May 20, 2013
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STUNT Freeing illegal immigrants was cynical political ploy
Immigration and Customs Enforcement released 2,228 illegal immigrants from prison in February, blaming it on sequester-induced budget cuts. Among those released were 629, more than a quarter of ...
Mar 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Congress enables imperial presidents
“President Obama has arguably established the authority of the president to intervene militarily virtually anywhere without the consent or the approval of Congress, at his own discretion and for as...
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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DUTY MSU regents should release Dunn report
The Murray State University Board of Regents has still not revealed why it is forcing President Randy Dunn out. It’s past time. The public has the right to know. The regents could begin by re...
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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SOARING Obamacare producing whopping premium hikes
Health insurance premiums could double for some Americans when the Obamacare insurance mandate goes into effect next year. Don’t take our word for it. That’s what insurers, including the nation’...
Mar 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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God, guns, gays stereotype withering
Just because things can be put on the same list doesn’t mean they are necessarily similar. My attic contains within it thousands of comic books, an inflatable bed, some jigsaw puzzles, some family ...
Mar 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Report should be a GOP wake-up call
WASHINGTON — Recent brutal attacks on the GOP have claimed that minorities often think that “Republicans do not like them or want them in the country.” That younger voters are “rolling their eyes a...
Mar 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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HANDOUT Stumbo holding the bag in pay for no work row
Dennis Horlander is paid to review state government contracts. Someone needs to review his. The Democratic state representative from Louisville and co-chairman of the Government Contract Review ...
Mar 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Public defenders play vital role in protecting constitutional rights
This is a special time to honor the foundational right to counsel. In a criminal case, counsel protects “the fundamental human rights of life and liberty.” Our Sixth Amendment right to counsel “...
Mar 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Regulators steer state’s economy in wrong direction
When it comes to barbershops, moving companies and food vendor trucks, Kentucky regulators have a curious penchant for shielding established businesses from fresh competition. A recent Institute...
Mar 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Term limits alone inadequate plan for eliminating career politicians
The main thing wrong with the term limits movement is the “s” at the end of the word “limit.” What are advocates of term limits trying to accomplish? If they are trying to keep government from b...
Mar 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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