Letter: kentuckians elected shameful person in Sen. Paul - Evansville Courier-Press
25 May 2012, 10:24 pm
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on May 16 offered a proposal on the Senate floor that would: 1. Cut average Social Security recipients' benefits by 40 percent. 2. Cut defense spending by $100 billion below what the Pentagon calls for. 3. Eliminate the ...

Memorial song released for plane crash victims - WKYT 27
25 May 2012, 9:12 pm
One year ago, May 25, 2011, many were trying to comprehend the sudden loss of four kentuckians killed in a North Carolina plane crash. Three young women from Knott County and their pilot died. The band has released a song on YouTube that pays ...

Appalachian Leaders in Education winners announced at Education Leadership Day - Floyd County Times
23 May 2012, 2:16 am
SOMERSET — Four Eastern kentuckians have earned regional recognition for making significant contributions to advance education in their home communities. Receiving Forward in the Fifth’s 2012 Appalachian Leaders in Education (AppLE) Awards for going ...

Turnout low, slow as kentuckians cast ballots in primary election - Evansville Courier-Press
22 May 2012, 1:30 pm
kentuckians were staying away from the polls in droves Tuesday as low turnout marked a primary election day with little drama at the top of the ballot and local races drawing scant interest across much of the state. President Barack Obama faced ...

UPDATE: Primary Election Day Tuesday in Kentucky - WSAZ
22 May 2012, 6:28 am
UPDATE 5/22/12 @ 8:00 a.m. FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - kentuckians will have their say in several political races on Tuesday, including late input in the Republican presidential primary. Polls opened at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Presumed Republican ...

kentuckians head to polls beginning at 6 a.m. EDT - RealClearPolitics
22 May 2012, 2:32 am
kentuckians will have their say in several political races on Tuesday, including late input in the Republican presidential primary. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time in each of the state's two time zones. Presumed Republican ...

Political Observers Expect No Surprises in Kentucky’s Presidential Primaries - WFPL
21 May 2012, 12:20 pm
Even though the presidential nomination process is effectively over, kentuckians can still vote for candidates other than Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama in tomorrow’s primary. Republicans can cast ballots for Rick Santorum, Newt ...

How can Congress improve life in Kentucky? - Cincinnati.com
20 May 2012, 10:19 am
Northern kentuckians go to the polls on Tuesday, and, while the presidential primary is no longer a contest, the primary races to be the party nominees for the 4th District Congressional seat has attracted seven Republican candidates and two Democrats.

kentuckians fought for Michigan in Battle of the River Raisin - Examiner
17 May 2012, 10:19 pm
Two decades before Texans created the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo!” there were kentuckians who cried, “Remember the Raisin!” after one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812. The Battle of the River Raisin (also known as the Battle of ...

Few kentuckians are likely to bother going to the polls Tuesday - Lexington Herald-Leader
17 May 2012, 3:52 pm
FRANKFORT — Voter turnout in Tuesday's primary elections is expected to be 10 percent to 12 percent, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said Thursday. Grimes said turnout should be a little higher in the 4th Congressional District in ...