Opinion

A 25th anniversary is nothing to scoff at. Proudly noted with a precious metal, the Silver Anniversary is difficult to obtain in marriage, work and many other areas of life.

But just making it though 25 years isn’t what makes the Shelbyville Horse Show’s run amazing, it’s the cultural impact it has left on the community in that time.

Since its inception, the Shelbyville Horse Show has grown from a meeting of those in the horse industry to the must attend event of the year in Shelbyville.

Several months, an otherwise pleasant evening was suddenly ruined when I stepped onto wet carpet in the basement of our home. Heavy rains had put our sump pump to the test and it finally failed. The water rose and soon our entire basement was in danger of being soaked.

Questioning Diageo waste plans

For a month now the Shelby County Board of Education has tabled a decision on redistricting its voting precincts, but we just can’t seem to understand why.

According to Shelby CountY Clerk Sue Carole Perry the school board has not altered its voting districts since 1999.

To us, that seems like a really long time.

We understand that it is not mandatory, although there seems to have been some confusion on that front throughout the process.

It should come as no surprise that a mother, of all people, would go the extra mile for her son.

Mothers have been doing all they could for their children since mothers had children.

But the story of Judith Nigh donating a kidney for her son, Ben, brought tears to our eyes.

Anyone who has a mother can almost hear them jumping at the chance to donate the kidney, stepping up for their child like no other person could do.

Fathers are great, they love their children, too, but moms always hold that special spot.

When I moved back to Shelby County several years ago, I was driving east from KY 55 onto Interstate 64 when an idea nearly hit me right in the side of my SUV or maybe right between my eyes.

Because that notion arrived dangerously quickly with  the 75-mph motion of oncoming traffic into which I was trying to merge or arose frighteningly fast in front of me in the form of the guardrail at the end of the acceleration lane on that ramp. I can’t be sure which, because each seemed about to christen me with opportunity.

Questions redistricting choices

Each year in late August, the Shelby County Public Schools (SCPS) Board of Education produces “The Tax Show.”  This year, the Board has added a new production to its theatrical repertoire, and, on June 26th, I attended what might best be described as the dress rehearsal for “Redistricting, Mathis Style.”

Last week we were shocked to learn for the first time about the Rabb family.

What should be heralded as one of Shelbyville’s finest families, the Rabbs were introduced to us by Mike Miller and Rev. Robert Marshall.

School Investigation

I too want to join the growing criticism of Shelby County Public Schools Superintendent James Neihof.

The recent divulgence of the theft of an undisclosed amount of public funds by an employee at the SCPS central administrative staff is in itself an indicator of a lack of accountability, responsibility and leadership.