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OPINION
Letter to the Editor
To the Messenger:
I was stunned to read in the April 19 Messenger that “along with street name changes, all of Brandenburg will be receiving new numerical addresses” as part of the E-911 (emergency 911) implementation.
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Ann Lewis-Russ
Brandenburg
To the Messenger:
There has been some discussion recently regarding cleanup of the Derby Tank Car site and announcements made about how quickly it will be done and who is single-handedly responsible for action being taken.
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Gwynne Ison
Mayor, City of Ekron
To the Messenger:
I am writing this letter to set the record straight on the current 4th District Magistrate position held by Theresa Padgett.
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Stephanie Lee
Brandenburg
America is built upon a unique principle “Of the people, by the people.” Many Americans are questioning the truth of this statement. This is supported by the yearly decline of people who turn out to vote on Election Day. The students in Tori Morgan’s 5th-grade class at David T. Wilson Elementary School are not yet old enough to vote, but they are already learning the importance of taking part in the democratic process. Take a page from their books and cast your ballot on May 16.
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Meetings Next Week
Follow your tax dollars
Monday, May 15
• M.C. Fire District, 7 p.m.
• Irvington Code Enforcement Board, city hall, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 16
• Battletown SBDM, 3:30 p.m.
• Payneville SBDM, 3:30 p.m.
• Irvington SBDM, 4:30 p.m.
• Library board, annex, 5 p.m.
• M.C. PZ Comprehensive plan committee, 7 p.m.
• M.C. Water District, 7 p.m.
• Brandenburg Planning and Zoning, city hall, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 17
• LTADD meeting, Elizabethtown, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 18
• Muldraugh P&Z, city hall, 6:30 p.m.
• M.C. Planning & Zoning, courthouse, 7 p.m.
• Ekron Fire Protection District, 7 p.m.
• West Point School Board, 7 p.m.
GUIDELINES FOR LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Mail Letters to the Editor to P.O. Box 678, Brandenburg, Ky 40108; FAX to (270) 422-2110; E-mail to messenger@bbtel.com; hand deliver to 138 Broadway, Suite A, Brandenburg; or use the drop box by the front door after business hours.
Letters should be 300 words or less and concern an issue of public interest. Longer letters MAY be run at the discretion of the editorial staff or may be edited to fit.
They must be typed or printed legibly. The Messenger limits the frequency of Letters to the Editor to one per person within a 30-day period.
Letters may not contain slanderous remarks and all letters are printed at the discretion of the editor.
The writer's name, address and telephone number must be included.
We will, however, withhold the writer's name on request. A file of all letters to the editor will be kept for public inspection at the Messenger.
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