Letters

Once again, I am penning a letter in hopes the Spencer County superintendent and the school board get their heads out of the sand and find the protection of our children at our learning institutions a number-one priority. My previous letter of January this year stated my concerns and specific incidents, which are roughly three months old, and nothing has changed in this time. Haggling the bids for security, evidently an unproductive process as well.

This past Wednesday, I was reading the article “Shooting Straight,” in the Feb. 20 edition, when I came across the following line by Ruth Hollan – “What gives our sheriff the authority to buck the federal government?”
At that point I had to stop and did not know if I should laugh at Hollan’s statement or to feel sorry for her. Perhaps the “what” she is searching for could come from the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Printz vs. US, in 1997. In the ruling Judge Scalia’s summary stated the following:

Thank you for printing the letter to the editor entitled, “Coal ash isn’t best option,” in your Feb. 6 edition.
I agree with Dave Barnes concerning the problems with using coal ash on our streets.
The county does a great job with snow removal and brine applications and I’m very happy with those efforts. The decision to stop using coal ash would be most welcomed.
Roger McGee
Taylorsville

This is a thank you to the Spencer County volunteer fire department for all their efforts in containing the fire at our farmhouse on Overlook Road on Jan. 22.
Without your help, we might have also lost livestock, hay and barns.
This was a job well done by many highly trained young men in a very cold early morning fire. I can’t thank you enough.
Also thanks to a local restaurant for food and hot drinks and just a lot of emotional support. Without the help of friends, where would we be?