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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

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

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

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

Chinese American Relationship - a Painful Withdrawal Ahead

Jan 08, 2009 at 05:21 pm by admin

Consumer toys, electronics, clothing and goods of all sorts have fueled the “shop until you drop” mindset in America that has prevailed for over twenty years here..... Read More

China Pulls Back on US Investment Amid Unrest at Home

Jan 08, 2009 at 04:58 pm by admin

China is putting the brakes on buying US debt according to a report today in the New York Times. That can be very bad news for President Elect Barack Obama’s efforts to.... Read More

Almost Like Sitting in the Gallery

Jan 08, 2009 at 01:03 pm by admin

As the Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives meet, KET offers extensive online and on-air coverage. During legislative sessions, Senate and House chambers and.... Read More

Kentucky No. 9 in Teens Having Babies

Jan 07, 2009 at 02:31 pm by admin

The Center for Disease Control recently announced in a new report that teen birth rates rose in 2006 for the first time in fifteen years. Significant increases were noted in 2.... Read More