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I'm for Bernie Sanders and closed primaries

May 19, 2016 at 02:16 pm by admin

I Felt the Bern Tuesday, but I don't share my candidate's disdain for closed primaries. Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to a Washington Post story, said Hillary Clinton won in.... Read More

Not had enough politics? Potters' will post prognosticate May 24th

May 16, 2016 at 07:44 pm by admin

Feeling depressed and let down after Tuesday's primary? Need to hear more politics talk? Here's your chance. The Paducah Lions Club will hear from two self described politica.... Read More

Media Rules on Covering a Presidential Campaign

May 16, 2016 at 10:53 am by admin

Time is always the enemy in coverage of any major political event in modern America. So it was with the Bernie Sanders Rally in Paducah, KY. on Sunday, May 15, 2016. Some 50 m.... Read More

Bernie Sanders, the Ultimate Presidential Campaigner

May 16, 2016 at 10:21 am by admin

(Paducah, KY May 15, 2016) - Bernie Sanders brought a little magic into the lives of many would be 2016 presidential voters from West Kentucky, West Tennessee, Southern Illino.... Read More

Winners and Losers: What are the Political Implications of the Recent Kentucky Republican Caucus?

Mar 11, 2016 at 12:08 pm by admin

On March 5, 2016 Kentucky held its first Republican political caucus in modern times. Donald Trump won the state. Ted Cruz made a strong penetration into the state. Governor B.... Read More

Stumbo sponsored minimum wage bill moves to House

Mar 11, 2016 at 12:08 pm by admin

FRANKFORT--A proposal to raise the state minimum wage to $8.10 an hour this August has cleared the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee. The version of House Bill 278 ap.... Read More

In Western Kentucky, contested House races are in the fall

Feb 03, 2016 at 01:42 pm by admin

The focus of both political parties is on the Kentucky House of Representatives. The question of who controls the House is burning up the phone, text and email wires around th.... Read More

Rep. Sannie Overly elected to head Ky Dem Party

Feb 02, 2016 at 03:07 pm by admin

Rep. Sannie Overly was elected by the Kentucky Democratic Central Committee to head up the Kentucky Democratic Party. She replaces Patrick Hughes, who resigned after the Democ.... Read More

'No buts Democrat' Ramey aims to oust pro-RTW Republican Imes

Jan 24, 2016 at 06:36 pm by admin

David Ramey of Murray calls himself a "no buts Democrat." "You hear people say, 'I'm a Democrat but,'" the Fifth District state House of Representatives candidate explained. ".... Read More

Down but not out - Purchase Democrats regroup

Jan 03, 2016 at 05:48 pm by admin

(Paducah KY - January 2, 2016) - When we accepted an invitation to attend an early morning meeting of the McCracken County Democratic Executive Committee, Ivan and I had low e.... Read More

Two of Three Lt. Gov. Candidates Meet in Paducah

Oct 08, 2015 at 10:25 am by admin

The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce changed its usual breakfast meeting to lunchtime for a candidates' forum last week. That change seemed to be universally popular with memb.... Read More

Batts seeking Whitfield congressional seat

Oct 08, 2015 at 09:46 am by admin

With an enthusiasm usually reserved for the hometown team going off to a state championship, a crowd of well wishers gathered on the Hickman County Courthouse lawn came to che.... Read More

Ky. LRC has a new Director: Era of sex, drugs, rock-n-roll over

Sep 29, 2015 at 02:01 pm by admin

Editorial Ky. LRC has a new Director: Era of sex, drugs, rock-n-roll over By Ivan Potter(Clinton, KY. 9-24-2015) David Byerman, from the Nevada Senate, has just signed a two y.... Read More

COMER PREDICTS BIG FUTURE FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP IN SPEECH TO HEMP INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

Sep 28, 2015 at 01:23 pm by admin

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Industrial hemp will cover tens of thousands of acres and generate thousands of jobs in Kentucky in the near future, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James C.... Read More

Jamie Comer's decision to leak e-mails to newspaper went wrong

Sep 28, 2015 at 11:20 am by admin

This is a story of how an ex-girlfriend of a candidate for governor in the 2015 Republican primary altered the destiny of the Commonwealth. The story is based on confidentia.... Read More