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Anderson's season over

Elections board threatens suit

The Lawrence County Board of Elections Monday afternoon approved a resolution, asking the Lawrence County Commission to address the payroll deficit in that office’s salaries account. (12 comments) | Read story

Parade marches through Ironton

Austin Thompson, of Greenup County, Ky., and Hailee Koster, of Ironton, both knew that in the Ironton Christmas Parade, the best is saved for last. (7 comments) | Read story

Stock market tumbles

Wall Street headed toward a higher open Tuesday, following a now-familiar pattern of snapping back after a huge selloff. Investors, while looking for bargains, are focusing on the health of retailers and automakers. (1 comment) | Read story

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Jobless rate not everything

Statistics are only as good as the context in which they are presented. And sometimes the numbers can paint a different picture than reality.

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Grassroots efforts could save Memorial Hall

As one of our nation’s founding fathers and the first U.S. President, George Washington made his mark on history with his actions.

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Obama is showing change is changing

A funny thing happened on his way to the White House: that old, left-wing community organizer Barack Obama has suddenly veered toward the center, and his incoming administration is looking more and more like the Daley Machine in Chicago than Hugo Chavez’s administration down in Venezuela.