February 2009

Author Elizabeth Gilbert

by Laura Ellis February 26, 2009

When reviewing Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling book Eat, Pray, Love for the New York Times, Jennifer Egan said of the author, “If a more likable writer than Gilbert is currently in print, I haven’t found him or her.” Gilbert’s conversational and witty tone has attracted many to her writing, but this Thursday we will talk with the author, journalist, traveler, and spiritual seeker about the woman behinds the books. Listen to the Show

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Thunder Fireworks, Airshow Budgets To Be Trimmed

by Rick Howlett February 26, 2009

Officials with the Kentucky Derby Festival have released some details about this year’s Thunder Over Louisville celebration. The official kickoff of the two-week festival draws about 750,000 people to the Ohio River banks for an airshow and fireworks display. Festival President Mike Berry says the tough economic times have forced organizers to cut the pyrotechnics [...]

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Kentucky Officials Prepare For Stimulus Funds

by Gabe Bullard February 25, 2009

Hundreds of millions of dollars are expected to flow into Kentucky from the federal stimulus package, and local governments are preparing to handle the influx of cash.

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Sign Design Important to Cities, Says Designer

by ekramer February 25, 2009

More cities are investing in directional signage and some companies are refining how they label products. An expert on the subject speaks Thursday in Louisville. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. Joel Katz is a designer speaking at U of L’s Cressman Center for Visual Art, and consults cities and companies on information design and direction or [...]

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Kentucky House Passes Schools/Ice Storm Bill

by Rick Howlett February 25, 2009

Legislation granting Kentucky school districts disaster days for this winter’s debilitating ice storm continues moving in the General Assembly. The Kentucky House voted 92-6 for the disaster days bill, sponsored by Princeton Rep. Mike Cherry. The measure allows school districts impacted by this winter’s deadly ice storm to reduce their instructional calendar by up to [...]

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Williams, Stumbo: Expand Legislative Authority

by Rick Howlett February 25, 2009

The top two leaders of the Kentucky General Assembly want to expand the legislature’s authority to investigate state agencies. But as Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh reports, the proposal is raising the eyebrows of some agency leaders and lawmakers who say they’re concerned about transparency.

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EPA Ordered to Revisit Soot Standards

by kespeland February 25, 2009

A U.S. District Court of Appeals has ruled that the EPA must reconsider a 2006 decision on national soot –or particulate matter—standards.

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Letcher County Water Advisory Lifted

by Rick Howlett February 25, 2009

Several thousand residents of Letcher County in eastern Kentucky have been told it’s now safe to drink their tap water. The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection has lifted a water advisory that has been in effect since a diesel fuel leak contaminated a portion of the Kentucky River near the Whitesburg water treatment plant last [...]

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Is Kentucky Southern?

by Laura Ellis February 25, 2009

We work in coal mines, live in the Appalachian Mountains, play bluegrass, and say y’all. But we didn’t have huge cotton plantations, and some of us eat spaghetti with our chili and consider ourselves Cincinnati suburbanites. We officially declared ourselves neutral in 1861, then later declared allegiance to the Union while a shadow government sought acceptance in the Confederacy. So, are we truly a border state? Do we have the best (or worst) of both north and south, or just an identity crisis? Listen to the Show

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Luallan Releases Bluegrass Airport Audit

by Rick Howlett February 25, 2009

Kentucky Auditor Crit Luallan says managers at Lexington’s Bluegrass Airport rang up more than half a million dollars in questionable expenses over a three year period. Luallan released a 256-page audit Wednesday of expenditures by former airport executive director Michael Gobb and other managers, some of which she called “shameful.” “Cigars, lavish gifts, excessive travel, [...]

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