Free Republic

<p>Barry Metcalf comes to town with a guitar and a pledge to lower prescription drug costs.</p> <p>A Republican candidate for U.S. Senator, Metcalf will face incumbent Jim Bunning in the May 18 primary election. Daniel Mongiardo of Hazard and David L. Williams of Glasgow are running on the Democratic ticket.</p>

<p>FRANKFORT, Ky. — When he was a Major League pitcher, Jim Bunning had more pluck than luck. As a U.S. Senate candidate and senator, the reverse appears to have been true, as we are likely to see again Tuesday, the filing deadline for major party candidates in this year's elections.</p>