May 24, 2013
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Democracy functions best at local level
The bleating about broken government and partisanship continues. “Why can’t those boobs in Washington agree on anything?” We’re constantly told that the way to fix the country is to dethrone the le...
Mar 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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PROVEN Murray State Racers make Big Dance splash
Following his team’s loss to Marquette in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Murray State University head coach Steve Prohm perfectly summarized the Racers’ amazing season: “We proved that we...
Mar 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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MOVING ON Mussels appeased, riverfront project gathers pace
Environmental math is confusing. Take this example: Start with a $15 million riverfront development project; add a few dozen members of a species of freshwater mussels classified as endangered d...
Mar 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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‘War on women’ narrative not working
WASHINGTON — It is extraordinary how far some will go to knit the random scraps and patches of events into the quilt of a narrative. So the Susan B. Komen controversy, resistance to the administrat...
Mar 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Making cigarettes less affordable will cut down on teen smoking
The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, March 11: If you go to the website of the Surgeon General of the United States (surgeongeneral.gov), you can see a new public s...
Mar 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Racial quota politics destructive
Many years ago, I learned of an episode in the life of a promising young black man that is relevant to things happening now. He had been educated at a good school, and went on to receive degrees at...
Mar 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senate’s action a foul; UK’s decision a slam-dunk
“We’re moving in the right direction” is a phrase oft-repeated in Frankfort. But it’s not always used appropriately. Senate Republicans did anything but on the recent methamphetamine legislat...
Mar 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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U.S. should stay out of finance game
WASHINGTON — Sallie James was born in Australia on July 4, 1976, which suggests that Providence planned what happened 30 years later: She moved to Washington. She studies trade policy at the libert...
Mar 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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NO SALE Restaurant tax bad deal for local business, patrons
Rep. Fred Nesler’s bill to allow smaller cities to impose a local sales tax at restaurants is bottled up in committee. Let’s hope it stays that way. The Mayfield Democrat says the bill would giv...
Mar 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Obama tries to dodge energy record
As gasoline prices climb, President Obama’s poll numbers plummet. In February, a Washington Post/ABC poll had Obama up 6 points against Mitt Romney. Monday’s poll has him down 2. According to th...
Mar 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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