Today's Opinions

 Wants something done

Depending on who you ask, Kentucky’s public pension systems are short somewhere between $64 billion to $84 billion. If Kentuckians over the age of 18 were responsible for paying the more conservative estimate of $64 billion, they would each have to shell out $20,000. 

Bringing about a flurry of facts and a storm of misconceptions, Kentucky’s pension crisis has become one of the most dominating news stories in recent months. 

One thing is for certain: if our state pensions are not addressed in the very near future, we will face huge cuts in state funding. 

Education, Medicaid and other government services would likely be affected — a risk our state is not in a position to take.

 Drennon Creek isn’t the only one that’s dying

I am grateful to Earl Holmes Jr. for his letter in the “Local” of Aug. 16. It is a fact that nearly all of our streams are now polluted with toxic chemicals or in other ways degraded.