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Posted on: August 29, 2008
Two West Kentucky county attorneys, Dan Boaz of McCracken County and Brucie Moore of Union County, were named the state's best county attorneys by Attorney General Jack Conway at a recent prosecutors' conference.
Posted on: August 29, 2008
FRANKFORT, KY — The Kentucky Folklife Program is proud to announce the graduation of nine individuals who have successfully completed the training for the Community Scholars certification program.
Posted on: August 26, 2008
In less than a half day, of man and machine roaring over golden stalks at this site, Grogan’s team would clear and harvest some 300 acres of wheat. This field is a small part of the 21,000 acres of wheat grown in Hickman County.
Posted on: August 26, 2008
Looking for a worthwhile volunteer experience? How about going to Haiti to work in a hospital. A YouTube video created by a young volunteer who did just that can be seen here. Adventure in Haiti
Posted on: August 25, 2008
MAYFIELD, Ky. – Thirty-four percent of union members and retirees are undecided about the election “and are open to either candidate,” according to an AFL-CIO report.
One in three people who pack union cards don’t know whom to vote for? I don’t get it.
-- A recent Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll has President Bush’s overall job approval rating at 25 percent.
-- Through last year, Sen. John McCain, the Republican who wants to succeed Bush, had voted for Bush-backed bills almost 90 percent of the time, according to a 2007 Congressional Quarterly report. He voted the Bush way 95 percent of the time in 2007.
Posted on: August 23, 2008
 Kenlake State Resort Park near Aurora will get a new park manager. John Rittenhouse will move from managing the Lake Barkley State Resort Park near Cadiz.
Posted on: August 22, 2008
 A photo tour of the opening of Ryan for Congress Headquarters in Paducah. Thanks to Mike Watt for the pictures we "borrowed" to tell the story. At left, Heather and daughter Ireland - both on their best behavior.
Posted on: August 21, 2008
UPDATE: West Kentucky Counties lose ground according to recent report
- The Kentucky Labor Force Estimates shows every county in West Kentucky above the 6% national unemployment average
- In July 2007, the jobless rate was 5.5%. In July 2008, it’s 6.7%
- From July 2007 to July 2008, government jobs have risen 11,700 jobs.
- Professional and business services, which includes temp services, added 700 jobs in the last year. ..
Posted on: August 21, 2008
The Knoxville Sentinel is reporting TVA will raise electric rates by twenty percent which will hit customer bills in October. The increase is the biggest since 1974.
Posted on: August 20, 2008
Governor Beshear announces grant for West Kentucky Workforce Investment Board
Nine counties to share $250,000 grant from Dept. of Labor
Posted on: August 18, 2008
UPDATE - WED. AFTERNOON - HEATHER IS IN THE LEAD BY A BIT - KEEP VOTING - TIME IS SHORT!!
HEATHER RYAN IN RUNNING FOR $5.000 PRIZE FROM PROGRESSIVE BLOG SITE
Posted on: August 15, 2008
Editor's Note: Al Cross reminded us this morning that his blog covered the Trumka speech in an article dated July 4th. Check it out
The Rural Blog
"A lot of them are good union people," Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer, told the United Steelworkers of America. "They just can't get past the idea that there's something wrong with voting for a black man."
It's as simple as crunching the numbers: Obama 98 is percent pro-labor; McCain is 16 percent.MAYFIELD, Ky. – Some white folks still can't bring themselves to support Sen. Barack Obama for president because he is African American.
Posted on: August 14, 2008
 Leslie McColgin of Lowes, a Graves County volunteer for the Barack Obama presidential campaign, signs up Robert J. Jackson as a new voter in Mayfield.
Posted on: August 13, 2008
We’re fat. We don’t get enough exercise. We eat the wrong things. We smoke. We don’t see the doctor enough – and when we do, he tells 6 out of 100 of us that we’ve had a heart attack and have coronary disease. A “lucky few” will find out they have diabetes.
That’s the news from the Kentucky Health Department from its 2007 health survey of Kentuckians.
Posted on: August 12, 2008
By: Ivan Potter - WKJPI Food Critic
Walking into the restaurant was like returning to the old home place of my youth. Food was everywhere. People—whole families were laughing and having a good ole time. 
The entire mood of the room soon melted away the stress of the wild drive from Paducah.
Posted on: August 11, 2008
The Louisville Courier-Journal reported yesterday that Leonard Lawson and former Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert (last seen working for Sen. David Williams) may have been very naughty indeed.
The Governor is responding quickly to the investigation into the Transportation Cabinet. Will the investigation turn out to be deeper and wider than reported in the Courier Journal? This one is turning out to be more fun than the Olympics - major league ratting out sessions ahead.
Stay tuned.
Posted on: August 11, 2008
HELP WANTED
Small, but feisty, political website looking for a cartoonist willing to work for he satisfaction of sharing a viewpoint. For more information, follow the jump.
Posted on: August 7, 2008
Berry Craig crafts a pledge for union members who were Clinton supporters and now express a preference for John McCain.
I, _____________, swear, or affirm, that while I voted for Sen. Clinton, I want to be a "McCainocrat" and ride the "Straight Talk Express" all the way to the White House.
Posted on: August 6, 2008
Whoever said truth is often the first casualty in political warfare must have had Sen. Mitch McConnell in mind.
His ad blaming Bruce Lunsford for contributing to high gasoline prices in Kentucky is “a big exaggeration.” Those aren’t my words. “Big exaggeration” is how the nonpartisan FactCheck.org Internet website characterizes the ad.
Posted on: August 6, 2008
When the local candidates take the stage, visitors wander off for a barbecue sandwich or pack up and start the long trip back up the Parkway. That was not necessarily the case with Carroll Hubbard, who has been a US congressman and is well known across the Commonwealth.
When Carroll took the stage, more than a few stuck around. Some stayed to jeer and others to hear the man who has been a fixture in Kentucky politics longer than some of them have been alive.
Posted on: August 5, 2008
 NO TOOLS LOANED
BLUEGRASS MUSIC -
& THE HOOK FOR LONG WINDED POLS
Posted on: August 5, 2008
The media shows up at Fancy Farm every year bitchin' about the heat, the boring speeches, the elusive politicians and the lack of a good quote. They come in shorts, billed caps and golf shirts, wandering the grounds looking for that something different that will get them the lead on Sunday morning.
Since we love the mainstream media most days and we do love them coming to Fancy Farm and spending their employers' money, here's a tribute to the reporters.
Posted on: August 5, 2008
There were plenty of signs around Saturday, August 2nd in Fancy Farm
Posted on: August 5, 2008
Posted on: August 5, 2008
 Hollenbach told the crowd that we taxpayers give Mitch McConnell $500 a day to represent us. Special interests pay him $5000 a day to represent them.
"Who do you think he works for?" he asked the crowd.
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