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Campaigning in Kentucky and across this country has been an honor and a privilege. Day after day, I've been inspired by the people I've met -- people who embrace opportunity, never waver in the face of adversity, meet hard times with hard work and never stop believing in the promise of America.
Want to know why tuition is going up at the University of Kentucky? Here's the reason: When Lee T. Todd Jr. became UK president on July 1, 2001, the state appropriation to the university was $224 million, which does not include state-mandated items such as debt service and the State Geological Survey housed at UK.
While I was growing up, I was told that if I made good grades, worked hard and kept my head up, I could grow up to do anything my little heart desired. Naively, I believed every word.
The recent controversies and conflicts surrounding the 2008-2010 post-secondary education budget, the institutions' proposed tuition increases and the presidency of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education could be viewed as the inevitable results of the state's failure to implement a key piece of the 1997 post-secondary education reform law.
Gov. Steve Beshear can find a few bits of solace in the results of a recent Herald-Leader/WKYT Kentucky Poll. An overwhelming majority of the poll's respondents (81 percent) agree with him that a constitutional amendment on gambling should be submitted to voters.
The human mouth is a breeding ground for all kinds of germs. These bacteria thrive in colonies below the gum line, even in a clean mouth. Poor oral care is implicated in many chronic illnesses, including heart disease, and Kentucky leads the nation in percentages of people between the ages of 18 and 64 who have lost all their teeth.
The voters in the 72nd District are fortunate to have three qualified candidates. Beyond that, the differences among us are staggering.
In a recent interview on ABC, Vice President Dick Cheney was presented with the fact that two-thirds of Americans think the Iraq war is not worth fighting. Cheney responded, "So?"
I appreciate the kind words from the Herald-Leader editorial board on Sunday. I also appreciate its endorsement back when I was a political novice in 2003.
I am running for the U.S. Senate because our country has very important issues to address. The federal debt is unsustainable at our current level of spending. If we don't live within our means, today's children will not be able to enjoy the same American Dream that we inherited from our parents.
I seek public office because it's time to stop employer discrimination against women, bring all U.S. troops home from Iraq, bring down gasoline and energy prices, make America self-sufficient in energy, stop warrantless wiretaps of Americans, end waterboarding and rendition, return to the balanced budget of the Clinton administration and have government pay full tuition for state university students.
-->As a lifelong resident of Lexington, I have the qualities and experience that will best enable me to serve the interests of the people of Urban County Council District 5.
-->The Urban County Council District 3 is the future of Lexington. It is the most diverse, eclectic, progressive district in Lexington.
-->Compromise demands participation, but the city government's hierarchy has intimidated and manipulated the Urban County Council. That's selling out, not compromise.
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was in Kentucky over the Kentucky Derby weekend, appropriately executing a trifecta.
As the owner of a small horse farm who chose to make responsible decisions regarding my very small breeding operation, I have a few questions for the decision-makers who returned 25 horses to owners who had 74 horses seized for neglect and malnourishment.
Shirley Caudill's column criticizing methadone treatment programs contained sensational language and opinions that are simply not supported by evidence.
The 2008 Kentucky Derby will long be remembered by the millions who saw it not only for Big Brown's brilliant victory, but also the tragic accident that claimed the life of the filly Eight Belles.
One dead or maimed child equals how many new enemies of the United States? That equation, with its grim multiplier effect, hovers over U.S. troops as they fight in the streets of a sprawling Baghdad slum that's home to 2.5 million people.
