NERD ALERT! It’s that time again! First Lady Jane Beshear has announced her list of Top Ten Winter Reads for 2010. “Winter’s dreary weather provides a perfect opportunity for children to discover new adventures through reading,” said Mrs. Beshear. “Students who love reading and love learning are more likely to be engaged in the classrooms [...]

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What’s that sound? It’s the sound of Harry Moberly also making it known that he will not seek re-election to the state senate HOUSE. NOTE: This is what happens when you try to update from your phone. UPDATE: Here’s the skinny on why budget wonk Harry Moberly won’t run for the House again.

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The Appalachian Transition Initiative, a new partnership with the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) and Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC), went live with its new website today: CLICK TO VISIT THE SITE The joint organization plans to promote active, action-oriented public conversation about the transition to a new economy in Central Appalachia and [...]

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Here’s a video of Jack Conway from day two of his jobs tour:

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Is this why Ed Worley isn’t running for re-election? A fancy $2 million EMS project in Madison County? The Madison County Ambulance Board will meet later this month to review bids for a new Emergency Medical Service building, which have been reviewed and submitted to board members by attorney Michael Eaves of Sword, Floyd and [...]

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That fancy Rand Paul is mad that Trey Grayson is going to count the votes: Republican Rand Paul doesn’t want his chief opponent in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race to oversee the vote count in the May primary election. Paul, son of former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul of Texas, is running against the man who [...]

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This evening Bobby Kennedy, Jr. will debate Massey Coal CEO Don Blankenship. 6:15 P.M. at the University of Charleston, West Virginia. Dr. Edwin Welch, President of UCWV, will moderate the event. The debate will be live streamed here: WOWKTV, WBOY, WTRF, WVNSTV and WSAZ. Event organizers tout this as debate as an advancement of the [...]

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Yesterday President Barack Obama nominated David Hale to serve as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. Hale previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney under David Huber. Kerry Harvey has been nominated in the Eastern District of Kentucky. He’s been general counsel and acting inspector general of the Kentucky Cabinet for [...]

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Too much going on. You get your updates early. Also, please, somebody tell KET to update their video archives on their googlebox? Sorry, Crit, if I caused you to get a little bit of media attention. [WFPL] BUT YOU BETTER RUN FOR GOVERNOR. [Page One] New murals, which we’ve been talking about for a while, [...]

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The U.S. House just approved John Yarmuth’s co-sponsored HR 4462, which would allow those who donate to Haiti relief in 2010 to immediately claim a charitable tax deduction. From the release: Today, the House of Representatives unanimously approved bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) to give taxpayers making charitable contributions to earthquake relief [...]

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