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“We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free."

--President Ronald Reagan, Normandy, France, June 6, 1984

Where's the wolf?       By: Mr. Jim Waters          For once, a Kentucky policymaker did not rush to sign a blank check when an influential developer cried “wolf.”

Kenton County Judge-Executive Ralph Drees not only kept the taxpayers’ checkbook closed, he called the bluff of Cincinnati real estate mogul Jeffrey R. Anderson. The developer wanted the city of Crestview Hills to provide public revenue bonds for a new upscale shopping center he plans to build where a nearly vacant mall now stands.            (click to read more)

Light Rail, Condi Rice        By Theresa Fritz Camoriano           1.     Light Rail – Is it possible that the proposed light rail project for Louisville really is dead?  Let’s hope so!  As compared with bus service, light rail is vastly more expensive, slower, and much more dangerous.  It is also completely inflexible, in that routes cannot be changed to suit the changing needs of the consuming public, whereas bus routes can readily be changed.  The only attraction of light rail is the “free” federal money to build it, which, of course, is not really free.  Given all the practical drawbacks of light rail, its substantial disadvantages compared with the alternatives, and the ongoing maintenance costs that would not supported by “free federal money”, we should be very thankful this proposed project is dead.  Let’s drive a stake through its heart so it doesn’t ever come back to life!            (click to read more)

Who’s to Blame?          By Claude Bohn         On a recent Sunday (5/23/04) morning net surfing session, I came across a rather thought-provoking article, in the Courier-Journal. It was headlined: “Who’s to blame? 9/11: We all are.”             (click to read more)

Will Southern Baptists Abandon Public Schools?           If Well-known SBC Leader T.C. Pinckney And Attorney Bruce Shortt Succeed, Southern Baptists Will Soon Embrace Christian Education            (click to read more)

Like a deer caught in the headlights, the Bush administration is paralyzed in the face of imminent danger         from The Independent Institute          OAKLAND, CALIF. - Ivan Eland, senior fellow for foreign policy at the Independent Institute and director of the Institute's Center for Peace and Liberty, issued the following statement today regarding President Bush's speech at the Army War College:            (click to read more)

Persecution at the Shoe Store        by Jonathan David Morris        

It was a Friday night and my toes hurt.

Let me explain:

I wear New Balance sneakers. But not the good kind of New Balance sneakers (i.e., the kind well-known for their comfort). No. I used to wear the good kind. Now I wear the crappy kind. Factory rejects. I bought 'em at a discount department store.            (click to read more)

Show and Tell Me Everything        by Lady Liberty           It likely comes as no real surprise to anybody that some of my friends consider me the "go to" person whenever some question of civil liberties arises. So when the phone rang last week and a friend told me he needed my opinion on a matter of rights, I was ready to tell him what I knew, or to steer him in the direction of an appropriate web site for more information. But every time I think I'm prepared, it turns out that the forces of authority have gone just a little further than I could have expected, and I must overcome my disgust just to deal with some matter that should never have become an issue in the first place.            (click to read more)

Who has a right to your property?         By Henry Lamb             In response to a recent column, a reader asked:

I couldn't tell how you view land ownership in terms of property right. Is the earth the birthright of all, with title to parts of it to be determined by payment to the community of its annual rental value, or does the purchase of a parcel by one person from another satisfy the right of all other people to enjoy the earth?            (click to read more)

"Families must continue to be the foundation of our nation.  Families -- not government programs -- are the best way to make sure our children are properly nurtured, our elderly are cared for, our cultural and spiritual heritages are perpetuated, our laws are observed and our values are preserved.  Thus it is imperative that our government's programs, actions, officials and social welfare institutions never be allowed to jeopardize the family. We fear the government may be powerful enough to destroy our families; we know that it is not powerful enough to replace them.”

– Ronald Reagan

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