Opinion

 Should we be hopeful or should we be skeptical?

Should the glass be half full or shall it be considered half empty?

Such is the philosophical challenge we face when considering the recent revelation that there could possibly be an agreement between two feuding fire organizations.

We would love to believe that the recently-revealed talks between the chairman of the Southeast Bullitt Volunteer Fire Department and the meeting-by-meeting appointed chairman of the Southeast Bullitt Fire Protection District.

 Jacob Hubbs was born in 1762 in Nova Scotia, Canada.  He was the son of Captain Samuel Hubbs and Nancy Dodsworth.  Jacob’s father was in the Royal British Army, who came to North America to receive a land grant in Nova Scotia.

The land which he had the deed to was already settled by another family. 

So, Jacob moved his family to Maryland.  Jacob’s father Samuel assisted with the establishing of American independence.  His rank was Lieutenant in the Maryland Militia.

 From collection kettles to toy drives to end-of-the-year tax deductions, the spirit of the holidays means giving to favorite causes and to those less fortunate. American charities receive one-third of their annual donations during the holiday season.

With that in mind, several charities started Giving Tuesday to follow the busy shopping weekend after Thanksgiving (Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday). Giving Tuesday falls on November 29 this year.

 We will look back 25, 50, 75, and 99 years to capture glimpses of what was happening in Bullitt County in each of these years. Today we will focus on the month of November.

1991 - 25 Years Ago.

Lori Mann laughed as Julie Adams, who had recently lost her two front teeth, resorted to using her fingers while bobbing for apples at the St. Aloysius carnival. John Roberts took the picture.

 Parents: PAY ATTENTION! 

A recent article in the New York Times noted recent statistics showing that children aged 10 to 14 (roughly the ages of our middle school students) are as likely to die from suicide as from traffic accidents. 

There is no acceptable rate of death for children, but the article points out that death among that age group is pretty rare for all causes.  

Even so, traffic accidents used to account for four times more deaths than suicide back in 1999.  Now, it is almost the same. 

 Nov. 8 is behind us. Now, let the healing begin.

With the votes being cast and the public having made its choice, it is time for a healing to take place both in our nation -- but more importatly, in our community.

We’ll take some time to do more analysis down the road. But what is needed now is an effort to bring our community together.

After any election, there are hard feelings. Things are said as part of campaign rhetoric. And, this year seemed to take on the personal feelings displayed at the national level.

 See the latest scams in BBB’s November 2016 Hot Topics

1. A local business reported receiving calls of a recorded message saying they have an unpaid LG&E bill and their electricity will be cut off. The scammers ask for a payment right away, through a wire service or prepaid debit card. This is a scam.

    The dictionary definition of accountability is an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.
    While this definition certainly applies (or should apply) in our politics, our families, or our churches, the word is used differently when it comes to what is known as school accountability.
    In education, school accountability revolves almost exclusively around student testing and is really a synonym of the word “rating.”

 It is always great to get a little recognition.

Bullitt County needs as much good publicity as it can get these days.

Last Wednesday, Bullitt County was in center stage in the state capitol in Frankfort.

It was time for the annual Ashland Teacher of the Year recognition ceremony.

For the first time ever, Bullitt County had the Middle School Teacher of the Year.