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COMMENTARY by Jim Waters, Bluegrass Institute 08/27/2010 6:30 PM Superintendent ‘Molds’ His Legacy by Ignoring a School’s Success Madisonville’s Hanson Elementary School ranks as one of Kentucky’s top performers among all elementary, middle and high schools. It never fails to meet all “No Child Left Behind Act” targets. Never. In reading Full Story

If Dots Add Up, 'Education' Campaign Could Win 08/13/2010 5:25 PM COMMENTARY: Voters won’t choose Kentucky’s next governor until November 2011, but the campaign’s already underway. Right now, the odds-on favorite remains incumbent Gov. Steve Beshear. Money talks, and he has a lot of it. Beshear likely will avoid offering controversial solutions to the Full Story

COMMENTARY: Thank Goodness for Festival Organizers 07/23/2010 6:00 PM Times change and so do festivals. For decades the Paducah Summer Festival was the biggest summer attraction this river town hosted. In the late 80's and 90's, however, new festivals came on the scene: Barbecue on the River, Festival of Murals, Downtown After Dinner, Taste of Paducah, Arts in Full Story

PARENTING: Ten Ways to 'Raise Them Wrong' #6 07/03/2010 12:43 PM COMMENTARY: Ten Ways to 'Raise Them Wrong' #6 - Never hold our children accountable. Accountability…the “A” word. What exactly is accountability? Webster’s dictionary defines it as “to give an account, to receive reward or punishment for one’s actions. Answerable to a Full Story

PARENTING: Ten Ways to 'Raise Them Wrong' #5 06/09/2010 8:15 PM Underestimate the Significant, Unique Role We Play Parents Rock! We just don’t always know we do. We possess enormous power and tremendous influence to shape and mold our children. Oh if only we still believed this. Parent’s used to know this; they understood it instinctively. Sadly most no Full Story