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Are you an honest person?
Several years ago I heard my
friend Bob Murphy from
Nacogdoches, Texas, tell about a
young man who had just gotten
elected to his first term in the state
legislature• When this young man
arrived at the state capitol to per-
form his duty, an old member
who had been there for years,
took him in tow to show him the
ropes. After he had given him a
tour and introduced him to a num-
ber of prominent people, he said,
"Son, I want to give you a little
advice• You have been elected to
represent your people. You are in
a position of power where vou
of eater • • -
gr service than anyone In your district• With
mind, above all else, be Honest, just take money
stay with "em."
I heard Bob tell that story, it was funny, but in
it's not nearly as funny as it used to be. It's
day in America when we see more and more
executives being led away in handcuffs be-
1 indicted for participating in schemes
dishonest gain. In other words, they have
represent out of millions and millions
Greed is a terrible thing.
have not thought about it, the word honest
person who will not lie, cheat or steal. One who
and trustworthy." Obviously, the people who
h revolved in variousdishonest schemes, thought
can get away with it They either didn't care
to consider their family'members who were or
miliated, plus the fact they would wind
in jail or prison•
sure you know that dishonesty comes in many
Here is a good example that I had never
You may recall a recent column about
s daughter being interviewed on televi-
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
she said, (or was supposed to have said) was
and Ive had more positive feedback regarding
than any in a long time• I totally
with the content, otherwise I would not have
fith you•
is what happened. Some person took her
a good number of things that she did
not say to further their own cause. In her interview, Anne
Graham Lotz did not say anything about Madeline Murray
O'Hare, prayer in schools, Bible reading in schools, Dr.
Benjamin Spock, teachers, principals, lack of school dis-
cipline, abortions for our daughter, murder, suicide, sa-
tanic themes and on and on.
One of my very astute readers, Mr. Carroll Williams,
called me the day the column ran and pointed this out to
me. He was even kind enough to send me the transcript of
the actual interview• The way this lie was perpetuated was
by e-mail over the Internet. While I am naive and perhaps
a little too trusting, I never even considered checking the
transcript against the e-mail to see if it was accurate. When
I contacted the ministry headed by Anne Graham Lotz, a
staff member wrote me back to say they were aware that
a false interview was being circulated•
Here, I am reminded of what Gomer Pyle would say,
"Shame, Shame, Shame." In my heart I believe this person
thought they were furthering the claims of Christ, when all
they really did was turn a wonderful interview into a lie and
in doing so, they did more damlge than any good they
could have ever hoped to achieve. What this person should
have done is stand on his or her own two feet and shout it
from the rooftop. In America, we have the freedom to do
that. But don't ever lie by putting words into someone
1 '
e se s mouth to further your own cause•
My sincere apologies to each of you who read my
previous column• I will try to be more careful in the future.
,Ignorance is one thing, but deliberately lying is wrong. We
all need to be honest, because there will be a payday
someday• (Jim Davidson is a motivational speaker and
syndicated columnist• You may contact him at 2 Bentley
Drive, Conway, AR 72034•) '
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Jim Davidson is a syndicated columnist who resides in Conway,
Arkansas, and has served as a motivational consultant with the
Chicago-based Nightengale-Conant Corporation. He founded Con-
tinuing Education Services, Inc.. and has since developed a number of
personal development products, including a cassette series. "America
•.. A Brief Glimpse Of All 50 States" and "Staying Up in a Negative
World". He is also the author of two books, titled How To Plan Your
1,bf£ and You Can Be the Best• now in its third printing.
Davidson has spoken to over 1,600 audiences in 15 states. His
engagements have covered almost eve. area of society and he has
worked with administrators, teachers, and students in our nation'.;
public schools. His personal philosophy of life centers around common
sense, hard work, and treaqng-Ier people'Lh digni and respect.
qualities that he feels are so t'nport'-'-ahi t'b'thei'-e of our'g'reat nation.
You can contact him at 2 Bentley Drive, Conway. AR 72032•
nidentified wild animal has been running loose, killing farm animals
County; The February term of Bath Circuit Court opens, 1964
15. 1900
bought the Matt Clay
near Sprout, for $60 per acre•"
l, of Farmers, was
of Miss Pearl Landrum at
of this week•
Fe' aged 86 years,
bruary 7 on the
of Flat Creek.
- , George
ot Polksville and Miss Sallie
of near Moores Ferry.
13, 1902
Sant Stevens and
well known citi-
Oak, left Wednesday
to make their future home•
Mary Burbridge will leave
for Cincinnati to study the
millinedT.
Jackson, of Roe's Run, has
s shop in the stand
Y OCcupied by S. D. Thomp-
vmg from the train Satur-
Iton and Miss
oodard had a narrow escape•
were in a surrey driven by a
g•boy when the horse touched a
and was killed. The occu-
carriage were consider-
but not hurt.
12, 1903
bought from Mrs.
her property on Wilson
in Bethel for $1,000.
of
pneumonia, in his
Ratliff. He leaves a
children.
are building
for R. T. Richardson,
13,19
animal is running loose in
reported strike was
; Manley at Slate
where a hog was
,' en .... unable to get
• uugn to the animal to identify
the bushes,
it as yellow with white
on its breast Other re rts
• ." po that
killed a calf were not
guests Tuesday night of
were Mr. and
family, Mr. and.
Turner, Mr. and Mrs.
George Garrard, Brendaand Douglas,
Mrs• Estill Garrard and Mr. and Mrs.
Emery Reed and Randy.
Nancy Maze will be entering the
Medical Center Clinic at Lexington
Friday following an accident which
happened near Paul Johnson's motel a
week or so ago. A car traveling East
hit her knocking her over in a field
near by, after which a nervous disor-
der has developed.
James Albert Cook, 53, of Sharps-
burg, Route 1, died Friday of injuries
suffered in a fall in a tobacco barn.
Other deaths this week include:
Raymond W. Wright, 49, Montgom-
ery businessman and farmer, died at
his home Sunday night after appar-
ently suffering a heart attack. Mrs•
MarthaEllenConyers,62,ofOwings_
ville, Route 1, died at 8 p.m. Sunday at
the Central Baptist Hospital in Lex-
ington after a long illness• Mrs. Alice
Maze Otis, 79, died at 5:45 p.m. Satur-
day at the Mary Chiles Hospital after
a short illness• Mrs. Martha Staton
Shrout, 81, died Friday morning at her
home in Indianapolis, Indiana after a
short illness• Elbert Earl Harber, 60, of
Lexington, a partner in Harber Shoe
Repair, died at 12:55 a.m. Monday at
the Good Samaritan Hospital. Mrs.
Amasetta Pieratt, 75, Bethel, the
widow of Luther Pieratt, died Mon-
day morning at Bradenton, Florida of
a heart attack. Charley William Bailey,
76, died of a heart attack while riding
on a farm wagon pulled by a tractor
driven by a son, Charley Bailey Jr., on
Tunnel Hill Road about 3 p.m.
Wednesday. Coroner Ray Gregory
said the stricken man fell offthe wagon
and died instantly. He was not run
over by the wagon, the coroner said.
Mrs. Dollie Ramey McGiothin, 56,
wife of Coleman McGlothin, of Sharp-
sburg, died about 3 p.m. Friday at the
Mary Chiles Hospital in Mt. Sterling.
Clifford H. Dragoo, 74, Paris, a retired
farmer, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the
Bourbon County Hospital after a year's
illness•
Two Winchester men were injured
when their truck left U.S. 60 about a
mile east of Owingsville Wednesday
night and overturned. Fred Burgess,
driver of the tractor trailer, was treated
at Clark County Hospital. His passen-
ger, Morris Branham, suffered a back
injury. He was taken to Central Bap-
tist Hospital, in Lexington, for treat-
ment. Ralph Oliver, of the firm, which
owns the truck said the vehicle was
carrying about 10,000 pounds of to-
bacco in baskets. The tract was dam-
aged, but, he added a large portion of
the tobacco was saved.
The February term of Bath Circuit
Court will open Monday, February
24, with Judge John J. Winn presid-
ing, Jurors drawn from the jury wheel
toserve include Willie Highley, Elrfier
Hargis, Coleman Shrout, Floyd
Robinson, Walter E. Reynold, Allen
Vanlandingham, Orville J. Sorrell,
Jake Razor, Osbin Snedegar, Mill
Carter, Herman Faudere, Ford'
Manley, Ben Allen Sharp, Ben Petitt,
Allen Vanlandingham, Sr., Ed Rice,
Jr., Kenneth Williams, Jas D. Davis,
Joe H. Anderson and Elgin Bromagen.
Other are Clark Ramey, Jimmy Coyle,
Russell Ingram, Eugene Smith, James
D. Ledford, Herman Vance, John T.
Everman, Norman Crump, Arnold
Stacy, George Allen Manley, Milburn
Shultz, Avery Ford, Jimmie L. Will-
iams, Earl Vice, James V. Whitton,
Adrian Coyle, Boone Razor, Arthur
Roberts, Riggs Manley, Clarence
Bristow, Estill Warren, Calvin Ingrain,
Paul Story, Mrs. Dolly Cline, Dan
Razor, Morgan McKee, Eugene E.
Williams, Roger Norris, John W.
Moore, Thurman Phillips, C. H.
Markland, Russell Tapp, Raymond
Bailey and Harmon Everman.
Thursday, February 11, 1993
Kentucky Transportation Secretary
Don. C. Kelly Friday announced an-
other cooperative effort between his
cabinet and a Kentucky school dis-
trict. The Bath County School Dis-
trict will be working hand in hand
with the Transportation Cabinet to
institute the High School Dropout
Law, which prevents a person under
age 18 from receiving a drivers li-
cense if they are notenrolled in school
or of they are academically deficient.
The many curves on Ky 11 will be
straightened in a construction project
authorized by the Kentucky Depart-
ment of Highways. The approximately
one mile long project is expected to
take one and a half years to complete
by S. H. Contracting, in Flernings-
burg• It is estimated that the project
will cost $2,738,000.
A Legislative
Perspective
by Rep. Carolyn Belcher
Time and money--these are the
essential elements legislators must
reconcile as we work to establish a
state spending plan that all Kentuck-
ians know is way overdue.
Time is a factor we cannot over-
look. Working in an abbreviated, 30-
day annual session, we are limited in
our ability to investigate fully our
options for reconstructing Ken-
tucky's tax code in a meaningful way
that is fair to all--businesses, fami-
lies and individuals. We must work
piecemeal to protect education and
essential human services while en-
suring that any government waste
present in our account is expunged,
and quickly•
Money, or the lack of it, is not a
problem unique to Kentucky. State
budget debts are growing at an alarm-
ing rate. A new report from the Na-
tional Conference of State Legisla-
tures show that two-thirds of the
states must close a $26 billion gap
between now and June 30. State leg-
islatures around the country will have
a common goal this year: balancing
a budget with declining revenues
and growing demands.
During the economic boom of the
late 1990s, the Kentucky General
Assemble funded millions of dollars
in programs and projects that helped
all sectors of society--kindergarten
through 12th grade, higher educa-
tion, community infrastructure, ear-
ly childhood development, expand-
ed Medicaid and Medicare benefits,
vocational rehabilitation, and eco-
nomic developments in all parts of
the state, to name a few worthy ef-
forts. Along the way, we also cut 26
separate taxes to the tune of more
than $50 million.
We worked to provide the types
of services that we believed would
move Kentucky forward, and many
of our efforts have brought great
opportunity--and tax reliefto
thousands of Kentuckians. We also
returned dollars we believed would
better be spent from your own pock-
et by eliminating several onerous
taxes•
Now we find ourselves in a situa-
tion of cross purposes--an increases
need for services coupled with a de-
crease in revenue• We know that the
people of the Commonwealth de-
serve a continued investment on their
behalf, but in these difficult times,
opportunities are few• . '"'.,
Gov. Paul E. Patton this week
presented a complex spending plan
that includes tax increases that would
generate $573 million in revenue for
the continuation of efforts to im-
prove education, additional invest-
ment in college campuses and capi-
tal projects, and funding for all cur-
rent social problems.
Gov. Patton's proposal called for
an increase in the state's cigarette tax
and a number of reforms aimed at
changing the way Kentucky collects
taxes from businesses• Other parts of
the governor's plan included an ex-
pansion of the sales tax, an increase
m the Medicaid provider tax, and a
reduction in the pension tax exclu-
sion.
Some aspects of the governor's
plan may have merit, but it is a com-
plex proposal that would require
much more study than our short an-
nual session provides. At this time,
there seems to be little or no inclina-
tion to raise taxes and, here again,
numbers come into play. Any reve-
nue enhancement plan considered in
an annual session requires a "super
majority" of three-fifths oftbe mem-
bers in both the House and the Sen-
ate. That's a level of consensus on a
tax proposal that is unlikely to be
achieved at this time.
All of us are looking for ways to
tighten the state's belt, without hurt-
ing education and causing harm to
those who are the most vulnerable in
our society• How we do this in a
short amount of time with a limited
amount of money is the most crucial
challenge many of us will ever face
as legislators•
I, along with my colleagues in the
House, are moving forward in this
difficult task. The continued input
from our constituents will help guide
the way for us to come forward with
a plan that is in the best interest of
Kentucky in these extremely diffi-
cult times. Please contact me with
your suggestions, your questions and
your concerns by calling toll-free, 1-
800-372-7181.
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range
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Gershwins
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16 Word game
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21 Morose
23 L-P center
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stuffing
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ters
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ing
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club
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Cornell
University
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art colony 17 Intention
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DOWN 22 Gracias,
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sound 24 Potential
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4 Wine shop 25 Mercury or
(Sp.) Saturn
5 Throws off 26 1957 movie,
6 Curved line "- County"
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27 Sweethearts
29 La-la lead-in
30 Purchase
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36 Large-scale
artworks
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tion,
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farewell
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hockey lore
2003 Filing
season begins new
features on IRS.gov
• Kentucky residents will find new
Web site features, expanded free e-
filing options and more helpful ser-
vices as the Internal Revenue Ser-
vice opens the 2003 tax filing sea-
son. Taxpayers also will see reduced
tax rates, more deductions and fewer
forms to file.
This week, more than 500,000 tax
packages and 300,000 million elec-
tronic-filing brochures will begin
arriving in Kentucky mailboxes• The
IRS estimates that more than 1.8
million individual returns will be
filed this year by Kentucky taxpay-
ers.
Taxpayers will be provided with
more options than ever with expand-
ed online assistance at IRS.gov. Key
changes being introduced for the
2003 filing season include:
• Taxpayers can check on the sta-
tus of their refund by visiting the
"Where's My Refund" section on
IRS.gov.
• For the first time, more than 60
percent of all taxpayers will be able
to prepare and electronically file tax
returns for free on the Internet. The
IRS Free File program, offered
through private-sector partners, will
be available beginning in mid-Janu-
ary through IRS.gov.
"The IRS makes history this year
with new electronic services for tax-
payers• We want to make it easier
than ever for taxpayers to get help,
and IRS .gov does just that," said IRS
spokeswoman Pat Brummer. "Peo-
ple can use the Web site to answer
many of their tax questions• They
can use IRS.gov to find options for
free e-filing programs• And taxpay-
ers can use the Web site to determine
whether their refunds are on the way."
The IRS.gov Web site is available 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
Other 2002 tax year highlights for
taxpayers include:
• Reduced tax rates• Most tax rates
have decreased by 1/2 percent and
new 10 percent tax rate applies to all
fliers•
• Schedule B. Most taxpayers
won't have to file a separate Sched-
ule B unless either their interest or
dividend income exceeds $1,500.
The change means 15 million tax-
payers will have one less form to fill
out. Previously, taxpayers had to
complete a Schedule B if they had
more than $400 in either taxable
interest or dividends.
• Tax deduction for teachers. Ed-
ucators may deduct up to $250 in
out-of-pocket expenses they paid for
classroom supplies.
• More working families may qual-
ify for the Earned Income Tax Credit
as a new law excludes nontaxable
income such as supplemental mili-
tary pay for housing or combat from
the credit comoutation.
• Deduction for tuition and fees. :
Taxpayers may be able to deduct up i
to $3,000 of qualified tuition and
fees paid in 2002 for higher educa- ',
lion for themselves, their spouses or ,
dependents.
• Retirement Savings Credit. Tax-
payers who meet certain income!
guidelines may be able to take a i
credit up to $1,000 for qualified re-i
tirement savings contributions. .
In addition, the personal exemp- I
tion increases to $3,000." For those'
taxpayers who do not itemize, the',
standard deduction increases to*
$4,700 for single, $6,900 for head of!
household and $7,850 for married;
filing jointly• Also, the maximum'
Individual Retirement Arrangement',
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contribution increased to $3,000 for
the 2002 tax year ($3,500 for taxpay- i
ers 50 and over in 2002).
The IRS.gov Web silo is'a good!
source to explore what tax changes i
are in effect for the 2002 tax year.
The Newsroom section contains
many news releases and fact sheets
on recent changes. Publication 553,'
Highlights of 2002 Tax Changes, :
will provide detail on tax law chang- i
es of interest to individuals and busi-.
nesses.
The IRS also is introducing some,
new toll-free telephone numberthis i
year to expand customer services to
individuals and businesses•
Small businesses, corporations,;
partnerships and trusts that need help i
or information related to business
returns can call 1-800-829-4933.1
Individuals needing tax help can call
1-800-829-1040 to speak to a cus
tomer service representative or ar-
range a visit to Taxpayer Assistance
Center. Individuals can call 1-800-
829-4477 to hear pre-recorded tax
information. Individuals, business-
es can tax professionals can call 1-
800-829-3676 to order forms, in,
structions and publications•
For the 2003 filing season, help i i
just a computer click or telephone
call away.
Alumni night
at Morehead State
University, Feb. 22
The Morehead State University
Alumni Association, Inc., is spon-
soring an "Alumni Night" on Satur-
day, February 22, at the MSU vs;
Murray State basketball game.
The Lady Eagles will take on the
Murray Racers in a match-up that
begins at 5:30 p.m., while the Eagles
will take to the court at 7:30 p.m. in
the Academic-Athletic Center.
Additional information and tick-
ets are available by calling the Of-
fice of Alumni Relations at (606)
783-2080 or (800) 783-ALUM
(2586).
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to advertise, The right is also rese'rved to edit all news or advertising copy to expreSS clarity.
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actual space taken by the error and not for the full advertisement. Corrections of significant
mistakes in this newspaper will he published when attention is called to these errors. Allletw
to the editor should he no more than 200 words in length and must-he signed by the writer,
with his or her phone number and mailing address listed, to he considered for publication.
Equal Housing Opportunity: We are pledged to the letter and spirit of
U. S, policy for the achievent of equal housing opportunity throughout qF'm"
the Nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and ! m i
marketing program in which are no barriers to obtaining housing Immm
because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
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