by Richard Nelson | Dec 5, 2018 | Blog
According to Wallethub, Kentucky ranks second in the nation when it comes to collecting and distributing food to the needy. This is good, but we're in last place when it comes to the percentage of people who donate their time. And we're 48th in the nation with...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 4, 2018 | Blog
Last week, CPC held a press conference in the state Capitol and raised concerns over the proposed Oak Grove casino expansion. We also raised concerns over Attorney General Andy Beshear's memo urging legislators to legalize casinos and dedicating the revenue...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 3, 2018 | Blog
There’s a lot of talk about what a casino would do to boost tax revenue but consider what Les Bernal shared in a Congressional Committee last month. “Americans are expected to lose $118 billion of their personal wealth to commercialized gambling in 2018....
by Richard Nelson | Nov 30, 2018 | Blog
The Gov.-elect of Kansas Laura Kelly is opposed to a law that protects religious freedom for faith-based adoption and foster care agencies. The laws intended to protect the religious convictions of the agencies and shield them from being forced to place children in...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog
The Trump administration approved a plan to incentivize benefits for Kentucky's Medicaid recipients. This is round two since a federal judge struck down the original Medicaid requirements back in June. The judge said the state didn't consider how it will...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog
Stories of gender ideology imposed on our children are becoming more common. Celine Dion launched a new clothing line that according to the website “liberates children from the traditional roles of boy/girl." ‘Good Morning America’ normalized...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog
The cost to casino gambling is high: those prone to addiction. The family whose breadwinner gambled away the week's grocery money. The businesses who've been embezzled by a wayward employee. And the judicial system burdened with cases related to gambling...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 26, 2018 | Blog
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved a plan to expand casino gambling in the West Kentucky community of Oak Grove. It's a huge development with a horse track, restaurants, hotel and entertainment complex. But the biggest attraction is the casino which...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 23, 2018 | Blog
Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) recently held listening sessions where parents could raise concerns and share input about their child's education. Much of it has to do with which school their child will attend. You see, not all Louisville schools are...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 22, 2018 | Blog
The first Thanksgiving in America was in 1621, when Gov. William Bradford called for a celebratory feast after a good corn harvest. Bradford and the pilgrims barely made it through the first winter. Half their number had died. And those that made it didn't know...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 21, 2018 | Blog
We live in a post-truth age where personal belief and emotion trump objective facts. But when heartfelt emotion meets the hard truth of objective reality there is conflict and confusion. The latest comes from the Netherlands where 69-year-old Emile Ratelband is suing...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 20, 2018 | Blog
Florida is once again the center of national attention over election results. Seats for Florida governor and U.S. Senator at stake. Republicans are ahead in vote counts by razor thin margins but actions by Broward County Supervisor of Elections, Brenda Snipes, casts...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog
Attorneys with the Bevin administration went to federal court last week to defend a recently enacted pro-life law that bans what is known as dismemberment abortion. Steve Pitt, Gov. Bevin’s general counsel called it a "gruesome procedure" where the...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 18, 2018 | Opinion Pieces
The people of West Kentucky have many reasons to be grateful as we enter Thanksgiving week but news of the $150 million casino expansion project in Oak Grove is not one of them. The hype of Big Gambling's economic feast welcoming everyone to join will likely...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 16, 2018 | Blog
Kentucky has a high percentage of its kids living in poverty. In fact, it's close to 25 percent according to Kentucky Youth Advocates. Nearly half of Kentucky's children live in low-income homes or 200 percent of the poverty level. So in an age of...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog
Is America a good idea? The idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? According to Dartmouth professor Mark Bray, the answer is no. Bray wrote an op-ed entitled "How Capitalism Stokes the Far Right and Climate Catastrophe." He said "The world...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 14, 2018 | Blog
Do you know that what you have is a gift? What I mean is that by being an American citizen you have a great gift and one that people come from all over the world to experience. Think about it, we have freedom of speech and the right to assemble. We can worship...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog
The elections are behind us and many of you are probably very glad since your no longer subjected to negative ads. Regardless of how your favored candidates did it's important to be reminded that election aren't everything. They're important, yes. Good...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 12, 2018 | Blog
Today is the observance for Veteran's Day. It was originally known as Armistice Day which marked the silencing of the guns of WWI on November 11, 1918. Now we honor all our veterans who've ever served in our armed forces. National defense may be...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 9, 2018 | Blog
The Pakistani Supreme Court freed Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death in 2010 for blasphemy. Protests erupted in the streets but the court found that the evidence wasn't sufficient. The court said Bibi "appears to be a person, in the...
