Category Archives: Opinion

Next!: So one of the big stories popping out of Kentucky this week may sound a touch familiar: Democrats approach well-known to somewhat well-known celebrity to take on Mitch McConnell in the upcoming Senate race; makes national news even though the candidate-to-be has yet to say she will. So goodbye, Ashley Judd; Hello, Heather French [...]

We have serious David versus Goliath on our hands. Magic Hat IP and Independent Brewers Corp. have filed a federal lawsuit against West Sixth Brewing Co., based in Lexington. “Magic Hat seeks damages and injunctive relief under state and federal law to remedy the substantial infringement by West Sixth,” according to the complaint filed in [...]

While in Chicago last weekend at the National Restaurant Association show, I quickly remembered why that city is one of my favorites: it is a service-minded town. Granted, taxi drivers are not talkative like Chicago cabbies used to be, and I miss that. But at every other point of service contact made in my brief 24-hour [...]

(Editor’s note: This post is reprinted with permission from OPM Entrepreneurial Services, Inc.‘s email newsletter.) By Kent Oyler, OPM Entrepreneurial Services, Inc. Like so many of us born before 1980, I’ve been striving to fathom the Millennial Generation. I’m referring to those overeducated, good-looking young folks who have taken over my club, not to mention my workplace. [...]

By Stephan Gohmann, Bluegrass Institute Out of the 50 U.S. states and 10 Canadian provinces, Kentucky ranks No. 56 in economic freedom, as measured by the Frasier Institute’s Economic Freedom of North America Index. Among Kentucky’s surrounding states, only West Virginia ranks lower. The index is a measurement of the size of government, amount of taxation and [...]

Mayor Greg Fischer is ready to throw the Journey, Salt-n-Peppa and Creedence tapes away in favor of Houndmouth, Appalatin and Tim Krekel MP3′s. “More and more, we use local music for press conferences and events,” said Phil Miller, Fischer’s deputy director of Communications. Mike Maloney, director of Community Relations and Events, believes Fischer will soon [...]

(Editor’s note: Gov. Steve Beshear confirmed today that Kentucky will expand Medicaid enrollment under the Affordable Care Act.) By Jim Waters, Bluegrass Institute More than 324 years after architect Sir Christopher Wren constructed fake pillars at Windsor Town Hall near London to satisfy building inspectors, tourists remain fascinated with the good-for-nothing posts. The story goes that [...]

The guy who’s been out front in the effort to bring the NBA to Louisville took himself out of the game, today. No, not attorney J. Bruce Miller. Miller is still going full speed ahead, with several prospective National Basketball Association team investors. I’m talking about Louisville Metro Mayor Greg Fischer, who walked back – [...]

In a desperate attempt to hide their bi-partisan collusion in raiding pensions, the legislature and governor have put out a disastrous bill Senate Bill 2 that not only tries to cover up their past indiscretions but harms local governments and non-profits as well. In the normal Frankfort culture of cover up and corruption, they may [...]