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Rotary Club of Murray members got their money's worth at the February 27th meeting. Murray State Board Chairman Constantine Curris' surprise announcement proved that Pagliai's pizza wasn't the spiciest thing at the meeting.

..In response to the first question which asked if there were any women candidates, Curris let slip that the three top candidates for president of Murray State are all male.

Most people feel once March 1st arrives, that spring is just around the corner.

Yet in 2014, March has been kicked in the stomach, and is reeling from a brutal mega storm of severe cold, ice and snow. Unlike the polar vortex storms of early January and February, this March storm did not first come down from the North.

The Rotary Club of Murray meeting at Pagliai’s (pronounced Paw-lee-eyes) Italian restaurant in Murray last Thursday was a news making occasion.

Kentucky State Auditor Adam Edelen spoke briefly, reminding Rotarians that he was the guy that got Richie Farmer locked up.

The 2014 through 2020 tourism dollar battle is being wooed and won in Tennessee. 

...So far in 2014, private partnerships for funding historical and cultural heritage tourism have been very strong. Private public partnerships include: (1) the Discovery Park in Union City, (2) Dolly Parton WaterWorld in Nashville, and (3) Dolly Parton New Pigeon Forge theme park.

In each of the above projects, the State of Tennessee works to coordinate or construct roads, utility lines, and landscaping to help finalize the end project. 

Comment on Kentucky invited a woman reporter, Miranda Combs of WKYT Lexington, to share the table last Friday evening.

I broke my exile from Comment on Kentucky to watch. It went along pretty well for the first ten minutes or so.

Then the KET feed went all crazy.

For a person who is chronically ill, a day of less pain provides welcome comfort but no promise of returning to long-term health. Kentucky finds itself in a similar position when it comes to the new two-year state budget...

Attorney General Jack Conway’s decision not to appeal a federal court ruling that Kentucky must recognize same sex marriages from other jurisdictions is the kind of political courage that Jack Kennedy highlighted in “Profiles in Courage.”

What happens now to Conway's political future? And how much will Beshear's decision to hire outside lawyers to appeal cost the state?

(Clinton, KY March 3, 2014) – Got a great picture of this historically cold and snowy winter 2014? ...

The Hickman County Arts Council is seeking this year’s winter photos for its “Wow! What a Winter” 2014 Photo Contest.

(Clinton, KY) - On Saturday March 1st, forty volunteers gathered at the Young Center of Clinton First United Methodist Church for a day of community service. It was day for Methodists over the Paducah District to share their time and talents.

Earlier in the week, children attending Quest, the church's afterschool program, visited a local nursing home bringing crafts and smiles to local residents.