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	TUESDAY'S STATE JOURNAL CARTOON about 23 hours ago I sure can commend Linda Boileau, Frankfort State Journal's political cartoonist, for Tuesday's cartoon. Linda, you really know how to say it, don't you? (And, I'm not trying to be sarcastic, either. I like...
	New Garbage Containers February 7, 2012 Well, I was against the new garbage containers, partly because I felt they were being forced down my throat with no regard for my opinion. I told Mr. Wilder that I did not believe him when he said there would be no charges. I said this not because I...
	Senate bill 129, what to do February 5, 2012 Kentucky State Senator Perry Clark has filed Senate Bill 129 the Gatewood Galbraith Memorial Medical Marijuana Act. It calls for the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II which allows it to be prescribed by a doctor. The State...
	Class A Basketball Tournament a Hit February 2, 2012 If you are a true basketball fan and didn't attend any of the Class A girls or boys games last week, you missed it. Linda Younkin described it well in thinking that the teams would not have size and she could leave at halftime. There were very close...
	Richie Farmer Still Trying To Rape The Taxpayers February 1, 2012 Former Ag. Commissioner Richie Farmer files for un-employment insurance. This JERK doesn't know when to quit does he? I hope that when Comer finds criminal wrong doings in the audit (he will), that he will not give this raper of the taxpayers any...
	Urinating For Dollars January 29, 2012 Here we go again. The Kentucky Assembly has a bill to require urinalysis of anyone receiving any kind of assistance from the state. This is supposedly to insure the assistance received is not going to be spent on drugs. People who are poor are assumed...
	If you smoke you can't get a job at OHIO CASINOS January 26, 2012 I picked this up from THE NET. The intended reason for this screening is obvious, I just am not sure a company can deny employment because you test positive for nicotine. jas Applicants in Ohio for one of 3,200 casino jobs will be tested for...
	Our Reflection January 23, 2012 Our Reflection One of the blessings of living in a democratic society with a republican form of government is that the individual citizen has the option of direct participation in determining who will, or will not, represent us in positions of...
	Amazing Recruiting!!! January 19, 2012 No raises! No possibility of promotion! No retirement! Lower pay than people with the same degree and experience! With a sales pitch like that, how are people not breaking down the doors to apply for state employment? Another budget comes out,...
	Plant Board $3.95 January 19, 2012 Anybody gone down to pay their electric bill and notice the new signs at the cashier. "Due to a new policy credit and debit/cards not accepted". Checks are almost a thing of the past, online banking is the wave of the future. So why is it that banks,...
	Protests Always Die January 17, 2012 Why do protests against the government fizzle out and die? The structure of the U.S. government is set in such a way that they will always fail. People can organize and cause a lot of noise to raise "awareness" but it is destined to fail, to not even...
	Pelosi Must Love Cheese January 9, 2012 Nancy Pelosi must eat alot of cheese because she loves to wine about Republicans. Congressional Democrats kicked off the year by lambasting their Republican counterparts on job creation. Princess Pelosi took to the mic to proclaim that the Republicans...
	S-J misses another KRS story. January 8, 2012 The State-Journal missed another yet another significant story relating to the Kentucky Retirement Systems. The Herald-Leader reported Thursday that the Arrowhawk hedge fund has failed. KRS invested at least $100 million in the fund at the direction of...
	Drugs, Drugs, and more Drugs January 7, 2012 What in the world is going on in this town? It seems like there are drug arrests of some sort going on every week in this, the capital city of Kentucky. There are organized crime organizations, robberies, home invasions, thefts, more robberies ( I'd...
	Are We Becoming A Police State Over Pot? January 7, 2012 A while back I wrote about the upcoming 2012 election and what marijuana reform measures would be on the ballot in the various States. In that piece I mentioned that Missouri would have a ballot initiative for full legalization. Every one expected...
	Obama, Green, $500 Million January 7, 2012 Know what those 3 things have in common? Let's start with Solyndra a solar panel company that President Obama personally supported and gave over $500 MILLION in TAXPAYER guaranteed loans to build solar panels(green jobs). Well since they have gone...
	This article may surprise you. January 6, 2012 From WEB MD: I find this article very interesting & thought others might. It gives a new insight to the degree that illegal drugs are used. It may surprise you when looked at as a global social\legal problem. American spends BILLIONS of dollars on...
	Confusing Censorship January 5, 2012 Some things on tv are censored, such as a cuss word or dirty joke. Yet, a major network has no problem showing ulimate fighting on a nationwide broadcast. Does that make sense? Ultimate fighting matches are brutal, and you'll definitely see blood at...
	New England Journal Of Med. January 4, 2012 Psychological and financial incentives Casinos are some of the most profitable businesses in the world which do not produce a product. Although casinos are highly regulated by government agencies to reduce scams and cheating, the public is seldom...
	Slots are fastest to addict gamblers January 3, 2012 The Most Dangerous Game Video Lottery Terminals (slot machines in all forms) are the crack cocaine of gambling. A few bar owners have dropped their highly profitable electronic gaming machines after customers who had become compulsive players...