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Service pays tribute to fallen soldiers
smojica@amnews.comMore than 50 people attended a special Memorial Day service held Saturday at Danville Memorial Gardens. The first-time event, organized by members of the American Legion Caswell Saufley Post No. 18 of Stanford, was attended by civilians along with...Tags: Civil Rights, Human Interest, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Stop the digging: Confiscate Frankfort¿s shovels
Guest ColumnistThere’s a lot to “dig” about being a Kentuckian this time of year. The bluegrass is blooming, and the national spotlight soon will shine on the Kentucky Derby. But there’s a whole lot of other “digging” that needs to...Tags: Think Tanks, Government, National Government, Kentucky Derby
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Journalists brave attacks, death in much of the world
Guest ColumnistThe world news items about reporters killed, news organizations harassed, and unsolved crimes committed against journalists in other nations come nearly daily, generally in one or two paragraphs at most in a newspaper or online. These attacks around...Tags: Brazil, Journalism, Denmark, Jyllands-Posten (newspaper), Freedom of the Press
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Letter to the Editor: John Martin
Commission rude to the petition committee To the editor, When more than 3,200 city of Nicholasville registered voters sign a community-interest petition for the betterment of the community, someone should take notice. I think if I were an elected...Tags: Elections, Government, Local Elections, John Martin, Public Officials
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Petition committee seeking council form of government for Nicholasville
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comAs it currently operates, the Nicholasville City Commission has four part-time commissioners and a part-time mayor who oversee operations in the city’s departments. But a group known as the Nicholasville Council Petition Committee has been...Tags: Elections, Local Government, Government, Local Elections, Voting
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Finalists for Danville city manager interviewed
smojica@amnews.comDanville City Commissioners interviewed two finalists for the vacant city manager position Monday, including Interim City Manager Ron Scott. The commission spent about two hours and 50 minutes in executive session separately interviewing two candidates...Tags: Government, Public Officials
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Local Danville artist featured in governor's Derby exhibit
jbrummett@amnews.comTom Lamp decided to submit an artwork when his wife ran across an announcement in the newspaper about a juried show on the theme of Kentucky landscapes. It was an open call to artists for the Governor’s Derby Exhibit, now on display at the Capitol....Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Fine Artists, Executive Branch, Artists
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LOOKING BACK: From Our Files for April 29
100 years ago — 1912 The express business at the Danville depot is the heaviest in years, and a force of men is necessary to transfer the shipments. Five hundred crates of vegetables shipped from the southern states were transferred yesterday...
Tags: Regional Authority, Elections, Government, Executive Branch, Science and Technology
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Danville officials concerned about Philips Lighting site
smojica@amnews.comDanville city officials have a number of safety concerns regarding the the old Philips Lighting plant which state authorities are now investigating. On April 17, Interim¿City Manager Ron Scott sent a three-page letter by certified mail to Len Peters,...Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Environmental Politics, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Government, Environmental Pollution
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Danville mayor questions former city manager's inquiry
smojica@amnews.comFormer city manager Paul Stansbury raised questions at the Danville City Commission meeting Monday, prompting Mayor Bernie Hunstad to ask if the questions violate the city’s ethics policy. During the period reserved for public comment, Stansbury...Tags: Elections, Government, Values, Prosecution, Public Officials
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Letter to the Editor: March 27, 2012
Dear Editor, Anybody but Romney? Are you sure? At age 19, Mitt Romney delayed education to voluntarily serve a two-year mission in a foreign land. While there, he had a near-fatal accident. You and I might have returned home, but he persevered to...
Tags: Elections, Bain Capital, LLC, Mitt Romney
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Conference committee working on road plan
State representativeThe pace of the General Assembly picked up considerably last week as legislators considered a flurry of legislation. A total of 20 bills had passed both chambers as of last week, but that number will likely grow exponentially over the next week. Action on...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance
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