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2013-14 budget cuts affecting Lincoln preschool, special education programs
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — While the Lincoln County School District is cutting the equivalent of seven positions from its general fund budget for next year, state and federal funding cuts are causing substantial staffing cuts for the district's special education...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting
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'Sequester' creating additional budget problems for Lincoln County schools
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — Indiscriminate federal budget cuts, collectively known as the federal "sequester," are taking their own toll on next year's Lincoln County School District budget. Superintendent Karen Hatter said reductions in federal funding for her...Tags: Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress
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Simply the Bible: Prayer is more than just a check list
Contributing WriterEditor’s note: This is the second column in a series on prayer. We are looking at Matthew 6, at what is referred to as the Lord’s prayer, but should really be called the disciple’s prayer. The prayer found in the Gospel of John, chapter...Tags: Human Interest, Breads
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Having it both ways: Congress wants to blame Panetta for their failure to fund DoD
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta dumped the issue of budget cuts back where it belonged, in Congress’ lap, after receiving harsh criticism to his plans to steeply cut military manpower this week. Panetta told lawmakers critical of his plans to...Tags: James Inhofe, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Budgets and Budgeting, Leon Panetta
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Winchester Fire-EMS battalion chief retiring after 26 years
The Winchester SunTaking a break for a turkey, cheese and mayonnaise sandwich in the fire department’s self-service kitchen, cracking jokes and catching up with comrades, Battalion Chief Kenneth Williamson quickly snaps into manager mode when his cell phone rings....Tags: Fires, Sandwiches, Disasters and Accidents
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Letters to the editor: Aug. 16, 2011
Social Services needs better monitoring
To Gov. Steve Beshear:
With all the talk of cutting expenses, perhaps it’s time to look at Kentucky’s Social Services and how this agency spends our money.
Here’s a case in point, and no doubt,...Tags: Annual Reports, Finance, Steve Beshear, Employees, Social Issues
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Mayfield: Session yields Medicaid compromise, setting the stage for budget recovery
As my colleagues and I began the second week of the 2011 special session, we were still uncertain whether we would be able to accomplish our foremost mission: addressing our $166 million Medicaid budget shortfall. With the House approving one version...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Social Issues, Awards and Prizes, Homes, Executive Branch
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The Social Security trust fund
Contributing columnistAtheme among the Democrats’ talking points recently is that Social Security does not contribute to the deficit/national debt problem since it is covered by a “trust fund,” and fund withdrawals will not be made for a couple of decades....Tags: Finance, Bonds, Social Issues, Democratic Party, Wages and Pensions
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Local officials weigh in on state's Medicaid dilemma
dbrock@amnews.comLocal health-care providers are bracing for the possibility of a shortfall in this year’s Medicaid budget and watching with interest as elected officials take different approaches to fixing the expensive program in the future. After the regular...Tags: Finance, Corporate Officers, South Carolina, Steve Beshear, Social Issues
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Finally, someone proposes something about budget cuts
The formula is simple enough. Unsustainable debt plus unavailable revenue equals expense cuts. But we’re spoiled — addicted to borrowing, averse to taxes, ashamed to do without. On Wednesday, the morning after President Obama’s...Tags: Rand Paul, Congressional Budget Office, Foreign Aid, Mitch McConnell, Retirement
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Rand Paul's war on the poor
Only a few weeks into his six-year term as U.S. Senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul has gone off the tracks. He’d been putting the coal to the engine of the crazy train throughout his campaign, piling one embarrassing media disaster upon another, but...Tags: Rand Paul, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Social Issues, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Health Organizations
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Allentown school board president wants elementary school gym classes restored
Allentown School District might not blow the whistle on elementary school gym class after all. The district recently learned its receiving about $320,000 more than it expected from a 2011 tax lien sale, school board President Robert E. Smith said. With...Tags: Finance, Libraries, Allentown, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Teaching and Learning
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