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State Sen. Julian Carroll won a moment of national exposure last week by blowing his top on CNN. But his impassioned defense of the two-party system must not have changed many minds; the Republican Senate went ahead and voted 25-12 for a bill proposing... Read Story.

[$] A weighty challenge

February 7, 2010

If a new group organized through the Frankfort YMCA manages to solve the conundrum of childhood obesity, it will have done something many have tried and failed to accomplish. There’s been a lot of talk about the tide of blubber oozing across the... Read Story.

[$] Your letters

February 7, 2010

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.

[$] $1 billion question

February 5, 2010

If not expansion of gambling, what else should be tried to head off a billion-dollar deficit in the next state budget? The question has been hovering over the Capitol since Gov. Steve Beshear proposed a budget incorporating $780 million of revenue he... Read Story.

[$] City takes long view

February 4, 2010

It’s good that the City Commission devoted this week’s work session to thinking about long-term needs, even though, as Mayor Gippy Graham pointed out, elected officials can’t plan much beyond the next campaign with any assurance their... Read Story.

[$] In loco parentis

February 3, 2010

Frankfort and Franklin County schools made progress in curtailing student suspensions last year. The bad news is that they still top their size brackets in some categories, according to an annual report issued by the Kentucky Center for School... Read Story.

[$] Garbage and taxes

February 2, 2010

The City Commission’s decision to plug a revenue hole with a new “garbage fee” is becoming a bigger public relations nightmare than the board may have anticipated. Now the search is on for ways to make the bitter pill go down a little... Read Story.

A chain of woes

January 31, 2010

Leaders of the Farmers Bank have embodied both power and philanthropy since 1850 when the newly chartered institution chose John H. Hanna as its first president. The Pennsylvania-born lawyer founded the Frankfort Woolen Mills, deeded property to the... Read Story.

Dix Dam cries out for an expert safety review

January 31, 2010

As a technical adviser with the Kentucky Council for Dix Dam Safety, I have recently reviewed a series of leakage and repair reports on the dam that were prepared by ARCADIS Inc. for Kentucky Utilities from 1991 through 2009. I will highlight two major... Read Story.

Your letters

January 31, 2010

Don't laugh " our old junkers were paid for

January 31, 2010

In continuing the saga of the Farley vehicles and how my husband personified them, let us pick up with where we left off in my last column.The old, injured Ford named Lizzy Ann stayed behind in Georgia when we moved to Kentucky.It was then we began our... Read Story.

[$] Toyota's troubles

January 29, 2010

Sometimes the more things change, the more they should have stayed the same. At least that’s how it looks to those of us who’ve watched in disbelief as favorite products fell into decline because manufacturers abandoned the very principles... Read Story.

[$] Hazards of law

January 28, 2010

For the second time in three months, local members of the legal profession have revealed fears that their safety could be compromised in carrying out their duties.The latest development is a decision by the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy to hire... Read Story.

[$] Retirement politicking

January 27, 2010

Perhaps no one should be surprised by the ubiquity of politics in everyday Frankfort life but the recent surge of interest in state employee seats on the Kentucky Retirement Systems board of trustees did catch our attention. Six candidates are competing... Read Story.

[$] Big box, big bubble

January 26, 2010

Frankfort’s old Home Depot imparts its own meaning to the term “big-box store.” The color of cardboard with a big orange ribbon wrapped around its middle, this 95,000-square-foot-package stands empty a year and a half after the... Read Story.

[$] Preschool repays Kentucky's investment

January 24, 2010

Without question, Kentucky’s legislators face a tremendous challenge in producing a balanced budget for the next two years in the face of revenue shortfalls and a continuing economic crisis.Pain is predicted in all quarters as budget cuts are... Read Story.

[$] Your letters

January 24, 2010

[$] Pensions misused

January 24, 2010

Banning sweetheart pension deals for fat cats ought to be a no-brainer for Frankfort-area state legislators. They probably hear plenty of complaints from rank-and-file public workers chafing under stagnant pay and benefits while political types keep... Read Story.

[$] The game changes

January 22, 2010

The political shocker in Massachusetts is resounding from the nation’s capital to Kentucky’s capital, where Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway declared he had “gotten the message” when he filed candidacy papers... Read Story.

[$] Plan goes nowhere

January 21, 2010

Expanded gambling has been Gov. Steve Beshear’s story for two years and he’s sticking to it. But the state legislature is looking for other ways to balance the budget.Despite legislative advice against basing his budget plan on anticipated... Read Story.

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