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Today's News

  • A little common sense goes a long way

    True story: Went to a local convenience store recently and bought a few things. The order came to a little over five dollars thanks to the youngster buying a Monster energy drink.

    I gave the cashier a $10 bill and rummaged in my right pocket for some change. I had the seven cents needed so I would get a $5 bill instead of four ones and a bunch of change back.

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  • Sept. 15, 2008: Obituaries

    JoAnne Harris

    JoAnne Harris, 79, of Cecilia, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, at the home of her daughter.

    She was a native of Knoxville, Tenn., and retired as manager of the Clothes Hanger Dry Cleaners in Elizabethtown. She was a member of White Mills Baptist Church and Stephensburg United Methodist Church, where she served as pianist and treasurer for more than 20 years. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 55 in Martin, Tenn.

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  • Sept. 10, 2008, editorial: A career well spent

    As far as wins and national championships go, Don Haskins may not be in the same category as some of the elite college basketball coaches of today.

    But his impact on the game has been felt way beyond wins, losses and championships.

    Haskins died Sunday afternoon at the age of 78.

    He will be known by many as a hard-driving coach who worked his players to their limits.

    He will be known by those in college basketball inner circles and out as the one coach who played and recruited the best players he could find — regardless of the color of their skin.

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  • Sept. 9, 2008, editorial: Forever seared into our hearts

    It was a Tuesday morning, seven years ago this week.

    That’s when hijacked planes barreled into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Thousands died and a country, realizing its vulnerability to terrorists, wept.

    Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 is a day many will remember exactly what they were doing when news spread of what was happening around the eastern United States as jet airliners were turned into lethal missiles before our eyes.

    Eyes were glued to television sets. Tears fell.

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  • Sept. 15: Services

    Richard Wayne Ball, 53, of Elizabethtown, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. The funeral is at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown with burial in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today and continues at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

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  • Sept. 11, 2008, editorial: United Way kicks off Thursday

    September means a lot of things to a lot of people: the start of football season, the end of swim parties and barbeques, the time to start raking leaves and buying Halloween costumes. September is also the start of the giving season, when United Way of Central Kentucky officially kicks off its campaign to raise money and awareness for our community’s needs.

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  • Sept. 14, 2008, editorial: Federal takeover could stimulate housing market

    Although the government in Washington just got bigger and taxpayers a little, possibly a lot, deeper in debt, the federal takeover of the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could yield welcome benefits to existing and potential homeowners, particularly in Kentucky. Soon.

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  • Sept. 14: Services

    Patricia Anne Folena, 80, of Elizabethtown, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday at St. James Catholic Church in Elizabethtown with burial at St. James Catholic Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. today with a prayer vigil at 7 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown.

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  • BOYS'/GIRLS' PREP CROSS COUNTRY ROUNDUP: Saturday's Results (09/14)

    CROSS COUNTRY

    BOYS’ PREP

    E.G. PLUMMER INVITATIONAL

    DANVILLE — Results from Saturday’s seventh annual 5-kilometer E.G. Plummer Invitational at Danville High School’s Admiral Stadium:

    12. LaRue County (267)

    16. Ryan Durbin 19:40

    61. Truman Padgett 22:23

    66. Adam Sandidge 22:42

    83. Jacob Jones 23:38

    95. Brandon Whelan 24:50

    100. Spencer Reed 25:35

    123. Michael Geary 27:50

    OWENSBORO INVITATIONAL

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