Urban League to receive $1.1 million for Broadband Usage

Lexington – Congressman Ben Chandler today announced that the Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County will receive $1.1 million in federal stimulus funds to support broadband Internet training in Lexington neighborhoods.

“I am happy to see the Recovery Act at work today in Fayette County,” Chandler said. “We are creating jobs with this investment, and by laying this foundation for economic growth, we’ll see even more local jobs in the future. Congress passed the Recovery Act last year in the wake of the economic crisis to help our country heal and update our infrastructure for long-term economic growth. That is just what we are doing with this federal funding today.”
Lexington is one of seven communities nationwide to receive funding through the federal Broadband Technology Opportunity Program.

The Economic Elite Have Engineered an Extraordinary Coup, That May Erase The Middle Class

"The American oligarchy spares no pains in promoting the belief that it does not exist, but the success of its disappearing act depends on equally strenuous efforts on the part of an American public anxious to believe in egalitarian fictions and unwilling to see what is hidden in plain sight." —Michael Lind, To Have and to Have Not

We all have very strong differences of opinion on many issues.  However, like our founding fathers before us, we must put aside our differences and unite to fight a common enemy.

It has now become evident to a critical mass that the Republican and Democratic parties, along with all three branches of our government, have been bought off by a well-organized Economic Elite who are tactically destroying our way of life.  The harsh truth is that 99 percent of the U.S. population no longer has political representation.  The U.S. economy, government and tax system is now blatantly rigged against us.

Current statistical societal indicators clearly demonstrate that a strategic attack has been launched and an analysis of current governmental policies prove that conditions for 99 percent of Americans will continue to deteriorate. The Economic Elite have engineered a financial coup and have brought war to our doorstep…and make no mistake, they have launched a war to eliminate the U.S. middle class.

To those who feel I am using extreme rhetoric, I ask you to please take a few minutes of your time to hear me out and research the evidence put forth.  The facts are there for the unprejudiced, rational and reasoned mind to absorb.  It is the unfortunate reality of our current crisis.

Unless we all unite and organize on common ground, our very way of life and the ideals that our country was founded upon will continue to unravel.

Before exposing exactly who the Economic Elite are, and discussing common sense ways in which we can defeat them, let’s take a look at how much damage they have already caused.

Morehouse Whiz Kid is Causing a Stir: 13-Year-Old Dominates College

At thirteen years of age, Stephen Stafford is causing quite a stir at Morehouse College. Stafford has a triple major in pre-med, math and computer science. Though he loves playing video games and playing his drum set, he is no typical teenager.

“I’ve never taught a student as young as Stephen, and it’s been amazing,” said computer science professor Sonya Dennis. “He’s motivating other students to do better and makes them want to step up their game.”

Does This Man Belong On Main Street Lexington?

John Breckinridge is a part of the great history of this city. His memory deserves a prominent place here, both as a testament to his being, as well as a reminder to us of his hubris.

Breckinridge was no doubt a genius. Many of his attributes represent what we want for people in Lexington today. Education, intelligence, leadership, dedication, determination, courage, diplomacy, good sense, faithfulness, honesty. We all could go on. He possessed such a trove.

He did really just one wrong thing: he believed that some people should be able to own other people.

Does Lexington Need the Creative Class?

Bad news on the local economic front today:  at least a $2 million shortfall in Lexington’s budget.  Not terrible, given the conditions, but pretty stark nonetheless.  Of course, most people have seen this coming for a long time.  Our city revenues, and the services they fund, are too dependent on payroll taxes, which means we are at the mercy of global economic trends that are eliminating our jobs and forcing wages downward for those that remain employed.

Beating Death of 16 year old In Chicago

The video of the fight has been removed.

What if your soap did not work?

There I was, washing my hands at the sink, my senses alive and my eyes enchanted by the almost fluorescent green of the liquid soap. My skin tingly with the germ killing aptitude of the silky smooth emollients. My mind boggled by the soap’s ability to moisturize while slaughtering icky bacteria and germs with reckless abandon. My nose enthralled by the scents of juicy melons (not sure which melons and how juicy, but, just go with me on this). My very soul energized and provoked by extracts of various fruits, berries, and trees from the farthest jungles all around the world.

Then, I thought about this question, and it resonated with my own doubts/fears/neuroses: “What if soap didn’t work?”

The Irony of President Obama’s Fear Language

Let’s be clear: This recession has become President Barack Obama’s personal War on Terror. Like the War on Terror, the enemy is evasive, the challenge is global, international cooperation is necessary, and the battle is unlike any other in our nation’s history.

Marriage: Just Do It

We all say we want peace, but it is impossible to have peace in hell. A person at peace is a person who is secure. A person at peace is a person whose life is in order. Without security and order, human life can never be at peace.

Enough with the Sports and Entertainment

The over exposure of sports and entertainment in our society has the potential of keeping a generation of Black children from being all they can be and it needs to be addressed now.