Clay County is the center of everything awful. Every single day there’s an awful story. Today? It’s about a magistrate stabbing his wife and then killing himself. [H-L] And just like that, the Mittens Romney revisionism begins. He’ll completely reinvent himself and whitewash everything. Just as his campaign staff said he would. [NY Mag] Here’s [...]

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Lawmakers in Kentucky support career and technical education. They just don’t support the funding, apparently. [WFPL] The report about poor old Reeeeechie Farmer’s shenanigans is due to hit soon. Start popping that popcorn now. [FOX41] Read this first sentence and you’ll learn again why Eastern Kentucky can’t have nice things: A 2-year-old boy was struck [...]

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You’ll be surprised to see who supports Sarah Lynn Cunningham. She’s the Metro Sewer District whistleblower that the Besehar and Conway crews are working against. She’s running for the State Senate in the 19th District. [The 'Ville Voice] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday morning agreed in [...]

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Former University of Kentucky president Lee T. Todd Jr. was the first witness called Monday in a gender-discrimination trial that pits a female UK police department official against the university and others at the school. [H-L] In 2009, the life expectancy in Kentucky 73.3 for men and 78.6 for women. [HuffPo] Thank goodness for Floriduh! [...]

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New data from the federal government shows the amount of coal transported by rail has declined sharply this year: its’s at the lowest level since 1994. [WFPL] The Lundergan Family brought President Bill Clinton back to Kentucky today and everyone in Lexington is still freaking out. [H-L] That welfare recipient drug testing law in Georgia? [...]

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This week President Barack Obama called on Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling:

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The Richmond Register and the Madison County Health Department are in a battle over open records. Looks like yet another government agency in Kentucky is trying to play pat-a-cake with your tax dollars. [Richmond Register] The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights last week publicly accepted three conciliation agreements in fair housing cases, including one in [...]

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Fort Knox decided to cancel its Ted Nugent concert because he’s, you know, a crazy teabagger who says some terrible junk. [FOX41] What would you do if your home, place of employment and entire community were wiped off the face of the earth by a tornado? Recovery in Eastern Kentucky will take a long time [...]

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The Energy and Environment Cabinet (haha, hold your eye-rolls for the irony – this is a good thing) is awarding six student artists in its Eco-Art Contest, which is focused on environmental themes. Things like: conservation, pollution prevention and environmental protection. Awards will be presented at each student’s school. Winners: Emily Larson – Taylor County [...]

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Remember corrupt former Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge? His partner in crime was finally sentenced. [H-L] Debby Yetter’s new position as an editorial writer at A Kentucky Newspaper is a strong move for the paper. She not only deserves the position but is one of the most solid and honest journalists in the state. [C-J/AKN] [...]

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