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Former Miss America Draws Buzz As Potential McConnell Challenger

2013-05-22T16:30:35Z

Heather French Henry, a former Miss America pageant winner with strong political ties in Kentucky, is the latest Democrat to draw buzz as a potential ...

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The 420 Times: The Booming Business of Hemp

2013-05-20T16:07:10Z

Despite being banned, a large and growing hemp industry exists in the U.S. This is because hemp is legal to import from other countries; countries smarter than us when it comes to letting their farmers cultivate hemp.

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William B. Bradshaw: Sewing Machines, Bicycles, and More

2013-05-17T15:29:27Z

Nearly seventeen years ago, my friend and his wife lost their 34 year old son to cancer. A friend of the son who attended the funeral was doing mission work in the Ukraine and offered to take the son's clothing back with him to the impoverished nation

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Fatal Training Exercise Leaves One Sailor Dead

2013-05-17T10:08:24Z

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Military officials say a Humvee carrying six Navy SEALs and two other sailors overturned during a training exercise at Fort Knox in...

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Rand Paul's Double Talk

2013-05-15T22:43:52Z

What to make of maverick Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s latest speechifying? “I’m not advocating everyone go out and run around with no clothes on an...

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Tamara Sandberg: Tax Credit to Benefit Hungry Kentuckians

2013-05-10T13:11:13Z

The enactment of this tax credit bill is a win for farmers who donate to food banks, it's a win for our neighbors who struggle to put food on the table, and it's a win for the Commonwealth in terms of reduced long-term costs associated with a healthy, well-fed population.

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Jonathan_Miller: Mr. President: Legalize Hemp!

2013-05-10T15:15:49Z

While support for legalizing hemp's distant cousin, marijuana, remains controversial, hemp is not marijuana. Legalized industrial hemp production could emerge as a prolific cash crop and a clean-burning alternative fuel.

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Dem Governor Will Expand Medicaid Coverage

2013-05-09T19:58:21Z

By Caroline Humer May 9 (Reuters) - Kentucky Democratic Governor Steve Beshear said on Thursday he will expand Medicaid coverage under...

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Dem Gov Makes Big Medicaid Announcement

2013-05-09T13:40:48Z

Gov. Steve Beshear (D) announced Kentucky would participate in a key element of President Barack Obama's health care plan to enroll more people in Med...

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Sanjay Sanghoee: Kids and Rifles -- Two Words That Should Never Go Together

2013-05-06T18:29:39Z

I understand that there is a rich culture of guns in the United States and that weapons are often passed on to children as heirlooms. Also understandably, parents want to teach their children how to use those guns safely. But none of this training needs to start at the age of five.

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Potential McConnell Opponent: I 'Won't Be Bullied'

2013-05-03T11:18:59Z

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) said she won't "be bullied" into making any immediate decisions about running against Senate M...

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Kentucky Toddler's Shooting Death: A 'Natural Consequence' Of Gun Culture?

2013-05-02T18:15:15Z

This past Tuesday, in Cumberland County, Ky., a 2-year-old girl was killed when her 5-year-old brother accidentally shot her with a .22-caliber rifle ...

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Police: Boy Shoots, Kills Little Sister

2013-04-30T23:14:29Z

BURKESVILLE, Ky. -- Authorities in southern Kentucky say a 2-year-old girl has been accidentally shot and killed by her 5-year-old brother, who was pl...

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Food52: 9 Derby Day Snacks & Sips

2013-04-29T20:25:17Z

It's almost the Kentucky Derby, which means it's time for your finest wide-brimmed hat and a tall glass of bourbon. Here are some elegant, Southern-inspired snacks and drinks to sustain you.

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McConnell Brings In New Blood

2013-04-29T13:02:08Z

WASHINGTON –- Mitch McConnell does not seem like an obvious choice to help lead the GOP out of the digital wilderness it has found itself in when it...

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Don McNay: How Poker Can Tell Us If a Person Will Blow His Money

2013-04-29T07:42:43Z

Poker players frequently give off signals that tip off the kind of cards they have. It is the same thing in these conferences. I would actually pay the attorneys and clients to bring me to meditations as I can spot problems and make corrections before they get money in their hands.

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U.S. News Travel: America's Best Doughnuts

2013-04-18T08:30:37Z

As emporiums across the country continue to invent novelty confections, we can't help but think these gourmet delights are replacing cupcakes as the go-to sweet indulgence.

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Alan Singer: Cheating on the Test -- I May Be Guilty Also!

2013-04-15T10:16:40Z

New York State Education Commissioner John King is already warning that student test scores will likely drop this year. The tests themselves are highly suspect but state education departments are not blaming them and the private for-profit companies that develop them.

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Liberal Group That Incurred Wrath Of McConnell Struggling Big Time

2013-04-13T10:29:06Z

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The liberal super PAC from Kentucky that incurred the wrath of one of the country's most powerful Republicans is an organization of ...

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Rand Paul Stumbled At Howard, And That Was Sort Of The Point

2013-04-12T16:58:14Z

Rand Paul's speech at Howard University this week was widely panned, with much of the criticism coming from the left. Yet Artur Davis, a black Republi...

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Kentucky Dems Are Blowing It

2013-04-11T19:10:13Z

WASHINGTON -- Kentucky Democrats, you need to get your act together. Nature abhors a vacuum. So does politics. And right now you're all getting sucked...

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Dem's Crazy-But-Maybe-Not Reason For Accusing McConnell Taper

2013-04-11T17:18:13Z

Earlier Thursday, Jefferson County Democratic Party official Jacob Conway came forward to reporters at WPFL News in Louisville, Ky., to allege that "S...

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Dem: Liberal Group Behind Secret McConnell Recording

2013-04-11T15:25:20Z

Officials with Progress Kentucky, a liberal super PAC that has targeted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the past, were named by a to...

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Jenny Block: Discovering Bourbon in Kentucky: What Else Are We Missing Out on?

2013-04-10T14:33:53Z

So many things that were once "gentlemen only" propositions have now become equal stomping grounds. But there are still a few things left that women seem strangely left out of. Bourbon seems like one of them.

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Jonathan_Miller: The Seismic Shift on Marriage Equality Reaches My Old Kentucky Home

2013-04-10T10:47:39Z

We are always bad-mouthing politicians that disappoint us. So, why not thank true leaders when they make a selfless, brave announcement?

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