Trump and down ticket elections
In the New York Times today, Peter Wehner wrote a fascinating article laying out why he could never vote for Donald Trump. Highlighting the rancor, narcissism and overall vindictive rhetoric of Mr. Trump, Wehner paints an image of a candidate that he could not in good...
Don’t bet on the lottery to bring riches
"How could we have been so lucky? I can't believe how blessed we've been.” Steve and Carolyn West had won $300 million dollars in the lottery. Like all lottery winners, their life was changed the moment those lucky numbers were called. For some this...
Powerball relief
Whew!!! Its over and three someones won and will share $1.6 billion. Of the $530 million each will receive. Federal and state taxes will take 40-50% of it leaving $260 million for each of the three. The rest of us can get back to work...
Power Ball Frenzy
This morning the Powerball grand prize stands at $1.3 BILLION, the largest in history, and more than the budget of several of the smaller countries in the world. As you can imagine, the nation has gone crazy in a rush to buy tickets. On Friday and...
Judge Awards $870 Million to Kentucky
Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate awarded $870 Million to the state against Amaya, Inc., the parent company of the website PokerStars, for illegal play from 2006 to 2011 in Kentucky. The State sued the company claiming that more than 34,000...
Donald Trump and Religious Liberty
There are many reasons to not support Donald Trump’s bid for the Republican nomination. From his sketchy-at-best conservative credentials to his propensity for outlandish and inane commentary, Trump is an “outsider,” not to the Washington machine of...
Trump, Cruz and the Politics of Silence
The last few weeks have had GOP candidates wrestling for their position on the podium and in the polls. The current front-runner, Donald Trump, has been the singular candidate the rest of the field has sought to criticize with the hopes of distancing themselves from...
Women in Combat Roles
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced earlier this month that they were opening all combat positions to women, including those located at the most dangerous command posts. The move opens up over 200,000 new jobs to women that were previously unavailable. In...
Global Gambling Losses
In early September of 2015 The Economist published one of their “Graphic Detail” series. It was a national comparison of several facts about gambling. The article was entitled “Betting the House.” There are four main graphics...
Christmas: A Time to Deliver us from Evil
In recent weeks, two communities were shattered and shaken to their core. First in Scottsville where 7-year-old Gabriella "Gabbi" Doolin was kidnapped while attending a Little League football game with her family. Her brutalized body was found...
