July 2008

Metro Parks Aims To Stop Vandalism

by Gabe Bullard July 29, 2008

Metro Parks and Kentuckiana Crime Stoppers are joining forces to battle park vandalism.

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Bunning Says Weekend Debate Possible On Energy Bill

by Rick Howlett July 29, 2008

U.S. Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky says he hopes lawmakers can come to  agreement on an energy bill before they begin their August recess. Bunning says congressional approval of a bill that opens up more areas for domestic drilling while pursuing other sources of energy would send a clear signal. “…that we are serious as [...]

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Movies that Changed Our Lives

by Laura Ellis July 29, 2008

Did watching Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch inspire you to study law, or devote your life to social justice issues? Did you decide to be more spontaneous after seeing Dead Poets’ Society and the “carpe diem” philosophy it espoused? Part of this year’s Idea Festival is a film series called “Movies that Changed Your Life.” The movies – selected from over 170 submissions from the public – will be screened over the next few months at Waterfront Park. This Tuesday, we’ll look at the films that were proposed, the films that made the cut, and the films our panel of movie gurus found most life-altering. Listen to the Show

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Louisville Hotels See Occupancy Growth

by scrosby July 28, 2008

Louisville’s hotel occupancy rates haven’t slowed along with the U.S. economy. In fact, hotels have brought in just over 20-million dollars in tax revenue in the last fiscal year, compared with just under 16-million two years ago. Jim Wood with the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau says the growth is due to special events. “We’ve [...]

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KY Bridges Need Repair

by jhoban July 28, 2008

A year after the I-35 bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, federal and state officials are speaking out about the need to repair or replace aging bridges. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says about 2,800 bridges throughout Kentucky require repairs during a time when costs are rising and state revenues are declining. The state [...]

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Kentucky Flag Policy To Include Non-Natives

by scrosby July 28, 2008

From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh Kentucky is clarifying the state’s policy regarding the lowering of state and U-S flags in honor of military personnel killed in action in combat zones. Under the state’s revised flag policy, flags will be lowered to half-staff for any member of the military who deploys from a Kentucky military [...]

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Louisville Leads Nation in Volunteer Retention

by scrosby July 28, 2008

Louisville has a higher volunteerism rate than the national average, and does a better job of retaining volunteers –according to a report released today by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Louisville ranks 15th among the country’s 50 largest cities in the number of hours spent volunteering. Spokesperson Siobhan Dugan says the city’s retention [...]

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Has a Movie Changed Your Life?

by rfisher July 28, 2008

Has a movie changed your life?

Now that’s a big question. Or maybe not a big question, but a big responsibility for a movie. Tuesday on State of Affairs, our show is about movies that have changed your life. It wasn’t our idea (I’ll confess), but part of this year’s IdeaFestival (all movie submissions can be found here). Well here at WFPL we’ve been discussing the topic on and off for about a week. I don’t know what it says about news people, but so far no one has admitted to a movie that has changed their life.

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Girls, Boys Equal in Math, But Fewer Female Engineers

by kespeland July 28, 2008

New data from the American Society for Engineering Education shows that the percentage of bachelor’s degrees in engineering going to women has declined steadily over the past five years.

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Housing Bill Includes Grants for Community Revitalization

by scrosby July 28, 2008

Lawmakers hope a bill passed last week by Congress will help up to 400-thousand struggling American homeowners. But a local mortgage banking industry expert says many Louisville homeowners won’t qualify for the refinanced, government-backed loans. Mortgage Bankers Association of Louisville President Adam Hall says the loans will only be available to homeowners who are upside-down [...]

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