2008-07-30

Suspect is ‘sorry’ for killing 2 girls while fleeing cops



LOUISVILLE A motorist accused of the hitand run killing of two young girls while fleeing a police traffic had been arrested 16 times since 2001 and will remain jailed on a $250,000 bond, a judge said Monday. Kenielle D. Finch, 26, is accused of hitting the girls, ages 4 and 5, with his car while trying to elude a police […]

Lunsford brings campaign to region



JACKSON, Ky. Gas prices remain a prominent backdrop to the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford. Lunsford was pumping gas at a Breathitt County filling station Monday in hopes of tapping into voter frustration with high fuel prices. The campaign stop in Jackson was part of the Louisville businessman’s “On the Job” tour […]

Flag rules changing



Kentucky’s adjutant general says the state is changing its flag policy for fallen soldiers — again. Maj. Gen. Edward Tonini says this time the policy will include lowering flags to half-staff for all personnel deployed from a military institution in the state. Tonini says that includes natives, permanent residents or those stationed at a military base in Kentucky such as […]

Free veterinary clinic is set for August 3-8



A free veterinary clinic to spay or neuter pets of low income families will be held August 3 to August 8 at the old Whitesburg High School gymnasium. The Rural Area Veterinary Services clinic is sponsored by Re-cycled Friends, a Letcher County group, and the Humane Society. To make an appointment or for more information, call Bettina Vanover at (606) […]

Proposed new black lung rule would be setback



Kentucky residents may be interested in current efforts by Sen. Mitch McConnell, his wife, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, and their energy industry allies to kill new initiatives to eliminate black lung disease and other serious health problems faced by miners. The McConnell team has been very persistent in its efforts to weaken mine health and safety. From the opening days […]

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Just one



It was early in the morning — very early if you add in the fact that it was a weekend. We had changed gates three times already, hordes of people racing across the terminal as if those who got there first and claimed their space would also get to New York first. By the time I got there, dragging my […]

Young Americans look to be election ‘deciders’



WASHINGTON The conventional wisdom on certain subjects is so deeply rooted that no amount of evidence disturbs its hold. That’s how it is with those dreary predictions that young Americans just won’t vote. Since the late 1960s, the same chorus has been heard from election to election: The young don’t care. They’re disengaged. They’re too wrapped up in their music, […]

The John McCain that was is still attractive to liberals



Too bad there’s no timetraveling on Election Day. The more moderate John McCain of eight years ago would make a very attractive candidate, and Barack Obama eight years from now could offer an impressive track record. Of course, we can timetravel in our heads. And that ability accounts for polls showing a tight race in a year when the Democrat […]

You’re worth what?



What’s the value of a human life? … We do have an answer, courtesy of our national nanny — the federal government. A human life is worth $6.9 million. To be more precise, that amount is the statistical value in today’s dollars, calculated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Making matters worse is that your value is decreasing. You are worth […]