Whitesburg, KY

PDF of print edition Using our corn to feed our cars By NEAL PEIRCE       Record oil prices. The cost of food spiraling across continents. Globalization roiling, in some cases almost destroying historic local agriculture. Hunger mounting, food riots erupting worldwide - in 34 nations at latest count. More ... Political Cartoon Read the Story... Who will play nice? By SUSAN ESTRICH       There's a lot of talk lately about how John McCain might just be the luckiest guy in America, what with the Democrats still fighting among each other, the Rev. Wright proving that friends can be worse than enemies, and Republicans swallowing their doubts about their about-to-be nominee and giving ... More ... Sen. Clinton still has much to win besides White House By E.J. DIONNE JR.       WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton still has a lot to win this year, but not the presidency and not the vice presidency. With Barack Obama having effectively secured the Democratic presidential nomination, it is hard for the Clinton camp to focus on her successes in this contest. But Clinton now posse... More ... Obamacans should use caution By FROMA HARROP       Many in the Obama camp, having outfoxed the apparently not-so-formidable Clinton machine, can't seem to get the hang of winning gracefully. They feel a need to drive a stake in Hillary Clinton's reputation, then dance. If they were smart, they'd heap praise on Clinton and let her finish out the ra... More ... Accomplished what?       May 1 marked five years since President Bush landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, declaring, under the banner "Mission Accomplished": "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." On that day, the toll o... More ... Says all teachers should vote to re-elect Rep. Smith       To the Editor: As a former president of the Letcher County Teachers Organization (LCTO) and president of KEA-Retired, I would like to inform school employees and retirees and other Democratic voters that Representative Ancel "Hard Rock" Smith supported reasonable retirement reform in House Bill 6... More ... Nothing new under the gun       To the Editor: Republicans have been determined to shoot down Social Security since its inception in 1936 and before the first check was issued in 1937. Social Security is "fatally flawed", the promised benefits are a "hoax", the taxes paid into the trust fund are "wasted" rather than invested f... More ... Not happy with Democrat choices       To the Editor: I am a Democrat. I want to win in November. But like a lot of my friends, I am not happy with our choices. I hope that the convention will lock up and have to go to a compromise candidate, like Al Gore, or John or Elizabeth Edwards. This is why I will vote "uncommitted" on May 20. ... More ... We need a prison closer to us than Manchester By RELON HAMPTON       Anyone heard any new developments on the proposal to locate a prison in this area? Things sure have gotten awful quiet lately. Can't seem to catch any gossip about it either, or maybe it was just gossip to begin with. An old fellow told me one time to not believe anything I heard and only half of... More ...