May 20, 2013
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U.S. shouldn’t show its hand on Korea
Since when has it been considered smart to tell your enemies what your plans are? Yet there on the front page of the April 8th New York Times was a story about how unnamed “American officials” w...
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School choice gets big win in Indiana
WASHINGTON — The school choice movement — which germinated 50 years ago in free-market economist Milton Friedman’s fertile mind — recently counted its largest victory. The Indiana Supreme Court una...
Apr 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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STEADFAST Free world needs leaders like Margaret Thatcher
When Margaret Thatcher became British prime minister in 1979, the once-greatest empire in the world was a shadow of its former self. Britain was in decline after years of government expansion. P...
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Corps plan to barricade fishing area irrational; nation has greater needs
With spring officially here, many Kentuckians will soon be spending more time doing the outdoor activities they love. For those living along the Cumberland River, this will almost certainly include...
Apr 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Obamacare: When federal money runs out, what then?
There’s not much protection — and even less affordability — for Kentuckians in President Obama’s misnamed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as “Obamacare.” Temporarily,...
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Federal Reserve doesn’t have to raid bank accounts to spend your money
The decision of the government in Cyprus to simply take money out of people’s bank accounts there sent shock waves around the world. People far removed from that small island nation had to wonder: ...
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WINS Economic development efforts bearing fruit
With the probable closing of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant looming over the region, people anxious for some positive economic news are starting to hear it. Area economic development agenci...
Apr 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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‘Tolerance’ excludes pro-life students
WASHINGTON — We know Johns Hopkins University is devoted to diversity, because it says so. Its “Diversity and Inclusion Statement,” a classic of the genre, says the university is “committed to shar...
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INDENTURE Keeping what you earn is an ever-longer road
It’s Tax Freedom Day! Starting next week you can start keeping the money you earn. So why don’t you feel like popping the cork? The realization that you’ve been working for the government for...
Apr 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Disability becoming the new welfare
The government in Britain recently did something interesting. It asked everyone receiving an “incapacity benefit” — a disability program slowly being phased out under new reforms — to submit to ...
Apr 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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