The McCreary County Record Opinion

It’s politics as usual

2012-01-25T11:28:59-05:00

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

Credit Cards: Know when to say when

2012-01-25T11:17:16-05:00

In my book Wealth Without Wall Street and in my newspaper column, I've had one constant mantra.
Credit cards are evil.

A little heated in Frankfort

2012-01-17T16:16:49-05:00

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

Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks

2012-01-17T15:53:48-05:00

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.

Death of The Last Free Man in America

2012-01-10T15:32:14-05:00

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.

Get ready for another bumpy ride

2012-01-03T15:32:36-05:00

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.

John Boel: On the News, In The News

2011-12-27T11:28:32-05:00

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

Let the real work begin

2011-12-21T13:54:16-05:00

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.

Kentucky needs Beshear to succeed

2011-12-13T14:13:40-05:00

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.

Not much change in Beshear camp

2011-12-06T16:51:09-05:00

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