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A Proposed Funding Solution For The Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program         By Theresa Fritz Camoriano          The Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program is a wonderful opportunity for some of the brightest and most motivated students in the state to get together and try out the college experience during the summer between their Junior and Senior years of high school.  This summer, one thousand students were supposed to participate in the Governor’s Scholars Program at three different universities in Kentucky.  However, since the program is funded primarily through state tax money, and since the state budget is very tight this year, it appears that the number of students participating in the program will have to be reduced.  I would like to suggest that, instead of looking at this situation as a problem, the state should consider it to be an opportunity for creative funding solutions that will actually make the program more effective at achieving its goals.        (click to read more)

Education System Unfair to Teachers and CATS, Judicial Politics, and Smoking Bans          By Theresa Fritz Camoriano           1. Kentucky Education System Unfair to Teachers and CATS – Public school teachers recently were lobbying the state legislature in Frankfort, saying they are not being treated fairly.  Unfortunately, they are right.  Good teachers definitely provide services worth far more than they are being paid, but, given our monopoly education system, they cannot possibly be treated fairly.  When education money is extracted from taxpayers by force, and teachers’ pay rates are established by the government monopoly based on the number of degrees and years of service rather than on the quality of service, then parents are not free to bid up the price they are willing to pay for good teachers as they would in a normal, free market situation.  This lack of competition harms good teachers as much as it harms students.          (click to read more)

"The Party of the Rule of Law (or) No Controlling Legal authority?"          By: Jeff Klusmeier           In 1998 the Republican House Managers stood before the American People and the United States Senate at the Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton. Under intense fire from Democrats, the media and members of their own party, the House Managers argued that no one, not even the President of the United States was above the law.         (click to read more)

Spineless Lexington KY Council Raises Taxes AGAIN          by Jeff Mario Smith   Guerilla Reporter            In a 7-5 vote with one abstention, (Jacques Wiggington), and two members missing-in-action, (Bill Cegelka and Al Mitchell), our illustrious elected local city council did the unthinkable. Yep, you guessed it; they took the EASY ROAD and raised our taxes once again. These “watchdogs of our taxes” voted to increase our taxes on “risk insurance” premiums by an additional 2%. What is insurance if it isn’t “risk insurance” anyway?         (click to read more)

Terry's Tidbits        by Terry Gray

Veto the V.E.T.  – Will Jim Callahan Do The Right Thing?          by Larry Brown         Tailpipe Testing can end with a favorable vote on the House floor.  The Democratic dominated house is not going to let SJR3 be heard on the floor however.  Wilder’s Jim Callahan (D), in spite of legal opinions from Natural Resources and Environment Cabinets legal team, has requested another legal opinion before allowing SJR3 for a floor vote. SJR3 declares the contract be deemed unconstitutional between the State and Envirotest because it requires future General Assemblies to fund beyond the two year budget passed by the Commonwealth. In addition, SJR3 calls for the Environment Cabinet to revise N. Kentucky’s S.I.P. without vehicle testing and to seek approval of the EPA by August 1 2004.  The Frankfort switch board for legislators is 1-800-372-7181 and you can check our web site for a link to who is your representative @ www.vetothevet.com.        (click to read more)

Governor Fletcher TAKING BAD HABITS BACK HOME          Some time ago, Congress found a way to blow off all those pesky constituents who found email to be a quick and inexpensive means of communicating with their elected officials.  Hey, if your congressman wanted your stinkin’ opinion, he’d ask for it (just before ignoring it).        (click to read more)

Terror Strikes On U.S. Routinely Go Unreported           by Michael A. Minton           It appears the joke (if it were funny) is on us, or maybe that should be U.S.. Terrorist acts on America’s border with Mexico occur routinely, but they NEVER get the attention of the national press. Why is this? I cannot fathom the logic behind this apparent conspiracy to sweep terrorist acts by illegal Mexicans under the rug.        (click to read more)

The "Exporting Jobs" Scam          by Harry Browne            The burning issue of the day is the "exporting of jobs" to foreign countries by corporations.        (click to read more)

AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY, LOST AT SEA?          By Rod D. Martin, 19 March 2004         Sometimes words can mislead by lulling us to sleep when we should be awake. Utter the words, "Law of the Sea Treaty" (LOST), and watch people's eyes glaze over.          (click to read more)

Creating Iraq In Our Image         By Jonathan David Morris           So here we are, a year since the start of the Second Gulf War, and Iraq at last has an interim constitution. I'm guessing most columnists will go with straight-up retrospectives this week, but it's this constitution -- and the requisite sense of accomplishment -- I'd like to discuss.         (click to read more)

Brother Living In Yellowstone Area Explains Situation To His Sister             (Rec’d from a reader – source unknown)            What can EPA do?   Kinda hard fitting their air pollution equipment to a volcano.   Today, half of what EPA calls "air pollution" is caused by nature.   For instance, when Mt. St. Helen blew its top, the result in Northern Kentucky was two or three bad air days in a row.   Look for that to happen again, only worse this time.          (click to read more)

"History by apprising [citizens] of the past will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men; it will enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it, to defeat its views."

--Thomas Jefferson

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