By JASON BAILEY Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, 1 p.m. — The effort to pass a so-called right-to-work law in Kentucky has now moved to the local level with the first such ordinance passed in Warren County. While the proponents of these laws claim they are about creating jobs, the real […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, 10 p.m. – Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration supported tax incentives for the Noah’s Ark theme park slated to open in 2016 in Williamstown when the governor was running for re-election. In fact, Beshear so coveted the political points he could score from supporting […]
To the editor, Columnist Jim Waters gave himself away in his recent column supporting “right-to-work” when he called union leaders “labor fat cats.” Everybody in a union – from a shop steward to an international president — is elected by the membership. Members vote on everything of importance such as contracts, dues rates, how to […]
To the editor: Recently, libertarian activist Jim Waters facetiously characterized the “free rider” problem in the so called right-to-work states as “the tired dog that won’t hunt.” Contrary to what he says, however, courts all over our country recognize this as an legitimate problem. It’s considered one the of most persuasive arguments against the so-called […]
Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]
Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, Dec 22, 2014, 10 a.m. — A 2000 Toyota Camry was consumed by flames following a two-vehicle accident Sunday evening in the eastbound lanes of the Bluegrass Parkway near the 25 mile marker. A Bardstown Police officer who had been out removing debris from the parkway at […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, 7:45 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called to Copperfield subdivision just after 7 p.m. Sunday evening for a report of an unattended controlled burn near the intersection of Tulip Drive and Camella Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find an unattended fire burning at […]
Delores Devine, 70, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 4, 1944, in Lebanon. She was a graduate of Lebanon High School. She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. “Jim” Devine; her mother, Lucille Rakes; and one sister, Anne Green. She is survived by […]
Marie Ice Clark, 86, of New Haven, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at her home. She was born Nov. 22, 1928, in Nelson County. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary, a lifelong supporter of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Wounded Warriors, and Paralyzed Veterans. She was a Kentucky Colonel and a homemaker. She was […]
