May 18, 2013
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Author recoils from blurry writing
WASHINGTON — When asked to explain the brisk pace of his novels, Elmore Leonard said, “I leave out the parts that people skip.” You will not want to skip anything in William Zinsser’s short essays ...
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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MYTH ‘Zero emissions’ only a pipe dream
President Obama’s promise to put a million electric cars on U.S. roads by 2015 keeps hitting the same roadblocks: math, physics and economics. Only 50,000 electrics were sold in 2012. Companies ...
Mar 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Filibuster illuminated core principles
I hope I’m not too late to the fight. Last week, freshman Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) held an old-fashioned filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA. Paul’s stated reason for...
Mar 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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SACRIFICE White House wants you to feel the pain
The White House, angling for another tax increase, has tried to make the sequester cuts as painful as possible. The administration was embarrassed last week by a leaked Department of Agriculture...
Mar 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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GOP embraces immigration reform
WASHINGTON — When they wrote “Immigration Wars” last year, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick were pushing the boundaries of the GOP’s internal policy debate. The book is a tight, effect...
Mar 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Yahoo’s powerful CEO caught in crossfire of mommy wars that never end
WASHINGTON — Excuse me while I roll my eyes over the latest “mommy war.” It’s not that I don’t care about the substance, but because I’ve lived long enough to know how it turns out. Some wars ca...
Mar 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lawmakers need to commit to schedule on making up pension deficit, stick to it
Kentucky’s public employees — past, present and future — deserve a secure retirement. Yet Kentucky has one of the worst-funded retirement plans in the country with a total unfunded liability in the...
Mar 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Paul’s filibuster sent a strong message to Obama
What began as a simple, straightforward question on Wednesday concerning the White House’s secret drone program eventually turned into the boldest stance taken by any lawmaker — whether from Washin...
Mar 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Social scientists’ skewed data aside, America still the land of opportunity
Most people are not even surprised any more when they hear about someone who came here from Korea or Vietnam with very little money, and very little knowledge of English, who nevertheless persevere...
Mar 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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ABUSIVE Lawmakers should step up, rescind pension cash grab
With two days left in this year’s regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly, lawmakers haven’t reached an agreement on how to reform the state’s public employee pension system. Heck, they co...
Mar 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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