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It’s politics as usual
I’m betting that if you’ve followed the redistricting contortions birthed by the Democratic controlled House and Republican controlled Senate, you’re hardly shocked.
House Republican Leader Jeff Hoover said the gerrymandered House districts, which put

January 25, 2012 1 Photo
Credit Cards: Know when to say when
In my book Wealth Without Wall Street and in my newspaper column, I've had one constant mantra.
Credit cards are evil.

January 25, 2012 1 Photo
A little heated in Frankfort
The weather outside Friday was snowy and frigid but the rhetoric inside the Capitol was pretty heated Thursday afternoon.
House Democrats pushed through a redistricting plan, something required every 10 years

January 17, 2012 1 Photo
Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks
I told a friend that my McNay Consulting organization has started doing life coaching. She looked at me strangely and said, "You're fat."
My friend believed that only perfect people can be life coaches.

January 17, 2012 1 Photo
Death of The Last Free Man in America
I'm mourning the loss, at age 64, of my friend, author and frequent Kentucky political candidate Gatewood Galbraith.
Anyone who wants to be a best-selling author needed to spend time around Gatewood.

January 10, 2012 1 Photo
Get ready for another bumpy ride
Ready or not, they’re coming back to town. At noon Tuesday, lawmakers will convene a General Assembly confronting major problems and which may prove very contentious. Their plates will be full in a budget session with little money in an election year.

January 3, 2012 1 Photo
John Boel: On the News, In The News
When I walked in the Kentucky Book Fair, I could see that the author in the booth next to mine had to be a television anchor.
Handsome, perfect hair, perfect clothes with a woman who looked like a fashion model (I

December 27, 2011 1 Photo
Let the real work begin
It was a week of ceremony and celebration as Gov. Steve Beshear became only the third Kentucky governor inaugurated for a second term. No one expected much news. But things happen as Congressman Geoff Davis’ surprise retirement announcement showed.

December 21, 2011 1 Photo
Kentucky needs Beshear to succeed
On Tuesday, Gov. Steve Beshear will be inaugurated for a second term and tell us his vision for the next four years. But the occasion also marks the end of his first term and it is instructive to look at what he said in his first inaugural speech.

December 13, 2011 1 Photo
Not much change in Beshear camp
In last week’s Thanksgiving column, I counted my blessings and urged readers to remind me when I begin carping again. I didn’t think I’d need reminding so soon.
I ended that column by noting some in Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration were hinting his

December 6, 2011 1 Photo
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