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Blue in the Bluegrass
Jan 11Kentucky's 104th sacrifice to the insatiable maw of Permanent War is a 20-year-old from London, in the eastern mountains. He got married in October.From the Herald: Pfc. Dustin P. Napier, 20, died in an exchange of small-arms fire in the city of Qalat,... »
House expected to send suggested congressional map to Senate on Friday
CN2 Politics
Jan 06The House is set to vote Friday on a redrawn congressional map that would split seven counties and would shift several cities into new districts. The House state government gave its approval to a congressional map similar to the one House Speaker Greg ... »
12 for 2012: A dozen Kentucky political figures to watch in the new year
CN2 Politics
Jan 02Happy New Year! Pure Politics will be back on the air from its eight-day winter slumber on Tuesday, Jan. 3. In the meantime, thanks for keeping up with latest happenings online. In that spirit, I thought I’d kick off 2012 with a pair of columns looking... »
Beshear releases list of top 10 accomplishments
Kentucky Politics
Dec 28Gov. Steve Beshear ranked what he thinks as his top 10 accomplishments in the past year. “I am honored and humbled that Kentuckians have given me another four years to press forward with the issues that matter most to them,” said Gov. Beshear in a stat... »
The steps, setbacks and hope for former Rep. Dewayne Bunch
CN2 Politics
Dec 26Regina Bunch still isn’t sure how an errant swing by a high school student felled her husband, a solidly-built former Kentucky National Guardsman who served in Iraq. It was rainy on April 12. Perhaps the floor was slick. Dewayne Bunch had just finished... »