businesses and workers to the Knox County Fiscal Court to share with the City of Barbourville, with Corbin getting zero? This unfair action does not preserve the quality of life for people in Corbin when their...

To the Editor: As the Independence Day holiday approaches, Phantom Fireworks would like to remind its customers, friends, and all those who use consume fireworks to be mindful of the fact that some veterans can be startled and upset by the noise of fireworks. Chelsey Zoldan, M.S. Ed., a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and special consultant to Phantom Fireworks, advises that there is the potential for some veterans to be reminded of combat situations when they hear the loud sounds of gunfire and/or fireworks. Combat veteran Henry Jiminez, on a broadcast news piece aired on KABB-TV in San Antonio, indicated that he found the unexpected blasts to be the worst. He...

Dear Editor, Ego. Privilege. Dubious deal-making. Litigation. Oh what a tangled web former University of the Cumberlands president Jim Taylor has weaved. He claims he is owed a lifetime retirement package worth $395,000 per year. Transferable to his wife if he dies first. Nice. Including a car, phone, health insurance, and an on-campus apartment for use when he’s not in his Florida home. Wow. Just throw in Secret Service protection and this is essentially what we give our U.S. Presidents. Not bad, huh? And in a community that has a median household income of around $30,000. Amazing! It looks like the same man who for decades mastered the art of buying (at cut...

To the Editor: At its regular monthly board meeting June 16, the Board of Directors of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously in opposition to the recent decision by City Commission to enforce the city’s 1 percent occupational tax on workers in the Knox County portion of Corbin. The Chamber Board recognizes and respects the city of Corbin’s need for steady tax revenue to provide services to its citizens. We also sympathize with the difficult legislative and legal position the city has been forced into, in recent years regarding collection of occupational taxes in the Knox County portion of the city. But we, as an organization pledged to represent...

To the Editor: Williamsburg Health & Rehab Center would like to thank all of the following sponsors who made contributions to our silent auction for the American Cancer Society. We would like to send out a special recognition and thank you to all of those who have a donation for this cause: Lisa Sutton, Licensed Massage Therapist; Jerry Croley, Croley Funeral Home; Lonnie Anderson, Premier Auction Reality; Tri-County Cineplex, Applebees, Bubby’s BBQ, NOC- Whitewater Rafting, North Carolina; Hal Rogers Family Entertainment Center, Water Park Admission; Tammy’s Tanning and Embroidering, Debbie Mays Angelika Bowling, MK Consultant; Corbin Flower Shop, Williamsburg Flower Shop, Breathtaking Moments Photography, Stephanie Hoke; Keeneland; Merry’s Flower Shop, My...

To the Editor: I am puzzled by Don Estep’s editorial this week which inferred that Corbin’s current leaders failed to take advantage of an opportunity to work out an agreement with Knox County and share some of the $1 million dollars that comes out of the businesses and workers in Corbin Knox County and goes in total to the Knox County Fiscal Court and Barbourville. We are aware and the record speaks for itself that Robert Stivers had last hour amendments added on bills the last three sessions of the legislature that stopped Corbin’s lawsuit from progressing in court. I would have hoped before Don published this information in his editorial...

To the Editor: Although there has been far too little publicity about it, the citizens of Williamsburg are scheduled to have an election on June 28, 2016. The issue is whether to have wide open alcohol sales, just as Corbin now has. Unless I, or someone I know, should be killed as a result of a “Yes” vote, it will make little difference to me since I am 83 years old, don’t drink anyhow and all my family live elsewhere. Nevertheless, in over 26 years as a judge and a total of 57 years as an attorney, I’ve seen far too much human misery caused by alcohol to remain silent...

To the Editor: Storms raged as I rolled and tossed in my sleeping bag after Betty ran me out of the house for snoring, I finally settled down and had “A Dream of Prophecy” that gave me hope for our future. My dream opened as I watched Herschel Roaden, World Renown Master Technician and Bob Terrell another prophetic dreamer in serious discussion at Joy’s restaurant. Herschel is a great thinker and commented “First, Bob, we now agree to fix Social Security each person’s income should have 6.2 percent withdrawn for Social Security and 1.45 percent for Medicare. The employer now matches that amount up to 118,500 in annual income. We must fix...

Dear Editor: I am writing to thank everyone in Whitley County and the Corbin area who supported the Cumberland Falls PRIDE Spring Cleanup on Saturday, April 30, 2016. I am delighted to announce that a grand total of 404 volunteers participated in the event. We were extremely pleased with the volunteer turnout, especially given the rainy forecast that day. The majority of volunteers came from Whitley County and McCreary County, but surrounding counties were well represented. Even two Michigan residents, who were visiting the falls, joined the cleanup. Whitley County earned the Volunteer Cup trophy, which goes to the county with the most residents participating in the cleanup. I am grateful to...

To the Editor: Oh, how sad that our grandchildren will never know the America many of us remember. How after walking to school and going into a good warm school room we read the bible, we prayed and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. How proud we were of our nation’s leaders and the trust we put in them. I remember the tears we shed when our loved ones and relatives in the armed services lost their lives in WWII, never to return home alive. How we put our ears to the radio each night to hear Edward R. Murrow speak of our brave soldiers fighting for America’s loved ones at...