Nonviolent felons should not face endless punishment EDITOR: I agree strongly with Mr. Gladman Humbles in the letter to the editor that he wrote on March 4. Nonviolent felons should not be punished forever, and maybe that would be case by case. ...
Some bullies, if counseled, can be made into leaders EDITOR: We should applaud Mayor Gayle Kaler and Judge Van Newberry’s resolutions on anti-bullying and the Sun’s three-part series on bullying costs and Professor Jeff Seaton’s expertise. However...
America always helps needy, but today parasites abound EDITOR: I know we are living in a different time now than when I grew up. But if we stop for a minute and think, our needs haven’t changed that much. We had to have a roof over our head and w...
State Democrats’ tax policies sock it to businesses, poor EDITOR: What has happened to the Democratic Party? They say they’re the party for the poor and the middle class. I own three convenience stores and I had been a Democrat all my life until las...
McCracken enrollment drop reflects bad planning of school EDITOR: Many McCracken County residents are not surprised at the drop in school enrollment. The school system needs to brace for the drop when middle school and elementary school students are ne...
Intellectuals often to blame for invoking envy between peoples EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the second in a series on intellectuals and race. The desire of intellectuals for some grand theory that will explain complex patterns with some solitary and simp...
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By THOMAS SOWELL Creators SyndicateThe Paducah Sun
Dual filing of claim suggests reason for delay of surgery EDITOR: I have these observations on Ms. Bannister’s March 6 letter. It is good that she has a job. It is good that she has a job that provides health care insurance as many do not. It was no...
County leash law needs better enforcement or total makeover EDITOR: I am not surprised that you wrote an editorial against a county leash law. But I would think being in the paper business you would support one. I agree that the current laws need bett...
Time for gun owners to support sensible gun control, regulation EDITOR: It is time for those of us who are or have been hunters, gun collectors, shooters or gun fanciers of any kind to come together in support of sensible gun control and regulation. We own g...