Published: March 04, 2008 04:49 pm            

In Your View — 03/05/08

He is enjoying Hillary’s struggles

Count me as one who has thoroughly enjoyed watching the presidential aspirations of Hillary Clinton go down in flames. The fact that she is losing to a guy who has accomplished absolutely nothing of note in the world of politics and nothing at all in the world of business makes her downfall even more rich.

The sad truth for New York’s junior senator is that she, too, began her campaign with a resume qualifying her only as candidate for president of a small college somewhere but, unlike her empty suit opponent — who is all image and no substance — the harder Mrs. Clinton tries, the phonier she appears.

Not only that but, let’s face it, she is from the same scandalous school of low-ball politics as her husband, minus the sexual sleaze, and her negatives seem to rise every time she or Slick Willie open their mouths. The clear reality is that a majority of American people would crawl over broken glass to vote for anyone other than a politician named Clinton.

The problem her staff now faces is probably figuring out who will be the one to lure Hillary into a room devoid of ashtrays or lamps to tell her that it’s time to pack it in.

Randy Webb, Ashland



Ignorance of Cold War is surprising

One of my favorite segments of a popular late night talk show is when the host quizzes people on the street about history and current events.

I confess that I have suspected that the responses were pre-arranged because I found it difficult to believe that so many people could be so ignorant of those topics.

Until recently that is. In a conversation with a woman only a few years younger than I, she claimed not to remember the Cold War.

A third party to this conversation knew when the Cold War began, in the early 1950s, but neither of these women seemed to realize the Cold War — a period of enmity between the United States and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics continued through the 1980s.

Granted, it has been about 18 years, but I was amazed that anyone could have lived through that era and not been aware of it. Perhaps it was because it was not a shoooting war. Perhaps the fact that preparing to resist the Soivet invasion of central Europe was a daily part of my life as a soldier in the U.S. Army in Germany makes it far more real and memorable for me.

Then again, the fault may lie with the champions of ignorance who consistently oppose raising school taxes in our district.

Steve Little, Westwood



Inmates picking up litter appreciated

On Feb. 25, I heard some noise outside my house on Tipton Ross Road. When I opened the door, to my surprise I saw about 15 Boyd County Detention Center inmates with garbage bags in hand and a van following with a trailer full of trash, old tires and other debris. I was shocked.

When I left the house later, I was pleasantly surprised to find that both sides of our road were completely clean. All the litter was gone — even the old couch and chair that someone carelessly dumped at the curve. Every bit of the junk was cleaned up!

I commend Jailer Joe Burchett and his staff for the wonderful job they are doing. A lot of people tend to use our road as the county dump, and because of health problems, I can no longer keep cleaning up after other people. It is so nice to see our tax dollars at work for a good reason.

Chuck Jones, Ashland



Classes are asked to send alumni lists

We hope all alumni of Ashland High School and Paul G. Blazer High School will join in plans to restore Putnam Stadium. If you are a class reunion chairperson and can furnish us with your class names and addresses, we will send letters to alumni explaining the project and ways alumni might help contribute to the renovation of the stadium.

We have already received lists from the Ashland High classes of 1936, 1944, 1945,1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962, and the Blazer classes of 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986 and 1987.

Names and addresses of those in all other classes are needed. Send them to Madge Haney, 2737 Joel St., Ashland, 41102, call (606) 325-1945 or e-mail me at nannyhaney@yahoo.com.

Donations may be mailed to Putnam Stadium Restoration Foundation, P.O. Box 1901. Ashland, Ky. 41105-1901.

Madge Maupin Haney, Secretary, Putnam Stadium Restoration Foundation

        

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