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Nakoula Basseley Nakoula deserves a place in American history. He is the first person in this country jailed for violating Islamic anti-blasphemy laws.

You won’t find that anywhere in the charges against him, of course. As a practical matter, though, everyone knows that Nakoula wouldn’t be in jail if he hadn’t produced a video crudely lampooning the prophet Muhammad.

The 2013 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly concluded with several important measures in place to benefit our military members. Perhaps most notably was the passage of the Uniform Military and Overseas Voter Act. 

This bill, now law, allows members of the armed forces, their spouses and others currently serving overseas to register to vote and to request and receive an absentee ballot electronically.

By JOSHUA HANCOCK

As Mother’s Day approaches, it is a special time that we recognize our mothers for what they mean to us. I am, of course, grateful for my mother and all she has done to care for me and my brothers.

Most importantly, I am grateful for my mother consistently taking us to church while we were growing up so we could hear the gospel.

With Mother’s Day approaching, I think back about the moms I’ve known. I see now where their stresses came from. I understand why they cherished the moments they had with other women who understood the dynamic that made motherhood chaotic and satisfying at the same time. And while I understand their struggles in ways I never could have earlier in life, there are things I wish they had warned me about. Or maybe they did and I wasn’t paying attention.