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Opinion

  • $52,000 winner, where are you?

    So the Marrowbone Community Market at 109 Jefferson Street in Taylorsville — formerly known as Riverbend — sold a $52,000 winning ticket, according to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation.

    That might be exciting news for the ticket holder, except that person has yet to be identified. Perhaps the more pressing news is that they only have until tomorrow to figure it out.

  • 'Ask and ye shall receive...

    By Jim Waters, Guest Columnist

    I’ve never claimed to have all the answers, but I do have many questions about the world.

    Some involve personal annoyances:
    Why do so many people who go to Wal-Mart enter through the “Exit” doors and exit through the doors clearly marked “Enter?”

    Why is it that so many gas stations now require you to prepay at the pump with your credit card, but then still make you go inside to get the receipt?

  • LETTER: Local church thanks...

    We’ve just completed another successful fall festival, making this another beautiful day for our church and community. We celebrated a day filled with fun activities for children, yard sales, good food and spiritually uplifting gospel and country music.

    Without the support of many individuals and businesses, the festival would not have been possible. The festival committee would like to thank you for the support shown to us. No donation or act of kindness was small, each made a big impact on our success.

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    EDITORIAL CARTOON: WikiLeaks

    Cartoonist Ed Gamble takes a look at the recent WikiLeaks drama.

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    EDITORIAL CARTOON: Is this the...
  • EDITORIAL: Legislators should...

    Regardless of their merit, some bills proposed in the General Assembly never receive serious discussion or consideration.

    One overlooked measure from the 2010 legislative session has been refiled and deserves consideration and passage. It deals with state pensions for future legislators.

  • LETTER TO EDITOR: Disputes business...

    Editor:

    In the Spencer Magnet Nov. 10, there was an article about services offered by the EDA.

    In the article it was claimed in the last two years there were 681 new businesses in Spencer County with a loss of 105 so that leaves 576 in business. I have given that some thought and find that hard to believe so I began checking.

    I asked EDA for a list and they said they don’t have a list and referred me to the Occupational License Administration. I was told I could download the list and did so. Then I started detailing it out and here is what I found.

  • COLUMN: Keep the warmth of...

    It’s always a fun time of the year for those of us that celebrate Christmas, especially for those that keep the festive season in proper perspective.

    The other night I watched for a countless time one of my favorite holiday movie favorites: “Scrooged,” the Bill Murray-driven knock-off of Charles Dickens’s classic “A Christmas Carol.”

  • COLUMN: Take a second look at...

    Since it’s founding in 1824, Spencer County has been touted for its beautiful, rural scenery, friendliness and closeness to larger cities such as Louisville, Shelbyville, Shepherdsville and Bardstown.

    Throughout the years, the county has grown by leaps and bounds, both residentially and commercially.

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    EDITORIAL CARTOON: Christmas factory
  • EDITORIAL CARTOON: The pecking order
  • GUEST COLUMN: Constable positions...

    Earlier this month, Spencer Countians elected a constable for each of the county’s magisterial districts. While we have no reason to question that voters gave due consideration to each candidate’s qualifications, we wonder how many residents actually understand the constable’s role.

    In Medieval times, constables helped manage a noble household, royal castle or a fortified town. In Kentucky, the position was established by the 1850 state constitution to carry out minor judicial duties and help small communities maintain civic order.

  • GUEST COLUMN: Thanks farmers, for...

    This season is known for the fall harvest, bountiful meals, and the many other blessings for which we all owe a debt of thanks. When you gather with family and friends around that crowded Thanksgiving table, keep in mind that the fruits (and vegetables, and meats, and bread) of that annual feast wouldn’t be possible without the labor of tens of thousands of farm families across the Commonwealth.

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    EDITORIAL CARTOON: Fighting each...

    Taking a look at the political fight American faces.

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    EDITORIAL: One last goodbye

    There’s no elegant way to say this. So, in typical Robin Bass form I will blurt out the news and let jaws drop where they may.

    Friday will be my last day as editor of the Spencer Magnet as I set out next week to begin a new chapter in my career.

  • LETTER: Thanks to our heroes

    God bless veterans for your selfless service securing our freedom! The blessings we hold dear to us today are because of your sacrifices yesterday. We all can never repay you for keeping us safe and secure as a nation. May everyone greet you today with love and thanksgiving.

    Nov. 6 was Guard Duty’s 5th annual Veterans Celebration and it was such a glorious day to honor and pay respect to our nation’s heroes.

  • GUEST COLUMN: Happy Birthday, USMC!

    On November 10, 1775 the Continental Congress commissioned the United States Marine Corps and that very day recruiting began at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia. Today, Marines all over the world remember and celebrate the Marine Corps birthday. And just in case you are wondering, Marines consider themselves Marines for life, once a Marine, always a Marine.

  • LETTER: Best wishes to newly-elected

    Best wishes to all of our newly elected officials and congratulations to Woody Cheek, our new magistrate for the fourth district.

    I would like to thank all of the people who supported me in this election.

    I have met and talked with so many great people with so many questions and remarkable ideas for our district. Your suggestions and ideas were spread to others as I progressed along the campaign trail, and I thing that these ideas will become reality if we continue to ask.

  • LETTER TO EDITOR: A thank you note...

    The family of Carrie Anne Husband would like to thank everyone for their support. The numerous expressions of sympathy were overwhelming to the family. May God bless you all.

    Below is a thank you note found in Carrie’s handwriting that says it better than we could.

    Elisa Carrithers

    Taylorsville

  • GUEST COLUMN: Dandelions becoming...

    Common chickweed, henbit, and purple deadnettle are cool-season weeds we usually see in crop fields during the fall and winter.

    However, other weeds, such as dandelions, have become more prevalent in recent years. Dandelions are generally considered a major lawn or pasture weed but are increasingly found in grain crop fields.

    The expansion of dandelion populations in field crops is likely due to fewer applications of soil-residual herbicides along with no-till crop production practices.

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