by Rick Hardison | Feb 19, 2016 | Blog
It may not seem becoming to politicize someone’s passing, but the significance of this moment could echo for generations. Scalia had a reputation as a stalwart conservative with a literalist approach to the Constitution. He voted against the Obergefell decision...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 13, 2016 | Blog
U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers is pushing for $1 billion dollars for Eastern Kentucky which has been hurt particularly hard by the closure of several coal mines in recent years. The money would come from the federal abandoned mine land fund and could be used for...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog
The University of Louisville men's basketball self-imposed ban on post-season play has rocked their basketball season and drawn the ire of Coach Rick Pitino who argues that heavy fines should be levied on coaches, the school—anybody but his ballplayers....
by Rick Hardison | Feb 5, 2016 | Blog
Thursday night, Senate Bill 4 passed the Kentucky House 92-3. This legislation requires women to talk to a professional about her options before she has an abortion. Here are four takeaways: First, political change takes time. The last time the Democratic-controlled...
by Rick Hardison | Jan 24, 2016 | Blog
Accepted medical ethics requires doctors and nurses to let patients know any risks associated with their treatment. Doctors should, for instance, let you know if a surgery can make you prone to blood clots, or if you won’t be able to lift anything more than 10...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog
The week started out with many commemorating the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, people will march in our nation's capital to uphold human dignity of a different kind. While King was the face of the civil rights movement, it is unlikely the...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog
This week started out with many commemorating the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It ends today with people marching and assembling in cities (not hit by this wintery blast) to uphold human dignity of a different kind. While King was the face of the...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 20, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog
"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...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 11, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 6, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 2, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 30, 2015 | Blog
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...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 26, 2015 | Blog
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...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 15, 2015 | Blog
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...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 7, 2015 | Blog
Wednesday December 2, became another day in American history that is not tallied in a calendar sent out to place on your desk. It was not a date that people will ask themselves, “where were you on Wednesday, December 2?” It’s not a moment in history...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 5, 2015 | Blog
Wednesday December 2nd became another day in American history that is not tallied in a calendar sent out to place on your desk. It was not a date that people will ask themselves, “where were you on Wednesday, December 2nd?” It’s not a moment in...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
I distinctly remember walking into my professor’s office and gently shutting the door. I had some questions for my teacher about some things he had been saying, some other things that I had been reading, and why a lot of what I was learning from the classroom...