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FLOP Washington’s ‘green fleet’ effort crashes into reality
The federal government’s gasoline consumption hit a 25-year high in 2010, the latest year for which figures have been compiled. It posted a 3.3 percent increase over the year before. Meanwhile, ...
Mar 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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PACs prove money not everything
WASHINGTON — When Communists and sympathizers made excuses for Stalin’s terror, they said, “You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.” To which George Orwell responded, “Where’s the omelet?” ...
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People avoiding life-saving screenings for all the wrong reasons
The news from Sloan Kettering that colonoscopy measurably saves lives will certainly make me feel better when I start drinking the liquid the night before mine. But really, what my doctors have bee...
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Poor traffic signal timing cause of a lot of Highway 66 tie-ups Editor: I have read numerous complaints about the traffic on Highway 66 from Sevierville to I-40
Poor traffic signal timing cause of a lot of Highway 66 tie-ups Editor: I have read numerous complaints about the traffic on Highway 66 from Sevierville to I-40. Millions and millions of d...
Feb 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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The answer's not blowin' in the wind
By LAMAR ALEXANDER Guest columnist We hear a lot of talk about federal subsidies for Big Oil. But let’s focus on federal subsidies for Big Wind, which total $27 billion over 10 years — the am...
Feb 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Enthusiasm gap hurting both parties
There’s no disputing that Republicans are surly these days. With the exception of South Carolina, turnout among GOP voters has been tepid. Hordes of commentators, me included, have argued at len...
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‘Fairness’ code for politicians who want walking-around money
During a recent Fox News Channel debate about the Obama administration’s tax policies, Democrat Bob Beckel raised the issue of “fairness.” He pointed out that a child born to a poor woman in the...
Feb 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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PRUDENT Legislation to cap state’s bond debt sensible
Illinois is Exhibit A in the case for Senate Bill 1 in the Kentucky Legislature, which would set the limit on bonded indebtedness at 6 percent of General Fund revenues. Sen. Ken Winters, R-Murra...
Feb 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Leaps and bounds
Every four years we can be sure of two things: a president will be elected, and an extra day will be added to February. It’s called Leap Year, and everybody knows it and accepts it, even if they do...
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Obama needs in-between options for Iran
WASHINGTON — Anyone who has worked at the White House is keenly aware of two gaps. The first is the gap between the obsessions of the media and the challenges of the country. So Rick Santorum ex...
Feb 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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