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Editorial
Liberty Depends on the Press We believe in freedom of speech, but we also believe in the freedom of the press. Like many media outlets across America, Scott County News has always taken our role seriously in educating and informing our readers, endlessly striving to report happenings, not just in our hometown – which remains…
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Let’s talk… Emotional checkup? Its time You sneak a peek at your phone every few minutes. You check in with doctor when you think you have Covid. Yet when did you check in with your emotions? Last month? Three years ago? Life events can inspire you to evaluate your emotional reactions to others or situations.…
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I’ve felt a little rundown lately, the kind of fatigue you try to ignore because ignoring it seems like a good strategy. For months, friends and family have chastised me for burning my candle at both ends. (Trust me, they’re used to it). On Wednesday, after I attended Mass, I started to feel cold in…
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I never really envisioned myself writing for a newspaper, and I say that without a hint of arrogance. It just was never in the career plans, though I was recruited several times by a Kentucky paper before finally relenting. I had first thought I would make a life in broadcasting, not even taking into account…
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Let’s talk… a shift from New Year’s Resolutions Every January, we’re encouraged to do more. Eat better. Move more. Fix what didn’t work last year. And yet, most resolutions don’t survive the first month. Not because people don’t care — but because they’re already carrying too much. We tend to think failure comes from a…
Read MoreHappy 110th Birthday, Scott County News
Happy 110th Birthday, Scott County News As a New Year dawns across the world, so dawns the 110th Anniversary of SCN. If we’re honest, we were so busy with the holidays that it slipped up on us, and to be humble, we didn’t want to brag too much about ourselves. After all, sometimes in life,…
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In the early 2000s, there was a film called “Nine,” of which I was a particular fan. It was a lush, musical tribute to the heyday of Italian cinema, about a time when Europe, not Hollywood, set the world’s cultural trends. While the film itself had nothing to do with her, per se – focusing…
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Let’s talk…The Quite Week That Holds Us The days after Christmas always feel different. The world exhales. The rush subsides. The noise softens. What remains is a quiet, almost sacred pause before the calendar turns. It is a space most of us hurry past, yet it may be the second most important part of the…
Read MoreTammy Reminiscences
Happy New Year! Another year has come and gone, and we are reminded how fast time passes us by. I remember when I was a kid, I thought New Year’s was sad and somewhat depressing. Once, I told Momma that I hated the New Year. She asked “why?” and I said, “look at how many…
Read MoreWe are grateful for you
We are grateful for you As we’ve walked down many a road together this year – from Alberta to Roberta and all the places in between – we’re reminded, as Christmas nears, just how important you, our readers, are to each of us at SCN. To put it simply, this year wouldn’t have been possible…
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