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Today's Opinions

  • A Farmer

    The following was first published in The Oldham Era sometime in the late 1940’s.

    A Farmer

    A farmer is a man who starts out with nothing, loses on everything he grows and comes out even at the end of the year. Nobody knows how he does it. He doesn’t even know himself!

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  • RELIVING BEST DAY EVER

    I celebrated twenty-two years of marriage last weekend.  I say “I” instead of “we” because hubby was seven thousand miles away, celebrating independently. 

    I had been anxiously looking forward to this particular anniversary because it fell on a Saturday, the same as our wedding.  My plan was to relive the day moment-by-moment, and I was ridiculously excited about it. But what can I say?  I’m a girl.

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  • Held hostage by Ironman

    I just wanted to share with everyone what a delight it is to be held prisoner on my street for the entire day in order for these cyclists to completely take over the road system.  

    Heck, my farm hand was even told by OCPD that we can’t move our hay equipment until this grand party is over.  

    I just can’t get enough of this.

    Chuck Kimberl

    Skylight, KY

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  • Can La Grange ignore the law to suit its own agenda?

    Last night [Aug. 5] the La Grange City Council, seeking to generate more tax revenue for its nearly bankrupt budget, voted to annex a section of land in Oldham County which has been at the center of controversy for months.

    This land will be used to develop Dogwood Estates whose development plan can only be described as obscene.  While there are a lot of moral reasons that this annexation should not have passed, there are also the legal issues.

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  • Just do your very best

    There’s not a day that goes by I don’t think of something my Dad said.  My Dad instilled in my brother and sister and me the adage: “Just do your very best.”  Other ways of saying this for Dad were: “Focus on your maximum effort,” or “Give beyond what is required,” or “Everyone loves a person who does his very best.”  Because of Dad’s insistence I think all of us embrace doing our very best in everything we do.

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  • Time well spent in the OC

    I don’t get to spend much time in the place I call home anymore, so I’m always envious of people who have a sense of belonging attached to the place their minds, hearts and bodies reside. Over the summer I realized Oldham County residents embody the feeling of pride and belief in the sense of community I long for.

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  • Church cookbooks create spread of memories

    Over the years, I have amassed quite a collection of church cookbooks, starting with one handed down from my grandmother, all the way through last week when I purchased four from the church I now attend. 

    They are generally bound with black, plastic, binding combs. Although, some of the newer ones are in fancy three-ring binders, you know, in case you get crazy with a hole-punch and decide to add your own recipes.

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  • La Grange needs to be audited

    After reading our Mayor, Bill Lammelein's latest flippant remark about the tax payer's money, I am no longer a supporter.  

    I had really hoped to see some positive growth after our last somewhat shady mayor, but now, I am seeing a pompous attitude with regard to Mr. Lammelein's guidance, as well as a lazy, and incompetent staff in charge.

    The payroll deductions with the city employee's insurance was pure negligence!  Where is the follow through and check and balance system?  

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