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Today's Opinions

  • BBB Warns: Beware of Derby Ticket Scams!

     The race is on to get last-minute Kentucky Derby tickets! But, BBB warns, beware of scam artists who are on the prowl, trying to fool you into buying fake Derby tickets!

    “A ticket to the Kentucky Derby is the hottest ticket in town and one of the hottest in sports,” says Charlie Mattingly, President/CEO, of the Better Business Bureau. “If you're looking to buy a ticket to get into Churchill Downs on May 4th, make sure you don't get taken for a ride. Protect yourself against ticket fraud and ticket deceit."

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  • Look for names of the past in this monthly column

     In this column we will look back 15, 30, 60, and 90 years to capture glimpses of what was happening in Bullitt County in each of these years. Today we will focus on the month of April.

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  • Science of teaching has formula for success

     One of the odd things about a career in education, unlike a career in engineering or medicine, is that most all of us have spent years during our own childhood in schools - and that translates for some people as qualifying them to be an expert in what it means to be a good teacher. 

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  • Just when the flames had been extinguished

     Bet you thought the decade-old legal battle between the city of Shepherdsville and Southeast Bullitt Fire Department/Pine Creek Forest Fire Protection District was over in 2012.

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  • Foundation to help education needs support

     The Bullitt County Education Foundation was set up three years ago to provide a little extra money for teachers who are doing some innovative things in the classroom.

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  • COYLE'S CORNER 04/24/13

     This week Paul Coyle takes a look at the rekindled legal issues surrounding the City of Shepherdsville and the Southeast Bullitt Fire Department.

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  • Council doing right thing

     I am writing this correspondence concerning the budget amendment, recently approved by the Shepherdsville City Council. The discussion of this amendment has been heated and I believe many misconceptions have been created. 

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  • Expanding Medicaid

     Kentucky has the chance to provide health care coverage to Kentuckians ages 50-64. Expanding Medicaid will enable adults making just $15,000 per year to get the health care they need. Without the expansion, uninsured adults will continue to go without care or receive charity care in hospital emergency rooms. And since taxpayers pay for charity care, expanding Medicaid can save taxpayers money.

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