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• Our system is broken
To the editor, More and more people are now agreeing that our government is broken. The representatives who are supposed ... • Bunning is an embarrassment to Kentucky
While I appreciate the concern to balance the federal budget, I don’t think that Jim Bunning was truly motivated b ... • Athletes caught in crossfire
To the editor, I was surprised to learn that the track and field state meet and graduation for Jessamine County high sch ... • All-day kindergarten is wrong move
To the editor, I am very sad to see that the Jessamine County schools have pushed to have all day kindergarten. They onl ... • We have lost all sense of responsibility
To the editor, I was disappointed to read in the Feb. 17 edition of The Jessamine Journal that Ron Critchfield, director ... • Thanks for the assistance
To the editor, On Monday, Feb. 8, the Bluegrass area was hit with a severe winter storm. That night, while traveling hom ...
COLUMNISTS:
Conway
A new profile in courage3/9/2010 Beware of fiscal diversions
2/24/2010 Bluegrass should mimic Garden State
2/16/2010 More from Leland Conway »
Dragomir
It’s time to blow the whistle on KIAC refs3/2/2010 It doesn’t take a genius to balance a budget
2/24/2010 Out-of-state turkeys potential threat to Jessamine ecosystem
2/16/2010 More from Rhonda Dragomir »
Haynes
When speech stirs the melting pot, anger boils over2/23/2010 What the law really says about religion
1/19/2010 Unhappy New Year for religious liberty
12/30/2009 More from Charles Haynes »
Policinski
Civil rights effort drew on all 5 First Amendment freedoms2/9/2010 Will government become more open?
12/16/2009 First Amendment doesn’t shield us from private infringements
11/4/2009 More from Gene Policinski »
Recycle today for our tomorrow
By Mike Cassidy
It has been a busy and successful year for Jessamine County’s Solid Waste program. Never before in the history of ... March 9, 2010
Senate visits ethical issues
By Tom Buford
With less than 21 legislative days of the 2010 General Assembly Session remaining, the Senate continues to address a wid ... March 9, 2010
Facts on trade tax the common sense of politicians
By Jim Waters
It makes no “cents” for the United States to withdraw from trade agreements during an economic downturn. Ame ... March 9, 2010
House’s proposed budget to cut spending by $1 billion
By Bob Damron
This year, fewer bills were filed for consideration than any year in recent memory. With only three weeks left, the Gene ... March 9, 2010
A new profile in courage
By Leland Conway
Sen. Jim Bunning’s courageous one-man stand against the hypocrisy of the big-spending left should be included in t ... March 2, 2010
Senate passes Bible bill; budget bill two weeks out
By Tom Buford
The state Senate dealt with a wide-ranging legislation last week addressing issues such as teaching the Bible in schools ... March 2, 2010
It’s time to blow the whistle on KIAC refs
By Rhonda Dragomir
The gloves are off. I finally feel free to get something off my chest that has bothered me for five years. Three of my ... March 2, 2010
‘Desirable’ Jessamine alive and doing well
By Wayne Foster
Despite the unfortunate news that Jackson Plastics will close its local operations on April 30, Nicholasville, Wilmore a ... March 2, 2010
House ponders tweaking tax code; late nights ahead
By Bob Damron
House Leadership worked through last weekend with our House Budget chairs to mark up the House’s version of the St ... February 24, 2010
It doesn’t take a genius to balance a budget
By Rhonda Dragomir
Ready, set, go! It’s time for all Kentuckians to do their patriotic duty, throw virtue to the winds and help Gov. ... February 24, 2010
Beware of fiscal diversions
By Leland Conway
Kentucky State Sen. Kathy Stein, D-Lexington, has introduced a bill that would cut the pay of legislators and employees ... February 23, 2010
Post secondary schools to take 2 percent hit
Bob Damron
House leadership and our budget committee members spent last week working on the House version of the state budget. We s ... February 23, 2010
When speech stirs the melting pot, anger boils over
By Charles Haynes
A civic morality tale is playing out in Lancaster, Calif., where two city officials have stirred considerable controvers ... February 23, 2010
State government must be willing to sacrifice
Tom Buford
We are now half way through the 2010 General Assembly Session and while the House continues to labor, as constitutionall ... February 16, 2010
Bluegrass should mimic Garden State
By Leland Conway
America is now in so much debt that if we paid off one million dollars every day, it would take more than 28,000 years t ... February 16, 2010
Out-of-state turkeys potential threat to Jessamine ecosystem
By Rhonda Dragomir
Imagine a lazy, warm summer afternoon fishing in placid Lake Michigan. An occasional fly buzzes by, and soon the gentle ... February 16, 2010
Senate awaits budget bill, focuses on students’ needs
By Tom Buford
While the Senate awaits the proposed budget to come from the House, as constitutionally required, we stayed busy with ou ... February 16, 2010
House shuns new taxes; new legislation on pace
By Bob Damron
House Leadership, our Appropriations and Revenue Committee Chairman and LRC staff have been putting in long hours on the ...
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