This week President Barack Obama discussed getting our money back from Wall Street, something that will obviously not happen:

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This week President Barack Obama discussed learning from history to reform Wall Street, something his administration has obviously failed to do:

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Wow. I love being able to write positive stories about Jefferson County Public Schools (or anything in education, really). And this is certainly a major win.
JCPS just announced that Central High School Magnet Career Academy is unveiling an in-school, student-run bank. The grand opening will be held this Wednesday, 12/16, at 10:00 [...]

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Final Four Bound: The Louisville women’s team made it to the Final Four with a win last night over #1 seed Maryland. Angel McCoughtry may be the most exciting player in town. [NY Times]
Lexington Bound: The developing John Calipari to Kentucky story takes up 3/4 of the Herald-Leader’s front page.  It appears they’re just working [...]

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While Kentucky politicians say they’re cracking down on payday lending practices (though the bill just passed in the legislature puts no real limits on interest rates), one independent Kentucky bank has moved from payday lending to tax refund anticipation loans and run into criticism on a national level.
Republic Bank was one of just three banks [...]

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