Today's Opinions

Your home needs a new roof, but you want a new fishing boat.
Your car needs new tires, but you want the latest pair of designer shoes.
Your child needs braces to straighten her crooked front teeth, but you want to continue buying that six-pack of Bud every night — the cumulative effect of which would cover monthly payments on the braces.
And so it goes, mankind’s eternal struggle between eating ice cream or broccoli.

Last week’s illegal meeting of a health board committee, however brief, reeks of an attempt to avoid obeying state statutes that govern open meetings.
Those involved can contend that’s not true, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
First, the director told this newspaper point blank nearly a month ago that it would not be allowed to attend meetings of this committee.

To the editor:
I would like to respond to your April 17 column about blood donation in Anderson County.
While we applaud your support and encouragement of blood donation, we want to make sure you have all the facts and understand the important role Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) plays in the healthcare of our community.
Since 1998, my wife and I have coordinated the Anderson County Community Blood Drive at First Baptist Church with KBC. This blood drive has provided a convenient opportunity for Anderson County citizens to donate blood.