http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ky-news/ en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:00:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051142/posts They say three people, one armed with wooden club, went to the home to start a fight -- which they did. After a short time, police say the homeowner, Joshua Pyles, got a shotgun and asked the suspects to leave his home and property. They refused and continued to make threats, so Pyles fired one shot." WTVQ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051142/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:00:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049539/posts Before July 15, Senator Jim Bunning was probably best known to Wall Streeters of a certain age as a Hall of Famer who pitched a pair of no-hitters during a major league baseball career that ran from 1955 to 1971. That changed in a hurry, however, when the Republican from Kentucky last week delivered some chin music to three of the government's top financial watchdogs. Bunning grilled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and Chairman Christopher Cox of the Securities and Exchange Commission during Senate Banking Committee hearings on financial market developments and regulatory responses. From his... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049539/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:59:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048737/posts Berea College, founded 150 years ago to educate freed slaves and “poor white mountaineers,” accepts only applicants from low-income families, and it charges no tuition. “You can literally come to Berea with nothing but what you can carry, and graduate debt free,” said Joseph P. Bagnoli Jr., the associate provost for enrollment management. “We call it the best education money can’t buy.” Actually, what buys that education is Berea’s $1.1 billion endowment, which puts the college among the nation’s wealthiest. But unlike most well-endowed colleges, Berea has no football team, coed dorms, hot tubs or climbing walls. Instead, it has... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048737/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:06:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048311/posts “The Appalachian voting bloc will be critical in the … 2008 presidential election,” former Democratic National Committee executive director Mark Siegel says. Yet his broad statement comes with its own geopolitical caveat: location. “It all depends on what part of Appalachia you are talking about,” says Siegel. “If they live in Pennsylvania and Ohio, then, yes, without a doubt they are the key voters. If they live in West Virginia, then no, because for the Democrats that is not a state that is in play.” Appalachia is not a single state but a region that has its own unique frame... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048311/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:23:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045118/posts Three Berea men are among the ten men that were arrested earlier this week on charges of illegally buying, selling and possessing wildlife. 30-year-old Brian Fryer, 46-year-old John Rowland and 21-year-old Jerrod Allen were all arrested as part of a two year investigation by state wildlife officials called "Twice Shy." Members of Fryer's family told 27 NewsFirst that they believe he captured the snakes in the wild and took them to services at the Harmon's Lick Holiness Church in Berea. They also say they doubt Fryer had any idea that he was doing anything illegally. Fellow church members also describe... WKYT, Lexington, KY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045118/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:28:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044281/posts LONDON, KY (WSAZ)-- A federal grand jury has indicted two Floyd County men on charges they operated a chop shop in Floyd and Pike counties. According to the US Attorney, the 104 count indictment was returned against 50 –year old Marty Keith Hamilton and 52-year old Gary D. Keathley. Both men are from Betsy Layne. The indictment alleges that between February of 2001 and August 2007, Hamilton, stole approximately 50 vehicles while he worked as a detail specialist for an automotive group in Pike and Floyd Counties. The indictment further alleges that Hamilton kept duplicate keys from the cars brought... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044281/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:15:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040219/posts To Wild Turkey master distiller Jimmy Russell, the piercing sounds of a warehouse rising in the Kentucky countryside are the sounds of prosperity. "As long as you see work going on — and the construction, and increasing your size — you know your business is doing well," said Russell, who started working for the bourbon maker in 1954. Distillers are expanding their bourbon production and storage and dispatching sales teams around the world, bullish for a traditionally Southern beverage gaining popularity worldwide. Surging exports, the weak U.S. dollar and rising popularity among younger Americans are driving the boom. "It's an... Minneapolis Star/Tribune (aka The Red Star) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040219/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:33:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039789/posts FORT WRIGHT, Ky. — Police in northern Kentucky arrested a woman who officers say traded sex for gasoline. Police in Fort Wright set up a prostitution sting and said one of the suspects they arrested engaged in sex for a $100 gasoline card and other gifts. Angela Eversole, 34, of Fort Wright is charged with prostitution and doing business without an occupational license. She pleaded not guilty at a Tuesday arraignment. Police also arrested a man they said paid Eversole. He is 50-year-old Kenneth Nowak of Avon, Indiana. fox news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039789/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:42:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039100/posts Sen. Barack Obama did patriotism yesterday, today it is faith and by the end of the day both speeches will have been done in back-to-back states that swing: Missouri and Ohio. The Obama campaign said the Illinois senator plans to go to Zanesville, located in eastern Ohio, to visit a church program that provides food and clothing assistance to those in need. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039100/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:24:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037518/posts United States Senator Mitch McConnell has a seven-point advantage over Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Kentucky voters. It’s McConnell 48%, Lunsford 41%. Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037518/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:08:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037367/posts Later this year, a plant in China will begin churning out liquid fuel made from coal, a technology that -- if all breaks right for the coal industry -- is headed to American shores. From the CTLtec Americas 2008, which begins today at the Omni William Penn Hotel, Downtown, to Capitol Hill, coal-to-liquids is a popular topic, spurred by rising gasoline prices and this country's ever-present need to wean itself from oil imports. Coal-to-liquid proponents insist that the technology would strengthen national security and be a cheaper alternative than current petroleum. Estimates vary widely, but Richard Bajura, director of the... www.post-gazette.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037367/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:16:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037352/posts WASHINGTON, DC. — With gas prices continuing to linger above $4 per gallon going into the July 4th congressional break, Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi to immediately bring an end to a shortsighted prohibition, which denies federal agencies from contracting for or using coal-derived fuels. Rogers joined like-minded Members of Congress in signing a discharge petition to bring up legislation to repeal Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act. “With skyrocketing gas prices, it is absurd the reticence of Speaker Pelosi and her leadership team to deny consideration of diversifying our fuel stock and easing... www.wkyt.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037352/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:07:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037013/posts Lexington, KY (LifeNews.com) -- More details have been revealed in the case of Kentucky abortion practitioner Hamid Sheikh, who recently had his medical license suspended after the state medical board found a host of problems. The investigation of his abortion center came after he was accused of Medicaid fraud on wrongly billing abortions. Hamid Hussain Sheikh pleaded not guilty in November to charges that he wrongly billed the state for abortions at his business.Then, as LifeNews.com reported last week, the Kentucky medical licensure board talked with numerous former patients who said he treated them poorly. It also found problems... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037013/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:33:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036172/posts A factory worker with a reputation for not getting along with co-workers went on a shooting spree at a Kentucky plastics plant early today after getting into an argument with his supervisor, police told ABC News. The gunman killed five other employees before shooting himself to death, police said. A seventh person who was wounded is listed in critical condition. ABC NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036172/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:16:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034429/posts A Kentucky judge has confirmed what Duke fans have known for years: their football team is as bad as it gets. Bad enough that Louisville should have to find another football team to replace the Blue Devils without penalty after Duke pulled out of the final three games of a four-game contract last season. In a lawsuit filed late last year, Louisville asked for $450,000 in damages and any additional damages the court saw fit. But Duke's lawyers argued that the Blue Devils' performance on the field was so poor that any Division I team would suffice as a replacement.... ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034429/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:36:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034085/posts Ky. grand jury indicts Ohio man in rock dispute June 19, 2008 FRANKFORT, Ky.: An Ohio historian could face hard time, all because of a rock. A Kentucky grand jury indicted Steve Shaffer on Thursday for leading efforts to pull an 8-ton boulder known as Indian Head Rock from the Ohio River. The indictment accuses Shaffer of breaking Kentucky law by removing a protected archaeological object, a felony. He could face one to five years in prison if convicted. "I'm really surprised," Shaffer said. "It's not about historic preservation, we all know that. It's about revenge." The rock's removal triggered... IHT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034085/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:58:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033026/posts Lexington, KY (LifeNews.com) -- A Kentucky abortion practitioner engaged in such shoddy practices that state officials have temporarily suspended his medical license. The action comes after Hamid Hussain Sheikh pleaded not guilty in November to charges that he wrongly billed the state for abortions at his business.Sheikh was arrested after Attorney General Greg Stumbo conducted an investigation and found he erroneously reported abortions as ultrasounds in Medicaid billing records.He was indicted on four counts of billing Medicaid for abortions and could face 20 years in prison if convicted on all counts.In the course of the investigation, the Kentucky medical... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033026/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032040/posts The Senate confirmed three district court nominees today: Mark Davis of Virginia and Stephen Limbaugh and David Kays of Missouri. Sen. McConnell took the opportunity to chastise the Democrats about their obstruction of circuit nominees and to again make good on his pledge to slow down the Senate until the obstruction is eased. From McConnell’s office: Although the Majority fulfilled their commitment from last week to confirm three more District Court nominees today …, Leader McConnell did not feel these actions were sufficient in light of the continued lack of circuit court confirmations. … Therefore, Leader McConnell invoked the two-hour... Confirm Them http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032040/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:16:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031459/posts Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dropped by our offices in New York this week. Republicans face potential electoral disaster this fall, but he says a few issues could turn out to be lifesavers. Case in point: Gas prices, at more than $4 per gallon for the first time in history. Mr. McConnell notes that a new poll shows Americans now favor drilling for oil in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge 57% to 41%. That's up from a nearly even split before consumers were getting socked at the pump. Asks Mr. McConnell: "At what point does the hammerlock the Sierra Club... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031459/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:58:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030090/posts FRANKFORT — Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Southgate, said a coal-to-diesel facility under consideration for construction near Paducah could “change the whole picture of energy in the United States.” Bunning, during a conference call Tuesday with Kentucky reporters, said he’d known about tentative plans for such a plant “for a long time and I’ve kept my mouth shut.” The Paducah Sun’s Bill Bartleman recently reported that a consortium of five major companies is looking at constructing a $3.5 billion facility near Paducah, which could convert coal to diesel fuel. Bunning said if the facility clears permitting hurdles, he will push federal legislation... The Glasgow Daily Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030090/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:39:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025352/posts Shannon Grossman admitted she may be naïve about how others don’t share her progressive way of seeing the world. But she said she was stunned when she was let go from a job over bumper stickers espousing her politically and socially progressive bent. Grossman, 39, was born near Evansville and grew up in Muhlenberg County, Ky. She moved here last fall to care for her sister, Erin Vu, who has CIDP, the chronic form of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Grossman has 12- and 17-year-old sons and said she spent most of her adult life as a stay-at-home mother. She has limited job... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025352/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:50:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024737/posts SOUTH SHORE, Ky. — It’s an 8-ton boulder that for decades sat, mostly forgotten, in the middle of the river that separates Ohio and Kentucky. It was a navigation marker for boaters that became the canvas for such fine art as a stick figure-like face with two dots for eyes and a dot for a nose chiseled into it. Was it marked by Native Americans? Or was it more of an amusement for the people who plastered names on it such as Kinney, D. Ford, F. Ayers and J. White? Now, this lowly piece of sandstone taken from the Ohio... Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024737/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:47:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024659/posts Even some of Sen. Hillary Clinton's most devoted supporters now privately concede the inevitability of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's winning the Democratic presidential nomination. One hint to understanding the mind-set of candidate Clinton and her devoted loyalists (the ones who refuse to acknowledge the nonexistence of any semi-plausible path to the nomination) may be found in a story popular in Spain as that country's then-aging dictator lingered in critical condition. The year was 1975, and Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the ruthless strongman who with an iron hand had ruled Spain for four decades, lay on his deathbed. The joke then popular... The Free Lance-Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024659/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 07:44:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023127/posts Lexington, which touts itself as the Horse Capital of the World, now has a less appealing nickname: Bigfoot. A first-of-its-kind study of the carbon footprints of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas being released by the Brookings Institution on Thursday puts Lexington at No. 100 -- the worst of them all. Lexington Herald-Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023127/posts#comment Thu, 29 May 2008 19:19:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022202/posts Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) holds an 11-point lead over his Democratic opponent, businessman Bruce Lunsford, according to the McConnell campaign’s internal polling released today. The poll shows McConnell leading Lunsford 50 to 39 percent in a head-to-head matchup, The numbers are unchanged in McConnell’s internal polling since Lunsford won the Democratic primary this month. “This is remarkable since the survey was done at a time that Republicans were slipping nationally, and at a time that Lunsford was spending significant sums of money on advertising,” McConnell’s pollster Jan van Lohuizen wrote in the polling memo. “So no movement at... The Politicio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022202/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 00:49:20 GMT