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News-Outlook
December 4, 2003
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Kentucky Press Association
Ken Motz, Publisher & Managing Editor
Margaret Me4z, Associate Publisher
Mary Johnson, Assistant Officer Manager
Harry D. Patrick, OfficeComposition
Tlsha Mitchell, OfficeComposition
Kirby Haskins, Staff WriterPhotographer
Who cares what others think?
If you have ever heard some-
one say, "I could not care less
about what he or she thinks
about me", according to a recent
university study, this person was
not telling the troth. Over the
course of a week I get several
press releases sent to me by fax
or e-mail. Since I am more or
less in the people business, I got
one the other day from the Wake
Forest University News Service
that really caught my attention. It
was titled, "WHO CARES
WHAT OTHERS THINK?"
"Everyone", says a recent Wake
Forest University study." From
the title you can see where it's
going and it may or may not
change your thinking, behavior
or attitude, it is never-the-less
be of value to you.
to share this release as it came to me and then I am
some of my own thoughts to supplement the
"Practically everyone cares what pen-
of them; including those who insist they are not
opinions, suggests new research by a Wake
psychology professor. The results of the
that social approval and disapproval affect virtual-
about themselves, even those individu-
steadfastly and adamantly claim that their feelings
are not affected by other people's evalua-
Mark I,eary, chair of Wake Forest?s psychology
lead author of the study.
research was published in the most recent issue of
, and Social Psychology Bulletin. He conducted two
compared the effects of social approval and
on participants who said that their self-esteem is
people evaluate them and on participants
self-esteem is not affected by feedback they get
Participants, all college students, completed a
to measure self-esteem at the beginning of the study.
the participants filled out questionnaires about them-
and received either positive or negative feedback about
others in their group would like to get to know them
information.
researchers then evaluated how the participants felt
themselves and the degree to which that depended on
other people liked, approved or accepted them.
taade one important change in the second experiment.
the pretest session, conducted weeks in advance, he
participants the specific situation that would
for the experiment and asked them to evaluate how
their self-esteem would be affected in those cir-
Both experiments showed that approval or disapproval
affected participants equally, regardless of their beliefs about
whether or not their self-esteem would be affected. People
"underestimate the degree to which they are influenced by oth-
ers, said Leary, the author of "Interpersonal Rejection" and
seven other books. It's hard to know why, but part of it may the
American ideal of marching to your own drummer. We grow
up thinking we shouldn't be affected by what others think.
What is useful about this study is to remind us that perfectly
healthy people with perfectly healthy self-esteem are still
affected by what others think."
To be sure, this university professor knows a lot more about
self-esteem and interpersonal relationships than I do, but it
seems to me that what this study proves is that human nature is
alive and well. When you think about it, we really do care
about what others think of us. There are basic human needs that
cry out for acceptance and approval and we will do whatever it
takes to satisfy those needs. For example, the kid who turns up
his radio so loud it can be heard all over town, dies his hair
green or has tattoos all over his body is crying out, "Pay atten-
tion to me." He definitely cares what others think of him, even
if this thinking is mostly negative..
When it comes to having healthy self-esteem, this is a very
important part of life, but the only way I have found that we
can feel good about ourselves is when we have achieved some-
thing really and truly worthwhile. We can't simply tell some-
one they he or she is a world-beater and have it stick, unless
these thoughts are reinforced and backed up by their perfor-
mance. Since the beginning of time, this story has never
changed. Our hard earned success, which is what all of us
desire, really comes down to deciding what we want to achieve
in life and then working hard to make it happen. While we are
busy doing this, we won't worry so much about what other
people think of us, if we will just realize how seldom they do.
Jim Davidson is a motivational speaker and syndicated
columnist.who resides in Conway, Arkansas, and has served as
a motivational consultant with the Chicago-based
Nightengale-Cmant Corporation. He founded Continuing
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 Life 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 every 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 treating other
people with dignity and respect, qualities that he feels are so
important to the future of our great nation. You can contact him
at 2 Bentley Drive, Conway, AR 72032
1990: Bath County Wildcats rally in the fourth
defeating Elliot County Lions 78-70; Jones scores 29
can get Miss Ella
celery at Bob Brother's
Kalamazoo or
else can raise.
John W. Darnell, of near
died of pneumonia
morning.
Barber, who
school at Kentucky
spent Thanksgiving
last Wednesday evening,
B. Jones and Miss Mary
drove to Owingsville
married at the resi-
of and by Elder G.W.
Gullett and his sister.
Goldy, who are attending
University, visited
Saturday and
Coulthard, agel 86'
died November 24 at the
of Judge Wallace Gudgell.
cemetery here.
Ann Stone gave the
folks at Slate Valley a
Monday night.
are glad to have residing
community of Bethel,
Myron Kauffman, minister
Bethel Christian Church.
attended Thanksgiving
night at the
Church.
Inez Johnson, Salt Lick,
party to the younger set
her nephew, Garland
of Southgate, who is
of relatives here. A
salad course was
and all report a good
Harve James has been
the Fanning building
purchased.
Adaline R. Bell, Owings-
died at the home of her
Mrs. Edgar T. Dentom on
Street here Wednes-
afternoon, December 1,
:t three month illness.
Ann Tiboldo for $18 for the
Thanksgiving market.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gano
Carpenter, November 25, a son.
He has been named James Earl.
December 3. 1942
Walter "Toodlum" Snedegar,
60, died suddenly Monday
morning at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Banks Goodpaster, on
Naylor Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael O'Dell
Schultz are the proud parents of
a daughter, born November 24.
Mrs. Shultz. was formerly Lena
Mae Metcalfe, of White Oak.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ledford, of
Bethel, and Mrs. Ledford's sister
and husband of Covington, nar-
rowly escaped death by asphyx-
iation by gas a few nights ago.
Mr. Ledford was the first to
awaken and was able to get the
others outdoors. Some people
passing called a doctor.
The folks at Olympia are tak-
ing advantage of the cold days
and are butchering hogs.
The Moores Ferry communi-
ty was saddened by the death of
Miss Elizabeth Shrout. She was
the only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Shrout.
December 3. 1959
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Cannon, of Bethel, will cele-
brate their fifty-fifth wedding
anniversary, on Sunday, Dec-
ember 6, with an open house.
Miss Charlene Norris, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Robert Norris,
daughter of Mrs. Robert Norris
and the late Robert Norris of
Owingsville and Sidney Egeles-
ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Egelston, of Frenchburg, were
united in marriage November 14
at 11 a.m. by the Rev. O.E.
Jarvis.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Connie
Risner, of Sharpsburg, a daugh-
ter, at the Mary Chiles Hospital,
on November 24.
Mr. Earl Webb, Sharpsburg
man and family were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Anderson Sr., of Winchester,
Ohio.
Miss Nancy Alien Lathram,
of Transylvania College, return-
ed to Lexington Sunday after
spending the Thanksgiving holi-
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Lathram.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Clark
and family have returned home
after spending a few days in
Muncie, Indiana.
Novembfr 28. 1963
Andrew Coyle and Miss
Mary Sheehan were married in
Lexington, Sunday.
John K. Richards showed us
a copy of the New York Herald
of April 15, 1865, containing the
assassination of President Lin-
coln.
December 2, 1965
Among the homes open to
the public during the Owings-
ville Woman's Club Home Tour
on December 12 is that of the
LaRue Byron's, built sometime
prior to 1840 of brick made on
the place and laid with a Flemish
bind. Others on the tour is the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
Byron, Slate Avenue and the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Miller combines the traditional
and modern for a most attractive
home.
December 6. 1990
The Bath County Wildcats
outscored the Elliot County
Lions 31-21 in the fourth quarter
to post a 78-70 win in Sandy
Hook. Kwan Wilson and Darrio
Jones combined for 25 of the 3 !
fourth quarter points as the
Wildcats won their first games
of the year. The Wildcats
jumped to a quick lead only to
have Elliot County open up a
38-32 halftime lead. Bath
Route 2, is now a patient at the County cut the lead to two at 49-
St. Joseph Hospital. in Lexing-
W. O. Traylor and son, of ton.
are sporting a new
truck.
to Mr. and Mrs. Daily
of Rat Creek, on Nov-
21, a 12-pound son. He
named Harlan Ershel.
MaRie Terry, Moores
I, Sold eight turkeys to Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sned-
egar celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary at their
home on White Oak Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Darnell Snedegar and Judy
and Mr. and Mrs. Jace Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Horse-
47 after three periods. Bath
County trailed by eight points
before coming back to win by
eight at 78-70 in the.fourth peri-
od. Bath County was led by
Darrio Jones with 29 points fol-
lowed by Kwan Wilson with 18.
Bath County improved to 1-1
on the year, while Elliot County
dropped to 0-1 with the loss.
Dear Ken,
On October 2, 2003, tragedy
struck the Mark Copher family
when he was struck and killed
by an automobile on Wilkinson
Boulevard, in Frankfort,
Kentucky. Mark was 36 years of
age and the son of Benton and
Jane Copher, of Preston,
Kehtucky. He leaves behind:
"Myke Shields Copher, his
widow; a son, Devin, age 15; a
daughter, Mykaylee, age 7; a
daughter, Sadara, age 2; and a
son, Elias, age 4 months.
The Copher family are life-
long residents of Bath County
and Mark's survivors attend the
Peeled Oak Christian Church
just beyond Preston.
We are always blessed when
we pull together as a communi-
ty for a worthy cause and this
will happen when participating
churches in Bath County host a
Country Christ-mas Benefit
Supper and Auction for the
Mark Copher family, Saturday
evening, December 13, from 5-8
p.m., at khe Family Life Center
of the Owingsville First Church
of God. The proceeds will go to
a trust fund at the Salt Lick
Bank forthe Copher children.
This will be a hard Christmas
season for the Copher family, as
they adjust to their loss. So, I'm
inviting all of Bath County to
join me in uplifting them and
supporting this benefit and auc-
tion, by doing what you can to
help. What an opportunity to
make a difference in the lives of
children!
Some of our best work that
we can do for God is what we
do for others. " In as much as
you have done it unto one of the
least of these my brethren, you
did unto me," said Jesus.
Sincerely,
Lowell C. Rice, pastor
Owingsville
First Church of God
Dear Editor:
Conspiracy is a word which
is allowed in the public forum,
as long as it is not used in refer-
This week's
Crossword Puzzle
...........
trol the selection Of candidates,
provide the campaign money,
and control what the people are
allowed to hear who control our
country. We saw this process at
work when in year 2000 the
media did not allow Alan Keyes
and Pat Buchanan to participate
in the TV debates because "they
were not polling 15% support"
(of the people who were kept in
ignorance of their political
views, not to mention the media
labeling of Pat Buch-anan as an
extremist because he held the
views which almost all
Americans held during the days
when "Americans greatest gen-
eration" won World War II).
In Communist countries, it is
Financial aid tip
of the month
By: Mike Pennington,
Eastern/Northern Kentucky
Outreach Coordinator for
KHEAA
There are many companies
and organizations offering to
help students gain financial aid
information on scholarships,
grants, and other sources of aid
programs for college or technical
school. Before paying a fee for
financial aid information, talk
with your son or daughter's high
school guidance counselor; a
financial aid officer at the school
they plan to attend; the Better
Business Bureau in your area
ence to the current political or a big joke when they hold a and the area where the company
economic scene in the United "free election" with only one-or' organization is located; and
States. To. use it in this regard is name on the ballot, which pro- the Office of the Attorney
to be labeled a conspiracy-nut ceeds to win with a 99% share General, Consumer Protection
by the all powerful dominant
media and its chattels in politi-
cal life, whose re-election
prospects depend upon the good
will of the few who control
some 93% of the dominant
media. Adam Weishaupt's
llluminati Manifesto in 1776
stated, in part, that to gain con-
trol of a country it was neces-
sary to first gain control of the
media. In 1917 J.P. Morgan and
other Wall Street bankers decid-
ed that, to control public opin-
ion in the United States, it
would be necessary to gain con-
. trol of some 25 metropolitan
dailies, which they proceeded to
do.
We talk about freedom of the
press, upon which the freedom
of our society rest, but freedom
of the press is for those who
own the press. The Sherman
Anti-Trust Act was passed a
century ago to prevent the eco-
nomic harm to our country
inherent in monopoly. Why isn't
it applied equally to the media?
The answer seems to be that a
virtual monopoly dominant
media controls the reelection
prospects of the politicians
(although we do note there is a
minority in Congress, as with
some 76 Representatives who,
under the leadership of Rep.
Ron Paul, have supported a bill
to get us out of the New World
Order conspiracy of the anti-
American United Nations).
We are told that our govern-
ment is a reflection of the will of
the people expressed through
their elected representatives.
However, this will can only be
properly manifested if through
the media and the educational
process it is properly informed.
Otherwise, it is those who con-
of the vote. In the United States
we can't be so blatant. We just
insure that selected presidential
candidates owe allegiance to the
Council On Foreign Rela-tions,
which even the ultra-liberal
Washington Post has stated in
the past is the nearest thing we
have in the United States to a
governing elite. And the domi-
nant media controllers are all
represented in the CFR.
Domenica B. DiMieri
Louisville, KY
Dear Editor:
This year's Salvation Army
Kettle Drive started out this past
Saturday morning at the IGA
Supermarket on Water Street. It
was a success and we are encour-
aged that people opened their
hearts and wallets. We would like
to thank Brent Richardson and
IGA for providing us space and to
everyone who donated to the
Kettle. We hope to do a couple
more Kettle Drives in Bath
County before Christmas. Look
for bell ringers when you are
about town.
The Salvation Army has many
programs such as food, shelter,
disaster relief, prison ministries,
and kids camp to name just a few.
If you would like to make a dona-
tion to the Bath County Service
Unit of the Salvation Army, you
may mail it to The Salvation
Army Bath Co Unit, c/o Citizens
Bank-Farmers Branch, PO Box 8,
Owingsville, KY 40360. What a
wonderful organization to make
that year-end, tax deductible gift
to.
Many thanks to all for your
support.
Carolyn Belcher
MarceH Doggett
Kettle Drive Co-Chairs
Division, 1024 Capital Center
Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky
40601, (502) 696-5389.
Be wary of companies charg-
ing a fee. Most information
about aid can be obtained free
with a little effort on your part.
Some companies may even offer
money-back guarantees to stu-
dents who don't receive any
scholarship offers or other finan-
cial aid funds; but students who
are unsuccessful or not satisfied
may find that refunds are diffi-
cult, if not impossible to obtain.
Many wonderful free sources of
student financial aid information
are available to students and
their parents, including the
Kentucky Higher Education
Assistance Authority (KHEAA),
high school guidance counselors,
and financial aid administrators
at colleges and technical schools.
Consult Affording Higher
Education, a KHEAA reference
book containing more than 3300
sources of student financial aid
administered by Kentucky high-
er education institutions, state
and federal governments, and
. Ken-tucky companies and orga-
nizations. Copies of this and
other student aid materials are
available at public libraries,
counselor offices, and on
KHEAA's Web site
www.kheaa.com. Th.is site also
provides complete information
on state aid programs designed
to help pay the costs of higher
education and offers a free. "
online scholarship search. "
Students and parents may call
KHEAA toll free, at 1-800-928-
8926, extension 7377, for more
information about free financial
aid publications and other avail-
able financial aid resources.
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