Editorials

On Friday the Supreme Court put an end to discussion of marriage in the eyes of the law.

With a 5-4 ruling, the Court reversed a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that had upheld same-sex marriage bans in Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee.

Now, as a nation instead of selected states, we can finally drop this silliness of referring to same-sex marriages and just say marriage.

We understand why some do not agree with the decision, but for legal reasons we needed to have a change.

If it feels like your pockets are starting to fill back up a little, it’s easy to see why.

As a whole Shelby County is thriving right now, and as Ronald Reagan would say, it’s trickling down.

Not to say that our economic improvements have started solely at the top and worked their way down, that’s not exactly true.

While lower gas prices will show you the most immediate gains, we need to look no futher than our own governments for a nice little boost.

Our county’s smallest police department is leading the way in safety.

For more than a year now the Simpsonville Police Department has outfitted its officers with body cameras, providing a safety measure that not only helps protect the public, but the officers, as well.

While they do come with a bit of a Big-Brother-is-watching feeling, having each interaction with an officer recorded is something that should make us all feel safer – on both sides of the badge.

The city of Shelbyville has reissued its ultimatums on sidewalk repair, although for a much smaller, and wiser we think, area to begin with.

At last week’s meeting, the council heard in a report from City Engineer/Public Works Director Jennifer Herrell that her department was back out identifying sidewalks that need to be repaired on Henry Clay Street, the area in most need of repair.