Communications in Kentucky - Area Codes in Kentucky, Kentucky Media, Bluegrassreport.Org, Connectkentucky, Area Code 270 (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Area Codes in Kentucky, Kentucky Media, Bluegrassreport.org, Connectkentucky, Area Code 270, East Kentucky Broadcasting, Media in Lexington, Kentucky, Area Code 502, Area Code 859, Area Code 364, Area Code 606, List of Kentucky Area Codes. Excerpt: BluegrassReport.org is a defunct Democratic Party-oriented political blog that covered Kentucky politics, especially with regards to former Governor Ernie Fletcher (R), as well as state government in general and federal government officeholders representing the state. The blog, which further covers ongoing intra-party operations, political issues and scandals, was started in June 2005 by Democratic consultant Mark Nickolas, former campaign manager for both Speaker of the Kentucky House Jody Richards and U.S. House Rep. Ben Chandler's 2003 gubernatorial campaign. The blog, edited solely by Nickolas for most of its active period, described itself as "An Unfiltered and Candid Look at Politics, Politicians and the Media in Kentucky". The chief recipient of the blog's criticism was Governor Fletcher. Fletcher and many of his subordinates were indicted as part of the state's 2005-2006 merit system investigation, and this, in addition to other controversies surrounding the Fletcher administration, had become the focus of a large number of posts. Other major targets have been Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Lambert, Republican Senate President David L. Williams and former Kentucky Democratic Party chairman Jerry Lundergan. On May 24, 2007, Nickolas announced on BluegrassReport.org that he would be moving with his girlfriend to Montana, her home state, at the end of the month. Nickolas continued blogging up until a week before he closed the blog permanently on July 2. In Montana, Nickolas star... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5688653