A West Virginia University has discovered (shocker) that poverty and mountaintop removal mines are linked. How long will it take King Coal to tie this to inbreeding? [H-L] Styrofoam and light bulb wars continue to heat up in the U.S. House because mouth-breathers are just too stupid for common sense. [Politico] Hauling tons of nuclear [...]

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Steve Beshear’s schedule this week says he’s got next to nothing to do with nearly no public events scheduled. Here it is: So how many “economic development” announcements and official appearances will he make? Keep this official schedule in mind as you see him around the state campaigning on the state dime this week. Particularly [...]

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Last week the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board and the state Agricultural Finance Corporation approved $4,156,493 in grants and loans. That includes $3,728,670 in 24 agricultural diversification projects. Let’s take a look… $37,500 — Biofuel Pellet Mill Study — The Bracken County Agricultural Advancement Council was approved for $17,500 in state and $20,000 in county funds [...]

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Why are we rehashing things? Because history seems to be repeating itself. Let’s set up the scene: golden boy who believes he deserves whatever he wants and tries to get it while using bogus, populist spin versus a borderline extremist Republican who has no clue what they’re doing. In a July 20, 2002 column (“Conway [...]

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Let’s take a look at where your two U.S. Senators from Kentucky stand on the economic nightmare. Mitch McConnell: Rand Paul:

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This week President Barack Obama discussed this country’s budget deficit nightmare:

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Friday marked the 80th day for Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson to question Jack Conway over his involvement in his brother’s drug scandal: “This has turned into a marathon campaign,” said Robertson. “Who would have thought that Kentucky’s chief law enforcement officer could go 80 straight days dodging questions about his involvement in [...]

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For the millionth time, Jack Conway did not announce the Passport settlement. Passport announced the settlement and it was part of the mainstream narrative in the C-J two days before Jack Conway started talking about it. The settlement was able to take place because of Passports non-corrupt new leadership – not because of Jack’s imaginary [...]

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This week Governor Steve Beshear spends 1:33 discussing safe routes to school with First Lady Jane Beshear: Where was the concern for school kids when he was screwing around with Kentucky Youth Advocates/taking credit for their work? Terry Brooks will roll over and pee on himself in 3, 2… And why wait until election time? [...]

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New Mexico’s Attorney General is being taken to task for ignoring placement agents. Here’s a sampling: Odoriferous doings at the AG’s office [June 18, 2011] Paper: AG playing politics, should consider resigning [June 20, 2011] State’s ERB Passed On Pay-to-Play Investigation [June 26, 2011] Editorial: State Didn’t Ask The $90 Million Question [July 3, 2011] [...]

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