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Opinion

  • Don’t judge a candidate...

    I am ready to gladly join those who have grown weary of the multitude of campaign signs we are seeing.

    While I wholeheartedly support the candidates’ First Amendment right to have the signs and say whatever they want on them-I have grown tired of that right being misused.

    The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech not the freedom to put a campaign sign every 50 feet. As the election has inched closer, the public outcry about the number of signs has gotten louder. I don’t understand how some candidates can say they have yet to hear a complaint.

  • Our Good Earth

    Many years ago, in the time when farmers worked their fields with oxen, and a John Deere tractor in every barn was a thing of fantasy, Pearl S. Buck published The Good Earth, her masterpiece about rural life in China. In The Good Earth, the manuscript that propelled Buck to fame and the Nobel Prize for literature in 1938, she told the story of Wang Lung, a poor farmer who overcame drought and countless other maladies to become one of the greatest landowners in China. As a farmer, Wang accumulated land for cultivation and personal wealth.

  • It should take more than a sign to...

    In the most recent editions of the Press political profiles of candidates in the upcoming election have been published. The hope was to assist voters in making informed choices at the polls.

    A vote should stand for something. It should not be cast for a candidate because you went to school with someone or their signs are plastered throughout the county. A vote is an indication that you are confident in a person’s ability to not only lead but to make educated decisions that will benefit the majority of the population.

  • This One’s for You

    This One’s for You

    This essay, I forewarn you, represents political incorrectness at its height. In fact, before I continue I need to issue a disclaimer: I in no way condone the irresponsible use of alcohol.

    But I have a confession to make- I love beer.

  • The first year flew by

    Everyday is something new and exciting when you have a child. I only wish the time would stop flying by.

    My first child seems like a miracle in the way he has blossomed from an awkward newborn to a beautiful boy.

  • The candidate's silence speaks...

    In recent weeks the Press has gotten a fair amount of criticism for our coverage of candidates seeking office in the county.

    As a response to some of the hecklers, let me start by pointing out that there are more than 100 candidates on the Aug. 5 ballot. So in reality writing an exhaustive account of each politico’s credentials is not feasible for the 2.5 people that make up our news team.

  • Spiritually Speaking

    He is the picture

    Are we abiding in Christ and looking for His return? This in on my mind so much lately. We need to keep it in our spirit and certainly share with others.

    There was a time, not very long ago we never dreamed Christian people would be under attack in America.

    Who ever dreamed a federal judge would try to make a rule that a National Day of Prayer would be unconstitutional?

  • The Price is not Right

    Geneva, Switzerland:

  • A Sharper View

    A Friday night meet and greet at the Davis Chapel Community Center saw possibly more candidates attending the event than constituents. With over 100 people vying for an office that was really an easy task to accomplish once you think about it.

    Most of the politicians seemed genuinely invested in this community. They also appeared to want it to become more solvent, educated area. Among the issues put on the table were narcotics. Many of the candidates chose to address this as a societal issue as well as a personal one.

  • Spiritually Speaking

    Have you noticed in the LaFollette Press how they list the area churches? I was so impressed, there are 127 listed. Think of all the people’s lives that could be touched for Christ. We who are so thankful, who have accepted Christ should constantly be praying for others. When we find the opportunity to plant a seed, the Holy Spirit continues to touch their heart.

  • Small Surprises

    I have learned in the past year of motherhood that you cannot plan for everything, but you can take joy in the way things turn out.

    And things turned out to bring me back to LaFollette with my growing family. I had planned a different route, but I am so happy to be back in my home and writing for the LaFollette Press again.

    This could have been a difficult transition if not for the warm welcome from the community. Many friends and avid Press readers have greeted me with open arms. It makes me feel like this path was the right one at the right time.

  • Another View

    Picture this:  you wake up one morning and everything seems perfect. Your paycheck is more than you thought it would be, your car runs right for a change, and you enter your favorite store to buy that thing you always wanted that you never quit talking about.

    You walk through the front door and then, without warning, it happens. You see “them.” You know who “them” is. “Them” is that he or she that did something so catastrophic, and made life horrible for you. What’s worse is they see you in return. So, what do you do?

  • Editorial Cartoon
  • Time to quit playing the blame game

    Some people just can’t catch a break- especially if your name is Jenny Siler and you live in Campbell County. At least that was the tale woven by attorney for hire Herb Moncier on Monday.

    As he and Siler made yet another appearance in criminal court Moncier used a fair mix of drama and legalese in attempt to keep his client on the outside of the jail.

  • Evaluation of Martin appeared to...

    Oscar Wilde once said the two biggest tragedies in are not getting what you want and getting what you want.

    It appears that is the case with the Campbell County Board of Education and Dr. Michael Martin, director of schools.

    Last week’s evaluation of his performance was brutal.

    I am not sure why a man who improved the county’s two high schools to the point they are no longer at risk of a state take over was asked immediately if he wanted to resign. Where I come from, that is just rude.

  • Pressing Issues

    Have you looked in the mirror lately?

    Try it sometime soon.

    Are you happy with what you see? Or do you note a flaw or two you might need to work on?

    Such is the case with your friends here at The Press.

    We look in the mirror every day – make that day and night; weekends and holidays included.

    Whether we like it or not: it is our job to mirror the community in which we live, work and play.

  • The best is yet to come

    Two weeks ago, I was going through a very stressful time in my life, and I decided to actually get up early to go walking. Grant it, I’m by no means a morning person.  

    I’m what I like to call a “secret morning person”.

    A secret morning person is someone who isn’t an early riser and doesn’t whistle merrily as they jump out of bed before getting their day started at 7 a.m. It’s someone who may be extremely sleepy-headed, yet isn’t sleepy enough appreciate the beauty of the morning atmosphere.  

  • Editorial Cartoon
  • The party of no

    Liza Minnelli once sang that „life is a cabaret old chum, life is a cabaret.” It’s true that “all the world’s a stage.” Ancient Greek philosophers agreed that politics is a theatrical performance, played out before the large audience of mankind. Modern man is Virtual Man: much of what we think is the product of what we see.

  • You can go come home again

    They say once you leave home that you can never come back again.

    I’m a journalist so my first question is who in the heck is ‘they’ and what do ‘they’ know about it anyway? That being said, I am leaving home. But someday, I plan on coming back. My family and my friends are here. And after working as a reporter for the LaFollette Press for two-plus years, I’ve realized I will be leaving more family and friends behind than I ever knew I had.