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Soy Beans Mandated in Diesel Fuel?  by Theresa Fritz Camoriano   As the radio woke me up the other day, it said that somebody in the Kentucky legislature has proposed a law that would mandate that there be a soy bean oil additive in diesel fuel.  I hoped that I was still dreaming, but, alas, it was true.

Rules of Thumb For Making Laws – Rule #3 Just say “No” to subsidies  By Pat Pending  These days, it seems that everyone in the world has his hand out asking for government subsidies.  The steel industry says it will go under if it doesn’t get a bailout from Uncle Sam.  Farmers say the family farms will die out without government help.  People whose relatives died in the Oklahoma City bombing are upset that they aren’t getting the payoffs that the families of the World Trade Center attack victims are getting.

Hey Gov, They Are “Staying the Course”  by Norm Davis   Have you looked at the bills that have been filed in the Kentucky Legislature lately?  In case you haven’t, you had better place a nitro pill under your tongue and sit in a low chair so as to not hurt yourself when you fall out of it in shock.

The Vehicle Emissions Testing (VET) Con Job Exposed!  by John Riley  Vehicle emissions testing (VET) is used as a means to demonstrate to the federal EPA how Jefferson County and Northern Kentucky Counties are attempting to reduce emissions and maintain good air quality in the community which is something to be commended (on its face) and is even being proposed in other Kentucky counties.

The VET Controversy  By Claude Bohn   Well, thebattle has begun! The much anticipated - and all too predictable – Courier-Journal editorial response - regarding the efforts of Kentucky State Senator Dan Seum to eliminate vehicle emissions testing - finally arrived! Starting with the headline: “Change VET, but keep it” (Courier-Journal editorial, January 20, 2002), which reminded me of the line from Cheech and Chong’s “Up in Smoke”

Stop the VET is Unhappy with County Judge Jackson  By John Riley  County Judge Executive Rebecca Jackson may have just sealed her political future in Jefferson County.  She has repeatedly ignored requests to meet with and discuss the issue with the members and supporters of  Stop the VET.

Kentucky Has At Least $9.40 Billion In Potential Surpluses of the Taxpayers Money.  By the CAFR Network   The Commonwealth of Kentucky at the Commonwealth-level has approximately $9.40 billion of Kentuckian's tax dollars it is not using, i. e. potential surpluses equal to $2,340 for every man, women and child in Kentucky or $7,496 for a family of 4.

The Limits of Courage  by Gordon Francis Corbett   Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines courage as, “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.” 

Whom Do You Trust?   By Gordon Francis Corbett   When Ronald Reagan visited NBC.'s booth at the 1968 Republican Convention, Chet Huntley was ready for him.  He asked, approximately, "Governor, your call for smaller government sounds like something fitted for a simpler time, when our country was smaller.  How do you answer those who say that we need more government today?"

Is functional illiteracy a requirement to be a government official?   By Ed Lewis   Is functional illiteracy a requirement to be a government official?  It must be – at least in terms of practical application.  The reason is that the most important document of this country, the Constitution, is totally ignored.

The Missing Gun   by John Lott  January 25, 2002 -- ANOTHER school shooting occurred last week and the headlines were everywhere the same, from Australia to Nigeria.

Opposition to Vehicle Emission Testing Grows!  98.2% of autos and light trucks model year 1990 through 2001 pass the VET. The cost to find 5,500 failed vehicles out of over 303,700 vehicles tested is nearly $3,500,000.00 for the $11.00 test fee alone.

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