By Christopher Harris
Commonwealth Journal Jul 23, 2021
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From left, State Rep. Shane Baker, State Senator Rick Girdler, and State Reps. Josh Branscum, David Meade, and Ken Upchurch gathered on the new outdoor deck of the Harbor Restaurant at Lee s Ford Marina for the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce s annual Legislative Update on Thursday evening. Christopher Harris I CJ
In Washington, Democrats have a group of legislators they call the Squad. In Pulaski County, the GOP has their own version of the Squad.
State Representatives Shane Baker, Josh Branscum, David Meade and Ken Upchurch and State Senator Rick Girdler â all of whom represent at least a portion of Pulaski County in Frankfort â gathered on the new deck overlooking Lake Cumberland at the Harbor Restaurant for the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce s annual Legislative Update on Thursday evening.
By Christopher Harris
14 hrs ago
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron was the featured speaker at Tuesday s July Somerset-Pulaski Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, held Tuesday at The Center for Rural Development. Christopher Harris I CJ
One secret to public speaking is knowing your audience. In Somerset, it never hurts to invoke the name of John Sherman Cooper.
That s what Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron did in his visit to the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce s monthly membership luncheon on Tuesday. Like Cameron, Cooper was an attorney, with time at Harvard Law School and a longstanding practice in Somerset before beginning his political career. As a U.S. Senator and later Ambassador to East Germany, Cooper became one of the nation s most distinguished statesmen in the second half of the 20th century, leading to his statue on Somerset s Fountain Square.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was in Somerset on Thursday awarding more than $1 million in Kentucky Transportation money to help traffic flow issues around Pulaski County High School and Southwestern High School.
There is much division between political parties these days perhaps now more than ever.
But occasionally the stars align and the greater good triumphs.
Doing something for the well-being of our kids, and the people who educate them, is definitely part of the greater good.
Local lawmakers Rick Girdler and Shane Baker are well aware that traffic around Pulaski County High School and Southwestern High School is a bear during school rush times.
But there are two things she understands very well:
1. Living as a transgender female.
2. And thriving in athletic competition.
Before her shocking transformation, she was the world s most dominant athlete as Bruce Jenner, who graced the cover of everything from Wheaties boxes to Playgirl magazine in the late-70s and beyond. After finishing 10th in the 1972 Summer Olympics in the Decathlon event, Jenner cruised to victory in the 1975 Pam-American Games and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Flash forward to 2015: Jenner comes out as a transgender woman and undergoes a very public transformation.
This week, Jenner announced she is running for Governor of California as a Republican. In the week since commencing her candidacy, she has ticked off the LGBTQ community with her stance that trans females should not be permitted to compete against biological females in sports.
But there are two things she understands very well:
1. Living as a transgender female.
2. And thriving in athletic competition.
Before her shocking transformation, she was the world s most dominant athlete â as Bruce Jenner, who graced the cover of everything from Wheaties boxes to Playgirl magazine in the late-70s and beyond. After finishing 10th in the 1972 Summer Olympics in the Decathlon event, Jenner cruised to victory in the 1975 Pam-American Games and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Flash forward to 2015: Jenner comes out as a transgender woman and undergoes a very public transformation.
This week, Jenner announced she is running for Governor of California as a Republican. In the week since commencing her candidacy, she has ticked off the LGBTQ community with her stance that trans females should not be permitted to compete against biological females in sports.