 Dear Edmonson Voice Editor, Information was released on Friday, February 3, 2023, that GoodRx Holdings, developer of the well-known GoodRx prescription drug discount app, has been accused by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of wrongfully sharing data on millions of users’ prescription medications and illnesses to multiple companies, including Google and Facebook. According to the FTC, this “sharing” went on for years and was done primarily so GoodRx could market to and make even more money from users of their app. GoodRx has reportedly agreed to settle these allegations by paying a substantial amount of money. For many, many years we have all received “discount” cards in the mail and seen stacked up at medical offices and other places. Consumer Reports has stated multiple times that “discount” cards are a major source of identity theft in this country, which is very accurate. All those companies printing those multitudes of “free” cards and newer companies like GoodRx with extremely expensive commercials are all in the business of making money…loads of money. Many of them make profits in various ways and one very serious way is by selling or using people’s data and personal information. In my opinion, this is very unethical and immoral because most people have no idea this is being done and are just seeking help with their prescription costs. As the old sayings go, “If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is” and “Nothing in life is free” (even though I would add except God’s Grace, though it too was paid by One). At Alford’s Pharmacy, this is precisely the reason we do not participate in this stealing of our friends, family, and neighbors’ data and information. Rest assured, if you call our pharmacy your home then you have nothing to worry about with this regard, and I am very proud to say that. Unfortunately, over the years there have been some to not believe or trust us when we told them of the great risk they had by using “discount” cards and apps at other pharmacies. We will never put Profits before our Character. We have many tools at our disposal to save people money on their much-needed prescriptions and invite anyone to reach out to us to discuss those available to them in their particular circumstance. At Alford’s Pharmacy, our Mission is Serving Others With Humility and we take that extremely serious. We will always strive to do that while Honoring God, Honoring People, and Honoring Our Communities. Eternally grateful for the opportunity to serve and love our neighbor as ourselves, Kasey Alford, Pharm.D., CEO Alford’s Pharmacy 
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 by Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams: Voters will head to the polls in less than 4 months to vote in the 2023 primary election for governor, secretary of state, and other constitutional offices. As my team has prepared, we have looked to lessons learned from the November 2022 elections. First and foremost, the midterms showed that early voting works. At my urging, in 2021 the General Assembly acted in bipartisan fashion to enact it, and over a quarter million Kentuckians took advantage of it in the general election. The turnout correlated with the partisan affiliation of our voters – Republicans with a little less than 50%, then Democrats close behind, followed by Independents. Early voting doesn’t favor a side; it just helps voters. It doesn’t just help voters who vote early. It also helps the voters who don’t. While some counties saw long lines on election day, they would have been even longer if voters had not already had three days to vote. The solution to long lines on election day is not to add more voting days: More than four times as many voters voted on Tuesday, November 8th, as voted in the 3 early voting days combined. In order to reduce lines, we need more voting locations, not more voting days. There are a few ways to accomplish this. One would be to do what was done in 2020, via emergency powers granted by the Legislature: granting counties the flexibility to consolidate voting locations, but only with approval of the governor and secretary of state. It’s important that someone who is accountable to voters be able to review and approve a local election plan that reduces voting locations. An alternative approach to fixing this problem would be to develop a statutory formula to set a floor for how many voting locations a county needs. Finally, election funding allocated to counties should be aligned not with how many precincts they have on paper, but how many polls they actually open. Another way to improve the voter experience is by closing the loophole that allows electioneering at the polls during early voting. Current law only prohibits electioneering at the polls on the six days of excused in-person absentee voting, and on election day, but not on the three days of no-excuse early voting. We can improve the recount process by closing a loophole that allows candidates to request recounts even when they lose by a landslide. In 2021, lawmakers worked in a bipartisan fashion to only allow recanvasses if the requesting candidate lost by one percent. The same threshold should apply to recounts, which are far more taxing on our election officials. We have a separate law that permits an election challenge upon an allegation of fraud, corruption, or even an administrative error, and any person with evidence will not lost the right to contest an election; but, the frivolous lawsuits by people who lack evidence of fraud, corruption, or administrative error, and lose by a wide margin, must be stopped – this harassment is contributing to attrition among county clerks, and we need experienced professionals in these offices. Although none of these changes is major, they are all important to ensuring our next election runs as smoothly as possible.  Dear Editor, It’s that time of year! The Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) opens Oct 1, 2022 for those wanting to attend college in the fall of 2023! This year we will be having a FAFSA Day November 1 in the library with KHEAA Outreach Counselor Mackenzie Massey during the school day. Virtual students wishing to come in that day will need to check in at the front office. We will have an evening session in the school library from 5:30 to 7:30. Due to spacing and privacy a sign up sheet will be available in their “College Coach Classroom.” If a parent/guardian or student would like to make an appointment before or after November 1 (including during fall break) or you have questions about the FAFSA please contact [email protected] or 270-597-2151. AmeriCorps is a federally funded community service organization. AmeriCorps members may serve four years. The Kentucky College Coaches Program is one of over 20 programs in Kentucky. There are approximately 40 high schools/ATCs in Kentucky that have an AmeriCorps Kentucky College Program. For more information about the program you may visit: https://kycompact.org/ And the ECHS KCC website: https://sites.google.com/edmonson.kyschools.us/echskcc/home Please follow ECHS KCC on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! In service, Carmon Hughes ECHS Americorps Kentucky College Coach/KCC Ambassador  To the Editor: Last week, our family experienced a devastating fire. We are so thankful to the volunteer firefighters from all over the county (and the 911 dispatchers) who repeatedly responded to our calls for help throughout the night and the following day as the blaze reignited. Their multiple acts of kindness went above and beyond the call of duty. We will be forever in your debt. God bless you all. Sincerely, Shirley Bush You may submit letters to the editor that adhere to the following: We reserve the right to edit any letter for clarity, punctuation, and grammar. You must include your full name and community when submitting. Anonymous letters will not be published, no exceptions. For the full list of requirements, please read in our professional policy by clicking here.   Darren Doyle, Founder, Director: There are a number of reasons that the Edmonson Voice is the leading source for local news and information in our county; one of those reasons is that we concentrate heavily on just local information, and we do our best to keep our opinions out of our platform. With that being said, my office receives multiple calls and messages on a regular basis from local residents that complain about two major issues: internet service and the trash pickup service we are forced to use, provided by Waste Connections (also still known to some as Scott Waste). This past Monday at an Edmonson County Fiscal Court meeting, Judge Executive Wil Cannon summarized the many complaints his office had received over the last few months that were directed at Waste Connections. Also, a few residents in attendance brought up additional issues. Mr. Pete Reckard, a rep for Waste Connections, gave several excuses and a few apologies as responses to those issues. As a response to those many complaints that we also receive, and from my own experience as a Waste Connections "customer" and tax payer, I'd like to write this open letter to Waste Connections, the same as anyone else might submit a letter to the editor. It seems like I never get to share my opinion publicly, so here it is, in open letter form. Dear Waste Connections, |
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