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Jarrod Jacobs: I Got Googled!

Almost everyone these days knows what Google is. Google is a search engine (and more) where someone can learn about almost anything on earth. In fact, to “google” something has become a part of our vernacular. We “google” things when we want to learn about them, don’t we? Thanks to search engines like Google, encyclopedias are almost unnecessary.

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Senator C.B. Embry's Legislative Update

State Senator Albert Robinson (fifth from right) and State Senator C.B. Embry (second from right) attended a ceremonial bill signing for Senate Bill (SB) 128 on June 21 with Governor Matt Bevin. SB 128, a bill Senators Robinson and Embry cosponsored in the 2016 Kentucky General Assembly, creates specific provisions for a Women Veterans Program. (Photo credit: LRC-PI)

The Fourth of July gives us all a chance to reflect on our country and to take pride in our nation's enduring principles. It is the day on which the Declaration of Independence was ratified by exemplary visionaries who dared to create a new form of government and new laws for a new people. For the first time it was decided that every person is born with certain God-given rights and that government should have no powers of its own other than those granted to it by the people.

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Phil’s Philosophy by D.P Kinkade (Contributions by Taylor & Drake Kinkade)

NOT A MISTAKE: Last week I mentioned the fact that I have often felt out of place in this world, all the way up to the point of wondering if I really belong in it at all, or if I might have slipped through the cracks as some kind of cosmic mistake, just biding my time, with no real purpose. Some of that feeling probably comes from living with the results of some poor choices and downright stupid decisions on my part.

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Andy Sullivan: Against the Grain

This week I will continue my Kentucky county origins series.  Today, I will look at Anderson, Ballard and Barren counties. 
Anderson County was formed in 1827.  As of 2010, the population was 21,421.  Its county seat is Lawrenceburg.  The county is named for Richard Clough Anderson, a Kentucky Legislator, U.S. Congressman and minister to Colombia. 

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Patty Craig: A Slice of Time

Many of my Butler County neighbors have vacationed this month, and others have vacation plans for later in the year. The most popular vacation months seem to be June through October. Some people plan their vacation around a specific location while others plan to spend their time with family and/or friends. Regardless, taking a break is a good idea.

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Letter to Editor: John W. McCauley, USDA Farm Service Agency State Executive Director

Dear Editor:
Farmers and Ranchers,

By John W. McCauley, USDA Farm Service Agency State Executive Director

It’s that time of year again. The Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) 2016 County Committee Elections began June 15, 2016. Your FSA county committees are a vital and direct link between our farm community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Cheryl Hughes: Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition

I have a friend who is an English professor.  He teaches full-time at a community college and part-time at a state university.  He is very hard-working and very southern.  He pronounces the word “aunt” as “ain’t” when referring to his mom’s sister, and he likes beans and cornbread, as well as chicken and dumplings.  As all good teachers do, he expects a lot from himself and from his students.  His class is not an “easy-A.”  At the end of each semester, he calls me with a list of quotes from the teacher evaluations his students submit.  His favorite so far said, “I thought this class was goi

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Phil’s Philosophy by D.P Kinkade (Contributions by Taylor & Drake Kinkade)

ABOMINATION:  What can I say about the events of the past week that might truly make a real difference?

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Jarrod Jacob: Eternity Is Long

In last week’s article, we studied about the Bible’s teaching concerning the brevity of life upon this earth. Passages like Ecclesiastes 9:5, James 4:14, and Ephesians 5:16 make it clear that our lives are brief at its longest while we are upon this planet. In contrast, there is an eternity to come. This eternity is not limited in any way, and thus will continue on and on. This fact is something we need to “lay to heart” (Ecc. 7:2). Yes, in the Bible there is an eternity with God that is promised, and an eternity away from God that is promised.

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Andy Sullivan: Against the Grain

Allen County’s close location to larger cities with a rural and friendly setting makes the county a great place to live and work, as their website will tell you.  Scottsville, the county seat, is located 20 miles from Bowling Green, KY; 120 miles from Louisville, Kentucky and only 60 miles from Nashville, TN”.

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