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Don McNay: Scandals leave us to wonder if Main Street will ever trust Washington again
“You know you cannot trust them They know they can’t trust you.” -Steve Goodman (Jimmy Buffett) “Now Watergate does not bother me Does your conscience bother you?” -Lynyrd Skynyrd The scandal at the Internal Revenue Service and the …
Lewis Donohew: IRS scandal another tempest in a teapot, yet even sensible folks are swayed
President Obama is angry at the IRS. The Republicans are angry at the IRS and Obama. Someone in middle management is about to get lynched. His boss already has been lynched. Republicans want the person responsible put in jail. And …
Jonathan Miller: The buzz about hemp and
a look inside the movement to make it legal
Poor, poor pitiful hemp. Its cooler cannabis cousin, marijuana, gets all the buzz — generational bards from Bob Dylan to Snoop Dogg sing Mary Jane’s praise; cancer and AIDS patients declare her glory. And even though smoking hemp …
Ron Daley: Creating a plan for more hope,
a catalyst for success in Eastern Kentucky
“The leadership problem is that an increasing number of people in the world are miserable, hopeless, suffering and becoming dangerously unhappy because they don’t have an almighty good job – and in most cases, no hope of getting one.” …
Lewis Donohew: Communisim, Facism, Socialism are not the same thing – really
Even now, after enough time has passed for Tea Partiers to have learned better, I still see them at their marches carrying pictures of President Obama wearing a Hitler mustache, indicating he is a fascist, or claiming he is a …
Jonathan Miller: Sending a strong message
to Washington – it’s time to legalize hemp!
This week, I have the honor and pleasure of joining Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer as we meet in Washington, D.C., with an impressive swath of Obama Administration officials — from the White House to the U.S. Departments of Agriculture …
Michael R. Stone: Problem gamblers seek risk, excitement more than money; help available
A 20-horse field for the Kentucky Derby results in high odds on some capable thoroughbreds. It also creates an exciting race with overtones of a desperate calvary charge. As if that were not enough stimulation, the removal of the supposed …
Eli Capilouto: Fixing broken immigration policies is a reflection of the American Dream
Last year, I had the opportunity to travel to China with a delegation from the University of Kentucky to advance several partnerships growing between UK’s colleges and departments and universities and industries in a country growing in economic importance. …
Maria Lopez: Finally, there’s light at end
of tunnel for achieving immigration reform
The stars are finally aligning on immigration reform. Both sides of the aisle are starting to see eye-to-eye, and it appears as though some progress could come our way very soon. It is about time for change to happen – …
Lewis Donohew: Philosophy – and drinks – were on tap for fun and interesting evening
Went to a meeting of something called “Philosophy on Tap” the other night at a pub called The Pub. Philosophy, it turns out, is rather loosely defined, whereas “on tap” is quite specific. You can drink from a wide menu …
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