Opinion article in the Kentucky Post. Supporting the position that coal is great for Kentucky. Cheap electricity, lower taxes, and level land?

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What about the impact on the environment? Coal does create alot of jobs. But does the end justify the means? Many alternative fuels and energy could be a more positive affect on Kentucky.

From the stupid criminal section of today’s paper.

Police chase dump truck on Evansville streets
The Associated Press

EVANSVILLE, Ind. –
Police officers chased a stolen dump truck going as fast as 60 mph through city neighborhoods before arresting the driver.

The chase began Monday afternoon after a detective in an unmarked car saw the dump truck driving recklessly and called for a uniform car to help stop it, police Cpl. Steve Green said. The truck then sped away on streets near Deaconess Hospital north of the city’s downtown.

The driver tried to hit a squad car, but stopped the truck on a sidewalk a short time later, police said. The 2,500-pound truck was reported stolen Monday from a body shop in Indianapolis, Green said.

No injuries were reported from the chase.

The driver, Timothy Hess, 25, was being held in the Vanderburgh County Jail.

“You can take me to the hospital but I’m not mental,” he shouted at officers while handcuffed outside the truck. “I been to prison so that ain’t gonna hurt me none.”

I Say: If your dumb enough to do the crime. Especially, really stupid crimes maybe you should be in prison.

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GEORGETOWN

DRIVER INDICTED IN GIRLFRIEND’S DEATH

A Scott County grand jury has indicted a man in the death of his girlfriend in a car accident. The grand jury charged Gary Cooper III, 25, with second-degree manslaughter. Amber Rachford, 27, of Lexington was a passenger in Cooper’s vehicle, which went off the road April 21. The couple reportedly were driving home from a Cincinnati Reds game when the crash occurred on Interstate 75 near mile marker 24. If convicted, Cooper could face five to 10 years in prison.

I Say
This article doesn’t say anything about the condition of the driver. Was he drinking? What made him be at fault? That is the slippery slope. Should we all not drive passengers for fear of indictment? I hope there is more to this story.

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