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General Motors once seemed born to win. The giant automaker embodied Americana on wheels, exhorting us to see the USA in our Chevrolet, slyly suggesting from time to time that upwardly mobile Chevy owners might really rather have a Buick. The... Read Story.

[$] Thanksgiving survives my kitchen blunder

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We were like foreigners in a strange land on that Thanksgiving in 1974, missing our families, but realizing that traveling from Atlanta to Ashland could be done only during one major holiday. And so, we decided to save that trip for Christmas. It... Read Story.

[$] KACo turns over a new leaf after spending scandal

1 day ago

For the immediate future, the Kentucky Association of Counties has one goal that is paramount among all others: to re-earn the respect of our members and all of Kentucky.While the past year has been a difficult one, I am completing my term as president... Read Story.

[$] Your letters

1 day ago

The State Journal encourages readers to submit letters to the editor for publication by noon Wednesday for the following Sunday’s paper. All letters must contain the writer’s full name, mailing address and telephone number for purposes of... Read Story.

[$] To test or not to test?

about 7 hours ago

This probably wasn’t the best time for a government panel to recommend less screening in the national campaign against breast cancer. The national mood is wrong. A lot of people remain convinced after this summer’s town hall meetings on... Read Story.

[$] Pray for recovery

November 19, 2009

He didn’t exactly say “read my lips” but House Appropriations and Revenue Chairman Rick Rand made it clear this week that legislators are in no mood to raise taxes when the General Assembly convenes in January. It’s a matter... Read Story.

[$] More feel the pangs

November 18, 2009

A week before Thanksgiving and the onset of the season of good will, it’s customary to hear more about the plight of the poor and hungry, those who feel the pain of economic distress most keenly.First lady Jane Beshear proclaimed Nov. 15-21 Hunger... Read Story.

[$] Don't lose the scent

November 17, 2009

The informant whose charges brought down a governor apparently will have the final say on whether one of the investigations he spawned is to continue. The Personnel Board voted 3-2 Friday to end its probe of Merit System abuses if Doug Doerting and other... Read Story.

[$] The perks of position

November 15, 2009

People who run things have come under increased scrutiny lately from those of less exalted status who see the gulf widening between privileged and unprivileged classes. A national furor arose over payment of obscene bonuses to Wall Street executives even... Read Story.

[$] Your letters

November 15, 2009

[$] Threat of litigation defeats common sense

November 15, 2009

Congratulations! You’ve just been elected to the Christina School Board in Newark, Del.You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to an attorney. If you give up your right to remain silent, anything you say or do can... Read Story.

[$] Downtown revisited

November 13, 2009

Last week it was the Kentucky Book Fair, the annual affair that finds lovers of literature communing with authors and purchasing their autographed works, some destined to land under Christmas trees a month or so hence. The big draw this weekend is the... Read Story.

[$] Blight with us always

November 12, 2009

Frankfort fought its own “war to end wars” when it demolished Craw, the riverside slum, and built the Capital Plaza. But four decades later, there’s still no end to the war on urban blight.Earlier this year, attention focused on... Read Story.

[$] No free insurance

November 11, 2009

State workers undoubtedly are less than enthusiastic about a Kentucky Chamber of Commerce proposal that they pay more for health insurance to help the state balance its budget. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Lee Jackson, president of the Kentucky... Read Story.

[$] A nation undecided

November 10, 2009

Some notable numbers from the news of recent days:>10.2 percent, the nation’s latest unemployment rate, the highest since 1983, with no relief in sight.>220-215, the margin by which the U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive... Read Story.

[$] GI and I shared ride on his road to destiny

November 8, 2009

Nothing tugs at my heart any more than seeing young people go off to fight wars in foreign countries. I hate war, and I believe it should come only as a last resort, after all negotiations have fallen through and after there is no doubt that the... Read Story.

[$] Health drive off to the races

November 8, 2009

In a little over one year, it is remarkable just how many people the Horses and Hope program has touched across the commonwealth.Every year between 2,800 and 3,200 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, making it the second leading cause of death for... Read Story.

[$] Your letters

November 8, 2009

[$] Sewers and sprawl

November 8, 2009

Judge-Executive Ted Collins called it “very good news” last week that President Obama had signed a bill allotting $900,000 to the Farmdale Sanitation District for design and construction of a new sewage treatment plant to serve a broad swath... Read Story.

[$] The games never end

November 6, 2009

Perhaps Ohio voters’ decision to legalize casinos will be the game-changer in Kentucky’s interminable debate about expanded gambling. Right now nobody knows where the wheel of fortune is going to stop. The variables seem to change with each... Read Story.

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