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October 28, 2009

Young professionals connect through YPEK

Young leaders are an important aspect of any successful community, and many young working professionals, like myself, are calling East Kentucky home.

Young professionals stay in the area for many reasons: to build the community with service and leadership, to establish Eastern Kentucky as a place for growth and development and to provide its people with a high quality of life.

One way young professionals are meeting the current and future needs of their communities is through joining a new organization, Young Professionals of East Kentucky (YPEK).

YPEK allows young professionals to connect with one another, grow individually, and engage in service leadership in their communities.

Recently, young professionals from around the region met to discuss issues that involve their communities. In the future, YPEK plans to host issue-based forums which will bring young professionals together on how they can better their communities.

If you are interested in learning more about YPEK, please go to www.YPEK.org or e-mail info@YPEK.org.

Join us as we strive to CONNECT, GROW and LEAD!

Darren K. West, YPEK

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Letters
  • A thank you to Rep. Jim Stewart

    In a time of budget cuts, time constraints and tight deadlines, it is unusual to find someone who takes the time to care about kids. However, on Jan. 12, at the Capitol, Rep. Jim Stewart welcomed a group of fifth- and sixth-grade students from Corbin Intermediate School and exchange students from Hong Kong’s Taoist Ching Chung Primary School.

    January 31, 2012

  • What good could possibly come from alcohol sales?

    I want to start by saying that I was born and raised in Knox County. If you would have told me 15 years ago that legalizing alcohol in Barbourville and/or Corbin would be an issue, I would have told you that you were crazy.

    January 25, 2012

  • A chaser for the booze debate

    Why not sell alcohol in Corbin? Here’s the straight and cordial rundown of the answers served by some readers: the Bible says don’t do it; minors will drink; more accidents, crime, “tragedy;” we banned smoking (Whaa?!); and economic analysis favors prohibition. Frankly, the debate has fermented past its prime. Have we not already heard the argument as it hops from one side to the other?

    January 24, 2012

  • Waterways suffer too much pollution

    There is a lot of pollution in our streams and other major waterways. While pollution may not affect the taste of the water we drink, it will affect the health of people and animals.

    January 19, 2012

  • Society forgetting how to interact outside of Facebook

    Our society today is too involved in social media such as Facebook and Twitter, and we are forgetting how to socialize in the real world. Does anyone really talk face-to-face anymore, or do they just socialize with each other online?

    January 19, 2012

  • Alcohol increases chance of tragedy

    The debate of whether Corbin should be a “wet” town has gone on a long while. It seems more than a few people would be overjoyed if this became a reality. However, the possibility of underage drinking and drunk driving would spike quite a bit.

    January 19, 2012

  • Smoking ban valuable to our community

    I would like to praise Corbin for the decision to ban smoking within the city limits. This has been a rising issue and I am very pleased to see that it is not only being addressed, but the law was unanimously passed.

    January 19, 2012

  • Smoking ban does not treat citizens equally

    I would like to take the time to express my view of the new smoking ban in Corbin. I have researched the new abolishment and have been led to believe that this is not equal in many ways.

    January 19, 2012

  • We need to protect the integrity of public employees, retirees

    For the past several years, public employees have absorbed and taken the brunt of budget cuts as our policy makers balance the budget on the backs of these public servants. So much misinformation, falsehoods and generalities are being published and believed by our fellow citizens, that we need to set the record straight.

    January 18, 2012

  • Alcohol sales would help community prosper

    Far too much, lately, I’ve read about people voicing their opinions on the possible legalization of alcohol sales. For the most part, they are always negative, against something that could improve our local economy. I don’t understand why.

    January 18, 2012