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Ice Storm 2009: Days Two & Three: Getting Back to Basics

Feb 08, 2009 at 04:37 pm by admin

January 28th: Day Two of the Big Ice that crippled all of Western Kentucky and much of the rest of the state (though we had no way of knowing it). So, Ivan says t.... Read More

We Go on Tee-Vee

Jan 26, 2009 at 03:59 pm by admin

Ivan and I were on Berry Craig's Notebook from Western Kentucky Community & Technical College on past Friday. The show runs a half hour. Among the highlights: Ivan pre.... Read More

Martin Luther King Day - Marching and Remembering

Jan 22, 2009 at 04:39 pm by admin

We made it to the Martin Luther King March on Monday. About 40 folks showed up at little Moore's Chapel AME Church and the strung out parade walked the broken sidewalks south.... Read More

What's the future of the GOP?

Jan 18, 2009 at 12:21 pm by admin

So, we're watching our usual morning news shows Tuesday morning, flipping from C-SPAN to CNBC to Fox Business to Bloomberg, then on to MSNBC when we hear a most astounding sta.... Read More

Altitude and Attitude: Teen moms and a changing culture

Jan 17, 2009 at 01:12 pm by admin

The saying goes that altitude depends on attitude, or how high one goes in life depends on one’s outlook. For teen moms, their altitude includes diapers, midnight feed.... Read More

Is abstinence only effective?

Jan 17, 2009 at 01:12 pm by admin

New Hampshire is taking a broad approach to teen pregnancy prevention. With the lowest rate of teen pregnancy in the nation, NH officials focus broad spectrum approa.... Read More

Ballard Records Lowest Teen Pregnancy Rate in 06

Jan 17, 2009 at 01:12 pm by admin

West KY Teen Birth Rates Kentucky average teen birth rate of 54 births per 1000 was well over the national average of 42 births per 1000. As we reported last week,.... Read More

Teen Pregnancy: So What?

Jan 17, 2009 at 01:12 pm by admin

There is a financial cost to teen pregnancy to the taxpayer. Teen moms who need government assistance because they cannot work, children who have special needs because their.... Read More

Where does the future of the GOP lie?

Jan 17, 2009 at 12:44 pm by admin

Cartoon: A Tobacco State Comes a long way

Jan 13, 2009 at 04:41 pm by admin

MoveOn.org Rally in Paducah: Photos and Poetry

Jan 13, 2009 at 01:42 pm by admin

Local Residents to Rep. Ed Whitfield: Support Obama’s Economic Recovery Plan MoveOn.org Members Deliver Petitions Demanding Quick and Bold Action to Cr.... Read More

Traveling Exhibit Makes Science Fun

Jan 13, 2009 at 12:44 pm by admin

MURRAY, Ky. – The World We Create Traveling Exhibit, coming soon from the Lo.... Read More

Why the Stimulus Package Won't Arrive in West Kentucky

Jan 12, 2009 at 04:27 pm by admin

Richard Oswald of Atchison County, Missouri, has an interesting article today in the Daily Yonder that takes a grim look at the incoming administration’s stimulus packag.... Read More

Let the Eagle Soar

Jan 12, 2009 at 04:15 pm by admin

Cindy Lynch, Columbus-Belmont Park manager, released photos of a bald eagle spotted at the Park. She reports that the first eagle was spotted in January of 2008..... Read More

You Go Girl! Anita Bugg: 2008 Ballard Co. Citizen of the Year

Jan 09, 2009 at 03:08 pm by admin

YOU GO GIRL!! ANITA BUGG NAMED BALLARD COUNTY CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Anita Bugg is hard to surprise. Her training as an Illinois certified paramedic/fire fighter means she i.... Read More

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Ice Storm 2009: Days Two & Three: Getting Back to Basics

We Go on Tee-Vee

Martin Luther King Day - Marching and Remembering

What's the future of the GOP?

Altitude and Attitude: Teen moms and a changing culture

Is abstinence only effective?

Ballard Records Lowest Teen Pregnancy Rate in 06

Teen Pregnancy: So What?

Where does the future of the GOP lie?

Cartoon: A Tobacco State Comes a long way

MoveOn.org Rally in Paducah: Photos and Poetry

Traveling Exhibit Makes Science Fun

Why the Stimulus Package Won't Arrive in West Kentucky

Let the Eagle Soar

You Go Girl! Anita Bugg: 2008 Ballard Co. Citizen of the Year

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