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Jailer explains finances and “Bad Cats”
During the fiscal court meeting on Tuesday there was much talk concerning county, state, and federal inmates at the Carter County Detention Center. I do understand on the surface that people may have concerns over federal inmates.

February 16, 2011
Senate week in review
Robin Webb Senator Senate week in reviewWe are nearing the halfway point of this 30-day legislative session, and an important mile-marker passed Friday — the last day to file new bills in the Senate. So we now have a clear idea of what Senate legislation we have to consider.

February 16, 2011
Frankfort gets fancy
Frankfort was a fashionable place last week even as the legislature limped along.

February 9, 2011
Senate week in review
Senators returned to Frankfort this week ready to get to work on a number of issues facing our Commonwealth. You’ll remember that during our brief four-day January session, the Senate passed an even dozen bills tackling major issues, ranging from government transparency and efficiency to immigration to education.

February 9, 2011
Just who and where are America’s worst enemies?
President Eisenhower warned us about the military complex that would keep us in war if it were not controlled and look where we are now.

February 2, 2011
Wallace says road maintenance hurt by jail costs
Carter County Fiscal Court voted Jan. 11, 2011 to transfer another $100,000 out of the road department account to pay bills at the county jail. Carter County’s road department could have blacktopped three miles of county roads with that money.

January 26, 2011
Kentucky settles into primary season
After a week of frenzy in the state Senate and the resignation of Secretary of State Trey Grayson, lawmakers went home and things calmed down just a bit. Grayson resigned to become Director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard, his alma mater. It’s hard to blame him – but some Republicans do.

January 19, 2011
Shakespeare in Frankfort or General Assembly
There’s no King Claudius — and some would say very little conscience — in the General Assembly, but still the play’s the thing.

January 12, 2011
Age is a state of mind
Do you remember, as a child, your parents or other adults remarking how fast time had gone by? There would be comments such as, “Where has the time gone?” Hearing this, you probably thought they were crazy.

January 5, 2011
Things to watch in the 2011 General Assembly
Happy New Year. Let’s look ahead to the 2011 General Assembly. I avoid predictions (when I get them wrong my smart-aleck friends remind me) but here are some things to watch.

January 5, 2011
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