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Bankrupt college to pursue $32 million after ruling
LOUISVILLE — When Decker College shuttered its doors seven years ago, it left Justin Gosa without a final paycheck. Gosa, who worked as Director of Student Services at the school’s Jacksonville, Fl...
Jul 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Election Day liquor sales ban comes under fire
FRANKFORT — Some lawmakers are pressing again to overturn what they call an archaic law banning the sale of liquor during voting hours on Election Day. Democratic state Rep. Arnold Simpson of Co...
Jul 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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PTSD training offered for civilians near Fort Knox
ELIZABETHTOWN — City and police officials in Elizabethtown, near the Fort Knox Army post, will be offering training sessions for civilians to learn about post-traumatic stress disorder. Law enfo...
Jul 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Eastern Kentucky resident Rick Handshoe stands beside a small creek on land his family has owned for 200 years in Hueyville. Handshoe says mining has poisoned the water, which sometimes foams like laundry detergent, a sign the pH level is so low something is destroying organic materials in the water.
Floyd County man fears surface mining effects
HUEYSVILLE — Rick Handshoe has about given up. He dreamed of a house beside the small creek on land his family has owned for 200 years; he hoped his daughter would one day live in that house whe...
Jul 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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McConnell tops $6 million for re-election campaign
FRANKFORT — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has banked another $1 million, pushing his campaign bank account to more than $6 million for an election that’s still more than two years away, ...
Jul 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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License plate supporting veterans available
FRANKFORT — Kentucky is now offering a license plate that supports veterans. Gov. Steve Beshear announced on Thursday that the new “I Support Veterans” plate is available for purchase. He sa...
Jul 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Miss Kentucky 2012 to be chosen this week
LEXINGTON — The competition begins Thursday in Lexington for the Miss Kentucky 2012 pageant, with 31 contestants vying for a chance to represent the state in the Miss America Pageant in January. ...
Jul 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Divisive politics a campaign issue
FRANKFORT — Kentucky candidates have been following the lead of Gov. Steve Beshear who promised last year to try to rid Frankfort of the divisive politics that he insists have been holding the stat...
Jul 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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105-year-old registers to vote in general election
FRANKFORT — Margaret Harris hasn’t voted in an election in 84 years. But she intends to on Nov. 6. The 105-year-old Harrodsburg woman, who was born 14 years before women got the right to vote...
Jul 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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General Fund exceeds outlook by $83 million
FRANKFORT — Thanks to a slowly recovering economy, Kentucky raised more General Fund tax revenues during the past year than a panel of economic experts had predicted, the state’s chief financial of...
Jul 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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