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I agree. Loyal Democrats who bother to vote in November will turn out for Obama. Obama was never going to carry Kentucky, West Virginia or Arkansas, anyway. Looking at these primary results, though, one might speculate Obama's general election numbers might slip a percentage point or two from...

Tuesday's primary in Kentucky and Arkansas yielded a continuing problem for Barack Obama. He just isn't very popular among Democrat primary voters in these two states. In Kentucky's Democrat primary, Obama ran unopposed and lost 42% of the vote to "uncommitted." This blog piece was...

If you keep vampire hours more often than not.

Elk had been hunted to extinction in Kentucky since the 1850's. Beginning in 1997, the Kentucky Dept of Wildlife and volunteer groups of enthusiasts began re-introducing elk from our western states. Elk are doing exceedingly well on reclaimed mining lands. Almost all of Eastern Kentucky...

Then, there's this: Black Bear in KY - YouTube

Link is now fixed. Bear still dead.

Not sure if this bear was taken in a hunt or killed in highway traffic. Hunting of bears is allowed in Harlan and Pike Counties of Kentucky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpGj7cQYPq4&feature=related

Elk all but vanished from Kentucky 150 years ago. Today, thanks to a well managed restocking plan, elk are again flourishing in Appalachia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcAk4LhqWMk&feature=related

The hog trial exacerbated an already intense dislike between the two families. Animosities from the American Civil War led to the first murder in 1865 as Asa Harmon McCoy, a Union soldier, was killed near his home by HomeGuard militia affiliated with the Hatfields.

Stubborness. Pride. Pettiness. A misplaced sense of honor. The usual stuff.

The general consensus seems to be that Ron Paul needs immediate psychiatric care.

This is an object lesson in allowing one's emotions to become too heavily invested in a politician. Including Ron Paul. Especially, Ron Paul. Let go of the angst. Time to move on. An acerbic tone drives people away.

Digging a little deeper into the making of this mini-series, I uncovered an interview given by Kevin Costner on set in Romania. Yes, The Hatfields and McCoys movie was made in the mountains of Romania. There are several insightful remarks from Costner on a range of topics. The video is 22...

World history is a series of footnotes about conquest.

My point about Native Americans being the land comprising much of what is now the United States was taken from the Native Americans by conquest for the most part. There were exceptions of colonials buying land from the indigenous people, but mostly Europeans took this land by conquest. Until...

Which part is icky? The interpenetration or the milky way?

rlent.... are you prepared to give the land you own back to the Native Americans?

T-Hawk... do I understand you to be saying the United States government is extremist? I will credit every US President with doing his best to keep America safe. Even Obama has done an effective job in this regard, so far.

We must be vigilant at all times. What if the 19 hijackers of Sept 11th had been packing a briefcase nuke? Muslim extremists mean to destroy our nation. They have said as much and most Americans understand this threat. A passive approach toward our national security is dangerous. The...

Pike County is in extreme eastern Kentucky and shares a border with Virginia and West Virginia. It's pretty remote and still witnesses way too much violence. Almost all violence in Appalachia occurs between two parties well known to each other.