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“Let me look that up on the Internet quick.”  Phrases like that and more could become a thing of the past if the Federal Communication Commission has its way and does away with net neutrality. It’s a real issue and the vote that could change the Internet as we currently know it will happen nexxt...
The FCC is proposing to eliminate net neutrality. Net neutrality is defined as: the Internet is a public utility like the phone company. Everyone is equal in the eyes of the Internet. How does this affect us as rural Internet users? First, a little background. I already pay for Internet access for...
Twenty-nine years ago, Larry Mahoney drove his pickup truck down the wrong side of Kentucky’s Interstate 71 hitting a church bus head on, killing 24 children and three adults. The incident which became known as the Carrollton Bus Crash remains the deadliest drunk driving incident in American...
As the country begins to digest the revelations in the new offshore tax haven leak known as the “Paradise Papers,” it’s important to not lose sight of the fact that the Congressional tax plan is out along with promises that it will end the gaming that has allowed multinational firms to shift...
Public Notices Eighty percent of people polled believe that governments should be required to publish public notices in newspapers. But for years, government has tried to “hide” public notices by either posting them on government websites only, or by not publishing them at all. Newspapers across...
This fall when we were notified that we were named “One of America’s Best High Schools” by U.S. News and World Report, it was received with pride by the students and staff. As it should be.  We’ve worked hard to improve our MCA Scores, offer a variety of College In Schools courses, Career and...
Are you feeling an underlying sense of anxiety in our nation today? Even if your life seems to be going well right now, many of us can sense the angst that pervades our society. From scenes of hurricanes, fires, floods and droughts to white supremacists marching in Charlottesville or another...
The first Thanksgiving is often associated with the Pilgrims. Over two centuries later, President Lincoln was the first to make it official. The official designation of 1863 is the most lasting of the nine proclamations for a day of thanks issued by Lincoln during his presidency.  The idea of a...

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