August 2009

McConnell Says Comprehensive Health Care Bill Unnecessary

by Rick Howlett August 27, 2009

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell says the nation’s health care system can be improved without a comprehensive overhaul proposed by President Obama.                         McConnell told an audience at the Kentucky Farm Bureau breakfast that Congress should instead concentrate on specific problems within the existing system.                      “Because we have the finest health care in the world, we don’t [...]

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Louisville High School Senior Wins Congressional Award

by scrosby August 27, 2009

Louisville teenager Kasey Uhlenhuth is a recipient of the Congressional Award Bronze Medal. The duPont Manual High School senior was presented the award today by Congressman John Yarmuth. She says to earn the medal, participants must complete community service, personal development, physical fitness and exploration. She says she earned the mandatory volunteer hours for the [...]

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Library Reopens Main Branch's First Floor to the Public

by ekramer August 27, 2009

The Louisville Free Public Library reopened today after more than three weeks of clean up that carted away nearly 90 dumpsters of debris following the August 4th flood. Mayor Jerry Abramson announced the reopening of the library just after noon along with library director Craig Buthod. The goal was to reopen before Labor Day. Buthod [...]

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Grand Champion Ham Fetches Record Price

by Rick Howlett August 27, 2009

The Kentucky State Fair grand champion country ham has fetched a record $1.3 million at a charity auction this morning. After bidding between the Suthernland Foundation and Republic Bank and Trust Company reached $650,000,  representatives from the two organizations decided to combine their bids.                   Among those sharing in the proceeds will be the Wayside Christian Mission, [...]

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MSD Says Buyouts, Improvements Can Prevent Flooding

by Gabe Bullard August 26, 2009

Louisville Metro Sewer District officials say more infrastructure work may be needed to prevent flooding in west and southwest Louisville.

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Questionable Spending Prompts Oversight Hearings

by Gabe Bullard August 26, 2009

Questionable spending practices at the Kentucky Association of Counties and the Kentucky League of Cities were the focus of a two-hour legislative hearing in Frankfort.

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Kentucky Colleagues Praise Senator Kennedy

by Rick Howlett August 26, 2009

Members of Kentucky’s Capitol Hill delegation are paying tribute to Senator Edward Kennedy.    Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called Kennedy “one of the giants of American political life.” McConnell invited Kennedy to speak at the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center for Political Leadership in 2006. Kennedy told the audience that his family had a special [...]

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Pitino Criticizes Media For Reporting Of Sex Scandal

by Rick Howlett August 26, 2009

University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is criticizing the media for its reporting of the sex scandal involving a woman accused of trying to extort him. Pitino called a press conference after recordings of a police inteview with Karen Sypher were released today in which Syhper accused Pitino of sexually assaulting her six years [...]

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Kentucky Health Officials Prepare for H1N1

by scrosby August 26, 2009

Kentucky health officials say they are as prepared as they can be for another possible round of the H1N1 virus to sweep the state. Department for Public Health Commissioner William Hacker says if there is another outbreak, many experts predict 25%-30% of the population will be infected, and some say up to 40% could get [...]

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Grayson Begins 2010 Senate Campaign

by scrosby August 26, 2009

Republican Trey Grayson is traveling Kentucky today and tomorrow, officially kicking off his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2010. The Secretary of State is set to visit Bowling Green, Paducah and Elizabethtown tomorrow. During a stop today in Lexington, Grayson said it’s a good time to be a republican. “I believe what I believe. And [...]

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