Editorials

Democrats must vote, whether we nominate Sanders or Clinton

Feb 02, 2016 at 03:14 pm by admin

"It's like déjà vu all over again," Yogi Berra supposedly said when he found himself in some situation he thought he'd been in before. The calendar says it's January, 2016. I'.... Read More

New Year 2016 Resolution

Jan 25, 2016 at 02:33 pm by admin

Letter to the Editor:I am writing on a very old subject at the onset of a new year. How sad it is for America not to be able to provide employment for so many unemployed Ameri.... Read More

No Matter Who Won: Dark Road Ahead for the Poor of Kentucky

Jan 13, 2016 at 02:03 pm by admin

Modern Kentucky gubernatorial elections are becoming exercises in frustration. Kentucky voters have sought political reform and change from most modern governors. At the end o.... Read More

Is Matt Bevin a new John Y. Brown?

Jan 05, 2016 at 12:57 pm by admin

Is Matt Bevin a new John Y. Brown? The answer is yes-so far. The campaign for governor, the glamour of the outsider, the attitude of their self assurance in life, and their ro.... Read More

The House stands alone

Nov 05, 2015 at 08:42 am by admin

Democratic candidate Jack Conway called the Kentucky governor's election a race "between the mainstream and the extreme." The extreme won. Republican Governor-elect Matt Bevin.... Read More

Ky. LRC has a new Director: Era of sex, drugs, rock-n-roll over

Sep 29, 2015 at 02:01 pm by admin

Editorial Ky. LRC has a new Director: Era of sex, drugs, rock-n-roll over By Ivan Potter(Clinton, KY. 9-24-2015) David Byerman, from the Nevada Senate, has just signed a two y.... Read More

Ad misleads voters on ACA effect on hospitals

Sep 15, 2015 at 11:14 am by admin

Dear Editor:The Republican Governors Association along with Americans for Prosperity, a Koch-funded PAC, have financed a misleading ad going out to KYians where they paraphras.... Read More

It sucks to be a Millennial

Sep 03, 2015 at 02:50 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY) - As we were driving back from Louisville last weekend, Ivan began reading an article in Washington Monthly to me. He stopped reading somewhere around Beaver Dam.... Read More

Privatization of state parks: an bad idea supported by Bevin and Conway

Aug 26, 2015 at 03:49 pm by admin

Brad Bowman of the Frankfort State Journal reported in the August 21-22nd issue of the paper that Jack Conway and Matt Bevin are in accord on one point. According to Bowman, a.... Read More

Get Real UK: Hemp is a weed. Just throw the seed into the ground

Aug 20, 2015 at 02:26 pm by admin

Clinton, KY. August 20, 2015 - Once again the urgency to consider hemp as an alternative crop comes out of the blue. The closing of the Wickliffe paper mill and loss of those.... Read More

Time to stop foolin' around with liquor laws: make Kentucky all wet.

Aug 18, 2015 at 02:50 pm by admin

Kentucky is a goofy patchwork of wet counties, dry counties and damp counties. Without going into the whole explanation, wet counties allow alcohol sales anywhere, anyhow. Dry.... Read More

An open letter to candidate Bevin from a West KY transplant

Aug 06, 2015 at 09:01 am by admin

Dear Mr. Bevin - Your criticism of the Fancy Farm Picnic is personal for me. My husband and I have been attending the Fancy Farm Political Stump Speak for over thirty years. W.... Read More

Op-Ed: Bipartisan support for speeding cures

Jul 07, 2015 at 01:35 pm by admin

Saturday June 20, 2015 It is not often the two of us share a byline, but there is currently legislation moving through Congress that has the potential to help nearly every Ke.... Read More

Thank God Mitch is thinking about retiring...why else write his memoir?

May 29, 2015 at 04:05 pm by admin

Mitch McConnell has seen the light at the end of the tunnel and it is flashing the message "grab the special interests money and run for the exits as fast as you can." In a pr.... Read More

BREAKING NEWS - McConnell Pledges Support for Obama KY Anti- Poverty Plan

Apr 01, 2015 at 03:25 pm by admin

In a joint press statement, the White House and Majority Leader McConnell confirmed that Kentucky's senior senator will provide much needed support for President's Obama's pla.... Read More