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Are Democrats squandering midterm prospects?
Based on recent polling and misguided Democratic messaging, Republicans have seen an uptick in their political fortunes ahead…
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Trump throws away his momentum for peanuts
WASHINGTON – Last week, President Donald Trump delivered a State of the Union address that won the approval…
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Debating the number of Kentucky counties
Keep government close to the voters A bill in Frankfort would affect most Kentucky counties by merging them…
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Snakes on a plane for emotional support?
WASHINGTON – When next you shoehorn yourself into one of America’s ever-shrinking airline seats, you might encounter a…
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Many Republicans going too far with party loyalty
I had not yet had my first cup of coffee Sunday. Suddenly, I was jerked alert by the…
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In #MeToo movement, presumption of guilt not always right approach
WASHINGTON – Just minutes before the start of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, Hillary Clinton…
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Drop myth on school funding in Kentucky
A persistent myth in Kentucky’s Capitol – one cherished by Republicans and Democrats, governors and lawmakers alike –…
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Why good economic news is bad
WASHINGTON – In 1930, John Maynard Keynes was worried, but not about the unpleasantness that had begun the…
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Trump’s new immigration proposal is quintessentially presidential
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump once boasted that his base was so loyal that he “could stand in…
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Higher ed pays price of lying politicians
An article in The Paducah Sun last week detailed a litany of everyday services provided by the University…
