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Twitter Listens To Kentucky Riots On #LexingtonPoliceScanner

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Lexington Police Scanner Dispatcher, Video, Kentucky Fan Riot, Lexington Police, Kentucky Kansas, Kentucky Riot, Kentucky vs Kansas, Kentucky, Lexington, Ncaa Tournament 2012, Lexington Riot, Lexington Police Scanner, #Lexingtonpolicescanner, Slidepollajax, Sports News

After Kentucky defeated Kansas to win the 2012 men's basketball national championship, the party got rowdy in a hurry back in Lexington. Just as they ...

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Man Tries To Pay For Vacuum and Microwave At Walmart With $1 Million Bill: Cops

AP | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Walmart, Michael Fuller, Video, Lexington, Weird Walmart, Weird North Carolina, North Carolina, Weird News News

Associated Press LEXINGTON, N.C. -- Do you have change for a million-dollar bill? Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar no...

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Small Town Publisher With Big Time Impact

Don McNay | Posted 11.22.2011

Countless people have told me their personal stories about something Al did to make a difference in their lives. Al doesn't discriminate. I've had multimillionaires, manual laborers and journalists all tell me their stories about how Dr. Smith touched their lives.

Hillbilly Stereotypes Spark Controversy in Kentucky Election

Don McNay | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Pikeville Kentucky, Gurney Norman, Jacob Payne, Anthony Weiner, Wymt, Jamie Comer, Appalachian Regional Commission, Beverly Hillbillies, Eastern Kentucky, Hillbilly, Kentucky Democratic Party, Don McNay, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Kentucky Cycle, Lexington Herald Leader, Democratic National Committee, Bob Farmer, Hazard Kentucky, Duke of Hazard, Marilyn Monroe, Politics, Kentucky Republican Party, Louisville, Appalachian, Kentucky Elections, Page One Kentucky, Slidepollajax, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, Lexington, Politics News

Just like in other recent political scandals, the first bit of news breaking from YouTube and social networks on Bob Farmer's jokes about Eastern Kentuckians has sparked a flood of additional information about Farmer on the internet.

The Best Bourbon Country Tours

Liquor.com | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Bourbon Heritage Center, Cocktails, Wild Turkey, Bourbon Distilleries, Maker's Mark, Jim Beam, Slidepollajax, Louisville, Kentucky, Travel, Lexington, Bourbon Country, Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Food News

No matter if Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve or Wild Turkey is your favorite bourbon, you need to visit Kentucky and see where the spirit is produced. It's a trip that all whiskey drinkers should make at least once in their lifetimes.

Betting on a 2011 Kentucky Derby Winner

Don McNay | Posted 07.05.2011

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When making your Derby bet, forget all the high powered systems and strategies and give it your best guess.

Bookseller's Inventory Being Auctioned: What Will Happen To The Stores?

kentucky.com | Scott Sloan | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Bookstore Auctions, Cincinnati, Lexington, Bookstore Closings, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Bookstores, Joseph-Beth, Auctions, Books News

The future of Lexington's most prominent book retailer will be decided this week. On Wednesday, Joseph-Beth Booksellers' five remaining stores, includ...

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The FaithFul Shopper: Spring for April Showers

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Apothecary, Caswell Massey, America, Cambridge Chemists, USA, Lower East Side Kiehl's, Spring, University Place, Broadway, Shaving, Soaps, Soy, Upper East Side, London, Dr. William Hunter, Third Avenue, L'Occitane, Provence, Shower, Summer, Molton Brown, Zittles, Clyde Chemists, Crabtree & Evelyn, Zitomer, Bleecker Street, Lexington, Fifth Avenue, Crabtree and Evelyn, Soap, Shopping, Bath, Colombus Avenue, Rockefeller Center, Soapology, Zchemists, Madison Avenue, Spring Street, Showers, April Showers, George Washington, Fresh, Spa, Pasteur Pharmacy, Israel, Europe, Kiehls, Limelight Marketplace, Spas, Dead Sea, Sabon, New York News

Lovely soaps and lotions aren't just for getting clean and softening your skin -- this affordable luxury can provide a brief spa-like experience every day.

The Person We Should Be Moving Our Money to

Don McNay | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Cecilia Ky, Grayson County Ky, Hilliard Lyons, Capital One, Mayfield Ky, Kentucky Democratic Party, Main Street, Short Creek Ky, What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Alec Baldwin, Arianna Huffington, Sara Ackerman, Goldman Sachs, Jim Gray, Pete Mahurin, Lexington KY, Richmond Ky, Peter Mahurin, Gray Construction, Al Smith, Debts, Tea Party, American College, Western Kentucky University, Lexington, Dixie Mahurin, Lloyd Blankfein, Structured Settlement, Msfs, Republican National Committee, Rand Paul, Elizabethtown KY, Chfc, Physics, Ivy League, Kentucky, Don McNay, Democratic National Committee, Move Your Money, CBS Evening News, Clu, Senator Rand Paul, Credit Cards, Louisville, Wall Street Bailouts, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Investment, Albany Ky, Banking, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Banks, Bowling Green Ky, Personal Finance, Cssc, Brokerage Houses, Business News

Over 4 million people moved their money from Wall Street Banks in 2010, according to Sara Ackerman, project coordinator for Move Your Money. I bought...

Keeneland: The Book

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brad Lowell, Thoroughbred, Nick Nicholson, Maryjean Wall, Ted Bassett, Deidre Biles, Northern Kentucky, Keeneland Horse Sales, Richmond Ky, Covington Ky, Katie Couric, Louisville, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Lexington, Mills Brothers, Rick Bailey, Blood Horse Publications, Jacqueline Duke, North Carolina, McNay Settlement Group, Professional Gambler, Senator Wendell Ford, River Downs, Sharon Reynolds, Pebble Beach, Queen Elizabeth, Don McNay, Junior Johnson, CBS Evening News, What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Rena Baer, Fran Taylor, Rogers Beasley, Augusta, Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy, Keeneland, Nascar, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Latonia, Gambling, Betting, Sports, Sports News

Just give me one more crack at the ol' race track -The Mills Brothers As the son of a professional gambler, I spent a lot of my childhood at race t...

Health Insurance for Children Under Age 19 in Kentucky

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anthem, Injured Children, Obama Care, Msfs, Life Insurance Agent, Chfc, Richmond Kentucky, Golden Rule, Kentucky Access, Kentucky, Structured Settlement Consultant, Don McNay, Children Under Age 19, Sharon Clark, Humana, Barack Obama, Clu, Insurance Agent, Louisville, Health Care Reform, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Personal Finance, Aetna, Cssc, Kentucky Department of Insurance, Insurance Commissioner, Lexington, Obama Health Care Reform, Business News

I'm doing research on a longer article about the first battles on implementing health care reform in Kentucky. A battle between well-entrenched healt...

The Next Generation of Kentucky's Political Leadership

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richie Farmer, President Obama, Greg Fischer, Mitch McConnell, Bill Garmer, Steve Beshear, Harry Truman, Jonathan Miller, Crit Luallen, Kentucky Justice Association, Dale Emmons, Jim Gray, Rick Robinson, Changing of the Guard, Alison Lundergan Grimes, Bob Babbage, Alben Barkley, Tiffany Nash, Richmond Ky, Covington Ky, Joe Elliott, Al Smith, Sanny Overly, Ray Jones, Makers Mark, Bill Samuels Jr, Logan County, Blake Brickman, Lexington, Jerry Lundergan, Dan Mongiardo, John Y Brown, Bill Farmer, Luther Deaton, John Y Brown III, Rand Paul, Jerry Abramson, Tompkinsville Ky, Jamie Comer, Trey Grayson, Kentucky Bar Association, Dave Broder, Kentucky, Will Cox, Jennifer Moore, Ben Self, Paducah Ky, Bill Farrish, Joni Jenkins, Morgan McGarvey, Jamie Emmons, Louisville, Jim Bunning, Central Bank, Phil Taliaferro, Alecia Webb-Eddington, Rebecca Self, Clay Barkley, Jared Carpenter, Wgtk, Politics News

I recently asked a number of people in the "political know" of Kentucky the question. "Who do you see emerging as the next leaders of Kentucky?"

Wealth Without Wall Street

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: McNay Settlement Group, Dave Thomas, Small Business, Move Your Money, Papa John's, Kentucky, Lexington Herald Leader, Don McNay, Ted Gregory, Jeff Ruby, Structured Settlements, Kentucky Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Vanderbilt University, Wealth Without Wall Street, Richmond Ky, Cincinnati, Slidepollajax, Eastern Kentucky University, Montgomery Inn, Local First, Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance, Lexington, Kentucky Trial Lawyers, Credit Cards, Business News

If you trace the history of almost any national company, you'll find that somewhere along the way a story in a publication put that company in the spotlight.

Zenyatta's Last Dance

Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011

Over 1500 fans turned out on a blustery winter night to both greet and say farewell to the great champion race mare, Zenyatta. This would be the final gig of this rock star's farewell tour.

Byron Crawford, Bard of the Backroads

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: McNay Settlement Group, Structured Settlement, Msfs, Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame, Million Dollar Round Table., Lotteries, Chfc, Richmond Kentucky, Andy Griffith, John Mellencamp, Patrick Henry Hughes, Books, Kentucky, Don McNay, Elvis Presley, What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Clu, Oprah Winfrey, Louisville, Elvis, Extreme Home Makeover, Eric Crawford, Kentucky Footnotes, Courier Journal, Louisville Courier Journal, Rural Journalism, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Byron Crawford, Cssc, Lexington, Waky, Books News

Crawford's new book, Kentucky Footnotes, appears to be anthology of some his most interesting columns from his 29 years as an award-winning columnist. It's more than that.

Kentucky an Election "Sneak Preview"

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richmond Kentucky, CN2 Politics, Kentucky, Congress, Don McNay, Ben Chandler, Politics, Andy Barr, Louisville, WEKY AM, Estill County Kentucky, Kentucky Sixth District, Ryan Alassi, Congressional Races, Madison County Kentucky, Wallingford Broadcasting, WYCO FM, Lexington, Politics News

As Nate Silver and other election watchers have noted, the Kentucky Sixth Congressional District race between incumbent Democrat Ben Chandler and Rep...

Josh Hamilton, Pete Rose and the Power of Redemption

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, My Prison Without Bars, Born Again Christian, Pete Rose, Mlb, Barking Fish Entertainment, donmcnay.com, What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Nick McNay, Rehab, Northern Kentucky, Mickey Mantle, John Newton, Josh Hamilton, Bud Selig, Johnny Narron, Ohio, George Vecsey, Adult Baby Sitter, Cincinnati, Lottery Winners, Lexington, Philadelphia, Drug Addiction, Gambling Addiction, Lottery, Mark Turner, Baseball, American League Championship Series, 12 Steps, Terry Lukemire, Jesus, Major League Baseball, McNay Settlment Group, Kentucky, Aa, Don McNay, Texas Rangers, Bottom Out, Ty Cobb, Recovering Addict, Structured Settlements, Clu, 4192, Sports, Sports Illustrated, Louisville, One Day at a Time, Northern Kentucky University, Amazing Grace, Vanderbilt University, World Series, The American College, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Million Dollar Round Table, Eastern Kentucky University, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, 4192 Crowning of the Hit King, mcnay.com, Peter Rose, Slidepollajax, Sports News

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. John Newton Before he played in his first major league baseball game in 2007, I ...

Be First in Your Age Group to Embrace Technology

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bureaucracies, Iphone, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, Universal Broadband, Winners, Economy, Bailouts, Att, American Pie, Texting, Gadgets, Senior Citizens, Driving Miss Daisy, Apple, Daisy Werthan, Technology, Lexington, Boolie Werthan, Personal Finance, Drunk Drivers, Google, McNay Settlement Group, Trial Lawyers, Msfs, Baby Boomers, Lotteries, Chfc, Land Line Phone, Kentucky, Don McNay, Video Conferencing, www.mcnay.com, Automated Cars, Ipad, Don McLean, Structured Settlements, Clu, Louisville, Vanderbilt University, Losers and What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Million Dollar Round Table, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Eastern Kentucky University, Computer Nerds, New York Times, Cssc, Google Car, Pda, Technology News

The New York Times recently had a fascinating article about a car that Google is working on that can drive itself. I want one.

Bailouts Don't Work: The Lotto Winners Study

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Journal of Political Economy, Debt, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, Lobbyists, Addictions, Bailouts, Vanderbilt, What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Goldman Sachs, University of Pittsburgh, Richmond Ky, The Ticket to Easy Street, Mark Hoekstra, Lottery Winners, McNay Settlement Group, Bankruptcy, Wealth Without Wall Street, Mr. T, Lakeland, Clu, The Financial Consequences of Winning the Lottery, Abraham Shakespeare, Million Dollar Round Table, Henry Paulson, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Cat Stevens, Ben Bernanke, Fantasy Five, mcnay.com, Rocky, Clubber Lang, Paige Marta Skiba, Tampa, Rocky II, Main Street, Obama, Lotto, donmcnay.com, Florida Bankruptcy, Orlando, Creditors, Big Money, Fed, Stimulus Package, Entourage, American College, Lexington, Scott Hankins, Msfs, Tax Credits, Government Regulators, Chfc, Move Your Money, Kentucky, Florida Lottery, Homeowners, Don McNay, Structured Settlements, Credit Cards, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Eastern Kentucky University, Personal Finance, University of Kentucky, Cssc, Too Big to Fail, Bad Habits, Posse, Business News

You can see why bailouts fail. Wall Street and lottery winners have a common bond. They have access to easy money without restraints.

5 Arrested In Book Selling Scam

Lexington Herald-Leader | Josh Kegley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Academic Marketing Group, Book Scam, Kids Books, Police, Books, Con Artists, Childrens Books, Lexington, Reading, Books News

Anthony T. Lackman, Jeremy L. Albertson, Tyler M. Smith, Henry S. Siegman and Justin C. Davidson are charged with theft by deception, engaging in orga...

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A Taxonomy Of Regional American Barbecue Sauces & Recipes

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Food News, Culinary, Barbecue, Barbecue Sauce, Beef, Cooking, Party, Bbq, Food, Grilling, Goldwyn, Eating, Cookout, Meathead, Barbeque, Dinner, North Carolina, Kansas City, Texas, Louisiana, Memphis, South Carolina, Lexington, Food News

Barbecue has evolved along disparate paths around the nation, led down these trails by the racial and ethnic immigrants. Indeed, barbecue sauce is a purely American cultural phenomenon.

Citi Field: Baseball's Symbol of Why You Should Move Your Money

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Howard Kurtz, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, Community Banks, Bailouts, Citi Field, MCI Center, Cincinnati, donmcnay.com, Baltimore Colts, Ticket to Ride, Balitmore Ravens, Alan Stein, Goldman Sachs, Enron Field, Reliable Sources, Mike Wilbon, Move Your Money Campaign, Houston, American College, Wall Street, Stadium Financing, Lottery Winners, Lexington, McNay Settlement Group, Msfs, moveyourmoney.info, Baseball, Chfc, Enron, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Reds, Move Your Money, Don McNay, Lexington Legends, Congress, New York Mets, New York City, What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Clu, Indianapolis Colts, Cnn, Wall Street Bailouts, Verizon Center, Espn, LeBron James, Vanderbilt University, PSI Net, The Beatles, Million Dollar Round Table, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Eastern Kentucky University, Banks, Arianna Huffington, Personal Finance, Cssc, Huffington Post, Kentucky Community Banks, Too Big to Fail, Citigroup, Mlb, All Star Game, Sports, MLB All Star Game, Business News

Houston was able to find a stadium sponsor to replace Enron. A city as big as New York should be able to find a sponsor for the Mets' field that is not funded by the American taxpayers.

On Winning the Lottery, "Sin City" & "Big Money"

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Gore, Lawyers, Mafia, Big Money, Kentucky Lawyers, How the Lottery Changed My Life, Jack Whitaker, Gambling, Financial Planners, Richmond Ky, What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Trust Companies, Cincinnati, Living, American College, Lottery Winners, Personal Finance, Lexington, Kentucky Trial Lawyers, Covington Kentucky, McNay Settlement Group, Msfs, Lottery, Chfc, Lottery Winner, Kentucky Bar Association, Kentucky, Corbin, Don McNay, Las Vegas, Structured Settlements, Clu, Bank Trust Departments, Sin City, Vanderbilt University, Newport Kentucky, Banks, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Lottery Tickets, Cssc, American Trial Lawyers, Sports Betting, Corbin Kentucky, Business News

Don McNay has been on a book tour, promoting his book, Son of a Son of a Gambler: Winners, Losers, and What to Do When You Win the Lottery. In a ...

Betting on a 2010 Kentucky Derby Winner

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sunday Silence, Gulfstream Park, Peter Asch, Kentucky Derby, Investment Style, Cincinnati, Richard Quandi, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators LLC, Chfc, Derby, 2010 Kentucky Derby, Goldman Sachs, Big Money, Racetrack Betting, Richmond Ky, Caddilac, Betting, Louisville, Conservative Investing Style, Kentucky, Lexington, American College, Personal Finance, McNay Settlement Group, Lottery, Lotteries, Don McNay, Pink Flowers, Race Track Betting, Winners, Arthur Hancock III, Structured Settlements, Sports, Losers and What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Professional Gambling, Townes Van Zandt, Vanderbilt University, Horse Breeding, Msfs, Clu, Million Dollar Round Table, Eastern Kentucky University, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Banks, Keeneland, Cssc, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Rolling Stones, Horse Racing, Newport Ky, Citigroup, Sports News

Each year, I write a column on Derby Day, and if you have followed my advice, you have lost a lot of money. The large fields at the Kentucky Derby throw logic out the window. Still, the betting system I tour is a good one.

Is Being Anti-Goldman Sachs Being Anti-American?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wlw, Liberals, Lobbyists, Washington Lobbyists., President Obama, Main Street, Tea Party Movement, Goldman Sachs, Conservatives, General Motors, Richmond Ky, Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington, Financial TImes, K Street, Tea Party, American College, Incumbants, Lloyd Blankfein, Erin Burnett, Mcnay, Cnbc, Too Big to Fail, Gm, Aig, Don McNay, Goldman, Fox Business News, Jim Cramer, Structured Settlements, Too Big for Jail, Goldman Sachs Bonuses, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Cnn, Eastern Kentucky University, Banks, Henry Paulson, Million Dollar Round Table, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Fox News, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Anti Incumbants, Business News

The real scandal of the entire bailout mess was how money was funneled through AIG to pay "counterparties" like Goldman Sachs 100 cents on the dollar.

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