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Conway: Tighter pill regs needed
LEXINGTON — Dr. Karen Shay recognized the changes in her teenage daughter Sarah — the withdrawal from long-time friends, weight loss and a defiant attitude toward family — all hallmarks of a prescr...
Jan 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Derwinski was first veterans affairs secretary
CHICAGO — Edward Derwinski, who represented Chicago's south side and adjoining suburbs in Congress for nearly a quarter-century before becoming the nation's first secretary of veterans affairs, has...
Jan 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kevil man faces drug charges A Kevil man faces multiple drug charges Wednesday after his speedy driving alerted officers, police said. Chase Beyer, 19, faces charges of possession of a contro...
Jan 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Clinton sponsored ‘Guns and Hoses’ event
ST. LOUIS — Jerry Clinton, a longtime St. Louis business leader and philanthropist, has died. A spokeswoman for Clinton says he died Wednesday morning. He was 74 and had cancer. Clinton was t...
Jan 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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AP communications chief dies at 87
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Charles “Charlie” Gibson Sr., whose career at The Associated Press spanned nearly a half-century, has died in Nashville. He was 87. A published obituary said Gibson died Tuesd...
Jan 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sweeping cuts to budget proposed
FRANKFORT — Declaring “the day of reckoning has come,” Gov. Steve Beshear called Tuesday for 8.4 percent cuts to most government agencies. Only education, public safety and a handful of other pr...
Jan 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hearing to consider evidence in slaying LEXINGTON — A southeastern Kentucky man on death row after being convicted of three murders has a hearing to consider DNA testing in his case. John Gar...
Jan 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Committee approves dropout bill
FRANKFORT — The state House Education Committee has approved a bill to raise the school dropout age from 16 to 18 after first lady Jane Beshear spoke in favor of the measure. The bill approved T...
Jan 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Study: Casinos offer $1.7 billion impact
FRANKFORT — A study paid for by pro-gambling groups is estimating that eight racetrack casinos would have a $1.7 billion economic impact on Kentucky after operating for one full year. The study ...
Jan 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Good news not expected in Beshear’s budget address
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear is set to deliver a barebones budget proposal to a joint session of the House and Senate on Tuesday, triggering the start of what could be three months of financial w...
Jan 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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