Opinion
Celebration of game-winning shot is reminder of importance of sports in rural communities
The crowd was roaring from behind me as I stood gripping my camera. I was ready. I was about to snap the photo of my life. He was ready to take the shot and I was ready to capture it. So, with sweaty palms I watched as the time on the game clock changed quickly… too quickly. I... »
Letters to the Editor
Estill County is a great place to live Dear Editor, Estill County is a great place to live. In the six short years that my wife and I have lived here I have fallen in love with the community and the people. With that said, I want to thank all 3,188 people who took the time to... »
Former editor remembers CV&T as platform for professional growth
My gold 1968 Mercury Cougar had just one headlight — showing, that is. It really had two, but one was useless because the fancy hydraulic covers hiding the lights when they weren’t on were only half working. In the daytime, it looked as if the car was winking at you. So much for the... »
CV&T has been, still is a testament to Hatfield’s dedication
Four decades ago, when the first issue of The Citizen Voice was published, I was an 11-year-old sixth grader in Lee County. Ten years later, when I had just earned my bachelor’s degree in journalism and was beginning work on my master’s, Guy Hatfield had already bought out the established competitor and the Citizen... »
Kids really amaze me sometimes
Sometimes kids just amaze me. A feeling of amazement is exactly what I got when I went to Estill High last week to talk to Lt. Col. Patterson about the kids in the JRROTC program. Those young men and women come from diverse backgrounds and possibly would not have gotten to know each other, had that... »
Death of a favorite teacher makes me sad, smile at memories
When I heard Rhoda Higgenbotham had died this past week, I began to think about what a joy it was to sing in high school chorus. We learned all kinds of songs from “A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody” to “O Holy Night.” She was an amazing teacher who smiled and made faces at... »
Will free speech soon be a thing of the past?
It seems like every day, the government is putting more and more restrictions, regulations and controls in place. There has been rumblings on television and on the Internet about how soon there will be no more true freedom of speech in this country and that will effect a free press. Those of us whose job it... »
McNay pays tribute to Galbraith, the ‘last free man in America’
Death of The Last Free Man in America by Don McNay I’m mourning the loss, at age 64, of my friend, author and frequent Kentucky political candidate Gatewood Galbraith. Anyone who wants to be a best-selling author needed to spend time around Gatewood. He had the knack for understanding his audience that few others had. My first book fair... »
New school is amazing, wish I could go back
A tour of the new West Irvine Elementary School Monday left me feeling excited and amazed that we can have a beautiful state of the art school in our county. I wish I could go back to school there. But I have to admit it also left me feeling a tiny bit nostalgic and sad. Although I... »
Medal of honor recipient says he’s not a hero
The state of Kentucky is honored to have among its natives Dakota Meyer of Columbia, Ky., a recipient of the highest honor bestowed on military personnel, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Twenty-three year old Meyer was very courageous when he headed into enemy fire to rescue soldiers who were ambushed and trapped by enemy combatants... »