It remains nearly impossible to functionally replace a mountain whose ecological niche was 400 million years in the making.
Senate Guru | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics
With the 2010 Senate races in Ohio and Kentucky featuring two of the most competitive Democratic primaries of the cycle, I asked them why the progressive netroots should support their campaigns.
Don McNay | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business
When three people who know about money go to the extreme of not owning any credit cards, others might want to take note.
Edwin D. Hill | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
Manufacturing is moving into a new, energy-efficient stage, but it's in danger of leaving out the American worker altogether without an aggressive approach in Washington to encourage its domestic growth.
Don McNay | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living
When I read the Obama quote about fathers, it made me wonder what side of the equation I fell on. Was I living up to my father's expectations or making up for his mistakes?
Don McNay | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business
As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.
Pam Bristow | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living
We realized that a simple drive across a simple place, rummaging through junk with someone you love is just as good (if not better) than a week at any of the five star resorts.
Don McNay | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business
Before a person decides on self employment, they need to figure out how important five o' clock is in their lives.
Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
Congressman Ron Paul offered a harsh appraisal of Obama's presidency on Thursday during an appearance on CNN's "American Morning." "I'd probably gi...
Don McNay | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business
I've had my own angry, screaming battles with my health insurance carrier. It seems everyone I've talked to has had a similar experience. I just don't see them marching on Washington about it.
Don McNay | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business
Sometimes entrepreneurs are so focused on a higher goal that they forget about the people who help get them there.
The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics
The son of Rep. Congressman Ron Paul, is planning a run for Senate in Kentucky. On Tuesday, Republican Sen. Jim Bunning announced he would not seek ...
Tom Sullivan | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
The Wise County Remote Area Medical clinic is a county fair without the funnel cakes and cotton candy, but with the long lines and wait times you'd find at Disney World. First-come, first-served. Patients appreciate the help more than your average Medicare patient, someone said, because they have invested their time in it.
Don McNay | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living
I've dealt with hundreds of parents of special needs children. They take the hand that is dealt to them. And usually turn that hand into aces.
Don McNay | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media
Although I am sure that Walter Cronkite had friends in politics, he did not give money to political campaigns or actively support candidates. I won't either.
Don McNay | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business
Last year, I wrote that I felt that the American people were being conned. As I watch Paulson testify in front of Congress today, I KNOW we're being conned.
Rob Perks | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green
Coalfield communities "are weaker than the rest of the state, weaker than the rest of the region, and weaker than the rest of the nation," says West Virginia University researcher Michael Hendryx.
Don McNay | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business
Michael Jackson and Elvis died too young. They had the same handicap that many people with money acquire, the entourage.
Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green
Over 1,300 miles of streams have been sullied and jammed by mountaintop removal operations. Over 500 mountains have been blown to bits.
Don McNay | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business
We have a financial system that has played to people's weaknesses. We have allowed people who are prone to instant gratification to have as much credit as they could get their hands on.
The Washington Post | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics
When he was fighting campaign finance reform a decade ago, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was dubbed Darth Vader by his critics. He embraced the nickna...
AP | DYLAN T. LOVAN | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. New...
Robert Koehler | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
The heavily armed, trained killer was "under stress" when he raped, then murdered a 14-year-old girl and tried to burn her body, after having murdered her parents and 7-year-old sister.
Don McNay | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business
I know I'll never forget that horrible sight, I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right. Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve. -Jan a...
Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 06.22.2009 | World
Enlisted people moreover are only one dimension. The truly dangerous distortion is at the top, in the command structures.
Rob Perks | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green