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Farmers to Greenlight IRS Data to USDA

Mar 23, 2009 at 01:40 pm by admin

Rural Journalism is reporting that farmers will have to authorize the Internal Revenue Service to give their income data to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in order to rece.... Read More

Nuclear Deal in the Works

Mar 20, 2009 at 04:55 pm by admin

The Paducah Sun is reporting that the Governor is seeking a "compromise" on nuclear power. He's had private meetings with Co. Judge Van Newberry and Mayor Paxton of.... Read More

Like Father, Like Son

Mar 20, 2009 at 04:37 pm by admin

New Madrid Fault May Be Closing Scientists Say

Mar 20, 2009 at 10:28 am by admin

Researchers at Northwestern and Purdue Universities issued a report that indicates the New Madrid Fault may be shutting down. Using GPS monitoring devices, the team of scienti.... Read More

Beshear and House Dems at Odds Over Energy Policy

Mar 19, 2009 at 04:03 pm by admin

Caleb Smith over at KY Wordsmith has an exclusive look at Governor Beshear and Floor Leader Rocky Adkins division over nuclear power in the energy bill. Beshear at odds with D.... Read More

AIG HIGHSTAR CAPITAL ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF UTILITIES, INC. FROM NUON- May 18, 2005

Mar 19, 2009 at 03:22 pm by admin

Utilities Inc. Responds to Rate Increase Story

Mar 19, 2009 at 09:16 am by admin

I got a response from Larry Schumacher of Utilities, Inc. about the AIG connection to his company: In response to your article "AIG comes to Clinton" I.... Read More

Medicare Advantage? Is it?

Mar 18, 2009 at 11:14 am by admin

Daily Yonder examines Medicare Advantage, a program offered by private insurers to Medicare recipients, that is supposed to offer more choice of coverage to rural seniors. Rur.... Read More

AIG Comes to Clinton

Mar 17, 2009 at 11:57 am by admin

Two Kentucky towns, Middlesboro and Clinton, get their water from a company called Water Services of Kentucky, Inc. The company boasts 7991.... Read More

The Wizard of Oz and Philosophy: A Rubik's Cube for Readers

Mar 14, 2009 at 12:03 pm by admin

Everybody has seen The Wizard of Oz sometime. The 1939 Judy Garland film is shown on television at least yearly Many of us profess to having read the.... Read More

Guest Editorial: The media's deliberate stupidity

Mar 14, 2009 at 09:14 am by admin

The media's deliberate stupidity by Jamison Foser For weeks, the news media have been buzzing about earmarks in the recently signed omnibus spending bill. We've been told ov.... Read More

Depressing Stats for State Governments

Mar 12, 2009 at 04:59 pm by admin

CALLING ALL POLICY WONKS! Stateline.org is the place that policy wonks wind up at when they need a fix of statistics, pie charts and bar graphs. The latest is.... Read More

Closed Mayfield Tire Plant is a Debris Dump

Mar 12, 2009 at 11:31 am by admin

By BERRY CRAIG MAYFIELD, Ky. - The parking lots at the big Continental-General Tire plant near Mayfield had surrendered to cracks and patches o.... Read More

Cannery Row - My Favorite Steinbeck

Mar 11, 2009 at 03:49 pm by admin

Cannery Row John Steinbeck is one of America’s most talented writers of the 20th Century. You may be familiar with his more popular works The Grapes of Wrath, The Pea.... Read More

There and Back Again. A WKY Hobbit's Tale

Mar 11, 2009 at 03:22 pm by admin

I've been "off the air" for awhile. Long enough for friends to call and email to see if we survived the storm. We did. There are tree limbs down all over the p.... Read More