Kentucky

Washington: Totally Disconnected From Main Street

Don McNay | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Operating a business on Main Street is a lot different than lecturing at the Harvard Economic Club. The team Obama surrounded himself with has spent way more time in a faculty lounge than in the corner barber shop.

Good News or Bad Ideas? States Re-examine Marriage Amendments

Bil Browning | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Bil Browning

The equality drumbeat has rumbled on with news that Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Texas will be attempting to re-examine their amendments banning same-sex marriage and civil unions.

President Obama's Entrepreneurial Mindset

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I have not seen much evidence of Obama being in touch with small-town Kentucky, but after reading David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win, I have become convinced that he knows what it takes to run a business.

Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.

Kentucky Straight: Students Call Out Trustees Big Coal Pander in Growing UKY Wildcat Scandal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green


Jeff Biggers

The scandalous University of Kentucky Trustees may have voted to approve rebuilding and renaming the beloved Joe B. Hall Wildcat Lodge as the Wildcat Coal Lodge, but the public relations nightmare has just begun.

2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


Don McNay

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

Rocky Mountain Elk May Be Introduced To Virginia After Extinction Of Native Species

Yahoo! News | STEVE SZKOTAK, Associated Press Writer | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver


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Just Say "No" to Adult Children Wanting Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Don McNay

You are not doing your children any favors by not allowing them to grow up. I'm OK with parents helping children through college (in four years, not forty), but after that they are on their own.

Stepping Up the Pressure: The Archbishop Comes to the Abortion Clinic

Reproductive Justice | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Reproductive Justice

Every woman has different life circumstances. Every pregnancy produces different challenges. Who is more able to assess the moral validity of every woman's abortion? I certainly don't think it's the Archbishop.

When People Don't Want to Change -- Don't Waste Your Time!

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Marshall Goldsmith

Every once in a while I run across someone who doesn't want to change. What do I do to convince them the change is good for them? Nothing!

It's Time to Teach Children About Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I'm convinced that most of the mistakes made handling money result from lack of information and bad habits formed in childhood.

Official: Census Takers In Kentucky Want Teams After Bill Sparkman's Death

AP | JEFFREY McMURRAY | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


BIG CREEK, Ky. — The manager of a part-time census taker who died under mysterious circumstances in southeastern Kentucky says other workers are...

Small Town Values in a Big Time Lawyer

Don McNay | Posted 10.10.2009 | Impact


Don McNay

It could be that President Obama is a small town guy after all. His early adulthood on the south side of Chicago is where he found a "small town" environment that embraced him.

Letter From Paris: An Appalachian Artist

Beth Arnold | Posted 10.06.2009 | World


Beth Arnold

My prediction: Theo Edmonds is going to stir up the Paris art world. Better get a painting while you can.

Is Credit Evil?

Don McNay | Posted 11.29.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I've watched many people get in trouble with upside down car loans, second mortgages or high interest rate financing. Credit keeps many people from living within their means. Then a friend told me he was buying a large house.

Bill Sparkman Murder: Tragic Details About Census Worker Found Hanged

Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


William E. Sparkman Jr. was a 51-year-old single father who once battled Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma while he pursued his teaching degree, according to a Mar...

Like Lottery Winners, Pro Athletes Also Blow Big Money

Don McNay | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Even as a structured settlement consultant, I was stunned to learn that within two years of retirement, 78 percent of NFL players are bankrupt or under financial stress.

Atlanta Flooding: 3 Killed, 5 Missing As Storms Drench Southeast

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 11.21.2009 | Home


ATLANTA — Surging floodwaters ripped apart a west Georgia trailer home, drowning a 2-year-old boy swept from his father's arms. In Atlanta, stra...

Wall Street and Washington Dissing Main Street, One Year Later

Don McNay | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Wall Street and Washington don't understand what is happening on Main Street. The people in Washington are pushing the line that they saved us from "something even worse." Like what?

EPA Halts Mountaintop Removal Projects

Yahoo! News | Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that 79 applications for surface coal-mine permits in Kentucky , West Virginia , Oh...

"Capitolism": A Race between Congressional Corruption and the Most Massive Citizen Involvement in U.S. Legislative History

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Gail McGowan Mellor

All of the sudden five-year increase in consumer spending, which primed the U.S. economy for the fall, can be attributed to health care costs.

Boulder from Mountaintop Coal Mine Smashes Into Kentucky Home

Dave Cooper | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Dave Cooper

What happens when coal companies flatten the mountains directly above Appalachian communities?

The Lottery Question

Don McNay | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Everyone has dreams and desires but usually keep them hidden, back in the recesses of their minds. The lottery question gets those dreams and desires out in the open, on the front burner.

The Man Who Taught Me About Quality

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Marshall Goldsmith

The next time you are working on a project, ask yourself, "What would happen to my level of commitment if I knew that I was only going to be paid if I achieved results?"

Ted Kennedy's Legacy: "It's Wrong to Have Hungry Children"

Judi Jennings | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


Judi Jennings

If children were hungry or ill, Ted Kennedy wanted to know. And he wanted to do something about it.