After more than a year of shutdowns and lockdowns, quarantines and self-imposed exiles, this Easter looks to be different than the last — different than any before, but still better this year.

The people of Johnson County have been through a lot lately. Many people are still going through a lot.

In a few months, we hope the worst of COVID-19 is behind us. When that happens, the economy will improve and employers will start hiring again.

You’ll have to forgive the skepticism on the part of the people of Eastern Kentucky when President Joe Biden and administration officials recently announced a series of executive orders aimed at the Climate Change issue.