Gary Michael Hutchins, 67, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 13, 1946, in Samuels. He was a retired Vice President for Town and Country Bank; a retired member of the Bardstown/Nelson County Fire Department after 21 years and a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve. He […]
Jesteen Mattingly, 81, of Bardstown, formerly of Marion County, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Life Care Center of Bardstown. She was born Sept. 3, 1931, in Palmyra, Ind. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Francis Mattingly; her mother, Inez Hayes Johnson; and one brother, Ed Johnson. Survivors include one daughter, Linda […]
LRC PUBLIC INFORMATION Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 — Thirty-day legislative sessions have their special rhythm, which contrasts vividly with full-blown 60-day regular sessions. With no budget to write, no re-election filing deadline looming at month’s end to make incumbents wary of taking up controversial bills, and just half the time to get stuff done anyway, […]
Sunday, Feb. 16, 2013 — The membership meeting of Rolling Thunder Inc. Chapter Four Kentucky was held Feb. 3, 2013. The guest speaker was Robin Hildesheim, Marketing and Veterans Affairs case manager for Care4Ever and Tender Touch. The Senior Care Center is adult day care devoted to improving the lives of senior adults. The services […]
By JOHN DAVID DYCHE Courtesy of WFPL.org In an obvious oversight, The Courier-Journal’s new publisher, Wesley Jackson, has not contacted this columnist for suggestions on saving the newspaper from the fate of the New Orleans Times-Picayune (which produces a paper edition only thrice weekly) or worse. Jackson has implemented reforms related to financial viability rather […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 — Louisville attorney and conservative columnist John David Dyche has severed ties with the Louisville Courier-Journal after the newspaper rejected his latest column. Louisville’s WFPL reported Friday afternoon that Dyche resigned after the newspaper rejected his column that was critical of the newspaper. Pam Platt, […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, 2:45 p.m. — Recycling is for old batteries and used motor oil, not failed economic ideas that should have been tossed long ago. President Obama’s State of the Union speech was filled with such big-government policy retreads that failed to jumpstart sluggish […]
Robert Logan “Bobby” Green, 66, of New Haven, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. He was born Feb. 8, 1947, in Barren County. He was a member of St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church in New Haven. He was retired from Ray Wimsett’s Heavy Equipment and Backhoe Services after many […]
By Rep. David Floyd 50th District State Representative Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, 9:30 p.m. — Today, if you want to buy a bottle of bourbon you must go to a liquor store, or perhaps a drug store. Not long ago some grocery stores added a package liquor store connected to the grocery, but built a separate […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 — Long-term health care and legislation to create medical review panels will be the topic of discussion on WBRT’s “Brooks & Company” radio show, 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, on 1320 AM, 97.1 FM and streaming live online. Kara Meredith, executive director of Life Care of Bardstown, will be […]
