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The Bluegrass Area Development District and the Future of Kentucky Regionalism

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January 9, 2014

By:

Ivan Potter, Publisher, West Kentucky Journal

Regionalism is once again in the news. Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway issued an opinion on Friday, January 3^rd that the Bluegrass Industrial Foundation did indeed violate Kentucky’s open records law when it refused to turn over records to the Lexington Herald Leader...

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Southeastern Kentucky receives Promise Zone designation

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January 9, 2014

By:

Mary Potter, Editor, West Kentucky Journal

President Obama announced yesterday that Southeastern Kentucky will be one of the first five Promise Zones in the nation. The other four Promise Zones are Philadelphia, San Antonio, Los Angeles, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The new program is a collaborative, cooperative program to fast track assistance and cut through red tape for five of the most distressed areas in the United States.

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Happy 2014! And Happy 5th Birthday to West Kentucky Journal!

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January 9, 2014

By:

Mary Potter, Editor, West Kentucky Journal

Here at West Kentucky Journal, we are happy to bid 2013 goodbye. It was a year that mixed pain with blessings. While that describes most years of our lives, 2013 was starker in its contrasts.

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McCracken County Judge Van Newberry is the latest Purchase pol to change to Independent.

Changing to Independent - local judges flee Democrats

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January 9, 2014

By:

Mary Potter, Editor, West Kentucky Journal

During 2013 three Jackson Purchase County Judges left the Democratic Party. They join a growing group of Americans fleeing political party affiliation...

McCracken County Judge Van Newberry’s defection means that 37.5% of Jackson Purchase county judges are now registered independents.

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Is the Frankfort, Kentucky State Journal Newspaper for Sale?

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January 9, 2014

By:

Ivan Potter, Publisher, West Kentucky Journal

The answer is, “Yes it is but not today.” The reason this question has become public is the internal decisions by publisher, Ann Dix Maenza, in late 2013 to change basic operations for the newspaper.

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