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OP-ED
Recreational facility best use of Boone Creek land
This project has the potential to imprint a new and indelible element to the signature brands of Central Kentucky: a potentially world-class canopy tour that would support a private recreational facility, offering the public a venue to hike, fish, bike and generally experience and learn about the...
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Extend arts education to all Fayette students
The idea of building another School for the Arts in Fayette County is worthy of consideration since our existing School for the Creative and Performing Arts has to turn away qualified applicants each year. However, an arts school will serve only the students who already have demonstrated talent in...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to the editor: Feb. 12
Give veterans a better chance at firefighter jobs
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EDITORIAL
Beshear's chance to end culture of secrecy
We've long suspected that Gov. Steve Beshear and Secretary Janie Miller, the departing head of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, were getting bad advice from insiders who want to maintain the wall of secrecy around child abuse deaths in Kentucky.
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LARRY DALE KEELING
Keeling: Tweedling the legislative session away
FRANKFORT — "Hump day" for the 2012 General Assembly arrives Thursday, according to the latest schedule available when this column was written.
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Ky. Voices: Horse industry's philanthropy enriches Kentucky
Discussions about Kentucky's signature horse industry often center on the almighty dollar. What is the industry's economic impact to the commonwealth? How many jobs, directly and indirectly, does it create?
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Kentucky voices: Black History Month: Honoring the struggle, empowering the nation
Each February, the observance of U.S. African-American History Month becomes a time to recognize the contributions of African-Americans to history and culture.
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EDITORIAL
Strengthen state ethics laws
It's a little hard to understand how the General Assembly can find time to meddle in local affairs like pensions for city employees and very, very local issues like subdivision building disputes but can't seem to squeeze in a bill to strengthen legislative ethics.
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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.


