The Richmond Register Viewpoints

Education a focus in Senate this week

2012-02-05T10:00:00-05:00

FRANKFORT — The Senate passed several bills this week. Of these bills, three education bills are of particular importance.

Redistricting ruling offers collateral benefits for voters and taxpayers

2012-02-04T10:00:00-05:00

Slowing down Frankfort’s redistricting march offers collateral benefits for voters and taxpayers.

In defense of southern-fried Paula Deen

2012-02-01T10:00:00-05:00

Celebrity chef Paula Deen lustily massages salt into "a mighty fat hog,” as the dogs circle the cooking island. For the yams, “I’m only using half a stick of butter,” she drawls before breaking into high laughter. Deen’s popular Food Network show does southern cooking with no brakes on the pork fat, butter, sugar or other dietarily incorrect ingredients.

GOP makes Obama look good

2012-01-30T10:00:00-05:00

The Republican field debated for the 19th time Thursday night, and once again, the media promised us it was going to be a “make or break” event.
Don’t believe the media.

The real State of the Union

2012-01-26T10:00:00-05:00

Has Barack Obama learned nothing in three years?
During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, he promised “a blueprint for an economy.”
But economies are crushed by blueprints.

Looks ain’t everything

2012-01-25T10:00:00-05:00

I guess we can blame it on television or the movies, that looks are so important in America, especially to young folks. These two mediums place such a premium on beautiful, shapely women and handsome men that most young people believe if you do not possess these attributes you are nothing.

It’s politics as usual

2012-01-22T10:00:00-05:00

FRANKFORT – 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.

Cherry picking and charter schools

2012-01-21T10:00:00-05:00

National School Choice Week is Jan. 22-28.
There’s little to celebrate in Kentucky – one of only nine states without a charter-school law.

House knee-deep in important issues

2012-01-18T10:00:00-05:00

Last week was filled with impassioned and sometimes heated discussions about redistricting as we struggled to meet the constitutional mandate to redraw boundary lines based upon U.S. census data.

Senate considers budgetary, drug issues

2012-01-17T10:00:00-05:00

The second week of session saw several significant issues begin to be debated in committees. Drug abuse, weaknesses in child-protective services, and the state’s debt level were all topics of discussion. The committee process is intended to inform the legislators of the pros and cons of each bill. Lively debate accompanied each piece of legislation.