Opinion

 The plan is working.

While we have always opined that there is much more to educating our youngsters than simply looking at the test scores...

And while we have religiously fallen into the trap of trying to compare schools and districts to one another based on those scores...

It seems only right that when the Bullitt County Public School District knocks the lights out of a testing cycle that we allow them to crow a little.

 Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about an increase in fraudulent activity related to the launch of the Affordable Care Act.  The open enrollment period begins today, October 1, and scammers understand that many Americans are confused about their rights and responsibilities with the new program.

BBB warns, beware of fake websites, fancy mailers, robo-calls, and scam artists calling you, asking for personal information.

BBB serving Louisville, Southern Indiana, and Western Kentucky prescribes the following:

 It is hard to believe that it has been 12 years ago when terror rocked this nation.

Like so many days in history, people remember what they were doing just before 9 a.m. when the pair of planes struck the World Trade Towers.

The ensuing pictåures are burned into our minds. They are images that will never leave us.

While time begins to fly by, we must still remember what happened on that day.

Our level of patriotism blossomed in early September. We cannot let those patriotic thoughts vanish.

 FRANKFORT – Every year since the late 1980s, the Kentucky State Police has published a highly detailed break-down of the previous year’s crimes, giving us a much closer look at – and appreciation of – the work done every day by our law enforcement officers.  

  There is probably no time that politics are not part of the governmental scene.

 Short of finding a 10,000-person mistake in the 2010 Census within the next 72 hours, it appears that Bullitt County will be split up once again when legislative redistricting takes place.

  Everyone enjoys a nice pie of pie.

 Better Business Bureau (BBB) joins the nation in mourning the loss of the Arizona Firefighters in the Yarnell Hill Fire. To ensure donations get into the right hands, BBB offers advice on charitable giving in the wake of this tragedy.

“Tragedies like this one, the Newtown School shooting, and Boston Marathon bombings bring out scam artists,” says BBB President/CEO Charlie Mattingly. “Americans want to help the victims’ families and community through donations.”

 With the 4th of July right around the corner, it’s that time of year to celebrate the Red, White, and Blue with backyard barbeques, fireworks, and tons of patriotism. However, with any holiday come scam artists who will try to take advantage of you and ruin your holiday plans.

BBB tells you about the most common 4th of July scams and offers tips on how to protect yourself.