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Opinion
  • ‘Down ticket’ races still worthy of voter interest

         With this year’s governor’s race looking more and more like a slam dunk for Gov. Steve Beshear, the five other statewide races appear to be generating less voter interest than usual.

    October 11, 2011

  • Will junkies and shady junk dealers steal it all?

        Is anything safe from these frantic thieves who steal to feed their drug habits?

    October 4, 2011

  • ‘Beaker Bucks’ make cash registers sing

        We tip our hat to Bill Redwine, Doug Snedegar and the others at Morehead State University who last year introduced “Beaker Bucks” into the Morehead area business community.

    September 29, 2011

  • Compensating tax rate is still an increase

        The politician who created the concept of the state’s so-called “compensating tax rate” could have played quarterback because even that terminology is a classic example of misdirection.

    September 26, 2011

  • ‘Topix’ must change or disappear

        We are compelled to start this editorial with a disclaimer:
        The Morehead News is not involved in the ownership or management of the social media Web site called Topix. Some of our news content appears there because it is linked to our public website.
     

    September 22, 2011

  • Legion vets still giving their all…for all of us

        We proudly render a snappy hand salute today to the officers and members of Morehead’s Corbie Ellington Post 126 of the American Legion.

    September 6, 2011

  • Autumn Arts and Eats – a tasty idea

    We tip our hat to those agencies and individuals responsible for conceiving and planning the new Autumn Arts and Eats Festival scheduled in downtown Morehead on Saturday, Sept. 17.

    August 30, 2011

  • A better side of our junior U.S. senator

    While we haven’t agreed with many of the comments, actions or political positions taken by our new junior U.S. senator, we are proud of what he did last Sunday in Lexington.

    August 26, 2011

  • Teamwork pays off with chicken ‘n dumplins

        We tip our hat today to those involved, publicly and behind the scenes, in the wooing of Cracker Barrel which resulted in that company’s long awaited decision to locate in this community.

    August 16, 2011

  • Pinecrest Plaza needs help from its owner

        We begin this editorial with a sincere apology to our 13 friends and neighbors who operate businesses in the Pinecrest Plaza shopping center.

    August 8, 2011

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