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

1 day ago

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

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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

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.

[$] Sewers and sprawl

1 day ago

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

about 22 hours ago

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.

[$] Don't rob reserves

November 5, 2009

The Franklin County Board of Education is right. Legislators should resist the temptation to raid school district contingency funds in an effort to balance the 2010-2012 state budget. Board members and Superintendent Harrie Buecker signed a resolution... Read Story.

[$] Benefits in a bind

November 4, 2009

A recent Courier-Journal story underlined the hard choices facing state and local leaders as they struggle to maintain generous benefit packages for public workers and retirees despite stagnant revenue and increasing costs. The paper reported the... Read Story.

[$] Another merry mess

November 3, 2009

What’s in a name? Apparently either too much or too little, when it comes to the biggest holiday of the year. Devout Christians have long pined for a more reverent celebration of Christmas, one that honors the founder of their faith instead of... Read Story.

[$] A reprieve for Lock 4

October 25, 2009

Today’s Kentucky River is far different from the stream beheld by Daniel Boone when he explored these parts 240 years ago. The water would have been cleaner back then, with more forests than plowed fields along the banks and no strip mining on the... Read Story.

[$] Summit seeks better life for Kentucky kids

October 25, 2009

When Daniel Boone returned home after exploring the wilderness of Kentucky, he determined to bring his family “as soon as possible to live in Kentucky, which I esteemed a second paradise.” In many ways, Kentucky is still the... Read Story.

[$] Your letters

October 25, 2009

[$] Untimely tragedies

October 23, 2009

This has been a year of tragic loss for students in Franklin County schools. First, there was Jennifer Penn, a popular and talented senior at Franklin County High School, fatally injured when her car ran off U.S. 460 in Scott County on a rainy March... Read Story.

[$] Old game, new moves

October 22, 2009

State Senate Republicans, beginning to feel the heat from pro-gambling Democrats, apparently have decided to fight fire with fire – proposing their own constitutional amendments as roadblocks rather than expedient pathways to expansion of gaming.... Read Story.

[$] The games and beyond

October 21, 2009

By this time next year, the FEI World Equestrian Games will be history. But with vision and planning, the fortnight of international competition could leave behind more than just a pleasant memory. Frankfort, like several Bluegrass communities,... Read Story.

[$] Drug fraud and reform

October 20, 2009

Last week’s $14.7 million Medicaid fraud verdict in Franklin Circuit Court has mixed implications about national health care reform.On one hand, the civil jury’s finding that pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca intentionally inflated... Read Story.

[$] Every generation has its "good old days'

October 18, 2009

Nearly every week I talk with readers who tell me they can identify with the stories I write about growing up in rural Kentucky during the 1950s and 1960s. It seems that as we grow older, those memories of the past grow dearer, especially when we start... Read Story.

[$] Your letters

October 18, 2009

[$] How much parking is necessary?

October 18, 2009

Parking, the downtown obsession that never really goes away, is back on the table.Last week’s City Commission work session addressed the easy part when it reviewed ongoing repairs to Sullivan Square, the 200-space garage on West Main Street. The... Read Story.

[$] Texting gets out of hand

October 16, 2009

Little by little, people are starting to get the message that using their thumbs to type electronic epigrams on a miniature keyboard may put their necks at risk. Face it: Cell phone texting behind the wheel can be as dangerous as drunk driving. Now that... Read Story.

[$] Our teeth are hurting

October 15, 2009

Remember “Deliverance,” the definitive tale of backwoods depravity in the Southern highlands? Before the good ol’ city boys paddled off on that horrific canoe trip down a mountain stream, there was the “Dueling Banjos” scene... Read Story.

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