Losing Kentucky?

Is the GOP losing steam in the Blue Grass State?

Tent Jail

Where did they pull this plan from? It sounds like it was thrown together a bit quickly, and few are behind it either at the county or the city. Where is the City going to get the 6 million bucks from and why should the city put up any of the money anyway, the county is responsible for jailing people, not the city.

The idea may be a good one, if we need more space now, and Si Leis should be building one if he is dumping criminals on the street, but the county should pay for all of it.

The Enqurier At Least Tried

In general I think this Enquirer article tried to be fair to the atheist and agnostic kids at Camp Quest, but they fail intellectually in the second paragraph:

This week, 31 atheist and agnostic youths from Ohio, Kentucky, New York and other states have gathered in Butler County for Camp Quest, one of a handful of summer camps nationwide where children are taught there is no God.

I added the bold to illustrate the intellectual problem, agnostics do not hold the belief there is no "God." Agnostics lack the knowledge that there is or isn't a "God" or gods or other supernatural entity. To the uneducated or the belligerent, there is not a difference, but the difference is quite clear. To make it even simpler, agnostics just don't know.

The second problem is that I really, really doubt that Camp Quest teaches the children there is no "God" and when that was written it was intended to be the Christian "God." The kids are more likely taught, as the article does suggest later on, to seek rational ideas and concepts based on critical thinking and empirical reasoning. They likely are taught to not to hold equivocal beliefs based on emotional rationalization alone, but instead use science, logic, and objectivity to guide their choices in life.

If everyone used this way of thinking, at least a little bit, we would have a society and a world with far less strife than we have now.

Changes at Ink Tank - Big Rummage Sale

At InkTank Everything Must Go!

Final Friday (July 28th) Blow Out Sale as Rubbish Kicks The Can

It's been a part of InkTank from the day we opened our doors here at 1311 Main Street, but we're on the grow, and therefore it's time to bid a fond adieu to Rubbish, the perpetual yard sale. So help us out, won't you? This Final Friday marks the beginning of a giant blow out sale which continues for the rest of the month of August. EVERYTHING MUST GO. Can't make it this Final Friday? Come on down to Second Sundays On Main. You don't want to miss this sale. Some of the treasures we have available include desks, dressers, picture frames (lots of them), microwaves, a George Foreman Rotisserie (you have to see it), bar stools, books, lamps, space heaters, a brand new espresso machine, vcrs, foot baths, wine racks, luggage, copper fence posts and art. We have crap you never knew you needed! August is coming up. Don't be caught without an August gift for that special someone.

Why this sudden change you ask? Although Rubbish has served us valiantly, providing some income and part time work to some of our Drop Inn Graduates and attracting people into the arms of InkTank, it's a a lot of hard work to run a retail business and change a city at the same time. After debating the issue for a few months we decided it was best to rethink the space and create something more in lne with our mission. The new space will reopen on August's Final Friday. Stay tuned for details, but for now I can tell you the new space will feature a brand new look with more room for community based writing projects, performances and meeting opportunities, AND an entire section dedicated to local authors' publications. In fact, if you are a local author and would like to see your work made available for sale, please contact Emily Buddendeck.

For all InkTank Info, check out their website at: www.inktank.org.

Cranley Doing Well

John Cranley is doing well in the fund raising race for the 1st Congressional District. Can he turn the corner and gain the votes too? I haven't seen any polls, but Cranley stands a fair chance to win, in this conservative district.

Man Killed Outside of Bar

Horrible news, which will surely drive the press and the city-haters into a frenzy.

More on Alchemize's Move

This time we gain a perspective from Covington officials.

Honestly, it is surprising to gain this much press for something that isn't even final yet. What attracts the Press to a situation like this?

Now, I am going to ask the anti-Nick crowd to play nice, and keep your venom to yourself. You look like Children. I know who most of you are anyway, so please, don't be an ass.