May 22, 2013
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Cory Booker learns consequences of being honest while campaigning
WASHINGTON — The past several days of Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s life have been painfully amusing to watch. Painful because Booker, a rising Democratic star, is such a good guy. Amusing, because...
Jun 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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CODE Beware of a government promising tax ‘reform’
Gov. Beshear has formed a special committee to “realign the tax code.” We don’t dispute that the state tax code is unwieldy and could be simplified. But that’s not what this is about. We think m...
Jun 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wisconsin’s progressives demand Mulligan
I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up. No sir, Not I, Not me, So there! — “Peter Pan” the musical, 1954 WAUWATOSA, Wis. — This state, the first to let government employ...
Jun 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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EXAMPLE Eggner’s Ferry a success others could learn from
Success has many fathers. Plenty of state and local politicians were on hand for the reopening of the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge a week ago. The Louisville construction company that got the bid to re...
Jun 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Friend always right about what matters most — the love of friends, family
It’s her voice that I keep hearing in my head. “Susan,” she would say, in that quiet, commanding tone she had, before explaining something to me: how to deal with the Irish boys in politics in the ...
Jun 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Spending debate opportunity for Romney
Here’s a simple suggestion for Mitt Romney: Admit that the Democrats have a point. Right before the Memorial Day weekend, Washington was consumed by a debate over how much Barack Obama has spent...
Jun 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Classifying jobs as ‘menial’ an insult
“Education” is a word that covers a lot of very different things, from vital, life-saving medical skills to frivolous courses to absolutely counterproductive courses that fill people with a sense o...
Jun 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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ANTIPATHY Obama’s dislike of profits translates into bad policy
President Obama’s disdain for business profits is frightening for anyone who understands that the freedom to pursue profits through hard work and wise investment is the foundation of American prosp...
Jun 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Unbridling speech hasn’t brought disaster
WASHINGTON — Montana uses an interesting argument to justify defiance of a Supreme Court decision: Because the state is particularly prone to political corruption, it should be trusted to constrict...
May 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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RESULTS Focused police strategy reducing property crimes
Property crimes are down in Paducah and McCracken County. And the reduction appears to be tied to smarter law enforcement tactics. Local police have begun “flex team” patrols in which groups of ...
May 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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