Today's Opinions

On Sept. 11, 2001, I was a junior in high school. If I took you back to my hometown and we walked the halls of Bell County High, I could point to the spot where I stood when I heard about the first plane hitting the World Trade Center. I could walk you through the classrooms I sat in and watched the nonstop coverage of the attacks on America. I could recall the sick feeling in my stomach and the fear racing through my mind.
Eleven years and seven months later, that same sick feeling returned to me as I sat at my desk here at The Spencer Magnet.

Whether you’re reading our newspaper for very first time or you’ve been a faithful subscriber for decades, let me take this opportunity to thank you for spending a part of your week with us.
This week is a special week at The Magnet because, as you may have noticed, the three sections of this week’s paper were mailed out to every household in Spencer County.

The final two days of the 2013 session of the Kentucky General Assembly were filled with a mix of emotions ranging from frustration to exhilaration. The Republican Caucus began at 10 a.m. with a meeting to discuss the proposed changes to the Kentucky public employee pension systems; we moved quickly to the floor of the House at noon and found ourselves in recess shortly before 2 p.m. The recess would last late into the evening, little action was taken and day one ended in deep frustration the issue that had overshadowed the session would remain unresolved.