May 19, 2013
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Flicks perpetuating Malthusian myth
In the new sci-fi movie “Oblivion,” Earth’s most precious resource is Tom Cruise. But running a close second (spoiler alert) is water. Aliens want it. All of it. This is old hat, science fiction...
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TANTRUM Feds seeking to punish public for budget cuts
Campers arriving at campgrounds on the Blue Ridge Parkway recently found closed gates blocking their way. Just in case the visitors haven’t been listening to network news, park employees posted sig...
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PETTY Fiscal court off base nixing chamber dues
The McCracken County Fiscal Court is making a commendable effort at frugality as it pares projected expenditures to close a $285,000 funding gap for the fiscal year that begins July 1. It’s no e...
May 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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To succeed, Republicans must do more than oppose president’s agenda
WASHINGTON — Since Franklin Roosevelt busted the curve, presidents have generally tried to avoid the 100-day measure of their effectiveness. But as President Obama’s second term reaches this milest...
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More unites than divides Americans
Thursday was a critical day in our democracy. Five presidents of the United States gathered in Houston for the dedication of the George W. Bush library. One was his father, 89 years old and in a wh...
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Courts may decide key state issues
There is a good chance that three political issues will soon become legal issues. Look for courts to decide the constitutionality of state legislative redistricting, if Rand Paul can be on the 2016...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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President’s policy on Syria better than his ability to articulate what it is
WASHINGTON — People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syr...
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hypocrisy Obamacare OK for you, but Congress wants out
Providing superfluous evidence that members of Congress are sneaky, self-serving hypocrites, Politico revealed last week that leaders in Congress have been meeting in secret for months to carve out...
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Politicians sell gullible the impossible
Someone called politics “the art of the possible.” But, in the era of the modern welfare state, politics is largely the art of the impossible. Those people morbid enough to keep track of politic...
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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FIASCO Fiscal court must act fast to address zoning debacle
If McCracken County Judge-Executive Van Newberry rezoned hundreds of properties with the stroke of a pen, he not only violated the law, he exposed the county to potentially hundreds of lawsuits fro...
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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