Letter to the Editor – Mike Bryant »
Dear Editor: I am writing to express my concern that members of the KY General Assembly voted to furlough most state workers for six days, but didn’t offer to reduce their own pay by a single cent. In addition to the lost pay the workers will lose, the general public will not have these services [...]
ADVOCATE Letter to the Editor »
It appears that some family members of certain candidates and former elected officials have voiced concerns about certain news articles about the alleged wrong doing by certain county officials in regards to misuse of county funds. I want to respond by saying that every story we do is backed up by the appropriate paperwork, photos [...]
Letter to the Editor from Rep. Ted Edmonds »
Dear Editor, Recently I visited the Kentucky River Medical Center to visit a lifelong friend who was in the hospital. During my visit I was extremely impressed with the cleanliness, efficiency, and quality care the patients were receiving. The staff were the most courteous I had ever seen as well. After leaving the hospital, [...]
Letter to the Editor from Ky Attorney General Jack Conway »
Dear Editor, Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. Here in Kentucky, statistics from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet show that drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 were involved in more than 26,000 collisions in 2008, resulting in 141 fatalities. Seventy-percent of those killed [...]
LETTER TO EDITOR »
Dear Editor, I am a resident of Joe Little Fork Road on Canoe in Breathitt County. Our family has resided on Joe Little Fork Road for 30 years. Throughout the past decades we have seen, what we felt, irreparable loss to our roads, embankments, streams and creeks. During the recent flood in May 2009, [...]
Volunteers, community support make 2009 Camp UNITE best yet »
Dear Editor: Words cannot adequately express my heart-felt appreciation for everyone who worked to make this year’s Camp UNITE program an overwhelming success. Held July 28-31 on the beautiful University of the Cumberlands campus, Camp UNITE drew 182 campers from 22 counties – the biggest yet! This was the third consecutive year UNITE [...]
LETTER TO EDITOR »
From Mike Bryant Dear Editor, Back in February of last year, then-Senator Barack Obama promised to bankrupt coal. Now he and many of his fellow tree-hugging Democrats are making good on that promise by putting more and more stringent restrictions on coal permits. Now, we have a Republican who is joining in with this nonsense. [...]
Letter to the Editor from Rep. Ted Edmonds »
Dear Editor, I was impressed, but not surprised, by the tremendous success we had this past weekend at the Fifth Annual Highway 52 Fifty Mile Yard Sale. Of course, success is always the accomplishment of many people working together. I saw church, and civic organizations from throughout our community along the road. Landowners [...]
Letter to Editor »
I just wanted to let you know what a nice experience it was to deal with the group of people at the Breathitt Advocate. This was a big change from the other local paper in Breathitt County. I want to share my experience with you. I had gone in the other local paper’s office to [...]
Letter to Editor »
To the fine people of Powell County and surrounding counties: It’s that time again to roll up your sleeves, come out fighting like a champion and give the gift of life. The Powell County Clinic, 68 East Elkins St., Stanton, will be hosting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, May 19, between the hours of 9am-3pm [...]
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