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Chamber report misleading, late
The report released by the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce last week just prior to yesterday’s wet/dry vote found many, including those of us The Tribune-Courier, scratching our heads. One c...
Jul 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Take this last week to research
It’s been a headline year for Marshall County. First with a cargo ship colliding with a bridge. Next we’ve just broken a record heat wave and are still in the midst of a drought. In just one week, ...
Jul 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Professional journalism vs. Topix
The news about Cory Burkeen’s blood alcohol content being .000 came as a shock to some, but it shouldn’t. Because the time of his blood sample extraction is unclear, we may never know what he did o...
Jun 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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News editor Reed says hello to Marshall County
In the somewhat dated words of R.Adm. James Stockdale, “Who am I? Why am I here?” You can rightly ask that question of me. My name is Alan Reed, and I’m 37 years old. Readers of the Paducah Sun may...
Jun 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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All good things
The saying goes that all good things must come to an end. That would imply then that bad things go on forever. There may be some truth to that, both for myself and for our community. As announced ...
Jun 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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It’s time for civility
Despite the initial good intentions to keep things on a respectful tone of those on both sides of the alcohol debate in Marshall County, things appear to have gone sideways. Reports of stolen and ...
Jun 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pitfalls of Facebook
This probably won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who knows me, but I’m not much on Facebook. Outside of using it on occasion for work-related duties, I don’t spend much time obsessing about...
May 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Residents deserve to know where elected officials stand on alcohol
Our county’s elected officials are being uncharacteristically quiet about the issue of alcohol sales. Some, who seemingly have an opinion on everything, have suddenly gone silent on this issue. N...
May 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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Special session ends
The good news: Kentucky lawmakers ended a five day special session Friday by agreeing on a $4.5 billion transportation budget. The bad news: Kentucky lawmakers ended a five day special session Frid...
Apr 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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County done with pet issue?
By Jody Norwood Anyone attending recent Marshall County Fiscal Court meetings– or watching them on Mediacom cable or online at www.tribunecourier.com– has to be wondering if the welfare of pets ...
Apr 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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