http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ky-news/ en-us Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:21:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285228/posts London, July 02(ANI): Johnny Depp is keen on teaching his children to handle guns. The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star, who learnt shooting at the age of six in Kentucky where he grew up, wants to pass on his experience to his kids. "We would just go out and line up a bunch of cans and shoot with rifles, handguns and at times, submachine guns," the Daily Star quoted him as saying... ANI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285228/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:21:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284665/posts A possible bid for the 2010 Republican Senate nomination in Kentucky certainly won't enable eye surgeon Rand Paul to rake in the mega-millions in campaign donations procured by his much better-known father -- Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul -- when he campaigned for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination on his strongly libertarian-tinged platform. CQ Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284665/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 05:47:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282828/posts PETERSBURG, Kentucky (AFP) – For a group of paleontologists, a tour of the Creation Museum seemed like a great tongue-in-cheek way to cap off a serious conference. But while there were a few laughs and some clowning for the camera, most left more offended than amused by the frightening way in which evolution -- and their life's work -- was attacked. "It's sort of a monument to scientific illiteracy, isn't it?" said Jerry Lipps, professor of geology, paleontology and evolution at University of California, Berkeley. AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282828/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:49:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282831/posts Tamaki Sato was confused by the dinosaur exhibit. The placards described the various dinosaurs as originating from different geological periods -- the stegosaurus from the Upper Jurassic, the heterodontosaurus from the Lower Jurassic, the velociraptor from the Upper Cretaceous -- yet in each case, the date of demise was the same: around 2348 B.C... [H]ere in the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky, Earth and the universe are just over 6,000 years old, created in six days by God. The museum preaches, "Same facts, different conclusions" and is unequivocal in viewing paleontological and geological data in light of a literal reading... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282831/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:51:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282535/posts (MYFOX NATIONAL) - Some gun owners proudly wore their weapons into a Louisville, Ky., church Saturday. The "Bring Your Gun to Church Day" was an idea to celebrate guns and God. Brian Thomas, like others at the church was in compliance with Kentucky law as he wore his 1911 Springfield Operator on his belt -- openly. He brought his family to join about 125 other gun owners to celebrate their second amendment rights inside New Bethel Assembly of God Church. "They go together ... you need to protect yourself and God would want you to protect yourself," said Thomas. "Unfortunately... MyFox National Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282535/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:55:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282149/posts CATLETTSBURG, KY (WSAZ) -- Elliott County Jailer Charles Howard will spend 12 years in prison after being convicted late Monday afternoon on a charge of 1st degree rape. The sentencing phase of his trial concluded early Monday evening with that decision. Howard was convicted by a jury in Boyd County Monday after a week long trial in which a jail inmate testifed that Howard took her to a remote area and assaulted her. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282149/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:14:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281071/posts LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For one day, at least, it was OK to pack heat in church. More than 200 people answered gun-toting Pastor Ken Pagano's call to celebrate the Second Amendment at New Bethel Church in Louisville on Saturday. There was just one rule for the several dozen who brought their guns along: No bullets. ---------------------------cut---------------------------- "I just believe in the right to protect ourselves," said Liz Boyer, who had a bright pink Glock in a black holster at her side. The 41-year-old isn't a member of the church but teaches a class on gun safety for women at a... Gainsville.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281071/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:23:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280978/posts A pastor in the US state of Kentucky has told his flock to bring handguns to church in what he says is an effort to promote safe gun ownership. Pastor Ken Pagano told parishioners to bring their unloaded guns to New Bethel Church in Louisville for a service celebrating the right to bear arms. He said he acted after church members voiced fears the Obama administration could tighten gun control laws. When the service began, some 200 people were present, AP news agency said. "We are wanting to send a message that there are legal, civil, intelligent and law-abiding citizens... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280978/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:17:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280910/posts LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A gun-toting Kentucky pastor says it's OK to pack heat at church _ at least for one day. Ken Pagano asked his flock to bring their unloaded handguns _ in holsters _ to New Bethel Church in Louisville for a celebration of the Second Amendment. When the event got under way a little after 5 p.m. Saturday, about 200 people _ many carrying small firearms _ sat in the Pentecostal church sanctuary. "We are wanting to send a message that there are legal, civil, intelligent and law-abiding citizens who also own guns," Pagano said in greeting... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280910/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:10:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280906/posts Bringing new meaning to the term "wearing your Sunday best," a pastor in Kentucky is encouraging his parishioners to strap a holster to their church clothes today and proudly display their weapons. Pastor Ken Pagano of the New Bethel Church in Louisville has declared today -- June 27 -- as "Open Carry Celebration" day, to promote responsible gun ownership. Pagano told ABCNews.com: "As a Christian pastor I believe that without a deep-seeded belief in God and firearms that this country would not be here. I'm not ashamed of that fact. I'm proud of it." Pagano said no one will be... opposing views http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280906/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:03:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279696/posts LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church here, is passionate about gun rights. He shoots regularly at the local firing range, and his sermon two weeks ago was on “God, Guns, Gospel and Geometry.” And on Saturday night, he is inviting his congregation of 150 and others to wear or carry their firearms into the sanctuary to “celebrate our rights as Americans!” as a promotional flier for the “open carry celebration” puts it. “God and guns were part of the foundation of this country,” Mr. Pagano, 49, said Wednesday in the small brick Assembly of... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279696/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:15:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279577/posts LONDON, KY—Chester Jones, age 65, of Hazard, Ky. and Sherman Neace, age 68, of Bonnyman, Ky. were indicted today on mail fraud charges and conspiracy to buy votes relating to the 2008 General Election in Perry County. The Indictment alleges that Jones and Neace defrauded the Perry County Democratic Executive Committee by disguising their diversion of Get Out The Vote funds from the Kentucky Democratic Party to their own campaigns. James A. Zerhusen, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Timothy D. Cox, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Rodney Brewer, Commissioner, Kentucky State Police and... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279577/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:02:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278847/posts June 24, 2009 Note: The following text is a quote: June 24, 2009 Illegal alien pleads guilty to fake document conspiracy charges LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An illegal alien from Mexico pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy charges for his role in a local fraudulent document ring. This guilty plea resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Louisville Metro Police Department. Juan Manuel Calderon-Santana, 34, pleaded guilty June 22 to charges he conspired to possess document-making implements and false identification documents with the intent to illegally transfer them. The documents included: Permanent Resident Alien Cards (green... ICE.gov - News Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278847/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:37:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276756/posts He Wants Us to Believe Mediocrity is a Sign of Success One must wonder what Mitch McConnell paid or did to have the Washington Post’s Perry Bacon, Jr. write this total fluff piece on Mitch McConnell. When he was fighting campaign finance reform a decade ago, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was dubbed Darth Vader by his critics. He embraced the nickname, even announcing “Darth Vader has arrived” at a news conference.Well, when the article starts out with a gross distortion of the facts, we can only conclude that McConnell is desperate to hang on to power and distract from his... Red State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276756/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:21:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275555/posts (CNN) -- In the 1960s and 1970s, Big Tobacco was widely viewed as the model for effective special-interest lobbying. "My own view is that in many ways, the tobacco industry invented the kind of special-interest lobbying that has become so characteristic of the late 20th- and earlier 21st-century American politics," said Allan Brandt, dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The industry was known for its giant spending on political campaigns and effective lobbyists. The industry's representatives often had experience in politics or close ties to major power players. "Today obviously, that lobby is much less powerful and... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275555/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:31:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274792/posts AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq, June 18, 2009 – For five brothers from a small town in Kentucky, serving in the military is a family tradition. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Roberts holds a photo of him, his four brothers and his son, a Marine, while taking a break from his duties in the battalion's steel shop at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 3, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Chief Petty Officer Chad Roberts, Petty Officers 1st Class Jody and Dwayne Roberts, and Petty Officer... Face of Defence http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274792/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:36:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274762/posts LEXINGTON, KY—A Scott County emergency management captain was arrested today pursuant to a federal criminal complaint that charges him with possessing images of child pornography. According to an affidavit submitted by a detective from the Georgetown Police Department, Eric Dwayne Westerfield, 35, from Georgetown, Ky. admitted he used the file sharing program LimeWire to download images of child pornography. The affidavit alleges that a DVD seized by authorities from Westerfield’s residence in March contained approximately eight images of children as young as 10 years old engaged in sexually explicit conduct. In addition, a Kentucky State Police (KSP) detective conducted a... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274762/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:57:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272920/posts While celebrations are on-going this year to mark Charles Darwin's bicentenary, there's at least one place that won't be toasting his memory - a creationist museum in Kentucky, US. BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272920/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:28:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272658/posts 19-year-old Bryan Daniel was back in a Wayne County Courtroom for his preliminary hearing. He faces both murder and manufacturing meth charges, following his 20-month-old son's death. Police say they were called to a Wayne County hospital emergency room after a baby died. Police say they spoke with both Daniel and the baby's 14-year-old mother. Police testify Daniel gave them several conflicting stories before finally admitting the child swallowed liquid fire, a chemical used to make meth. Officers say the liquid fire was in a coffee mug on a bedside table in the child's bedroom. Officers say 20-month-old Kayden had... wkyt.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272658/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:04:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271639/posts Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday said Senate Republicans are reserving their right to filibuster the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. McConnell acknowledged on CBS’s "Face that Nation" his own past stance against filibustering judges, but he said Democrats paved the way for a possible Sotomayor filibuster by filibustering appeals court nominee Miguel Estrada during the Bush administration. “I have consistently opposed filibustering judges – did it during the Clinton years – but I lost that fight,” McConnell said. “The Senate will filibuster judges. That precedent was established – ironically enough – on a... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271639/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:29:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271072/posts With black bear populations rising, run-ins have become almost commonplace... Canadian bear researcher Hank Hristienko, who conducted the survey in January, found that 18 Eastern states were seeing more encounters with bears. In a 2006 attack, a 210-pound male bear killed a 6-year-old girl and mauled her 2-year-old brother as well as her mother who tried to fend off the animal. The attack occurred during a family outing in Tennessee's Cherokee National Forest. near Prestonsburg, Ky., last year, a bear held tourists at bay inside a cabin until rangers arrived to chase it away. The U.S. bear population more than... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271072/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:04:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270825/posts WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may have a tepid relationship with fellow Kentucky Republican Sen. Jim Bunning, but he's giving GOP rising star and 2010 Senate candidate Florida Gov. Charlie Crist a thumbs up. According to Crist's Web site, McConnell gave the governor a full-throated endorsement. "Decisions are being made every day in Washington that have a direct impact upon the lives of all Americans and we need Charlie Crist in the U.S. Senate to ensure that those decisions will benefit the citizens of Florida.” Crist, McConnell and other party luminaries are slated to attend a campaign fundraising... McClatchy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270825/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:25:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270635/posts Florida’s Republican Governor Charlie Crist is getting a big boost for his U.S. Senate bid from a bevy of GOP A-listers. Helping to raise money for Crist in Washington are Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and 2008 GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. The power trio will be on hand – along with yet other Republican luminaries – to help attract major donors at an event for Crist slated for June 22 at the NRSC, according to a report in The Hill, which obtained an invitation. The week... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270635/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:33:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266450/posts Dr. Ron Paul’s son, Rand Paul, has formed an exploratory campaign for U.S. Senate from Kentucky. Rand Paul is similar to his father in ideology; he favors a strict application of the Constitution to federal government matters, thus opposes the Federal Reserve Bank and the U.S. Department of Education and supports lower taxes and less spending. A grass-roots movement formed several months ago to draft Dr. Rand Paul to run for the U.S. Senate after incumbent Republican Senator Jim Bunning. Bunning has left hints he may not run for reelection. Bunning, who had a career spanning 15 years in Major... The New American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266450/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2009 02:27:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266128/posts It's one thing to pack for a picnic. A church picnic. It's quite another, to pack...heat. The pastor of a church near Louisville, Kentucky has triggered quite a controversy after encouraging his flock to carry firearms, at a church picnic scheduled for tomorrow, "Honestly, I would really like to see this mushroom into a Thunder over Louisville, where we are just inundated with civil-minded responsible gun owners." Pastor Ken Pagano is a former Marine weapons instructor who says he wants to promote responsible gun ownership. He says without the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms, there would be no... abc2news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266128/posts#comment Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:27:45 GMT