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Letters

  • Letters to the Editor, June 27, 2012

    A sensational teen

    It was appropriate that Claire Schaefer was chosen Miss Teen Queen of the Shelby County Fair because she is an all-around queen in our book.

    The Shelby County High School teenager knew how “sensational” it is to enter a pageant and win...bringing home a sash, tiara and flowers. She also knew that girls with special needs probably don’t ever have that opportunity, so she made it happen with the first Miss Sensational pageant.

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  • Letters to the Editor, June 20, 2012

    Flag Day trivia


    When the United States was first created, our flag had 13 starts and 13 stripes. After the admission of Vermont and Kentucky, a resolution was adopted on Jan. 1, 1794, making a new flag with 15 starts and 15 stripes.

    The flag then looked like this.

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  • Letters to the Editor, June 13, 2012

    Inspectors can’t enforce codes

     

    People should not be concerned about the shortage of building inspectors in the city of Shelbyville (“Shelbyville plugging inspector’s position,” May 30). The Shelby County building inspector cannot enforce the building codes anyway.

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  • Letters to the Editor, June 6, 2012

    Birth control questions

     

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  • Letters to the Editor, May 30, 2012

    What about other lights?

     

    An article (“Businesses receive OK for expansions,” April 20) stated that in seeking its approval from the Triple S Planning Commission to expand, Katayama asked to use older lights on is building that are the same as what it currently has but do not meet the county’s new lighting standards.

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  • Letters to the Editor, May 23, 2012

    Hire for excellence only

     
    I read several weeks ago that the Shelby County Public Schools administrators have  a new initiative (“Diversity of leaders surpasses state, U.S.,” May 9). They seek to hire more qualified employees whose racial and ethnic heritages reflect the student populations being served.

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  • Letters to the Editor, May 16, 2012

    Thwarted effort to help animals


    My daughter is a sophomore at Collins High School and active in the JROTC program.  A few years ago, a friend of hers lead a project called "Feed the Polls."  Voters brought canned goods to polling sites and they were collected at the end of the day and taken to the Food Pantry.

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  • Candidate endorsement letters: May 16, 2012

    Thomas Massie for congress

     

    Thomas Massie is the true common-sense conservative in the 4th Congressional District Republican Primary. While he was elected as county judge-executive in Lewis County in 2010, he’s not a career politician. Rather, he is an engineer, inventor and businessman.

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  • Letters to the Editor, May 9, 2012

    Tattoo perspective

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  • Letters to the Editor, May 2, 2012

    Mall should celebrate horses

     

    As we approach the 138th Kentucky Derby, which has amassed dozens of traditions held dear to millions of Derby fans worldwide, I want to address Horizon Group Properties’ plans for an outlet mall in Simpsonville. I live on Veechdale Road and speak for many of my neighbors.

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