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Jessamine County Board of Education adds May 21 to school calendar
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comThe Jessamine County Board of Education approved the addition of Tuesday, May 21, to the 2012-2013 school calendar Monday night, moving the current last day of school back into May after snow had pushed it into June. May 21 is primary-election day in...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Primaries
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25 Years Ago: March 26, 2013
March 26, 1988 George Rogers Clark High School withstood a three-point barrage by West Carter to pull out a 56-47 win. The victory came in the opening round of the Girls’ State High School Basketball Tournament and moved the Lady Cardinals into a...
Tags: Politics, Government, Executive Branch
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Industrial foundation responds to mayor's resignation from board
On Thursday, Danville Mayor Bernie Hunstad resigned from the Boyle County Industrial Foundation board of directors, claiming the “BCIF is a privately owned ‘for profit’ corporation and not a non-profit organization as represented.”...Tags: Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Internal Revenue Service, Judges
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Local briefs: May 4, 2013
Nominations open for GRC parent reps The George Rogers Clark High School-based Decision-making Council will accept nominations for parent representatives May 6-10 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nominations should be given to Kathie Sosby in the main office....
Tags: Politics, George Rogers
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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: U.S. Congress, Government, Hosni Mubarak, Bill Clinton, U.S. Supreme Court
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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: Politics, Student Loan Corporation, Teaching and Learning, Students, Teachers
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School board tables action on renovation projects
Two potential agenda items to discuss the renovation of George Rogers Clark High School and Clark County Middle School were tabled by a 3-2 vote by the Clark County Board of Education Tuesday night. The items, which would have set the renovation amounts...
Tags: Renovation, Politics, Arts and Culture, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Leftists trying to cover for Obama on sequester
Recent statements in letters to the editor contend there is plenty of room in the U.S. for more (higher) taxes, as our tax percentage here is much lower than countries like Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany. These countries are tiny compared to...Tags: Politics
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Redistricting plan would affect Lincoln County, but unlikely to pass
ben@theinteriorjournal.comFRANKFORT — A redistricting plan passed by state house Democrats would change the geography and number of Lincoln County's representative district, but local Rep. David Meade says its unlikely to become law. The plan, which passed the Kentucky...Tags: Politics, Robert Stivers, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Republican Party
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Paul¿s filibuster sends strong message
Guest ColumnistWhat began as a simple, straightforward question on Wednesday concerning the White House’s secret drone program eventually turned into the boldest stance taken by any lawmaker — whether from Washington or Frankfort — in a long time....Tags: Rand Paul, Politics, White House, John O. Brennan, Central Intelligence Agency
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Hemp bill still being pushed
smojica@amnews.comFRANKFORT — It may be a difficult road toward getting Kentucky legislators to approve a legal framework that would repeal the ban on industrial hemp production, but Agriculture Commissioner James Comer is not giving up. The House Agriculture and...Tags: Rand Paul, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Rocky Adkins
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Changes to taxing district bill drawing backlash
Elected county commissioners and magistrates could veto increases in taxes and fees imposed by local taxing districts under changes that the state Senate made Wednesday to a House bill. The House bill is intended to increase oversight of the more than...
Tags: Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Judges
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