A NewsJournal for 21st Century West Kentucky
Vol. 17 No. 3 March 2025 (c)

Rural Unemployment Outpaces Urban in January 2009

Mar 26, 2009 at 11:44 am by admin

Unemployment in rural America jumped from 7.6% in December to 9.4% in January, 2009. That far higher than the 8.25% January percentage in urban areas, up from 7% in December..... Read More

Hunt Bear. Not Bunnies. Comment

Mar 25, 2009 at 01:48 pm by admin

             Researching the article on the decline of American newspapers was a depressing activity. I admit that.... Read More

Farmer Praises Legislation

Mar 25, 2009 at 09:48 am by admin

COMMISSIONER FARMER PRAISES LEGISLATION THAT WILL STRENGTHEN KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE   FRANKFORT, Ky. — Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer said two bills passed.... Read More

Ridley Asks WKY Caucus to Work

Mar 25, 2009 at 09:33 am by admin

             The chair of the West Kentucky caucus, Sen. Dorsey Ridley (D-Henderson) appealed to members to take up.... Read More

Mountaintop Removal Suspended by EPA

Mar 24, 2009 at 04:47 pm by admin

The EPA is suspending hundreds of licenses for mountaintop removal, citing the Clean Water Act  Huffington Post  There will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth fro.... Read More