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Measuring what is best depends on which ruler you’re using
When I was in elementary school, our school used to dedicate one entire day each year to what was called Field Day. It was a ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
Bookworm: “The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation” by Anna Malaika Tubbs
Your mom was always on your side. She stuck up for you when nobody else would, through thick and through thin. She had your back, ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
Bookworm: “Everybody Else is Perfect: How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks, and Likes” by Gabrielle Korn
What defines beauty? Does it differ from “pretty” or is it just another degree based on the look of ones’ skin or depth of ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
Harlan County’s first brewery opening late 2021
Harlan County, the most famous county in America, will soon have its first legal brewery since the Prohibition Era. Entrepreneurs Gill Holland and Geoff Marietta ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
GHES second nine weeks honor roll
The following students earned honor roll at Green Hills Elementary School for the second nine weeks of instruction. An asterisk denotes all-A honor roll. Second ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Emily Sargent.
The Bookworm: Books to help children learn about Black history
The Bookworm By Terri Schlichenmeyer When you’re a kid, there are so many things to learn. Someone has to teach you your A-B-Cs, and to ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
HCHS Basketball Sweetheart slated for Monday
The Harlan County High School Basketball Sweetheart will be Monday, Feb. 8, at 4:30 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Pictured are the queen candidates. Read more
4 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
OUTSIDE: The local underworld
The geology of our area is unique in that it creates two worlds: a surface world and an underworld of caves, water, and stone. The ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
PREACHER’S POINT: What manner of a person?
2 Peter 3:10-12 speaks of the end of the world. The phrase, “The elements shall melt with fervent heat,” is mentioned twice within the three ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
LIVING ON PURPOSE: Returning to our first love
The word revival is from the Hebrew word “chayah” and it means to bring back to life, to restore, rejuvenate, and renew. In the context ... Read more