Dear Editor, A bill recently introduced in the General Assembly would reorganize Kentucky Retirement Systems. Proponents say HB 484 is needed to address a perceived lack of representation for the County Employees Retirement System, one of three systems under the umbrella of KRS. KRS is overseen by a 17-member board. HB 484 creates a new, […]
To the Editor, I am answering Mr. Reed’s comment in the article “Reed to withdraw as a Democratic candidate for 50th District state rep.” that I am in lock-step with the “Socialist Democrat Party” and I am not a true “JFK Democrat”. I have never formally met Mr. Reed and I have never discussed my […]
To the editor, I am going to fight this waste of taxpayer money the way I will fight for the average blue collar worker if I am sent to Frankfort. The elitist in the local executive committee don’t understand a working man just paid $200 for a filing fee, which took 12 hours of work […]
To the Editor, Kenny Fogle, Nelson County Democratic chairman, issued a statement on behalf of Nelson County Democrats saying that bigotry, hatred and hate speech have no place in our democratic society. He said that hateful and bigoted speech was destructive to American society and that we should all speak out about it. He did […]
To the editor, The Nelson County Democratic Party issued a statement on President Trump’s recent tweets about “The Squad.. When I was growing up there was a public service commercial you can still see it today on Youtube by searching “Late 70’s Prejudice PSA”. The commercial had a boy and his grandpa on a boat […]
By MARK HEINZ Guest Columnist Tuesday, March 12, 2019 — Like many Kentuckians, I learned to fish with a cane pole in farm ponds as soon as I learned how to walk. For me, that was 60-odd years ago. There were three farm ponds on my grandparents’ farm in Oldham County. They all held […]
To the Editor, Why is the government still shut down? Because Congress doesn’t face any consequences for failing to pass appropriations bills on time. They have no motivation to avoid gridlock. Over the past several years, I have introduced my solution to the problem, a bill to incentivize Congress to properly debate and consider spending […]
To The Editor: I would like to take a brief moment and publicly express gratitude to those faculty and staff members of the Bardstown City School District who were working in below-freezing conditions the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019 to escort arriving students safely out of cars and into schools. With sincere appreciation, Robert […]
Dear Friends: I want to express my appreciation to you for allowing me the privilege to serve as your state Senator. I will continue to work diligently to make sure your voice is heard in the Capitol. On Tuesday, January 8, 2019, both houses of the General Assembly will begin a 30-day legislative session. My […]
To the Editor: The President’s 2019 budget calls for cuts of $15.3 billion to Medicare and $6.5 billion to Medicaid. Republicans have proposed raising the eligibility age for Social Security and have made no secret about their desire to “voucherize” Medicare. Sen. McConnell plans to again try to repeal the ACA despite voters’ concerns about […]
