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Posted on: August 5, 2008
State Parks Announce Discount Offer For Current And Former Members of the Military
Posted on: August 5, 2008
The mainstream media declared Governor Beshear’s speech the best of the day. He gave basically the same speech at the Graves County Democratic Breakfast with the same enthusiasm he showed hours earlier.
Posted on: August 5, 2008
 Mitch McConnell, in the past a rabble rouser, could have phoned in his speech for the passion and excitement it generated.
Posted on: August 4, 2008
Comment on Kentucky comes west for the Fancy Farm Picnic. Photos of the show here.
Posted on: August 1, 2008
 Camp overlooking the Mississippi River at Columbus Belmont Park – sunset over the Mississippi is spectacular.
The Park was recently named one of the most scenic and most romantic campsites in America. Located twenty miles from Fancy Farm (more or less), the Park has a fine Civil War museum, picnic area and scenic overlook.
Someday, the Park may even get a lodge. Maybe.
Uh-Oh - Judge Rules Against Stopping the Clock
Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled today that the Kentucky Legislature cannot stop the clock in a legal fiction to stop time and allow them more time in session.
Bluegrass Report and PageOne are calling this ruling a victory for Gov. Beshear and a defeat for Senator Williams. Williams says the issue of the clock wasn't briefed and the Judge should hear the arguments before gaveling down on the time issue.
Anyone who has been to the World’s Largest Picnic knows about the barbecue and the bingo and the politician baiting. There is much more in the area than just politics. This week, we will be your travelogue to plan your trip away from politics
Visit Cadiz - an Antique Hunters Game Preserve
 Anyone who has been to the World’s Largest Picnic knows about the barbecue and the bingo and the politician baiting. There is much more in the area than just politics. This week, we will be your travelogue to plan your trip away from politics and into the more sedate offerings of far western Kentucky.
Mayfield Icehouse Gallery - A Break After the Saturday Breakfast
Anyone who has been to the World’s Largest Picnic knows about the barbecue and the bingo and the politician baiting. There is much more in the area than just politics. This week, we will be your travelogue to plan your trip away from politics
Paducah - Quilts, Art and Downtown After Dark
A battle of “He Said/He Didn’t Say” is going on two of Kentucky’s blogs that are in competition with each other, but otherwise agree politically. And they are fighting over a Republican endorsement!
Dr. Jack Rose, currently a professor and a former dean of the college of education at Murray State University, is the recipient of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) 2008 William T. Nallia Award. KASA presented the award to Rose on July 17, at its 39th Annual Conference in Louisville.
The four Mississippi River counties have over 100,000 acres of farmland. What happens to the farmers who work that land matters to the rest of us in Kentucky. Daily Yonder reports that Missouri farmers are organizing to protect their right to plant their own seeds.
Speaking to a full house Friday night, the Governor committed to finishing KY Highway 80 as a four lane road. He also committed to finishing work on the bridges over the Kentucky River. The current bridge is a heavily traveled narrow two lane that has seen more than its share of accidents.
Staff reductions at WPSD Channel 6 and the Paducah Sun hit almost three dozen employees at Paxton Media Group's hometown this week. No firm numbers are available. When contacted, veteran reporter Bill Bartleman wouldn’t comment on the layoffs, but other sources say they came as a total surprise.
LT. GOVERNOR COMPLETES ATV COURSE
AS PART OF ADVENTURE TOURISM INITIATIVE
One of the few victories for the administration came with the creation of the Kentucky Adventure Tourism initiative shepherde along by First Lady Jane Beshear, a horseback riding enthusiast, Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo, and Senator Brandon Smith, two Eastern Kentuckians who see Adventure Tourism as an economic development tool for the state. Legislators were especially enthusiastic over the develpment of ATV trails, similar to the Hatfield - McCoy Trails in West Virginia.
“Retail trade businesses accounted for the majority of the 1,000 jobs added since May 2008, reflecting a store opening and an expansion at a different retailer. All industries in the sector reported year-over-year job growth, with the majority of these employment gains occurring in retail trade enterprises,” Detzel said.
The construction sector recorded 700 more positions in June 2008. Since June 2007, employment in this sector has increased by 2,100 positions. “This is the third consecutive month of employment gains in the construction sector, which is reflective of strength in specialty trade contractors,” said Detzel.
The government sector, which includes public education, public administration agencies, and state-owned hospitals, added 500 positions in June 2008. Since June 2007, this sector has risen by 9,200 jobs.
“A majority, 5,700, of the year-over-year employment gains in the government sector occurred in the local government subsector,” said Detzel.
Between May 2008 and June 2008, the number of positions in the natural resources and mining sector rose by 100 jobs. Since June 2007, the segment has gained 300 jobs.
The manufacturing sector lost 4,200 jobs in June 2008. Compared to June 2007, jobs in the sector were down by 10,700 in June 2008.
...Immediately upon taking off, Cooper’s aircraft became the target for enemy fire. Cooper flew his helicopter directly into the enemy fire, attacking the enemy positions and diverting fire away from the ground forces.
He landed his helicopter near the crash site twice during the engagement, where his fellow pilots downloaded ammunition and fuel from the crashed Little Bird...
"Let's Talk Poop!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Almost a quarter million hogs per year on top of hundreds of chicken barns already in the Jackson Purchase Area of Western Kentucky is a whole lot of animal poop. By conservative estimates the pig poop alone is equal to fecal waste of all the people in the Jackson Purchase plus Louisville and Lexington-Fayette Co. according to the 2003 Census Bureau population update.
The Paducah Sun is reporting that Rep. Frank Rasche is resigning his House seat for a job as a policy adviser in the Education Cabinet. Former legislator Jon Draud currently serves as Commissioner of Education.
UPDATE: Daily Yonder picked this story up for its webpage. Thanks to them and we hope many other small town folks like us enjoy it.
Friday night was the best. Cruising with friends between Clinton—Arlington—back to Clinton and then on to Fulton and back again to Clinton. With four to six guys in an old 1957 Chevy or 1956 Ford, we were looking for girls and the girls were out cruising, looking for boys.
On these nights, dinner was often at the Pool Hall. Sizzling hamburgers spitting hot grease up against the walls provided us with background noise, as we watched the action on the pool tables.
Food, milk and beverage industry personnel gathered last week in Louisville for the AIB International Food Defense Coordinator Course, an intensive training in the most current food security and defense practices. The course, a three-day event held at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, was specifically designed to examine the issues and challenges of protecting the food supply from intentional contamination.
Natural gas markets also costly, lawmakers hear
FRANKFORT – As gasoline prices rise and fall at local gas stations, a natural gas industry official told the legislative Special Subcommittee on Energy today that the price of that fuel could rise significantly this winter.
The potential rise in cost—which could increase 90 percent this winter to around $13-$14 per unit over last winter’s average $7.15 unit cost, according to American Gas Association official Chris McGill—is “an extraordinary increase in unit cost,” said McGill, “remembering that the commodity price for natural gas is about 70 to 80 percent of the consumer bill.”
 Bill Bishop returned to Kentucky to talk about and sign his new book, "The Big Sort" at Carmichael's Bookstore in Louisville Sunday, July 13th
FRANKFORT, KY (July 16, 2008) –Confronted by rising gas prices and citing Kentucky's traditional role as a leading energy producer, Governor Steve Beshear today said now is the time for the state to lead the nation to an era of energy self-sufficiency.
By: Review by Mary Potter
 Former Lexington Herald reporter Bill Bishop takes on an issue that crept up on the pundits, the pollsters and the pols. While other researchers see the quilt squares, Bishop and his statistician partner, Robert Cushing, see the quilt spreading over America.
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