5 October 2008, 4:37 am
Kentucky basketball's links to presidential politics include then-coach Rick Pitino appearing at a campus rally with Bill Clinton in the final days of the 1992 campaign. Then there was Al Gore playing a friendly pickup game with selected Cats in the 1988 primary season. (One of the players selec... read more
4 October 2008, 4:04 pm
Here are the top local stories at this hour: fans are in Talladega for race weekend, Alabama football fans are ecstatic about their recent success, but remain cautiously optimistic, and Bass Pro Shops hold a construction sneak-peak in Leeds at their newest location...... read more
2 October 2008, 7:00 pm
Silly me! When McCain said he wasn’t going to be at the first Presidential Debate, my first thought was that it would give Obama a chance to invite the minor party candidates onto the platform with him so we, the voters, could hear some alternative views.... read more
30 September 2008, 11:05 am
Bill Bishop, author of The Big Sort , argues that Americans are segregating themselves into ideologically-homogeneous communities. The majority of Americans are so comfortable in their beliefs, says Bishop, that they can't even listen to opposing viewpoints.... read more
28 September 2008, 3:46 pm
Although polls show that Democratic candidate Barack Obama would need a political miracle to win the Bluegrass State on Nov. 4, he has collected nearly twice the cash from Kentuckians as Republican rival John McCain. Obama, since announcing his run for president early in 2007, has scooped up mor... read more