Op-Ed by Darrell W. Peters

In my opinion, the Veterans in the Hoskins Cemetery, which is over one hundred twenty-five (125) years old, should be allowed to Rest in Peace in the plots selected by them or their family members as their Final Resting Place. I am a retired Veteran with thirty seven (37) years of military service in the United States Army Medical Corp as a Combat Medic. I am the son of Ernest Christopher Peters, a Veteran of Korea and Vietnam, who retired with twenty-one (21) years of military service. As a member of the United States Army Medical Corp, I have seen death and have had extensive training on the proper handling disposition, transportation, and regulations regarding funeral and burial services.

Op-Ed by Andrew J. Vandiver, president of EdChoice Kentucky

School is back in session. New classrooms, new supplies and new teachers bring a feeling of opportunity, and maybe a little anxiety too.

Op-Ed by Blaine K Price 

A great deal has been said about the immorality and disrespect of moving the remains of people who left this world with the peace of mind knowing where their earthly remains would rest, and yes, REST IN PEACE. But what does that mean if we can’t depend on it to be respected into perpetuity?

Mountain people know, but for those who don’t, these are “family cemeteries.”

Hoskins Cemetery on Island Creek Hill off U.S. 421 in Manchester, Kentucky
The School Board (CCBOE) in Clay County is attempting to relocate this Historical Cemetery & the
"David & Goliath" style dispute between friends of the 128 year-old Burial Ground and the (CCBOE) has now landed in Federal Court (Photo) ClayCoNews

By Lyn Hacker

To those who travel down the Hal Rogers Parkway in southeast Kentucky, one of the most interesting sights you’ll come across are tiny precious cemeteries up on hillsides, speckled along the highway.