Breaking News- Whitfield to resign as of Sept. 6th

Aug 31, 2016 at 05:17 pm by admin

First District House member Ed Whitfield contacted Gov. Bevin on Monday and announced he will resign effective September 6th. That's the day that Congress reconvenes after the.... Read More

Fancy Farm 2016: Sam Gaskins, longshot candidate for 1st District, undaunted

Aug 09, 2016 at 04:02 pm by admin

(Fancy Farm 2016) - Sam Gaskins may be a long shot in his race to replace 1st District Congressman Ed Whitfield, but if passion counts for anything, don't count him out. Gask.... Read More

Fancy Farm Picnic 2016 James Comer

Aug 09, 2016 at 04:02 pm by admin

(Fancy Farm, KY) - James Comer is a familiar face to Western Kentucky. As Agriculture Commissioner, he completed a circuit of all 120 Kentucky counties. He declined to run for.... Read More

Batts seeking Whitfield congressional seat

Oct 08, 2015 at 09:46 am by admin

With an enthusiasm usually reserved for the hometown team going off to a state championship, a crowd of well wishers gathered on the Hickman County Courthouse lawn came to che.... Read More

Whitfield not running in 2016

Sep 29, 2015 at 02:19 pm by admin

First District Congressman Ed Whitfield is not running again for Congress. The weirdest shaped district in America is about to get a new congressman in 2016. The Congressman,.... Read More

Op-Ed: Bipartisan support for speeding cures

Jul 07, 2015 at 01:35 pm by admin

Saturday June 20, 2015 It is not often the two of us share a byline, but there is currently legislation moving through Congress that has the potential to help nearly every Ke.... Read More

A white rabbit moment at Fancy Farm

Aug 06, 2014 at 04:21 pm by admin

   

Yes, Virginia, there were other speakers at Fancy Farm

Aug 05, 2014 at 05:05 pm by admin

(Fancy Farm, KY – August 2, 2014) – Taking the stage were other candidates besides the main attraction of the two US Senate candidates. Here’s a shout out in no particular or.... Read More

Bolin running against Whitfield

Jan 23, 2014 at 03:46 pm by admin

(Murray, KY - January 23, 2014) - Twenty five year old Wesley Bolin took a step today that his older peers dare not contemplate. He announced today before friends, family, an.... Read More

Whitfield and KY GOP delegation vote to cut food subsidies to 400,000 Kentuckians

Sep 20, 2013 at 10:40 am by admin

  September 19, 2013 - The US House of Representatives voted today to cut over thirty nine million dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (.... Read More

Fancy Farm 2012: Whole lot of smoke. Very little fire

Aug 06, 2012 at 02:11 pm by admin

(Fancy Farm KY, August 4, 2012) – The great majority of the content of the speeches at the 132nd Fancy Farm Picnic can be summed in four words: “They bad. We good..... Read More

Senator Paul and Rep. Whitfield hear silting problems

Sep 30, 2011 at 06:22 pm by admin

(Hickman, KY September 30, 2011) - Senator Rand Paul and Congressman Ed Whitfield came to Hickman on Thursday, September 29th for a listening session on the problem that Elv.... Read More

News that got lost in the 24 hour cycle

May 27, 2010 at 12:00 pm by admin

While we were looking the other way…. News is happening in other areas besides the Paul victory and the Gulf oil spill. Here's a tiny glimpse of what went past us..... Read More

McConnell to Bunning - no dough for you

Apr 30, 2009 at 10:52 am by admin

Mark Nickolas, late of Bluegrass Reports, the first political blog in Kentucky, and now chief cook and bottle washer of Political Base.com writes about Sen. Bunning’.... Read More