May 24, 2013
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Disability becoming the new welfare
The government in Britain recently did something interesting. It asked everyone receiving an “incapacity benefit” — a disability program slowly being phased out under new reforms — to submit to ...
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Americans remain a religious lot, but less attached to formal churches
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the second of two columns on the decline of institutional religion. WASHINGTON — At the Normandy American Cemetery on the cliff above Omaha Beach, there are rows ...
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Hillary Clinton meant to be president, and stars may finally be aligning
WASHINGTON — No matter what Barack Obama does, he cannot escape the shadow of his former political opponent. Hillary Clinton, back from her global travels visiting places and people hardly heard...
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BACKLOG Gaming of system leaves truly needy out in cold
A waiting list for Section 8 housing in Paducah raises questions about what is fair and reasonable for public assistance. Some families struggling to make ends meet in this economic downturn can...
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You seldom hear how guns save lives
We all know that guns can cost lives because the media repeat this message endlessly, as if we could not figure it out for ourselves. But even someone who reads newspapers regularly and watches num...
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Obamacare sticker shock will subside as people appreciate its benefits
Those of us who live in California woke up to some pretty scary headlines this morning. According to a new report, Obamacare could result in increases of 30 percent in health care premiums. Thir...
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These aren’t the three R’s you learned
WASHINGTON — The real vocation of some people entrusted with delivering primary and secondary education is to validate this proposition: The three R’s — formerly reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic — n...
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WHINERS Pols find they don’t like living like the rest of us
News reports Monday of a presidential proclamation declaring April “National Financial Capability Month” left many wondering if it was an April Fool’s joke. But it was real, posted on the White Hou...
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BAD FAITH Redistricting should wait until honest effort made
Partisans in the Kentucky House of Representatives blew their chance at redistricting. They don’t deserve a second chance in a special session to correct what they botched in the regular session. ...
Apr 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Obamacare could be Dems’ Iraq war
Is the Iraq war to blame for the mess we are in? Now, I should qualify that question by explaining “mess” and “we.” By “mess,” I mean the dawn of Barack Obama’s second term, the predictably cata...
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