May 21, 2013
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Universities indoctrinate rather than teach students to think for themselves
While it is not possible to answer all the e-mails and letters from readers, many are thought-provoking, whether those thoughts are positive or negative. An e-mail from one young man simply aske...
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Jim Waters
Sen. McConnell right to press EPA for timely action
During recent stops in Pikeville and Hazard, Sen. Mitch McConnell took aim at the Environmental Protection Agency’s rope-a-dope policy that Kentucky’s senior senator rightly describes as an “illegi...
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Court should swat ticket tax bite reg
“The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity, and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.” — James Madison Federalist 48 WASHINGTON — But under tod...
May 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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JOE CITIZEN Ultimately, that’s what elected officials should be
Paducah Mayor Gayle Kaler apologized last week to City Commissioner Allan Rhodes for calling him an “ordinary Joe Citizen.” Why apologize? It was a compliment. Not that she meant it that way....
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Obama’s wishy-washy tap dances embolden foes in Congress, abroad
WASHINGTON — To be a good president requires the combined skills of chess master and middle school teacher. The chess master president possesses the ability to think several steps ahead. To take...
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Jason Collins is first gay pro athlete to come out; there are surely more
It is almost unbelievable that this is a first. But it is. Jason Collins is the first male athlete playing in a major sport to “come out.” Yes — the first in any of the five major leagues. ...
May 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Flicks perpetuating Malthusian myth
In the new sci-fi movie “Oblivion,” Earth’s most precious resource is Tom Cruise. But running a close second (spoiler alert) is water. Aliens want it. All of it. This is old hat, science fiction...
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TANTRUM Feds seeking to punish public for budget cuts
Campers arriving at campgrounds on the Blue Ridge Parkway recently found closed gates blocking their way. Just in case the visitors haven’t been listening to network news, park employees posted sig...
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PETTY Fiscal court off base nixing chamber dues
The McCracken County Fiscal Court is making a commendable effort at frugality as it pares projected expenditures to close a $285,000 funding gap for the fiscal year that begins July 1. It’s no e...
May 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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To succeed, Republicans must do more than oppose president’s agenda
WASHINGTON — Since Franklin Roosevelt busted the curve, presidents have generally tried to avoid the 100-day measure of their effectiveness. But as President Obama’s second term reaches this milest...
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