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A Ruh Ro Moment For Child Well Visits In NKY

May 21st, 2013 · No Comments

Don’t forget the special election candidate forum tonight at 7:00 P.M. in Versailles! Takes place at Woodford County Farm Bureau. [Press Releases] An alternative census estimate shows that more of America’s seniors than originally thought are living in poverty — and that means the poverty rate could spike under certain Medicare reforms, a new analysis [...]

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Tags: Eastern Kentucky · Environment · Health Care · Journalism · Kentucky Business · Mainstream · Poverty · Rand Paul · Special Election

Mitch McConnell Was On Meet The Press Yesterday

May 20th, 2013 · No Comments

Since so many of you missed Mitch McConnell’s appearance on Meet the Press, here it is:

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Tags: Mainstream · Mitch McConnell

Will Kentucky Be Crazy During Derby Week? Yes

April 29th, 2013 · 1 Comment

Russian authorities secretly recorded a telephone conversation in 2011 in which one of the Boston bombing suspects vaguely discussed jihad with his mother, officials said Saturday, days after the U.S. government finally received details about the call. [HuffPo] Breaking news: the newspaper has learned that public agencies are worried about pension “reform” messes in Frankfort. [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Education · Investigation · Mainstream · Rand Paul · Steve Beshear

Interesting Rumor Regarding The Hot Mess KRS

April 24th, 2013 · No Comments

We hear through the grapevine that 60 Minutes producers are poking around Kentucky Retirement Systems. It’s making a lot of people in Frankfort weak in the knees. So it looks like Adam Edelen is going to have to make some difficult decisions with his upcoming audit. If it’s another whitewash, he’ll probably get a nice [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Investigation · Mainstream · Rumor · Wasted Money

Cool C-SPAN Series Got Footage In Lexington

April 18th, 2013 · No Comments

Finally, some positive news to make Kentucky proud! C-SPAN got in touch with me this week to give readers a heads-up that they were recently in Lexington to tape footage about Mary Todd Lincoln. It’s sent to air on the April 22 episode of “First Ladies: Influence and Image.” FROM THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION [...]

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Tags: Flashback · Mainstream

Let’s Just Say Today Has Been A Bit Crazy

April 11th, 2013 · 2 Comments

If you missed our earlier story that begins digging into Progress Kentucky, the group behind the McConnell audio tape, you won’t want to miss our multi-part series. [Page One] An immigration bill being written in the Senate aims to wipe out nearly all illegal crossings along the southwestern border with Mexico while maintaining a 13-year [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Corruption · Discrimination · Education · Environment · Flashback · Immigration · Investigation · Mainstream · Mitch McConnell · Polling · Rand Paul · Takin yer guns! · The Gays

Unlike Kentucky, Illinois Tries To Clean Up Its Mess

April 9th, 2013 · 2 Comments

Oh, look, Rand Paul’s fired campaign manager is still complaining about things that don’t mesh with his 16th Century worldview. Tea Party activist David Adams filed a lawsuit Monday in Franklin Circuit Court, challenging Gov. Steve Beshear’s executive order that created the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange. [H-L] Restaurant chains like McDonald’s want to keep their [...]

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Tags: Alison Grimes · Corruption · Economy · Flashback · Greg Stumbo · Health Care · Jonathan Miller · Mainstream · Senate · Steve Beshear

Shocker: Did You Know Lobbyists Spend Money?!

April 8th, 2013 · No Comments

Sounds like the late 70s and early 80s when elected officials were operating a drug ring. A Lexington attorney has been charged with investing $100,000 in an alleged drug ring while his brother and fiancée have been charged with trying to obstruct an investigation into the lawyer’s financial doings. [H-L] Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy (D) [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Education · Investigation · Mainstream · Military · Rand Paul · Takin yer guns! · Wasted Money

Kentucky Needs More Domestic Violence Shelters

April 5th, 2013 · No Comments

Have you read this story about the need for domestic violence shelters in Kentucky? Kentucky’s 15 domestic violence shelters reported housing 701 victims and their children during the one-day national domestic violence census on Sept. 12, 2012. Also, 233 crisis calls were answered at shelters across the commonwealth on the day of the census, and [...]

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Tags: Eastern Kentucky · Frustration · Mainstream

Pension Disaster Finally Dominating News Cycle

February 6th, 2013 · 1 Comment

Finally! A top editorial board is calling out the bogus pension “reform” being pushed by people like Damon Thayer exactly what it is. Smoke and mirrors. [H-L] The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee called Tuesday for Congress to “immediately” hold a hearing to investigate a controversial $8.5 billion foreclosure abuse settlement reached [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Environment · Humor · Investigation · Mainstream · Polling · Rand Paul · Steve Beshear · Takin yer guns! · Taxes · Wasted Money