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Mike Farrell: Belief in ‘free speech’ requires commitment to speech you don’t really like
In the Hollywood version of the United States, President Andrew Shepherd explained the difficulty of the First Amendment: “America isn’t easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, ’cause it’s gonna put up a fight. It’s gonna …
Mike Farrell: Student to teacher, inspired to inspiring; it’s the personal that really matters
As a gangly high school sophomore, I towered over my 10th-grade English teacher. Even so, I was more than a little nervous when she asked me to speak with her in the hall outside her classroom before she started the …
Mike Farrell: Culture of secrecy in CHFS
must become culture of openness – with teeth
By Mike Farrell KyForward contributor Gov. Steve Beshear is taking important steps to address the embarrassing scandal his Cabinet for Health and Family Services has created through its refusal to release records about children who are killed or severely …
Mike Farrell: ‘Culture of Secrecy’ hid
death of child in state welfare system
By Mike Farrell KyForward contributor Now we know why Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd declared a “culture of secrecy” exists at the state’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services. That secrecy was necessary to hide from the …
Mike Farrell: ‘Culture of secrecy’ needs
to end in Health, Human Services Cabinet
By Mike Farrell Next time you grouse about the way the media cover the news, remember these two words: public accountability. Strip away the protection the First Amendment gives the media from government interference, strip away access to …
Mike Farrell: Talk positive, actions not so
in terms of more openness in government
By Mike Farrell KyForward contributor The news was encouraging. On the day after he was inaugurated, President Barack Obama signed a memorandum committing his administration to “an unprecedented level of openness in government.” His memorandum directed the …
Mike Farrell: Candidates expecting my vote have to be transparent, address key issues
I can’t vote for Steve Beshear for governor. He doesn’t think I matter. I can’t vote for Todd P’Pool for attorney general either. He shows the same contempt for me. You see neither thinks I, a citizen of …
Mike Farrell: Constitution Day offers chance
to look back on genius of founders’ creation
By Mike Farrell KyForward columnist We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of …
Mike Farrell: Legislators should follow court in allowing public to film police in action
By Mike Farrell KyForward columnist Next time you head to the Windy City, best keep your cell phone out of sight if you come upon Chicago police officers interviewing people or arresting them. You could face 15 years …
Two faces to Facebook, other social media; the bright side can give way to dark side
By Mike Farrell KyForward contributor Did you read about “the biggest pool party of the year?” A lot of Facebook users did. According to media reports, 2,000-4,000 Coloradoans had a swimmingly good time Aug. 27 until fights broke …
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