That sound? It’s John Yarmuth’s communications staff selectively marketing the bourbon industry as newsworthy in Warshington. While typically silly for Yarmuth to be a lobbying the press instead of legislating, we can 100% get behind this. So can you. Because you know you are having a chuglet or two of Maker’s 46 right now. Here’s [...]

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You should probably read the White House statement on the employment situation in January. But don’t forget that it’s not as puppies and rainbows as it looks. [White House] The hair of the dog. Does a bit more debt keep the economic recovery on track? [The Economist] The Indianapolis stadium deal is souring and you [...]

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Openness is urgent in the push for gambling. This stacking the deck business should cease. Great to see a mainstream paper call out both the Governor and Princess Damon Thayer for their unethical shenanigans. This wouldn’t be an issue if Kentucky had real ethics regulations. [H-L] Another grocery store in the poorer end of Bowling [...]

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Okay, Richie Farmer applying for unemployment benefits is insane. Is he snorting oxy or what? What the hell is wrong with this guy? [Wow] Come on. What is he snorting? What the hell is wrong with this man? [WKYT] Steve Beshear says shutting down pill mills is a top legislative priority. But it most certainly [...]

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Brave patriot and State Senator Jimmy Higdon isn’t just a guy who will tackle you for stealing beef jerky. He’s not just a secret Mexican. He’s also one of the few people in Frankfort actually trying to stop pill mills without lining his pockets at the same time. [CN|2] Quick, let’s pretend the Energy and [...]

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Bob Gunnell, a prominent Democrat, Steve Henry apologist and former partner of Peritus (they’re going after him, not trying to buy him out) who has stiffed everybody and their mother is now trying to kill neighborhoods in Louisville. It’s a damn joke and you should be outraged that a recycled political hack like this has [...]

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Hemp farming was apparently a big deal in Kentucky in the 1940s: Will it become a big deal in the 2010s?

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Folks all over the state are itching to find out why Hickman Mayor Charles Murphy was killed this morning. [H-L] This Thursday at 10:00 A.M., Commissioner of Agriculture Jamie Comer will attend the State Fair Board meeting in Louisville. Comer needs to bring up the fact that the state still owes Ed Hart millions of [...]

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It’s time for another Cornbread crumb! Here’s the excerpt: In the field cutting out males, Jimmy Bickett and Garland Russell were caught by Sheriff Jackie Wimsett, who arrested them and hauled them off to the Nelson County jail. They made bond that afternoon. As soon as they were released, Russell and Bickett went straight back [...]

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A few weeks ago, we were happy to connect the folks from The Drink Show with bourbon queen Joy Perrine. Nothing will make you more proud to be a Kentuckian than having some of her magic at Jack’s Lounge or Equus in Louisville. So take a look at the latest show, filmed in part in [...]

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