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Welcome, Mr. Buffett, to community newspapering
In case you hadn’t noticed, Warren Buffett, dubbed the “Oracle of Omaha” for his success in business investments, just spent $142 million to purchase 63 newspapers from Media General, Inc.
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Honeymoon begins for new coach
Sports fans usually have a love-hate relationship with head coaches. In Kentucky, the most passionate of those relationships seem to revolve around the sport of college basketball. And there is nothing like success to make those relationships more intense.
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Reduced window hours better than closing
The Morehead News is pleased to join the National Newspaper Association in commending the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for its plan to provide rural residents with new options for keeping their local post offices.
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Richie’s day of reckoning coming closer
If and when a book is written about the rise and fall of Richie Farmer, it will be a sad story. The first 40 years of his life were right out of the American dream. He was named Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball in 1988 after leading Clay County High School to the state basketball championship.
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Freezing student loan rate is a bogus issue
It may seem strange for a newspaper in a town with two colleges to take this position but we believe the political wrangling in Washington over student loan interest rates is a bogus issue.
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Voting where you live is worth keeping
Historically, we Americans have voted in neighborhoods where we live – in fire stations, in schools, in post offices and other local places. Now the federal government is telling county election boards in Kentucky that they can no longer use voting places that are not fully accessible to the handicapped. In Rowan County, that affects eight of our 18 precincts.
- He came, he coached, he conquered, he left These are the best of times and the worst of times for fans of Morehead State University men’s basketball. It’s sad to lose Coach Donnie Tyndall but, at the same time, we should be happy for his personal success.
- Does KMA believe doctors are above the law? In this year’s legislative battle over “pill mills,” the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) was pitted against law enforcement. Our state’s professional organization for physicians lobbied fiercely to remove language that would transfer KASPER, the state’s prescription drug monitoring system, to the office of the attorney general.
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Tuition hikes turning public colleges private?
“Amen, sister.”
That’s our response to former Lexington mayor Pam Miller, now chair of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), who said Friday that continuing tuition increases are turning the state’s public universities into private schools because of higher costs.
- Calipari has changed the college game We again tip our hat to University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball Coach John Calipari who broke his personal jinx and coached the Wildcats to this year’s NCAA championship.
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