Tag: History and Culture

If you pay higher taxes today, thank a Republican

Sure, your price at the pump may go down temporarily, but you’ll be paying higher sales tax and fees. All thanks to your Republican controlled General Assembly and Republican Governor. Among other things, the taxportation bill… – Ends the 17.6 cent per gallong tax on diesel and gasoline, but imposes taxes on wholesale fuel sales …

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That Virginia Bourbon

On this day in 1789, Reverend Elijah Craig was the first to distill whiskey from maize. It was named Bourbon since Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Or, what is now known as Bourbon County, Kentucky. See, Kentucky didn’t become a state until 1792, which makes bourbon, uniquely Virginian. Don’t get me wrong, I have …

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