Editorials

We know bath salts and synthetic marijuana are quickly becoming a problem in Anderson County.
But what about prescription pills?
We’ve heard about the “pill mills” in Florida and Georgia, and the unflattering “pillbillies” nickname given to Kentuckians who travel across state lines as pain clinic customers.
It’s not a new topic, not in the slightest.
That’s the problem.
Prescription drugs involve a danger unlike bath salts and synthetic marijuana: recommended human consumption.

Arguing against government intrusion into the lives of its citizens is admirable, and more often than not those airing their grievances have justifiable reasons.
That wasn’t the case in last week’s effort by a game but off-base group of residents who argued against the fiscal court’s ban on synthetic marijuana and bath salts.
Those two scourges on our community needed to be banned, and no amount of argument in favor of protecting the rights of people to harm themselves can convince us otherwise.

Column as I see ’em …
Did you know that every single person who eats broccoli will die?
It’s absolutely true, as is the case for anyone who eats carrots, peas or even a sweet ear of corn.
I won’t explain these facts, but if you think about them for a few minutes, you’ll conclude I’m correct.
No, this isn’t me picking on vegetables, although broccoli is truly disgusting. Instead, it’s to point out the frailties often associated with medical reports.

Column as I see ’em …
The health board has created a committee to figure out how to financially salvage itself from itself, and it’s with no small amount of frustration that I’m unable to share with you how that process is going.
When it met last week, the committee promptly went into a closed session, emerged and adjourned without so much as a peep.
Public agencies have the right to discuss their business in private only when it involves property negotiations, or hiring, firing and disciplining employees.