STOP WHINING AND TAKE THE STAND.(Editorial) From: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) | Date: August 11, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 The Kentucky Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Lexington Herald-Leader

It's time for Gov. Ernie Fletcher to appear before the grand jury investigating his administration's merit-system hiring.

He should testify under oath and do it soon.

Fletcher's hiring initiative was "a corrupt political machine" that openly defied state laws that protect some jobs from political patronage, alleged the prosecutor in a court document filed Friday.

That raises the questions: What did Fletcher know and when did he know it?

Felony and misdemeanor indictments of even more Fletcher aides may eventually provide the ...

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