EDITORIALS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004
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Lawmakers fail Kentucky's citizens
The Kentucky General Assembly's inability to pass a budget by the end of its 2004 session Tuesday marks a callous and cynical betrayal of the Kentuckians the lawmakers supposedly were elected to represent.
Free up Cincinnati's TIFs quickly
Cincinnati's drive to take quick advantage of a new Ohio financing mechanism for development projects has hit a major speed bump at the Ohio Department of Taxation.
Rice leaves central points unresolved after testimony
The blizzard of words in Condoleezza Rice's testimony Thursday did not resolve central points about what the government knew, should have known, did and should have done before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
More letters: 9-11 and the war on terrorism
In her testimony, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said that there was "no silver bullet that could have prevented 9/11 from happening."
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Hot Corner: Nipping at the heels of the newsmakers
CRISIS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Survivors network: It's time to get an accounting
David Clohessy is the national director of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests). Clohessy said a priest molested him and his brothers as children, and that one of his brothers grew up to become a priest who is also a sexual abuser.
Voice of the Faithful: Seeking changes
Jim Muller, a physician who battled nuclear weapons, has turned his attention to the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. He is a founder and former president of Voice of the Faithful, one of several grassroots, lay organizations formed in the wake of the clergy sex abuse in the Church.
GUEST COLUMNIST - NAN FISCHER
'Voices' hope to empower laity
One response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis, which is currently erupting in the Catholic Church in Cincinnati, has been the development of a national organization called Voice of the Faithful (VOTF). Currently there are more than 30,000 members and 181 affiliates across the United States.
ENQUIRER EDITORIAL
Speak out now
So far at least 10 former students have filed suit alleging sexual abuse at the hands of former Elder High School Principal Lawrence Strittmatter.
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