Today's Opinions

I tell people I never make new year resolutions.
I lie.
Which is, funny enough, the first rule of forming resolutions.
My flimsy covenants should not be considered resolutions.
They’re promises taped together only by mental commitment. Resolutions upheld by the most fragile glue imaginable.
Maybe, to pin some permanence on resolutions, I’ll eventually learn to write them down. Trap them on paper where they can’t be lost.

How old do you want to be? When children or teens are asked that question, they usually want to be older than they are, maybe 12, 16, 18 or 21.
The answer varies depending on their current age. But how old do you want to be?
I’m planning on a healthy 100. It’s in my genes. I come from strong German ancestors who lived a long time: 104, 102 and 99 + 11 months. My aunt almost made it to 100.

Column as I see ’em …
There are two reasons Troy Young will be the sheriff of Anderson County for as long as he chooses to continue serving: temperament and common sense.
Sheriffs across the United States, including one in Kentucky, have made national headlines over the past several weeks as the country and its politicians wrestle over proposed gun control legislation.
From those sheriffs Americans have heard plenty of 2nd Amendment bravado about how they would refuse to enforce any gun laws they considered breaches of the Constitution.