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 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...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog
Recent acts of racially motivated violence has gripped us. Two black people were killed at a Louisville Kroger. And 11 worshipers were killed at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Any act of violence is tragic. In response to racial violence CNN...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog
The second largest lottery jackpot ticket in history was sold in South Carolina the other week. The winner of the $1.54 billion prize hasn't yet come forward. And why should they? They'll be hounded the rest of their lives. Prior to the drawing, ticket sales...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 6, 2018 | Blog
If you haven't heard, there's an election today! It's the mid-terms where every Congressman and one-third of the U.S. Senate are up for re-election. Traditionally, the party out of power in the White House picks up Congressional seat. Some see a blue wave...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog
Eleven people were killed and several others injured after a gunman entered The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and shouted "all Jews must die!" The FBI is now investigating in what many are calling a hate crime. So how do we respond to such tragedy?...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 2, 2018 | Blog
Sen. Mitch McConnell and his wife were harassed again at a Louisville restaurant. A man came up to his table and started yelling at him and then threw his take-out box on the ground. It's becoming common for protestors to publicly berate and harass political...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 1, 2018 | Blog
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse just released a book called Them: Why we hate each other and how to heal. It's a fantastic book that diagnoses what ails us and how to restore our societal health. Sasse points out that we are more affluent than ever. We live in bigger...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 31, 2018 | Blog
Is the right to vote a universal human right? In other words, does it matter if you're a legal citizen to vote in an election? If you're in San Francisco, the answer is no. San Francisco is now allowing non-citizens to vote in school board races. That's...
