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Are we stupid enough to vote for Amendment 2?
What is Amendment 2? According to Senator Phillip Wheeler Amendment 2 would allow the Kentucky Legislature to take money away from public schools and give it to private schools. In simple terms it would take money away from our children and give it to children in private schools. One of the recent advertising flyers mailed…
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Americans are living in financial strain
The average monthly car payment for a new vehicle is $734 according to second-quarter 2024 Experian data — up 0.1% year after year. Used cars have an average monthly payment of $525, down 2.1%. Meanwhile, new lease payments average $586, a 2.3% decrease. The average house payment is around $2,700 per month. Average rent is…
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Memory loss is common in many adults
Here is a common scenario as many of us age: You get up from watching television in the living room and go into the kitchen, but you forget why you went in there! I’ve heard this from many different people. Memory is a funny thing. I wonder how I can remember things from grade school…
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Helping others in times of disasters
Many states have suffered from natural disasters in the past few weeks. Wildfires spread rampant out west, and hurricanes, torrential rains that led to flooding and severe tornadoes have ravaged the south. These are trying times for the people affected by those disasters. The one positive thing that comes from these types of events is…
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Who will you make your next donation to and why?
Churches raised $135.78 billion in 2021. (GivingUSA) Churches in the U.S. received 27% of all donations in 2021. (GivingUSA) Forty-four percent of U.S. adults are digital donors. (Barna) An average congregation records a yearly income of $242,910. (Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion) Congregations in the U.S. collect around $74.5 billion each year. (Interdisciplinary Journal…
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School vouchers bring theft of tax dollars and other crimes
BY JOHN SCHAAF If Amendment 2 passes and Kentucky adopts a dangerous school voucher plan like other states, there will be unaccountable private school operators who will misuse or steal millions of taxpayer dollars and be involved in other criminal activity. That’s exactly what’s happened in states that bought into the radical policy of throwing…
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VOTE NO on Amendment 2, urges Kentucky’s school leaders
BY DR. RHONDA CALDWELL CEO, KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS Between now and Election Day Nov. 5, our airwaves are filled with political messages. Whether you are a highly engaged voter or one who votes only when it matters to you, this election is dangerous for our society when considering Constitutional Amendment 2. The amendment reads, “The General…
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Remembering a baseball hero
As we get older, we are seeing many famous or important sports figures pass away. It was indeed a sad day for me and millions of other baseball fans to hear of the passing of baseball legend Pete Rose. He was 83 years old, but I will always remember him as a young man playing…
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky says Amendment 2 is bad for children’s health
Kentucky Health News In a two-page document titled “Amendment 2 is Bad for the Health of Kentucky Kids,” the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky describes ways taking money away from “our already underfunded public schools” would impact the health of Kentucky’s youth. Amendment 2 is a constitutional amendment that will be on Kentucky’s ballot for…
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We must help our own
Hurricane Helene hit our Southeastern, United States like a blanket of bombs that just kept wreaking catastrophic destruction throughout its path from Florida all the way to Virginia. It’s likely to become the deadliest storm in American history by the time all the bodies are recovered. The television images are horrific. Houses, cars, bridges, and…
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