There are crazies on all sides. That is all. [Anderson Hotsex Cooper]
What kind of super-important, life-changing legislation is Greg Stumbo pushing these days? [WAVE3]
A judge refused to halt the execution of Gregory L. Wilson, saying he’s not mentally retarded. [WFPL]
The Kentucky Retirement Systems story just keeps getting bigger. [John Cheves]
Louisville is just one of [...]

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Oh, wait, Gregory L. Wilson asked a judge to halt his September 16 execution. He’s apparently mentally retarded? [H-L]
Bill Johnson, like all people who turn into perennial candidates, says he’s going to run for Secretary of State or the State Senate. [Ryan Alessi]
Teabaggers in Louisville just can’t believe that the NAACP and African Americans would [...]

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Kentucky Youth Advocates has released the 20th annual KIDS COUNT County Data Book.
Here’s what KYA had to say about it in a release:
This year’s book focuses on fifteen indicators of economic well-being and gives a glimpse into the effects of the national recession on children and families in the Commonwealth. A number of indicators measure [...]

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Newsflash to Amber Marchand at the NRSC: Sending out blasts about Jack Conway courting liberals is the dumbest thing you could do. Dumber than sending out articles making Rand Paul look bad. Shouldn’t the Republicrats be trying to lure Democrats in instead of ticking them off? [Deep Thoughts]
I’m still wondering where the [...]

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Arguably, it’s one of the biggest scandals in Kentucky’s higher education world is going down right now. It has been for a while. And it involves the largest institution of higher education in the state.
It’s actually damning.
So where’s the mainstream media on the matter?
Here are the number of stories about the KCTCS-Gastenveld-Mountjoy mess:

A [...]

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A new 500-acre strip mine in Harlan County sounds like a good idea, right? It’s not like Eastern Kentuckians care about their surroundings. [KFTC]
Welcome to Mayfield where brown people aren’t welcome. FEAR! TERRA! PROTECT OUR WHITE WOMEN! [B&P]
Jack Conway finally released his personal financial disclosure. $263,500 from Kinder Morgan Energy. [...]

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That sound you hear is Kentucky yet again losing Race to the Top funding.
Here’s what Governor Steve Beshear had to say in a statement:
“While we are disappointed that Kentucky did not win an award in the second round of Race to the Top funding, we are confident that the steps we are taking in education [...]

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The Messenger-Inquirer won its open records case against Kentucky Community & Technical College System. KCTCS was fighting to keep the paper from gaining access to public records dealing with the ouster of Owensboro Community & Technical College head Paula Gastenveld by Helen Mountjoy and crew.
Because this hot mess is convoluted, here’s a quick refresher:

AG: [...]

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I’ve been hollering about college rankings a good deal lately. I think a lot of rankings/ratings are bunk because every student and educational situation is unique.
But here’s another take on things from University of Kentucky trustee Joe Peek. From a recent email blast:
Admit nothing, deny everything, and make counter-accusations
Another irritation concerns the US [...]

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Wonder how many of those non-merit state employees (the folks appointed by Steve Beshear) canned last week were folks who didn’t contribute to the Beshear – Abramson campaign? [Deep Thoughts]
Aww, how cute! Rand Paul says Barack Obama is an elitist on the non-existent mosque issue. And says liberals are arrogant in their [...]

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