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Commission's handling of alcohol ordinance appeared to dodge chance for public input
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comAt 5:57 p.m. Monday, April 22, I had no idea anyone in Nicholasville was talking about allowing alcohol sales on Sundays. A mere 36 hours and 12 minutes later, the city commission had passed two readings of the ordinance and it was official and on the...Tags: Politics
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Jessamine County health insurance costs to remain same for employees
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comHealth insurance premiums paid by county employees will not increase as a result of the county switching to self-funded insurance after the Jessamine County Fiscal Court voted Friday to keep those payments the same. The vote came after Evelyn Smith, ...Tags: Science and Technology, Health Insurance Cost, Politics, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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John David Dyche: Why is Hillary so popular?
Contributing ColumnistA recent Gallup survey shows Hillary Clinton with a 64% favorability rating. She is the clear favorite for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. But why is Hillary so popular? She came on the national scene in 1992 as presidential...Tags: Government, Andrew Cuomo, Bill Clinton, Politics, Executive Branch
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John David Dyche: Let failing public schools become charter schools
Contributing ColumnistThe recently completed Kentucky General Assembly session was a relatively bipartisan and productive one. But partisanship and special interest politics prevented passage of some good bills. Senate Bill 176 was one. Arne Duncan, the U. S. Secretary of...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Dan Seum, Republican Party, Politics
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John David Dyche: Father (of our country) knows best
Contributing ColumnistIn 1796, after heroic military service and two presidential terms, George Washington announced his retirement from public service. His farewell address may be the most underappreciated document in America’s political canon. Washington did not...Tags: Religion and Belief, Rand Paul, Government, U.S. Congress, Ethics
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John David Dyche: Democrat hijinks helped McConnell and Paul
Contributing ColumnistLast week was a good one for Kentucky’s U. S. Senators. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul dominated the news. Despite hostile media’s best efforts to portray recent events as somehow damaging to the ubiquitous Republican duo, both men benefitted...Tags: Television Industry, Rand Paul, Republican Party, Politics, Howard University
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UPDATE: Danville mayor questions transparency, structure of EDP and Industrial Foundation
smojica@amnews.comDuring a special Danville City Commission meeting Tuesday, verbal exchanges between local officials became so heated that a commissioner made multiple motions over a 45-minute period to adjourn the session. Mayor Bernie Hunstad once again voiced his...Tags: Corning Incorporated, Government, Local Government, Local Elections, Corporate Officers
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Updated Thursday - Image leads to hunt for Boston bombing suspect
AP Legal Affairs WriterBOSTON (AP) - The painstaking work to identify a bombing suspect from reams of Boston Marathon footage yielded a possible breakthrough as investigators focused on a man seen dropping off a bag, and then walking away from the site of the second of two...Tags: Government, Mitt Romney, Sports, Politics, Deval Patrick
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Two Bluegrass 911 board members plan to resign
ben@theinteriorjournal.comLANCASTER — Two Lincoln County members of the Bluegrass 911 board of directors plan to step down from their positions. Stanford Mayor and 911 Board Chairman Bill Miracle told board members on April 8 that he intends to resign because he has too...Tags: Voting, Politics, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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ITM '73: Hereabouts
Here’s a regularly occurring “Hereabouts” column from April 19, 1973, by Robert T. Baughman. “Hereabouts” rounded up tidbits of opinion and conversations from around Lincoln County and turned it all into an enjoyable...
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New Winchester city manager hired
The Winchester SunThe Winchester Board of Commissioner voted unanimously Tuesday evening to hire Matt Belcher as the new city manager. Belcher worked as assistant city manager in Paris for three years before serving as the economic development director in Lincoln County....Tags: Government, Substance Abuse, Politics, Public Officials
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Who are the real 'takers'?
Contributing columnistAccording to the GOP, right-wing think tanks and Fox News, the U.S. is on the verge of becoming a nation of “takers” who want to be given (as Mitt Romney put it) “free stuff.” These takers are flush with a sense of “...Tags: Strikes, Career and Workplace, Ayn Rand, Politics, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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