June 19, 2013
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Kentucky pension reform not as historic as advertised
Recently, I was a panelist on KET’s “Kentucky Tonight” program about the commonwealth’s public pension crisis. Much of the discussion reminded me of an annoying rhetorical tactic generally reser...
Jun 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Regulatory state derailing economy
WASHINGTON — Texting while driving is dangerous, especially if you are driving a train. A commuter train engineer was texting on Sept. 12, 2008, near Los Angeles, when he missed a stop signal and c...
Jun 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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UGLY Health law truth emerges; Obama’s loyalists aghast
President Obama’s most reliable constituency is starting to cool on him. Ironically, the revolt is over his signature achievement: Obamacare. “If you like your health care plan, you will be able...
Jun 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Both sides must agree for war to end
“This war, like all wars, must end. That’s what history advises. That’s what our democracy demands.” President Barack Obama at National Defense University, May 23, 2013 They say all is fair i...
Jun 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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OPPORTUNE Southern Illinois on cusp of resource-driven boom
The southernmost counties of Illinois could be on the cusp of a boom that rivals the impact of the atomic energy plant in Paducah six decades ago. It couldn’t come at a better time. With the ...
Jun 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sen. Paul needs to clarify national security views if he runs for top job
The Republican Party is sometimes described as a three-legged stool. Economic conservatives are one leg, social conservatives another, and national security conservatives the third. A GOP presid...
May 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Health law, economy to define Obama
How can it be that with Washington simmering in scandals, with Republicans (not to mention talk-show hosts) using the “I” word (impeachment) with abandon, with calls to bring back Ken Starr (of Bil...
May 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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SERIOUS County zoning probe needs outside direction
The discovery that 500 or more properties in McCracken County may have been rezoned between 2007 and 2008 without going through the legal process is no minor snafu. At least one member of the Fisca...
May 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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It’s naive to think terrorism will end because president says war’s over
WASHINGTON — It’s good to know that the war on terror is finally over. It was all so ugly, what with the beheadings and bombings. Wait. Weren’t we just talking about the IRS targeting conser...
May 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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GOUGE Obama’s new air fare tax takes aim at middle class
The president, who has many times broken his promise not to raise taxes on the middle class, wants to violate that pledge again. This time it is with a new tax on airline tickets. President Obam...
May 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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