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What An Awful Day For Murray State University

March 15th, 2012 · No Comments

We’re not going to shut up about you giving to the Red Cross for tornado relief efforts. This will take a long time. [Click Here To Give] HAHAHA. Kentucky among the top states for spending transparency? HAHAHAHAHAHA. [Business First] Unemployment fell in 114 of Kentucky’s 120 counties in January. Why? Because so many dang people [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Crit Luallen · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · FEAR! · Flashback · Giving Back · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Poverty · Stats · Steve Beshear · Youth

KRS Spinning Like Crazy Over Whistleblower Mess

March 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment

We’re not going to shut up about you giving to the Red Cross for tornado relief efforts. This will take a long time. [Click Here To Give] Don’t you absolutely love watching the Kentucky Retirement Systems shysters spinning like crazy over the report Chris Tobe’s SEC attorney produced? They’re doing that shiz with your money, [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Environment · FEAR! · Giving Back · Health Care · Hypocrisy · Investigation · Jack Conway · Mitch McConnell · Poverty · Taxes · Wasted Money · Youth

Santorum Would Probably Win In Kentucky, Maybe?

March 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment

We’re not going to shut up about you giving to the Red Cross for tornado relief efforts. This will take a long time. [Click Here To Give] The State House approved a bill to create an independent inspector of Kentucky’s child-protection system. [H-L] Something about this “bill to help coal county students” still doesn’t smell [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · College Sports · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Education · Giving Back · Jobs · Law Enforcement · Poverty · Presidential Race

No Phone = Maybe Death For Many Kentuckians

March 13th, 2012 · No Comments

We’re not going to shut up about you giving to the Red Cross for tornado relief efforts. This will take a long time. [Click Here To Give] In light of the recent tornado disaster, the state legislature STILL wants to END BASIC TELEPHONE SERVICE for many in the poorest areas of the Commonwealth. [H-L] It [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Corruption · David L. Williams · Eastern Kentucky · Education · FEAR! · Giving Back · Hal Rogers · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Polling · Poverty · Presidential Race

Your Tax Dollars Pay For All Of These Messes

March 12th, 2012 · No Comments

It’s a new week. You likely got paid at the end of last week. Which means you can spare a dollar for tornado relief. Give back today. [Red Cross] Go watch this ten minutes of security footage of a tornado rolling through West Liberty if you need a reminder of why you should give back. [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Flashback · Giving Back · Iraq · Mainstream Mistake · Mitch McConnell · Poverty · Presidential Race · The Gays · Wasted Money

You Probably Got Paid Today So Give Some $$$

March 9th, 2012 · 1 Comment

If you can afford to read this but have not given something – even $1 – to tornado relief efforts in Kentucky? You should be loosely ashamed. Do so now. [Red Cross] Jim Higdon wants to take Cornbread Mafia on tour and you should consider helping. It’s a great Kentucky-based book. Check out his project. [...]

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Tags: Budget · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Environment · Giving Back · Hypocrisy · Journalism · Mitch McConnell · Poverty · Wasted Money

Please Keep Giving To The Red Cross & Others

March 8th, 2012 · 2 Comments

If you can afford to read this but have not given something – even $1 – to tornado relief efforts in Kentucky? You should be loosely ashamed. Do so now. [Red Cross] Morgan County residents are getting information about how to receive assistance. Naturally, the federal government processes are obscene. [H-L] Steve Beshear says the [...]

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Tags: Congress · Discrimination · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Education · Giving Back · Jack Conway · Jobs · John Yarmuth · Poverty · Stats · Steve Beshear

Tax Reform? They’re Just Kidding About That

March 8th, 2012 · 2 Comments

If you don’t want to donate to the Red Cross, call the Gateway Area Development District at 606.780.0090 – the organization has established a fund for tornado assistance and relief in Eastern Kentucky. [Just Do It] The House budget cuts all kinds of university projects. Let’s count the seconds until the costs are passed on [...]

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Tags: Budget · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Education · FEAR! · Giving Back · Greg Fischer · Mitch McConnell · Poverty · Presidential Race · Senate · Stats · Steve Beshear · Taxes

Damon Thayer Still Not In Reality-Based Community

March 6th, 2012 · 4 Comments

Kentucky Emergency Management says cash contributions are more important at this point than hard goods. So give to the Red Cross like we’ve been saying for a week. [CLICK HERE] On the floor of the State Senate today, Bob Stivers compared West Liberty to a mission trip to Haiti post-earthquake. He praised the Speaker for [...]

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Tags: Eastern Kentucky · Giving Back · Humor · Poverty · Senate · Youth

Shame You Didn’t Know West Liberty Pre-Tornado

March 6th, 2012 · 4 Comments

The best way you can support tornado-ravaged areas is to give to the Red Cross. [CLICK HERE] If you’re sitting in a warm home or office this morning, remember that most of these people no longer have homes or offices to go to. [H-L] Soon, the average person crossing the Ohio River in Louisville will [...]

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Tags: Congress · Eastern Kentucky · Environment · Giving Back · Humor · Mitch McConnell · Poverty · Presidential Race · Steve Beshear · Wasted Money