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Fletcher's Vetoes.....Good Politics?

8:51 PM Tue, Apr 25, 2006 |
Mark Hebert

Governor Fletcher's line item veto of $370 million worth of projects and programs from the state budget was clearly a move to get him "back in the game". It may also have been the right thing to do and a good political move. It may have been the wrong thing to do and a horrible poltical move. Here are the arguments on both sides:

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An apology from me

10:43 PM Fri, Apr 21, 2006 |
Mark Hebert

If politicians would just say "I'm sorry, I was wrong", they'd probably gain some respect from their constituents. Same goes for journalists. With that in mind, I'm saying "I'm sorry, I made a mistake" to University of Louisville Athletics Director Tom Jurich and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson.

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Hoover being sued

5:46 PM Mon, Apr 17, 2006 |
Mark Hebert

House Republican leader Jeff Hoover of Jamestown is being sued by one of his clients.

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Need help with rumors

8:29 PM Thu, Apr 13, 2006 |
Mark Hebert

Hey readers, how about some help separating fact from fiction on these rumors:

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Response to Readers' Comments

8:19 PM Thu, Apr 13, 2006 |
Mark Hebert

On Lee Todd and funding for U.K. Anybody want to be the first to speculate publicly that "bought the silence" of U.K. concerning state funding for a new pharmacy school at The University of the Cumberlands?

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Fletcher's Approval Rating

1:25 PM Thu, Apr 13, 2006 |
Mark Hebert

Maybe Ernie Fletcher isn't as politically dead as many political insiders believe.

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Who's in the Governor's Race?

4:19 PM Sat, Apr 08, 2006 |
Mark Hebert

Please watch the video of David Williams and Jody Richards on the WHAS11 political page. I asked the leaders of the Senate and House if they're running for governor. You'll see their responses. With that in mind, here are my best guesses about who's in and who's out of the 2007 Kentucky governor's race:

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Gas Pains

4:04 PM Sat, Apr 08, 2006 |
Mark Hebert

When gasoline hit three three dollars per gallon last year, Kentucky's attorney general promised to investigate and prosecute any gas stations engaged in price gouging.

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Stumbo Beached

3:34 PM Sat, Apr 08, 2006 |
Mark Hebert

I know all of you political junkies heard about Greg Stumbo's ill-fated boating adventure in Florida. He took a boat out on the ocean himself then didn't return for several hours, including overnight. His wife gets worried and calls the local sheriff's office which sends out a helicopter and boats to find the missing Kentucky attorney general. They find Stumbo, his boat run aground on a sand bar.

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