June 19, 2013
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Shield for ‘real’ reporters unworkable
In response to the acknowledged abuses of his own Justice Department, President Obama has urged Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to reintroduce legislation for a “journalist shield law.” And in typical ...
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Conservative critics off base with attacks on Common Core standards
Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday, Ph.D., has two qualities essential for success in his demanding post: brains and guts. He has recently displayed both by boldly challenging powerf...
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MONEY PIT Session for redistricting an affront to taxpayers
Gov. Steve Beshear is trying to decide on a date to call the Kentucky Legislature into session to approve legislative redistricting. We’d like to suggest a date: Jan. 14, 2014. That’s the date t...
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WELL SPENT New regional crime lab a welcome investment
The new state crime lab in Madisonville is a good investment and long overdue. The bigger, more technologically advanced facility replaces the old Western Laboratory Branch, which opened in 1975. ...
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Pets have long flown with us, so it’s high time we let them ride the rails
WASHINGTON — You might say I have a dog in this fight. He’s tiny. He’s blind. His bark is decidedly unmanly and his bites, usually in defense against things that can’t be seen, are forgivably in...
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Leahy-Paul bill seeks fairer jail terms
WASHINGTON — Libertarians believe government should have a compelling reason before it restricts an individual’s liberty. Today’s liberals believe almost any reason will do, because liberty is less...
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Immigration policy was once rational
One of the many sad signs of our times is the way current immigration issues are discussed. A hundred years ago, the immigration controversies of that era were discussed in the context of innumerab...
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Small but important D.C. Circuit promises battle royale for nominees
WASHINGTON — Is President Obama poised to “pack” the federal appeals court in Washington? “A type of court-packing reminiscent of FDR’s era,” warned Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley. “Packing the court ...
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BACKFIRE EU embrace of ‘renewables’ spawns clear-cutting in U.S.
When environmentalists battle environmentalists, who wins? While one group is pushing to replace coal with natural gas, which burns cleaner, another group opposes development of all carbon-based...
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LIARS CLUB White House IRS story falling apart by the hour
President Obama rightly described the recently disclosed abuses by the IRS “outrageous.” What he didn’t say is how high this scandal reaches. The administration’s story is that two “rogue” emplo...
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