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Looking Back: From Our Files: Jan. 1, 2012
75 YEARS AGO — 1937
Judge Kindrick Alcorn told the January Grand Jury of the Boyle circuit court that the automobile has contributed largely to the increase in thievery. The judge pointed out the use of the automobile by criminals has made the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Judges, Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, Arts and Culture
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Coe: The Peace Corps, Shriver and me
Fifty years ago on March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order which established the Peace Corps. Three days later, he appointed Sargent Shriver, his brother-in-law, to be the organization’s first director. Shriver was charged...Tags: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Lyndon B. Johnson, Arts and Culture, Special Olympics, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Patrick: The cowboy, the guru and the rock star
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
— The Beatles,
“Come Together”
In all the books and magazine articles I’ve read about Ronald Reagan, I had never come across this weird...Tags: University of Oxford, Ken Kesey, Crimes, Gene Roddenberry, The Beatles (music group)
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Kennedy and Reagan: Two models of bipartisanship
We are a great nation, and “we do big things,” President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. While his speech didn’t match the eloquence of John F. Kennedy or Ronald Reagan, his message was the same as...Tags: Barack Obama, Illinois, Fox News Channel (tv network), White House, Richard Nixon
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Ignoring Uncle Sam's fiscal history
Guest columnistLooking back more than a half century brings memories of importance to our American economy today. After World War II, we were locked in the Korean War. To rebuild our economy and help others worldwide, we employed proven fiscal policy. Americans never...Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Korean War (1950-1953), Health and Safety at School, China, Elections
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Patrick: Remembering Sargent Shriver
A great American warrior was laid to rest Saturday — a “warrior for peace and against poverty.”
That was how former President Bill Clinton once described Sargent Shriver, who died last week at the age of 95.
He was the other kind of...Tags: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Charles de Gaulle, Lyndon B. Johnson, Social Issues, Poverty
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Patrick: Restore civility
Since the tragedy in Tucson on Saturday, there has been endless talk about violent rhetoric in the media and how it may be contributing to actual violence by people who come unhinged.
I don’t know whether Tucson shooter Jared Loughner’s anti-...Tags: Judges, Elections, Justice System, Jared Lee Loughner, CBS Corp.
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What Bacon taught Bill about miracles
About 30 years ago, near Christmastime, I had aclient who wanted to incorporate a business in nearby Virginia. Since I was a Kentucky lawyer, I asked the man who brought me to the mountains, Hubert White, a veteran Kentucky lawyer and a Republican, how to...Tags: California, Justice System, Lawyers, U.S. Army, Bacon
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Presidents Day Quiz: How well do you know the presidents?
The Winchester SunToday is Presidents Day, and being an American history enthusiast, I thought of the following presidential trivia questions. Let’s see how many you can get right. The answers are below. Questions: 1. Which president of the last 20 years is a...Tags: George H.W. Bush, Theodore Roosevelt, International Organizations, United Nations, Bob Dole
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Ask what you can do for your city
Kentucky League of Cities“And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy was sworn into office and he delivered his famous inaugural speech, considered one of...Tags: Elections, Kentucky, Career and Workplace, Public Officials, Retirement
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Burgin School hits musical jackpot
eruehs@amnews.comViolinist Glenn Donnellan from the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., will perform Thursday for students at Burgin School. “We hit the jackpot,” said social studies teacher Mimi Becker. While Donnellan may not be a household...Tags: Elections, Kentucky, Arts and Culture, Music Theater, Classical Music (genre)
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Kentucky Arts Council presents arts advocacy forum
As part of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) American Residency in Kentucky, the Kentucky Arts Council will present a forum for arts leaders, educators and supporters at 10 a.m. EST Feb. 23 at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center, 300 E. Third...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Kentucky, Arts and Culture, Abe Fortas, Arts
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