*GASP* Page One commentary: We think Waters’ column this week is woah off the mark. Steve Beshear has not released a universal health care plan. He’s released a shitty “let’s cover the babies and elderly” hope piece. Crack on Hillary Clinton all you want over anything (this is not an endorsement) but let’s get real [...]

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Stomach grumbling? It’s time for a change, not a pill By Jim Waters Dissatisfaction serves as a necessary component of change. Most find change hard and dissatisfaction uncomfortable. So procrastination usually trumps dissatisfaction. We often simply adapt to avoid the usually messy process of change. Sometimes it’s necessary to do so – at least temporarily. [...]

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This is the second installment of Jim Waters’ Bluegrass Beacon, a now-regular feature of Page One. We won’t take much issue with Jim’s column this week except to say: We’re not sure how $0.01 per U.S. Dollar taxes on tourism is such a terrible thing. It’s not really taxing Kentuckians and it drives a could-be [...]

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This week, Steve Beshear released his ideas for solving our educational woes. It’s not a problem that can be solved, but something politicians have to give regular and constant attention. Beshear’s got some good ideas, but no policy can ensure that high school graduates know the basics. Still, despite millions spent with the idea of [...]

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