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-- P.J. O'Rourke

Economic Development in Kentucky (And Elsewhere)       By Theresa Fritz Camoriano       On June 12, William Brundage, Ph.D., the Commissioner of Kentucky’s Office For The New Economy, spoke in Louisville about the work that is being done to promote high tech business growth in Kentucky.  The details are available at http://www.one-ky.com and include turning Kentucky universities into research powerhouses, developing a federal laboratory in Kentucky (Kentucky being one of the only two states that do not have a federal laboratory), and identifying technology clusters in which Kentucky already has strengths on which it can build, such as life sciences (i.e. artificial heart development and using tobacco plants to produce drugs for treating non-Hodgkins lymphoma and other diseases).     (Click to Read More)

Terry's Tidbits      by Terry Gray

Passing the gas test       by Henry Lamb       Here's a two-part, third-grade economics test that environmental extremists can't pass.

Part 1: There are three kinds of drinks: Pepsi, Coke and Royal Crown Cola. Government outlaws the sale of Pepsi and Coke. Will the price of R.C. Cola (a) increase; (b) decrease; (c) stay the same?      (Click to Read More)

Pennsylvania Needs a "Tax and Expenditure Limitation"       (Commonwealth Foundation Report shows that economic growth occurs when taxes and spending are constitutionally or statutorily limited)

HARRISBURG, PA - State leaders of both parties have failed to control Pennsylvania's decades-long practice of boosting taxes and spending far above the rates of inflation and population growth. Therefore, according to a new Policy Brief released by The Commonwealth Foundation, it is time for the Commonwealth to enact a "Tax and Expenditure Limitation" (TEL) with a "super-majority" requirement to raise taxes.     (Click to Read More)

OUR FREEDOMS      By Terry Gray       There is a whole lot to think about when it comes to our security as a nation.  The federal government’s prime purpose is to protect those freedoms.  It is a big task, with many federal organizations involved in the process, including the new department of Homeland Security.     (Click to Read More)

The Adventures of Andwan Wingsweep      By Andrea Camoriano       Chapter 5: Wending the Lab-Rat Maze         “Toss your silver in my tambourine,” Andwan sang, “help a poor man build a pretty dream.”  She was trying to teach the boys a song she was familiar with---Green Tambourine by the Beatles.  It seemed their musical repertoires were worlds apart.  The boys had grounded their selections in late 1990s rock’n’roll.  Andwan had grown up listening to oldies from the ’60s through the early ’80s and the Latin music her father favored.      (Click to Read More)

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