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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Is proposed smoking ban an example of the tyranny of the majority?

By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 – I wasn’t surprised recently to read that my liberal friends on the editorial board of the local newspaper support a smoking ban now being considered by Bardstown City Council.  Editorial boards tend to rally for “causes” they believe as a group will be progressive, [...]

Once a colonel, always a colonel – except on the May primary ballot

By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette (Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, 10 p.m.) — Colonel Michael Masters, a Bardstown entrepreneur, chef, author, bourbon connoisseur, Southern hospitality expert and now, candidate for the office of county clerk, has released a letter regarding the use of his title and its placement on the May primary ballot. Masters — [...]