Don’t judge if you don’t know



To the Editor: After reading the article “Fox News commentator says Appalachia is ‘hopeless'” in The Mountain Eagle dated Feb. 18, 2009, the quote, “If you grow up and you see this you get the heck out of there,” O’Reilly told Sawyer, who is a native of Kentucky. “You don’t stay there.” Sawyer only reported about a few people, but […]

The way we were

Clips from Mountain Eagle front pages over the past 50 years

March 12, 1959 The United Mine Workers of America will hold a meeting for their membership here Sunday. UMW contracts with four ramps in Letcher County expire Monday. The ramps are Colly Elkhorn at Ermine, Elkhorn Coal Co. ramps at Mayking and Kona, and Elkhorn Junior Coal Co. ramp at Thornton. The Letcher County Schools will have two spring vacations […]

Car Talk

Slow leak may signal the end

Dear Tom and Ray: I have a 1992 Chevy Lumina with 432,686 miles on it. I’m losing coolant. The “low coolant” light goes on on cold mornings and stays on for about one to two minutes before it goes off. The cooling/heating system has been checked by three different mechanics, who all have pressurized the system and have not found […]

Horoscope



  ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your efforts in behalf of a colleague do not go unnoticed, let alone unappreciated. Meanwhile, arrange to spend more time investigating that troubling fact you recently uncovered.   TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Devoting a lot of time to a current career move means having less time for those in your private […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS - 3/9-3/13

ALL MY CHILDREN — Ryan inherited Greenlee’s shares of Fusion. He hacked into Cambias files to get ammunition to use against Zach, enlisting Aidan’s help. Aidan and Annie made love. David sued JR for sole custody of Little Adam. Adam took the boy out of the country. David exposed Amanda’s lies to JR. JR told Amanda he was through with […]

Moments and Memories of WHS



From the May 1959 Whitesburg High School Black Kat. Popularity poll: Miss Whitesburg High, Margaret Bach; Mr. Whitesburg High, Glenn Ihrig; Girl Most Likely to Succeed, Donna Adams; Boy Most Likely to Succeed, Frankie Craft; Best Dressed Girl, Beth Lucas; Best Dressed Boy, Gyles Williams; Handsomest Boy, Gary Kincer; Prettiest Girl, Romona Fulton; Best Personality Girl, Jo Lark; Best Personality […]

Straw mattresses were the worst



Sometimes when we are just sitting around doing nothing of any significant benefit, we let our thoughts drift back into the dark spaces or the past. We may not even realize it at first because it will seem so real. We may get a fleeting mental image of things we have seen, people we knew back then and talked to, […]

UK still has SEC hopes



LEXINGTON Kentucky’s stumble down the stretch has left the Wildcats in unfamiliar territory heading into the Southeastern Conference tournament. Rather than use the tournament they’ve won a record 43 times to bolster their seeding in the eyes of the NCAA tournament selection committee, the Wildcats likely need to run the table in Tampa to simply make the field of 65. […]

Photo



Boys stumble in final



The Letcher County Central Cougars took on tournament favorite Hazard Monday night, but couldn’t come up with the near flawless game it would have taken to match the Bulldogs’ speed and athleticism and fell 68-56. The Bulldogs won the tip and missed their opening shot. The Cougars’ Charlie Banks hit an 18- foot shot for the first Cougar lead. Big […]