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Kentucky voices: State budget cuts funds helping seniors stay in their homes
Gov. Steve Beshear's budget targets the Department for Aging and Independent Living for another round of cuts — by 6.4 percent.
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Kentucky voices: Drastic military cuts would undermine technological edge
After the International Atomic Energy Agency dropped the bombshell news that Iran has accelerated its drive to build a nuclear weapon, you'd expect leaders on Capitol Hill to hold a flurry of hearings on how to counter the threat.
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Ky. Voices: KCTCS, black churches preach power of a college degree
Every February, during Black History Month, we honor outstanding African-American inventors, activists and trailblazers who have made a significant impact on society. But not everyone who has made a difference will find their names in a textbook. There are thousands of unsung heroes in every Kentucky...
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Judge: State lawyers wrong; openness best way to protect abused
In a column appearing in Kentucky newspapers, Gov. Steve Beshear is defending the idea of maintaining state secrecy about circumstances surrounding children who have died after citizens reported suspected child abuse to state officials. He said he is fighting alongside the Cabinet for Health and...
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UPike would take money from other public universities
In March, when the National Center for Higher Education Management's study has been completed, the Kentucky General Assembly, under HB 260, will consider the addition of the University of Pike ville to the state system of four-year universities.
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Ky. Voices: Tax reform must be rooted in moral principles
In his victory speech, Gov. Steve Beshear said, "All of us must work together to create the Kentucky we know is possible."
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Ky. Voices: Rupp plan deserves UK support
Contrary to the unanimous opinion of faculty on the University of Kentucky Senate and the repeated statements of President Eli Capilouto, I believe our fine new president should collaborate actively with Mayor Jim Gray's reinvention of Rupp and the creation of the Arts and Entertainment District.
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LARRY WEBSTER
Webster: Homage to Stein; lumps for coal cheerleaders
The lady who talks for the Weather Service interrupted prime-time comedy — the GOP debates — to send an emergency message to Mason, Lewis, Robertson, Fleming, Bath, Montgomery, Nicholas and Harrison counties, alerting them to quickly build a synagogue, buy their new senator a nice...
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Kentucky voices: Right-to-work laws would hurt Kentucky economy
I know the anti-union folks are good people. I know they go to church, volunteer, make charitable contributions and raise good families. So it remains an eternal mystery why such otherwise good people resort to such deceit in promoting what they misleadingly call "right to work" (RTW) legislation.
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Kentucky voices: Free tax service aids working families, economy
What if there were a way to create a huge economic impact — tens of millions of dollars — for our community without spending an additional dime? There is. And the impact is real.


