A visit to Shakertown well worth the trip EDITOR: I want to thank you so much for the Dec. 4 article in The Paducah Sun about Shakertown. Everyone interested in Kentucky history should make a special effort to visit it. While living ...
Throwing poor people out of Tent City not the Lord’s law EDITOR: I would like to know what in the world the city of Paducah fathers are thinking. Here it is the season of Jesus Christ’s birthday and what do they do, throw all the poor out of Tent City...
Information Age Park died sooner than expected EDITOR: R.I.P., Information Age Park. I’m sorry to see you go. I didn’t expect to see the Information Age die so quickly. True, you didn’t create any highly technical, highly paid jobs, but as J...
If Obama is re-elected America is gone EDITOR: Keep up the good work. Phyllis Harrell’s letter on Nov. 30 resents your comments regarding President Obama. Conservatives/Republicans respect the office, but not Obama because he’s provi...
Historic Overstreet Grocery should be saved, not demolished EDITOR: It is truly a shame that the city of Paducah has decided to demolish the historic Overstreet Grocery building at 1219 Tennessee Street. There is no question but that the building has bee...
Congress looked other way as Obama looted Medicare EDITOR: Why would Congress consider cutting Medicare payments to doctors? Do congressmen not know that President Obama took $500 billion out of the Medicare fund? Of course they don’t. After all...
Irresponsible owners to blame for plight of homeless animals EDITOR: I, like most people in McCracken County, have followed the stories involving the latest horrors at the inhumane society. I agree it was a great thing Mr. Robertson did blow the whistl...
Green energy will never meet needs of industrial society EDITOR: The Obama administration really has it in for fossil fuels. So when I read the article, “School works to save energy, money” in The Paducah Sun, I thought it was one more attempt to indo...
Politicians, voters share blame for government failure EDITOR: I agree with the editorial published in the Chicago Tribune and The Paducah Sun. I believe Democrats and Republicans both have nothing to be proud about as far as reaching a deal on defi...
Help save mail service by rediscovering letter-writing EDITOR: Fellow Paducahans: It’s up to us to save our post office. Don’t you just love to get a letter from an old friend? Let’s start writing. Fill up those mailboxes. Send cards to shut-ins and...