by Richard Nelson | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog
When the NFL’s regular season opened in 2016, perhaps the most talked about fact was going on off the field, on the sideline. 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines when he was filmed sitting down, separated from his teammates, during the national...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 13, 2016 | Blog
Conservative political activist, Phyllis Schlafly passed away last week after battling cancer. She's credited with making the GOP a pro-life party and defeating the controversial Equal Rights Amendment. Unfortunately, her political enemies are pummeling the...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 12, 2016 | Blog
An ACLU action alert is urging people to STOP STATE LEADERS FROM BULLYING TRANSGENDER YOUTH. Now nobody is for bullying, or they shouldn't be. But how does the ACLU define it? In their eyes, its anyone who is opposed to transgendered students using bathrooms and...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog
After a threatening letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a Trigg County official removed the the Ten Commandments from the County Courthouse. All is right with Trigg County's world now, at least according to FFRF. Or is it? FFRF was concerned...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog
Kentuckians expect their government to be transparent and that their dealings are open to the public. So when the most knowledgeable lawyer regarding Kentucky's open records law abruptly resigned from the attorney general's office, it raised eyebrows....
by Richard Nelson | Sep 7, 2016 | Blog
Where are America’s men? Recent data suggests somewhere they’re likely not—the workplace. In a recent column for AEI, Nicholas Eberstadt reports on the US’s troubling unemployment figures for men, especially young men. Over the past decade,...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 6, 2016 | Blog
Ever wonder what sets America apart from much of the world? That's a question Lt Gov. Jenean Hampton has asked others.. and her life story is a hint to the answer. Hampton was born in inner-city Detroit, and along with her three sisters was raised by a single mom...
by Rick Hardison | Sep 6, 2016 | Blog
Imagine seeing the following headlines at your local news stand: “Best Email Practices,” by Hillary Clinton. “The Importance of Humility,” by Donald Trump. “Five Reasons to Repeal the Affordable Care Act,” by President Obama....
by Richard Nelson | Sep 3, 2016 | Blog
The latest news about heroin isn't good, of course most news about illicit drug epidemics is rarely ever good. Last week, Kentucky and several surrounding states saw a spike in overdoses. Within days, police arrested a Cincinnati man believed to be the...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 1, 2016 | Blog
Judges run for election in Kentucky but they've been so highly restricted from saying anything meaningful that voters hardly know why they should vote for them. Even for a judge to mention their party affiliation was considered improper. That's no longer the...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 31, 2016 | Blog
The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting recently reported that vote-buying still continues in many Eastern Kentucky counties. The report came out shortly after a federal court conviction finding three people guilty of conspiring to buy votes in Magoffin County...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 30, 2016 | Blog
The Kentucky Supreme Court handed down a ruling last week that effectively keeps the doors closed on Lexington's only remaining abortion clinic. When the Cabinet for Families and Children inspected EMW Women's clinic earlier this year, they found unsanitary...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 26, 2016 | Blog
The Kentucky Farm Bureau hosts a breakfast at the Kentucky state fair every year where country Ham is served up along with other local farm products. Dignitaries speak and attendees meet, greet and mingle at this popular event provided by Kentucky's largest...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog
Some say they simply will not vote this election. Nominees of the two major political parties are unacceptable in their eyes and as a matter of protest, they just won't vote. If you're in that category, please allow me to persuade you to rethink that position....
by Richard Nelson | Aug 20, 2016 | Blog
Next time you go to your local Kroger pharmacy, you'll find a drug available that wasn't there last week. It's called Naloxone and used to reverse heroin overdoses. What makes this interesting is that its now available without a prescription. Last...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 18, 2016 | Blog
Last week Humana announced that it is pulling out of several states after posting a billion dollars in losses. UnitedHealthcare, and Aetna, also announced major losses and that they are scaling back from Obamacare next year. All of this spells trouble for health care...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog
Church is supposed to be a place of peace and safety but that wasn't the case for a church in Bowling Green after a son stabbed his father with a knife at the end of the service. Fortunately, the father appears to be recovering. The son, who said he was...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog
Say the phrase "make America great again" and it will either lead to heartfelt applause or looks of disdain followed by jeers. In either case, tens if not hundreds of thousands have attended rallies across the country to listen to a man who says he will make...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 15, 2016 | Blog
Is there a limit to free speech? In a day of mass shootings and terror threats any speech viewed as possibly inciting violence is under close scrutiny. James Evans, a Muhlenberg County man found this out the hard way. In 2014, he posted violent song lyrics about...
by Richard Nelson | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog
According to a survey by the Pew Center, nearly 1 in 10 church attendees recently heard pastors endorse or criticize a political candidate—something that is technically against the law. Nearly 1/3 of black protestant church members heard their pastor...
