The editor:
Is the corner of Main and Flemingsburg Road really the crime capital of Rowan County? If so, someone please warn my neighbors so that they will think better next time they let their children walk to BP after the sun begins to set, and the police cruisers begin to settle in front of the gas pumps.
If the BP gas station is as dangerous as the perennial police cars make it seem, it would be fiscally responsible for us tax-payers to pay to install bullet-proof glass around the registers, considering the amount of our money that goes toward paying for BP’s “security guards.”
Morehead residents should be offended by the lack of dedication of Morehead’s finest to their sworn oaths “to protect and serve.” How effective can the MPD really be when its only vigilance is the attention they are paying to the girls behind the counter?
If the boys-in-blue were not the one’s dictating the laws, they would have to arrest themselves for loitering. For all the times I have seen someone defile Rowan County’s natural beauty by emptying the contents of their car by the side of the road, or for every time a driver shows blatant disregard for our children and other drivers on residential side-streets when they cruise though stop signs and proceed onward well over the posted speed-limit, I can only think, “If only they did that in front of BP.” But, in all reality, I should be saying, “If only they did it IN BP,” because that is the only time that they might actually be caught.
We deserve better from those we pay to protect us. Most of us are held to a level of professionalism every day we show up for work; it is time we hold the Morehead Police Department to that same level of accountability.
G. Conley
Morehead
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Elliott County outreach changes
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Elliott County Christian Community Center became an incorporated service organization. Christian Social Services congratulates the leaders in Elliott County for their enthusiasm, compassion and dedication to the people of Elliott County.
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Bring better movies to Morehead
Don’t you love a good movie? We certainly do BUT for me that does not include “R” rated films. Of the seven movies advertised in the 1/20/12 issue of the News, five were rated “R.”
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Abortion advocate change of mind
As the new year begins, it is quite common to see printed in a newspaper or magazine a list of the names of prominent citizens who passed away in the preceding year. I recently came across such a list, and the name of one individual in particular caught my attention: Dr. Bernard Nathanson.
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Large sign is unsightly
While driving to Morehead today, I was dismayed to see that Cracker Barrel has erected one of their typical ultra-high “signs on a stick.” I somehow thought that Morehead’s sign ordinance would protect our community from this unsightliness and that the sign would be the same height as those of surrounding businesses.
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Political cartoon was off the mark
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Business owners say thanks
We would like to take this opportunity to thank The Morehead News and Noelle Hunter for the lovely article about the loss of our small business, Clay Makin’s.
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Contest helps learn about energy use
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Thanks for supporting speech team
The Rowan County Middle School Speech Team members and coaches would like to extend a heartfelt “THANK YOU” to Mr. Tom James, Kentucky Bank Branch Manager and father of 8th Grade speech team member Haley James and all the staff of Kentucky Bank for their recent generous and most appreciated financial gift to the speech team.
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Thanks for Haldeman Christmas program
The Haldeman Community Center board members would like to say “Thank You” to all who attended and supported our Christmas Program. We all enjoyed the play “The True Gift,” the man in the red suit and all the wonderful snacks.
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Storybook Christmas appreciates support
On behalf of the Storybook Christmas Committee, I would like to thank the community for generous support of our project again this year. Storybook Christmas is an annual project of the Adult Basic Education and Literacy (ABEL) Council and the MSU Adult Learning Center.
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