June 18, 2013
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Abuses show tyranny has moved into the open during Obama’s tenure
Remember the 2008 Democratic convention stadium rally in Denver? The one with the faux Greek columns and rhythmic chanting of nominee Obama’s name? After that disturbing display of mob psycholog...
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Privacy boundaries hard to agree on
When I first started teaching criminal law (decades ago), I spent weeks on the Fourth Amendment and the “zone of privacy.” The big case was Katz v. United States, decided in 1967. The FBI suspected...
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BALANCE Fiscal Court makes right choices on school traffic
The McCracken County Fiscal Court made a reasonable decision to close the Y intersection on Old U.S. 60 at Old Hinkleville Road before school begins at the new county high school. Poor visibilit...
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IN HOCK Swamped by pension woes, Detroit may sell treasures
To avoid bankruptcy, the city of Detroit may turn to an unlikely rescuer: Vincent Van Gogh. The city happens to own one of America’s most valuable art collections, housed at the Detroit Institut...
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Film plays key role making military admit sex abuse epidemic in ranks
WASHINGTON — Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering knew from the start that they weren’t just making a movie. “The Invisible War,” their searing, Academy Award-nominated documentary about sexual assault in...
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Sex woes certain in a co-ed military
The headline on the front page of the New York Times said it all: “Women in the Senate Confront the Military on Sex Assaults.” In a triumphalist article showcasing the growing numbers of women o...
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FAIR’S FAIR However noble, hybrids still ought to pay way
State governments are eyeing fees for electric and hybrid car owners to cover their share of road maintenance. But the vehicle owners think that would unfairly penalize them when they should be rew...
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Pope Francis following in Jesus’ steps
WASHINGTON — We tend to remember leaders in characteristic poses. For Pope Benedict XVI, the college professor, it was delivering a much-misunderstood lecture at the University of Regensburg, which...
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McConnell has been playing political hardball since his days at U of L
The big news at the University of Louisville in the spring of 1963 was the school’s strong showing in the College Bowl academic quiz show. Of lesser note, but perhaps more lasting significance, Mit...
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Poll gives lie to the idea British gun ban popular
When the British daily newspaper The Telegraph asked readers which of six suggested measures they would like to see introduced in the House of Commons, reader response was surprisingly tilted towar...
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