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Trump opponents bank on accusation, insinuation
”I’ll never lie to you.” – Jimmy Carter, the 1976 presidential campaign All politicians lie, because they are…
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Judge’s ruling on lobbyists should be appealed
A federal court ruling Tuesday might put relations between lobbyists and politicians in a time machine set for…
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Boy Scout Comey is no match for The Donald
WASHINGTON – As it turns out, Donald Trump is the hope-and-change president. According to James Comey, Trump hoped…
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You can’t govern by id
WASHINGTON – Having coined Bush Derangement Syndrome more than a decade ago, I feel authorized to weigh in…
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Holding public records hostage
While employed as an instructor at the University of Kentucky’s School of Journalism, former hostage Terry Anderson recounted…
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If it walks like a terrorist
In television it’s called a “loop,” the replaying of the same scene over and over and over again.…
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What really happened to coal?
WASHINGTON – The coal-mining jobs that President Donald Trump thinks were destroyed by government regulation – adopted to…
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What sort of ‘mindset’ would cut HUD programs that combat poverty?
Let’s get one thing straight at the outset: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson did not intend…
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Hysteria over Trump’s pullout from Paris agreement
For sheer hilarity and hyperbole, it’s hard to beat a recent headline on a Washington Post editorial opposing…
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Free Enes, protect free speech
When the NCAA ruled Enes Kanter ineligible to play basketball for the University of Kentucky, people tweeted #FreeEnes.…
