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| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| bluesman Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 6:24 pm  Neutral |
I offer my apologies then. Your post being right after mine it looked as though you were speaking to me on that part. Respond to this comment |
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| db!o Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 5:51 pm Neutral | I second that! milliehope....
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| milliehope Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 5:25 pm Neutral | well said Mr. Conway!
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| Update: 5-year-old dies after two-car collision near Hustonville | |
| Jeff726 Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 4:39 pm Neutral | I have to disagree with the accusations leveled against the Advocate-Messenger, but that's not what I am here to talk about. I have been through that area many times and wonder why we don't hear about more serious accidents, with the way most people in this state drive. I just pray that the family is comforted and supported through such a terrible time. Respond to this comment |
| Update: 5-year-old dies after two-car collision near Hustonville | |
| stephkey2003 Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 3:42 pm Neutral | I dont know what say, Zanne was just in Nursery on Sunday she did'nt want to go to her Sunday school class she wanted to stay with me and of corse she was a big help. May God Bless her family in this time of need.
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| itsjustme Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 2:12 pm Neutral | zanderfan said, "Most people do not realize how terrible it is to get coverarge until they are out and develop a condition that becomes "pre-existing". That's the problem in a nutshell. Most people refuse to look past their own noses. They think because they have a job and insurance it would never happen to them and to he[[ with everyone else. Respond to this comment |
| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| zanderfan1969 Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 2:07 pm Neutral | Bluesman...great table with lots of history. It is interesting to see this information. Actually, my comment about fantasy planet was not intended for you. It was intended for the letter writer not you. Have a great day Bluesman. It is a nice venue to discuss ideas and thoughts. Respond to this comment |
| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| zanderfan1969 Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 2:03 pm Neutral | Down by the creek, you are the very reason we need some healthcare reform in this country. Most people do not realize how terrible it is to get coverarge until they are out and develop a condition that becomes "pre-existing". My heart goes out to you as you battle your disease. My father died of cancer a few years ago. He was lucky to have been covered before he was diagnosed and lucky the insurance continued to pay. Somtimes insurance companies will stop paying as well if you use the coverage too much. Respond to this comment |
| Update: 5-year-old dies after two-car collision near Hustonville | |
| EAH Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 1:23 pm Neutral | makes you want to hold your kids a little tighter and alot longer. i'm so sorry for the families.
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| Update: 5-year-old dies after two-car collision near Hustonville | |
| softballmom Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 1:12 pm Neutral | This little girl was the neice of my sister-in-law. She was a very well behaved little one. When you saw her she always had a smile on her face. I want to sent my families condolances to her family in this tme of need. I wish Amy our prayers as she and Wayne are going through this time. Our prayers will be with the Downey and Vonlinger family tonight. Little Z will be missed by everybody, my three daughters really liked playing with her when they all got together. May God Bless this whole family.
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| Update: 5-year-old dies after two-car collision near Hustonville | |
| Bily Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 1:09 pm Neutral | Prayers going up for the family. Reminds me that we are never promised our next breath so we must cherish each one we get.
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| bluesman Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 12:46 pm Neutral |
I was wrong, it used to be 19. Oh and the fantasy planet I live on is called reality. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._history_of_alcohol_minimum_purchase_age_by_state Respond to this comment |
| Update: 5-year-old dies after two-car collision near Hustonville | |
| bluesman Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 12:37 pm Neutral | Were this wreck occured is a bad place. When they first opened the new 127 there were several bad wrecks at that area. There hadn't been one in quite a while. The article spoke about there not being a traffic light there, its not a good spot for a traffic light. What usually happens is someone waiting to turn, someone behind them dosen't want to wait, and passes on the shoulder right into someone else turning. My prayers are with this family.
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| Update: 5-year-old dies after two-car collision near Hustonville | |
| Education_Rocks Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 12:23 pm Neutral | ChristieCummins, what do you expect from this paper? Compassion, reasonable and responsible reporting? That does not sell papers. Only exploiting the tragedy of others is what these people think sells their publication. The advocate (lower case intentional to show my lack of respect for this publication) has been guilty of this for as long as I remember, and that is quite a while. I too, extend my sincere compassion to the victims of this terrible event. I hope for the quick recovery of Amy, so that she may start to put this part of her life back together, and for her strength to move forward with her family and the ones who love and care about her. Although I do not know this child's father or his family, I hope for the same physical and emotional recovery for them as well. Respond to this comment |
| Update: 5-year-old dies after two-car collision near Hustonville | |
| harleyrose Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 12:09 pm Neutral | My prayers are with this family. God be with them.
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| Update: 5-year-old dies after two-car collision near Hustonville | |
| ChristieCummins Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 11:55 am Neutral | God bless this family- Megan, Boo, Amy, and everyone else. I cannot imagine the pain they are going through right now, and will be praying that God gives them the strength to handle this tragedy. I do wish that the Advocate would refrain from posting pictures of fatal accidents, particularly in the case of a child. I'm sure Boo and Amy do not want to see this picture posted on the front page of the newspaper. If it was my child, I would not. I feel it's in very bad taste to do this. Please everyone pray for this family, they will need it to get through this. What a sad day... Respond to this comment |
| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| down by the creek Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 11:46 am Neutral |
I have a cronic health problem no insurance will cover me for less than 1700.00 a month I cant afford that.Cant get any help from the goverment I go to dr when I can afford it,same with my meds,I agree with zanderfan1969 we need better health care in this state if you have health care great for you but some of us arent that lucky. Respond to this comment |
| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| Bily Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 11:39 am Neutral | mdenis - no pardon necessary. I asked for the information. Thanks for providing the info. Bluesmen, thanks also.
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| Irish Festival kicks off Thursday in Danville | |
| justtodarnbad Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 11:37 am Neutral | I am so delighted that our friends from Ireland are visiting.This shows what we can do as a community.Thanks to all on the commission working on behalf of the citizens of Danville. I can't wait to attend as many events as possible. It's just to darn bad I can't attend all of them!!
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| Guest column: Science malpractice looks a lot like politics | |
| bmart Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 11:25 am Neutral | Science teacher, you did not respond to any of the points made by the RSS, RCS, or the IOP; you just went after my character as a biased observer. Are the RSS, RCS, and IOP equally poorly informed and biased as yours truly? Why did the IOP conclude there are integrity issues in this field? Why did all of these organizations stress the need to review the raw data and the statistical processes used in the “hockey stick?” Why do they think the “hockey stick” is important? Most importantly, what evidence, other than the “hockey stick,” supports AGW? Now notice, I did not say what supports global warming, I said what evidence supports anthropogenic global warming? How else can you prove AGW without a reliable long term temperature record? After all you have multiple competing hypotheses about why climate changes and the only way to determine which is significant and how significant is to control for all of the hypotheses in a statistical analysis. Next time respond to the issues and leave the character assassination at home. Respond to this comment |
| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| zanderfan1969 Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 10:46 am Neutral |
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| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| kyvol98 Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 10:30 am Neutral | When did Health care become a right? Also, WWII pulled us out of the depression, although, at the time, many of the New Deal programs did bridge the gap between the depression and the strong workforce caused by WWII. Pres Obama, nor the dems or rep in DC care about everyone having healthcare, just how they can line their pockets and the pockets of their cronies. Respond to this comment |
| Guest column: Science malpractice looks a lot like politics | |
| Science Teacher Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 9:38 am Neutral | This single-minded focus on the "hockey stick" created from tree ring data collected by scientists at East Anglia Climate Research Center is starting to look psuedoscientific. In other words, cherry pick something (e.g., jargon used in an e-mail) that confirms a pre-existing bias or opinion that you have and then keep hammering the other side with that point. I don't know the details of what happened at East Anglia. Time will tell. This should not shake anyone's trust in the scientific process or university research. You should, though, doubt the content of this particular writer's opinions on human-caused global warming. The author has continued to draw sweeping conclusions from the East Anglia e-mails that have no support. For example, he continues to say that without the data produced by East Anglia, the hockey stick model falls apart and therefore human-caused global warming is a hoax or conspiracy. The hockey stick model of temperature has been produced by several independent lines of evidence (http://www.skepticalscience.com/Hockey-stick-without-tree-rings.html) so I wouldn't let your guard down about human-caused global warming. The East Anglia situation will work itself out. Know this though, whatever the resolution it will not affect the conlcusions that humans are causing global warmings and we need to change our behavior. Respond to this comment |
| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| mdenis46 Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 9:31 am Neutral | Bily, pardon the history teacher in me -- two cases of which I'm aware -- in 1864, Lincoln replaced Maine's Hannibal Hamlin for VP and chose eastern Tennessee's pro-Union Andrew Johnson, probably to try to gain political support in those areas of the South where Union troops had control. In 1940, FDR chose Henry Wallace to replace John Garner, then in 1944, he replaced Wallace with Harry Truman.
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| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| zanderfan1969 Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 9:01 am Neutral | What fantasy planet do you call home? There is no place in the US, and I used to live in Alabama, that someone can waltz into a liquor store or bar and purchase alcohol legally under the age of 21. The Fedral Government withholds highway funds if a state does not have a legal purchase age at 21. Notice I said to purchase legally. Some states, like Texas, allow underage drinking, but not purchase, if the under 21 year old is sitting with a parent or guardian. So, an indivudual can die for their country and elect a president at 18, 19, and 20, but cannot buy a beer legally. Check your history and the passage of the minimum purchase age at 21 in 1984. Moreover, most health insurance plans cover full-time students to the age of 23. As someone who has worked in academia their entire adult life, covering full-time students until the age of 26 is not such a bad idea. Some students who start college at 18 spend 4 years getting a bachelors degree and maybe another 4 years getting a masters or doctorate. These people should be rewarded for this and coverage until 24, 25, or 26 makes so much sense to me. Students can worry about their education and not whether they will get sick and have to drop out of school. We need a healthcare solution in this country. Why not offer healthcare coverage to everyone at an affordable rate? Healthcare is a right not a privilige. People should not have to worry. Moreover, if we invested in wellness programs in this country and ways of managing our wellness and not our sickness, we might be in a better place. Many chronic diseases can be avoided if we followed a correct diet and exercise regime. That is not to say you still could not develop high blood pressure, cholesterol, or diabetes. You have a smaller chance of developing if you monitor your wellness. Something is not working in this country healthcare-wise and we need a solution. A solution will come if work for it. Our President has offered up a plan. I did not see W offer a plan in the 8 years he was in the White House but he did start a war that was unwarrented. Oh, and he did increase the debt of this country when Clinton left a surplus. I am not asking the government to be my nanny but the government needs to help American citizens find a solution to the healthcare crisis. What is wrong with social programs? FDR got us out of a depression with the WPA and starting social security. The WPA project was amazing! It gave jobs to citizens and allowed the government to build roads, bridges, and damns. Again, we need another FDR to fix this health crisis. I am not comparing President Obama to FDR but I am saying that if Obama could fix health care, history will remember him as a great man. Respond to this comment |
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| bluesman Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 7:49 am Neutral |
Alabama used to allow 18 year olds to drink beer, but not hard liquor. I don't know if thats still the case or not. Respond to this comment |
| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| bluesman Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 7:45 am Neutral |
Yep he can. Respond to this comment |
| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| Bily Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 7:11 am Neutral | All posters. I am not as much as a history buff, but I have a question. Can a current President (Obama) if he so chooeses to run again, can he change Vice - President nominees? Has this ever been done before? I am not saying that I have anything against Biden just asking the question? Everyone have a good day.
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| Lincoln man and his father implicated in sex case | |
| shellak47 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 11:43 pm Neutral | Quiche? I can't think of anything that would make it taste good. Gfan, I would rather argue with OFan. I mean that insultingly, not sarcasticaly. Intelligent debates are fun. You are just........well, if you do hang them all, then we will have prosperity. WOn't have the need to eat Liberals. There will be plenty of food grown on our own lands. Defended from invasion, protected from "big brother" AKA gfan and his cronies wanna be, and taking care of our children. I have a dream.................and then I woke up to reality. I cannot control all of the world's feelings through legislation. I cannot control people through disarmament. I cannot turn this country into a Socialist state. I cannot have my way all the time. I had a dream, but it was more of a nightmare. I couldn not wake up, as it was reality. Can you imagine what our Washington or Jefferson would think of what WE have allowed our country to become? Paul Revere would weep over the grave of Nathan Hale and ask, did he give his life in vain? Respond to this comment |
| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| Guitarzan Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 11:14 pm Neutral | Some 30 states have statutes that allow for parents to pay extra premiums for their family plan and keep the 21 – 26 dependent child who is in school on the plan (if they have no dependents of their own)… The 21 -26 year age group is the largest uninsured demographic in the country… people that age lucky enough to land a good job often still have to wait for promotions or mobility to other employment to get a job with fringe benefits like an insurance policy supplemented by their employer… At the same time, that age group is highly unlikely to be using medical care and running up costs for much more than accidents—the major expenses it takes to maintain the 55 and over crew in America far outweighs the expense it takes to fix the younger ones. I would speculate that the insurance companies who offer the plan to up to 26-year-old dependents actually make some pretty good money on those premiums, paying out a lot less than they take in. What’s a 24-year-old doing still hanging onto his parent’s family plan? If he isn’t a student, he is not on the plan… If he is a student, good for him—that likely means he is in graduate school or is doing the “super senior” 5-year-plan that many teacher education majors require these days. It just makes good sense: it is more likely the 24-year-old American does not have a good plan of his or her own. When the “kid” falls off the second balcony of the hotel in Ft. Lauderdale and it costs 10,000 dollars to fix him, at least the government dole isn’t called in—if he’s a student, his parent’s paid policy covers it. If he’s not in school, he can cover his own insurance by getting a job, and if he can’t get a job, maybe he ought to go to a school and prepare better to do so… Respond to this comment |
| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| jdonne Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 11:14 pm Neutral | Wow, I never knew the hidden socialistic dangers of having children remain on their parents' insurance until I read this letter. Glad that is cleared up. I am sure the young republicans club at all our state universities is going to have a field day making sure their members are paying cold hard cash for their own policies. Jeez. And where can an 18 year old legally drink? Just wondering... Respond to this comment |
| Birth surprises Harrodsburg woman | |
| bluesman Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 10:55 pm Neutral |
Goodness, you'd think no one ever gave birth before modern hospitals. How did the human race ever get to our current number. Respond to this comment |
| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| bluesman Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 10:53 pm Neutral |
Sarah just went down a notch in my book then. I don't really care for beck. Respond to this comment |
| Birth surprises Harrodsburg woman | |
| i_heart_art Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 10:44 pm Neutral | Disturbing at best. I find it hard to belive that these people dont know. I can feel a strong thunderstorm coming on. Oh and the fact she did not call 911. Should have been 1st thing. If the baby had airway obstruction she would not have know. Or low body temp, or a septic infection.... Not worth losing the baby to run errands and play show and tell.
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| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| itsjustme Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 9:40 pm Neutral | You're too late with your VP nominee anyway, bluesman. $$arah already said on Oprah, I think, that Glen Beck would make a great VP candidate.
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| bluesman Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 9:14 pm Neutral |
LOL The question, would you be like all the hollywood celebs who said they'd move to canada, or france if bush was elected, but then didn't? Respond to this comment |
| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| bluesman Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 9:12 pm Neutral | Healthcare reform is starting to give me a headache. Heres how I'm seeing it, my daddy was born in 1946, the doctor drove from liberty to ellisburg (about 20 miles or so), delivered my dad, and charged 5 bucks. I've still got the canceled check. Now I realize that as time goes on things get higher. When my child was born in 01, with no complications, the price tag was 6500 dollars. While I realize thats 55 years or so, thats some serious darned inflation. The doctor was in the delivery room for about 15 minutes. The doctors charge for 15 minutes was 1500 dollars. Thats 100 dollars per minute. Dang am I in the wrong business. Basicaly it seems to me that people used to become a doctor because they wanted to make a living and help people. Now they become a doctor to become rich. Yes I believe there is a problem with insurance companies, but I belive theres a problem with the system in general including peoples attitudes. Peoples attitudes are going to have change, and we need to get away from the idea of get as rich as you can who cares how many people you step on along the way. Untill we do that, you can pass as many reform laws as you wish, it wont accomplish anything.
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| Letter: Cut government's apron strings | |
| itsjustme Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 8:38 pm Neutral | Obama Fan is right, jack. Republican health care proposal states until age 25.
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| Obama Fan Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 8:19 pm Neutral |
Parents would have the option to keep their children on their insurance plan till they are 26 if the child is a full time student. This is not so outrageous when you consider that most states already allow full time students to remain on the plan up to the age of 25. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/08/13/cnn-truth-squad-will-college-students-who-cant-remain-on-parents-insurance-policies-because-of-age-be-insured-under-the-obama-plan/?fbid=5pWG42MgDTO Respond to this comment |
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| jacksprat Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 7:30 pm Neutral | Where did you read this or in what speach did he say this. I am far from being an Obama fan but I have not heard this. Share your sources please....
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| County-run police force proposed in Garrard | |
| RayJay44 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 7:14 pm Neutral | This is just another case of Mr. Wilson trying to show the good people of Garrard County that he is their savior. He should declare Marshall Law and take over everything. That's a little overboard but the good people would let him get away with it. Could someone please explain to me why he needs more than one asst. He has a judge exe. asst. and a special asst. What's up with that ? Respond to this comment |
| Danville cable contract up for renewal | |
| harleyrose Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 6:17 pm Neutral | I was hoping that Insight covered Danville; but they do not. With me moving back to Danville thought it would be great for me to just transfer my services. However they do not and I do not like Time Warner either.
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| Danville cable contract up for renewal | |
| Bily Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 5:18 pm Neutral | Thanks EAH
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| Danville cable contract up for renewal | |
| EAH Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 4:26 pm Neutral | i get all local channels at my house. i think people are scared of dish because of the way it used to be. we were just now able to get dish because of a new sat. that came out. all channels are clear as can be...rain or snow. so far we love dish and will never go back to cable. it's time there was some cable competition in this town!
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| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| hawkti62 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 4:10 pm Neutral | Excellent reminder about one of the greatest documents ever written. And now for something completely different: I for one will be happy as heck when that stupid dog race is over so I don't have to look at Joe the Plumber's mistress anymore. Enough.
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| itsjustme Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 3:53 pm Neutral | I think I'd like Canada.
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| Prep Football: KHSAA rules Will Dunn ineligible for athletics at Boyle | |
| LDCitizen Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 3:14 pm Neutral | It strikes me as odd how many of you actually think Mr. Dunn should be able to violate KHSAA regulations. Really, do you people think there aren’t reasons that the KHSAA has these rules? What I find even funnier are the excuses given to justify some of your positions. The best one was “he has a better chance to go to college if he can transfer”. If that is justification then where does it stop? How about, “It’s not a violation to pay a kid a monthly stipend and give him a new car to entice them to transfer…he’ll get a better education and be able to go to a better college”. Really, are some of you hearing yourselves? Football, as all sports, teach young kids many valuable lessons that prepare them for a tough road ahead. Primarily that there are rules and you must abide by them just as everyone else does. Everyone is equal on the field in that respect. Neither your ability to play a sport well, your status within a community, or the amount of money in your bank account entitles you to be above the law. You all know that the only reason he is switching residences it to further his athletic career and that is a blatant violation of the rules. It doesn’t matter what “extenuating” circumstances you try to dream up. I learned better values than this growing up in Danville but I guess that all boils down to who is doing the teaching. I had a great one and if Mr. Dunn had made the right choice, he would’ve had a great one too. Respond to this comment |
| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| bluesman Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 2:27 pm Lowly Rated (-8) | Sarah for Pres, and Bunning for vice.
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| Danville cable contract up for renewal | |
| Bily Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 2:06 pm Neutral | Here in the North Country I pay $129 for cable, internet, and phone. Not sure how much longer that will last. My wife just recently asked them what they could do for our bill so they knocked off $10 and tookaway the High Spee d internet and gave me a slower option, but even that option is tolerable. By cutting my bill $10 a month they felt like they were doiing me a favor.
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| Birth surprises Harrodsburg woman | |
| AnAmerican Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 1:16 pm Neutral | lol could you imagine the phone call to the husband/boyfriend Her "uh Hunny, you have a suprise when you get home" Him "uh OK, what is it" Her "mm, its a suprise" Him "uh Ok, .... what is it" Her "Its a suprise I tell ya, and by the way pick up some diapers" Him "mmm OK?" Just a good thing both mommy and baby are doing good and health :) Respond to this comment |
| Danville cable contract up for renewal | |
| AnAmerican Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 1:11 pm Neutral | I have had Time Warner in the passed and I will leave it that way, overpriced, customer service (almost a oxymoron), service people where somewhat knew what they where doing (even had to help one get my cable modem up and running? and he worked for the service provider). I have DirectTV, I like the service much better then traditional cable providers. Even though the DTV remote wont work on any of the new RCA tv's, but i can leave with it. Cable vs Sat TV .. is more of a personal choice, but Danville should actually go around shopping for Bids from another provider. Respond to this comment |
| Danville cable contract up for renewal | |
| centralkygal Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 1:07 pm Neutral | Two friends who live in Lexington use Insight for cable + Internet, with no extra pay channels or other services. Their bill? About $81 a month. My bill for comparable services here in Danville (again, no extra channels, HD, or anything special) - $116. I agree that it's time for the city to shop around for a new cable vendor.
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| Birth surprises Harrodsburg woman | |
| mommy1 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 1:05 pm Neutral | This is amazing, but I don't understand how you don't know you're pregnant? It wasn't her first child, either?!! I AM CONFUSED?
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| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| itsjustme Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 12:50 pm Highly Rated (+6) | Yeah, Democrats thank God she isn't like the rest of them, too!!! The rest of them show signs of having a brain.
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| Danville cable contract up for renewal | |
| buckeyefan Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 12:48 pm Neutral | i agree time warner is horrible,we moved recently and was billes 2 months in advavane totalling a $500 cable bill basically for servives yet used,being from columbus,ohio we had 3-4 differant cable choices plus dish so time warner needs a competitor here in danville. the prices they charge are outrages but untill something is done we are stuck
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| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| Bily Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 12:44 pm Highly Rated (+9) | This conservative is really not sure who he wants to run in the next Presidential race but I don't want Palin.
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| Danville cable contract up for renewal | |
| Bily Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 12:37 pm Neutral | EAH, do you get the local news channels? I know up here in the north country that we would not. Now having said that we have Time Warner Cable and the ocsts here are outrageous. I am thinking about going satalite but not sure whether to take the plunge into it. Never had it before. What kind of a payment monthly do you pay? Thanks for sharing.
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| Birth surprises Harrodsburg woman | |
| Bily Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 12:26 pm Neutral | Imagine going to work and coming home and finding out you have another son. What a story to tell this little one when he gets older. Thanks for sharing.
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| Danville cable contract up for renewal | |
| EAH Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 12:21 pm Neutral | time warner is horrible! we went without cable (and sat. because trees blocked all signals) for over year just so we didn't have pay time warner money. If you stope and think about it, they play the same show on like 3 different channels trying to trick you into thinking you have choices. we have sat. now and love it. no interference, hbo, showtime, and more all at the same cost. wow, i sound like a commercial for dish!
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| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| j2109 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 12:06 pm Lowly Rated (-5) | We know she's not all that, but she's not Hilary or one of the other women (read as: women that look like men) that parades around Washington saying equally stupid stuff, making outrageous claims, or just being hideous. We all know she is a special kind of jackass, but thank God she isn't like the rest of them.
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| Birth surprises Harrodsburg woman | |
| j2109 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 12:00 pm Neutral | This has story of the year written all over it. I know a couple pregnant women that would love to have a pregnancy that consists of no symptoms/ side effects. She doesn't look that big either, all the ones on the MTV seem pretty big.
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| Danville cable contract up for renewal | |
| j2109 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 11:51 am Neutral | In all the places I have lived in KY, this is the worst cable company I have come across. The city would be doing itself and the citizens a favor by bringing in another company. Insight is really good. The cable I had in Louisville was cheaper than hear, especially the internet/ phone bundle deal they offer. Please get rid of time warner.
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| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| itsjustme Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 11:25 am Neutral | He does not say it's in the Constitution, but one who does not know would think so because he has lumped it in with “conceived in liberty” and “dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” right down to the quotes. As Obama Fan pointed out, $$arah Palin thinks it is and the conservatives believe she's all that and a bag of chips. Respond to this comment |
| Letter: A faithful guide | |
| Obama Fan Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 11:01 am Highly Rated (+5) | As Sarah Palin said regarding "under God" in the pledge, "If it's good enough for the Founding Fathers then it's good enough for me!"
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| Letter: U.S. facing health care shipwreck | |
| j2109 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 10:57 am Neutral | What an entertaining way to accurately describe our current state of affairs in the USO (united states of obama). Bravo. I would buy a ticket to see this at the norton centre.
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| Guest column: Science malpractice looks a lot like politics | |
| j2109 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 10:51 am Neutral | It is good that people have become more environmentally aware, but everyone but crazy left-wing environmental terrorists could see the writing on the wall. The world is no ending due to global warming. These scientist should lose their licenses and all financial support from world governments.
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| Letter: Let Democrats write columns | |
| j2109 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 10:43 am Neutral | Is the gov going to pay for doctors educations if this passes? If they don't you will find that the number of premed and med students will drop. No person in there right mind would put themselves through the rigors of 10years of schooling knowing they stand no chance of being compensated and won't even be able to pay of the $500k they had to borrow to get through school.
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| Facts on trade tax the common sense of politicians | |
| j2109 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 10:28 am Neutral | The numbers being provided are pretty meaningless without information about inflation and U.S. growth rates. If the number of workers grew by 50% and the economy grew 37%, then you would net a loss of 13%. This is just an example, but it is as valuable as the numbers provided in the article since there is no point of reference to work from.
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| j2109 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 10:10 am Lowly Rated (-6) |
I don't see where the author made any claim that the words "under God" were in the constitution. He simple said our nation has been described by those terms. Respond to this comment |
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| itsjustme Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 9:54 am Neutral | "In 1954, during the McCarthy era and communism scare, Congress passed a bill, which was signed into law, to add the words "under God." The current Pledge reads: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Congress passed the Coinage Act of February 12, 1873. It also said that the Secretary "may cause the motto IN GOD WE TRUST to be inscribed on such coins as shall admit of such motto." Religious Tolerance.org Department of the Treasury Respond to this comment |
| People: Working around college kids a treat for dining hall worker | |
| atbrow00 Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 9:21 am Neutral | Fantastic story! Sue truly is the best!
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| Science Teacher Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 8:08 am Neutral | Of course, the words "under god" are not in the Constitution. I believe they were not even in the original pledge of allegiance but added in the 1950's by Eisenhower on the advice/pressure from religious groups.
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| sweetiepie Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 7:05 am Neutral | Alot of comments about the girls computer use. There are such things as parental controls for these things. Every parent with kids should constantly monitor what their kids are doing. I am not faulting the child for being naive about her mouthing off on the thing but I do wonder how a parent could not be more diligent about monitoring what was going on. Call me strict but I limited the time and had alerts sent on what my youngest was doing when I got the thing. He hated that but for his safety I had to. It's called protecting them from themselves. This is a horrible example of what happens when kids are allowed too much access and freedom to modern "conveniences". As for those who prey upon children as these animals did, they deserve nothing short of castration for it. See if that will control those urges.
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| Input sought for downtown Danville grocery store | |
| ripples resident Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 4:43 am Neutral | If they want inout they need to FULLY explain how it works. You know, the pros and cons !!!
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| K-9 Corner for March 9: Size Matters, choose a dog to fit your lifestyle and home | |
| Habitat4Dogs Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 12:54 am Neutral | If you are set on buying a puppy please download and read, “How To Buy A Puppy” before you consider parting with your money. It is free at howtobuyapuppy.net Buying a puppy without problems is harder than most people think. Finding a responsible and knowledgeable breeder is very difficult. howtobuyapuppy.net Respond to this comment |
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| Guitarzan Monday, March 8, 2010: 9:31 pm Neutral | No shellak, why hang them? I thought you said one time you and your buddy think they tastes just like chicken... you hang em, you can't then survive off of trying to suck the life blood out of em. When the liberals are gone, yall would be turning on each other. And ole west conservatives, I am afraid, taste just like leftover yellow quiche... wouldn't be very satisfying I am afraid. Even yore powder sprinkled on it wouldn't drown out the taste of the fluff you are made of...
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| Input sought for downtown Danville grocery store | |
| D-ville Native Monday, March 8, 2010: 9:24 pm Neutral | Sounds like JD is scared to death to make any further investmenst into this property and wants some of us to put some skin in on the deal. $199 would be an easy investment but probably not going to give any return. I have tried to do a little reasearch on co-op grocery stores and find that most of them are accepted in communities that either have no grocery store or the town is so huge the reisdents around the store enjoy it so they dont have to travel across large busy cities or transfer across public transportation. I like the idea of the grocery but feel that there may be better sutied business for the location. I would probably enjoy the local produce and other random local goods but will still have to make routine trips to the supermarket. The attached spirits boutique could help. Real businesses would be helpful, "Main Street" busniesses, (Boutiques), are cute in Danville but not practical for the most part. Great for tourist. Not much there that are necessary products and very high in price. Fortunatly there are a few great ones and also mixed in with essential services like food and banks... So the grocery, cool idea but I could take it or leave it.
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| shellak47 Monday, March 8, 2010: 9:17 pm Neutral | You are right about one thing: I think that the ole west standards were better. You didn't have the crime then that you have now. However, my small mind had one addition to make things better. When you hang "them varmits", why not hang all the Liberals so we can get back to a decent form of government. Then again, maybe hanging is to good for our local socialists?? Respond to this comment |
| Off The Record: 'Bumbling Bunning' needs to come home | |
| itsjustme Monday, March 8, 2010: 9:09 pm Neutral | The difference, Jeff, is that the right likes to envision themselves as the "fiscal conservatives" when it suits them, that is. But they had not problem running up record deficits in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Where were Bunning's and the other Republican's objects then? The right is against big government. But Bush grew government more than any other President in history. Where were Bunning's and the other Republican's objections then? Bush asked for and received the first stimulus package and a bailout of Wall Street. Where were Bunning's and the other Republican's objections then? Bunning voted against the "pay as you go" bill, but then when it passed, he throws a tantrum like a spoiled five year who lost. Hypocrisy is when you say one thing and do another. Just like these four examples. Heck if it hadn't been hurting people who needed their unemployment benefits, I would have hoped he continued his impasse from now on. I figure he created a lot of democrats with his little stunt. Respond to this comment |
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| Guitarzan Monday, March 8, 2010: 9:00 pm Neutral | Well Jeff726, not everybody identifies their political intelligence by just being on one or other "team." I've got just as many concerns with a lot of the democrats. especially those who stood by and didn''t do much when we were spiraling into depression and axis of evil wars which did little for us in relation to the human death costs and the national debt costs. I think too many Americans today just think wearing the jersey of one of the political parties is adequate enough to be a participating citizen. I criticize Bunning's hypocrisy not from the Democratic party view, but from one American citizen who wants all elected leaders to act with sense and logic.
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| Guitarzan Monday, March 8, 2010: 8:56 pm Neutral | 1973 that's nice to hear. The problem of course is that you are right--to the demented adults looking for 13-year-olds, she is in fact just a piece of cake to them... but they destroy her by not recognizing that no matter what she acts like she wants,. in reality she's just a little girl, who will someday have children of her own perhaps... I understand what you were trying to say
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| itsjustme Monday, March 8, 2010: 8:24 pm Neutral | 1973, your use of the word cake was not offensive. What was offensive was that you implied that if a 13 year old girl serves herself up, we shouldn't expect grown men to decline.
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| bluesman Monday, March 8, 2010: 8:02 pm Neutral |
I'd say that being made aware that it was just a mispoken word, I'm thinking no apologies are nescarry. Respond to this comment |
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| 1973 Monday, March 8, 2010: 7:26 pm Neutral | id like to apologize for the " cake" statement, I agree with alot that guitarzan says...and i believe that even if my wording wasnt exactly right he/she understands what i was trying to get across about crafty teenagers etc.
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| Jeff726 Monday, March 8, 2010: 7:13 pm Neutral | Gotta love the hypocrites here who kvetch about how Bunning should do this and that, but would never say the same to any democrat.
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| CaseyDem Monday, March 8, 2010: 6:08 pm Neutral | Yeah!!! Herb. Finally something in the AD-MESS that isn't from the right. Ditto to Itsjustme &Hawk. Glenn Beck is a clown and so is Bunning & McCONnell.
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| Off The Record: 'Bumbling Bunning' needs to come home | |
| Guitarzan Monday, March 8, 2010: 5:01 pm Neutral | Many of the people who have worked closest with Bunning over the last few years have indicated they think some sort of dementia is settling in on the grumpy old baseball standout… in fact he’s been urged by those closest to him in the party to pull on out of politics… But regardless of whether he was in his right mind or not, he took a clear stand and stuck to it: not gonna buy nothing unless you show me how to pay for it… That certainly would be a noble attitude if the vote had been about spending billions on supposed weapons of mass destruction, or even for the space program’s desire to send another robot to Mars, or building a new bridge across a span of water that goes to almost nowhere… or many many other things that Congress should not implement without showing how doing it will lower the deficit instead of continually raising it… But Bunning wasn’t being an all-American hero emerging from the Bull pen to save one for the real Americans… he took a philosophical view, applauded by Glen Beck (I did see the part of the show where he gave a thumbs up to Bunning) and almost nobody else which prevented thousands of distressed and economically depressed workers and out of employment workers from making or seeing a dime for I think nearly a week… When you consider that many people believe like I do that the reason the economy is so poor at this point is because of a series of mismanaged things done by the Republican administration just after 911 when Bush and McConnell and Bunning and others were at the helm, it is very hard to see Bunning have helped squash that economy (and I mean squash it) by pressing a largely useless war (could have been useful, but it wasn't) that wasn’t paid for first, and then get on his philosophical pedestal to say let them all eat cake, I am not buying something like their basic living benefits without Congress paying for it first… the hypocrisy hits you in the eye like Glen Beck’s professor’s pipe which he uses to waive his sarcasm and smoke, which is the main substance of his show. Bunning was quite willing to provide for the richest portion of America to get tax breaks (including estate) and fringe benefits without seeing how it would be paid for first. His nobility was missing then. So to now take the “high” road and claim that he won’t approve jobless benefits, and expect that the furloughed workers can make it just fine on their own—when the very reason the workers are in that shape is because he refused to take that high road when it really would have counted—is worse than hypocrisy. It’s more accurately a picture of the dementia that has been rumored about him.. My message to Bunning would be very simple: make Congress show how it will pay for items such as the space program before we send another ship up, fine and dandy. But do not stop people who are in trouble likely for no fault of their own (but probably more yours, Mr. Bunning) from feeding their children when they are out of work.. it doesn’t take Glen Beck’s blackboard caricatures to figure this out. Respond to this comment |
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| EAH Monday, March 8, 2010: 4:38 pm Neutral | i know a parent that was turned in to social services for her 12 yr old daughter having bad pics on her myspace, bragging about being a "hoe" and bisexual, and posts describing being drunk and high. they did nothing. and this person has had been involved with social services before. lots of parents either don't know (not sure how that could happen) or really don't care that the internet can be just as deadly as a back alley in a rough part of NYC. I sent emails to a general email of the local police asking them if there was some kind of presentation that they could give or would be available for parents concerning kids today and the internet and never heard one word back. everyone just brushes it under the rug so that we don't have to see how screwed up today's youth have become.
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| bluesman Monday, March 8, 2010: 4:29 pm Neutral | He could be Glen Beck’s sidekick. Talk about two birds of a feather — two mouthy magpies, that is. It was the Glen Beck Show, and Beck was profusely praising Bunning for standing on his principle by being the only senator to object to a $15 billion bill, part of which was to extend unemployment benefits. When Beck, the new saint of the right (actually, he believes he’s a combination of Jesus Christ and George Washington) praises someone, one immediately must be suspicious of the person upon whom he is heaping the kudos. ------- I'd say beck is happy about what bunning was doing at this time. All though were he to check out bunnings votes on things such as homeland security, freetrade with nations such as china, and mexico, beck would probally call him a lib. After all, why do you think bunning is being shunned by the republican party? Because he dosen't toe the party line park, he's not a lover of big goverment, nor is he bought out by special interest. Not everyone is going to agree with senator bunning all the time. I know I being a supporter of his only agree with him about 50% of the time. Thats more than I agree with other politicians though. Respond to this comment |
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| bluesman Monday, March 8, 2010: 4:20 pm Neutral | I don't see bunning as the embarrassment, I see mcconnel as the embarrassment. We would be much better off as a state, and a nation were bunning to remain, and mitch take the flying leap.
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| hawkti62 Monday, March 8, 2010: 2:30 pm Neutral | Clearly Jeff276 is one of those that refuses to hear anything negative about his party, even if it is true. Bunning has been an embarrassment to this state since he assumed the office. What's more embarrassing though is that the people of Kentucky keep voting for him. In all reality, had Bunning stuck to the same types of principles that he claimed to have during the recent vote that has landed him in so much trouble, he would have told the party to stick it and continued with his run for the next term. And, unfortunately, he probably would have won in spite of himself.
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| Letter: Gov. Beshear right about prisons | |
| Citizen Monday, March 8, 2010: 1:57 pm Neutral | What had been going on behind the scenes with the staff of Northpoint prior to the riots? Well, evidently much of it has been documented on Topix; apparently by the staff themselves. Is Northpoint a “Peyton Place” of Jr. High School mentality or a state funded correctional institute? Look below at the title of some of these threads… “biggest & baddest @ northpoint”, “hot females at the point” (not to be confused with girls gone wild), “Northpoint gossip”, “what do you think about the tight pants at north point”, “Hottest C.O. at Northpoint”, … etc, the list goes on. Is it just me or does this seem shamefully inappropriate? These are state funded employees with the charge of keeping 1,200 prisoners safe and contained, what were their priorities? It certainly raises question in my mind, could the recent riots have been avoided if there had been more effort paid toward the staffs professional duties and less on the apparent childish behavior as documented here? This is if nothing else a good argument against spending millions of state tax revenue in rebuilding a prison here; if it is, I certainly hope that the current staff offenders will be REPLACED with some who have a more professional and dedicated attitude. Northpoint prision is on fire! http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/T4UVDL54VI1N23B2L biggest & baddest @ northpoint http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/T7I4MBFTICVDOMEN1 Northpoint http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/THLFP6MB1S5BGIQGK Melissa Adams @ Northpoint http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/TTHGV06N6TRT4EART Northpoint gossip http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/T4GUCR8FF8D9JBK3F whats the latest at Northpoint http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/THSVN6RJFIV5KO6TC Rats & ass kisser @ northpoint http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/T31VUIJIFLBEBMRTO northpoint/ donate books http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/TO1ADH2MVQEQG8I0N Hottest C.O. at Northpoint (men) http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/T33PVK3LM6KKSTRG3 Who is or was the best supervisor at Northpoint? http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/TO74Q3QORCG1QOSD3 Northpoint - Where's Spurr? http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/TCUOQ63H05FKVMUQJ who is the big mouth at northpoint http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/TUQRDOVI41ATPHAPH C/O Gooch at Northpoint http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/T93TTDM39OLCJKLC5 good employees at northpoint http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/TSU35Q5FC52BRKBF5 Who gives a rats butt about Northpoint? http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/TNLQIPNH4REFNTS7A Roger? Works at Northpoint prison http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/TSRP52C8851A1PUDM Stabbing at the Point http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/T1CBLD960BQPEKCQK hot females at the point http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/T68TD8EDLICV4MN2L what do you think about tight pants at north point http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/TMSC92J89RCMN4GAQ post changes at the point http://www.topix.net/forum/city/danville-ky/TD2MI17MSRPD4TH9I Respond to this comment |
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| Guitarzan Monday, March 8, 2010: 1:12 pm Neutral | You are right EAH-- and in 1992 or so when the internet was blaring loud and 12-year-olds were getting on to do the very things you are talking about, I do think a lot of parents were surprised that this kind of thing could be happening in their own upstairs children's bedroom But it's 2010-- 18 years later, and no parent who isn't negligent us unaware that the kid could be being seduced by someone... it's not that hard to intrude yourself as a parent into the computer life of a 13-year-old without making her feel over-parented. Mom or Dad get a free hotmail email account and tell the kid you'll be checking your messages from Aunt Helen for pictures or whatever now and then... talk to the 13-year-old about what she's doing on the computer from 8 to 10 every night, and tell her you are completely aware of the alluring ideas of the social network on the internet for emerging little girls, and tell her that you are just as aware of the people who are very very good at fooling her into thinking they are someone they are not, and you'll be trying to make sure no viruses so to speak show up on a computer in this house... That would take a 15-minute initial discussion and then coming back to actually do it (check) 3 or 4 times a week which would take maybe 20 more minutes or so... to let a child be seduced to the point that they can go to a motel twice and have all this discussion on the internet is negligence by parents or guardians in 2010; criminal negligence that is And if the young lady were already tainted anyway, as one poster tried to suggest on here, then the parents/guardians are guilty of double counts of negligence for letting a pre-teen ever get in that shape. People, even 13-year-olds, can be very complex and crafty--as a parent you must continously assess who your child really is: that takes parenting work, and once you are a parent, there is no option but to send children out into the world who have not been allowed to develop problems or be a problem to society. EAH is right: it happens with young adolescents. That's my point too: we know it happens, so as a parent, drive defensively or risk being charged with negligent driving... Respond to this comment |
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| EAH Monday, March 8, 2010: 12:40 pm Neutral | here's the thing...kids from say 12 on are on chat sites all the time. some parents think their kid wouldn't do anything bad so they do not check up on internet or cell phone activity. alot of kids here are becoming sexually active by the age of 12 (it's all the rage to be bi in middle school now!). in this day and age, the only uncommon part about this story is the age of the men. other than that, you could see the same exact story happening right in our own town. watch your kids. they think they are grown and handle this but they can't. maybe you can trust your child but you can't trust everyone else. myspace is horrible for stuff like this. 12 yr olds are on there lying about their age, talking about sex, and will be frends with anyone that will add them or anyone that requests them, it's crazy...for many kids (girls inparticular) being safe and secure is the last thing on thier minds. i blame these two men but i also blame parents for not paying attention, the child for not doing what is right, and the internet security people for allowing kids to lie and join sites. there should be better and tougher laws for kids that lie about thier age to get on websites.
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| Off The Record: 'Bumbling Bunning' needs to come home | |
| itsjustme Monday, March 8, 2010: 12:38 pm Neutral | What exactly did Brock say that is deserves a shovel, Jeff? I couldn't find anything untrue. Please tell us if you did. If Bunning is so concerned about the federal budget, why does he not forego his own pay? After all, in January 2009, Bunning missed more than a week of the start of Congress in January 2009. Bunning was the only senator to miss the Senate’s historic Christmas Eve 2009 vote on the health care reform bill. Bunning’s total of 21 missed December votes is one more than the 20 missed by 92-year-old Sen. Robert Byrd who is ailing and in a wheelchair. Isn't it theft to get paid for a job you don't do? If Bunning's so concerned about the budget, why not lay-off some of his own staff, or stop traveling to and from DC via taxpayer funded airline tickets? Then complaining about missing a ball game in order to do his job. Of course, Bunning has probably forgotten about that......literally. Respond to this comment |
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| Jeff726 Monday, March 8, 2010: 12:13 pm Neutral | Typical Herb Brock article. Someone get a shovel.
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| Guitarzan Monday, March 8, 2010: 11:47 am Neutral | One other language arts lesson for you before I quit, Shell-- you wrote the GZ wrote: Shellak the 42 dollars a day beats the alternative: letting them loose to spend their own money on their own food Now I assume you bold-faced the "loose" in my sentence above because you think it's wrong--not! A man loses his freedom He wants to get loose If everybody loses their rights... If you have few morals, you are a loose individual Let the prisoners loose; if you don't, we will lose our kitchen Because of loose defense, we will lose the game... etc etc git-it? Respond to this comment |
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| Guitarzan Monday, March 8, 2010: 11:25 am Neutral | Shell—I hardly ever make fun of anyone because of their spelling on here—in most cases it’s people who make typos because they type on the AM’s skimpy little editor… or they attempt to write at 4 in the morning or whatever… And you can rest assured if Gzan misspells a word, it’s been done on purpose for dialectical effect… As a student of language etymology, I am not at all concerned that a writer spell everything the same way the same time. For example, I might prod you by writing that you said something like: “hit don’t make no difference.” Now a lot of people make fun of the Appalachian folks who actually say “hit was a lot of fun” or whatever, but the truth is, they’ve got it right in the original and we (21st century American speakers) have morphed it over the years to take the H out of “It”—that is, in the 14th century when Geoffrey Chaucer answered someone, he and everyone else would have said “hit don’t make no difference…” So while I do think high school graduates ought to be able to pass a spelling, grammar, syntax (not sentax) and punctuation test before launching into their jobs at McDonalds, etc., I don’t think poor spelling is necessarily an indication of the level of education of writers in general. People have spellcheck on wordprocessing editors which they should definitely use for “publication” (I don’t consider the AM comment site a “publication”) So while I don’t want to call a truce with you (who would I have to try and blast on here?), I do want you to know I have no idea about the level of your education (you say you have a Master’s degree, and I believe you), and I don’t take simple little pleasures out of catching your misspellings or your country bumpkin sayin’s… I could be an elitist about all this, I suppose, but I choose not to be No, it’s not the slim syntax that concerns me with your writing, Shell, it’s the dark, slim and conservative smallness of yore little mind that gits me—you git-it? So whether you say “kill all them thar convicts” or you say “kill all those convicts,” either way you are an ignorant small-thinking conservative who would fit much better in the good ole west where you could hang a few varmints and feed beer to your horses than here in the 21st century where we are trying to figure out how you actually fix society without just killin’ off the parts that don’t suit ya Respond to this comment |
| Letter: Let Democrats write columns | |
| Jeff726 Monday, March 8, 2010: 9:50 am Neutral | "Said Jeff as he listened to Rush while watching Glen Beck." I actually don't listen to Rush and rarely ever watch Beck. I'm voting for Rand Paul in the upcoming senate election. Respond to this comment |
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| KY3000 Monday, March 8, 2010: 9:14 am Neutral | It's going to take a lot more than 140 jobs, folks. Where is the concentration on the types of businesses that will remain viable over the next five to ten years? There's got to be more of a focus on tech and business instead of factory employment.
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