Thank goodness for slow news days. Here’s your update mess a little bit early.
Governor Steve Beshear is pushing another cigarette tax increase. Get ready for the addicts and pro-cancer crowd to get fired up about their “rights” again. [C-J]
Property owners near the Tennessee Valley Authority coal ash disaster say they’re living in hell. [AP via H-L]
The United States suffered its “Electronic Pearl Harbor” on George W. Bush’s watch. [HuffPo]
A sane, professional health care dialogue will take place in Louisville on November 19th. [The 'Ville Voice]
John McCain came to Louisville and didn’t really say anything. [Ryan Alessi]
Kentucky is the 49th least-happy state in the nation. Wonderful, another statistic to be proud of. [Don't Even Bother]
It’s good to know the business community is supportive of loosened child labor restrictions. [David Sirota]
A gambling 527 headed by Anne Northup’s former campaign manager has purchased a slew of ads for Jodie Haydon. Republicans feigned surprise. [Tom Loftus]
Greg Stumbo says his legislation could have saved the life of Amanda Ross. [Ronnie Ellis]
Rand Paul’s supporters say he’s a strong libertarian. But he wants to make try women who have abortions for murder and make it illegal for the gays to get married. Faux libertarian much? [Barefoot & Progressive]
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1 Novena // Nov 12, 2009 at 7:38 am
“KY Is Better for Horses than Humans”
On the study criteria for assessing a state’s health, it is no accident that KY ranks so low. We have little wealth (except for the High Priests of commerce and government), inadequate schooling, and, on the whole, hardly tolerant residents. Add on poor physical and emotional well-being, unhealthy behaviors (e.g., smoking and lack of exercise), and job loss. You have a state dominated by pols and other institutional leaders who could care less about the common good. Right–Mitch, Jim, Ben, JR, Shellie, etc.? (Don’t pull a hernia on your way to the bank. And say hello to Felner while you are there.)
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