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Bar trying to amass largest bourbon collection
OWENSBORO — A restaurant and bar is on a quest to offer the world’s largest selection of bourbons. The Messenger-Inquirer reported Spirits at The Miller House in downtown Owensboro currently has...
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Associated Press Trey Earnhardt, a sales representative for a spirits distributor, looks over a bottle of Jacob's Ghost, a white whiskey produced by Jim Beam, on Friday in Clermont. Earnhardt says early sales have been strong for the product. Beam Inc.'s newest spirit is called Jacob's Ghost in honor of Jacob Beam, founding distiller of its flagship Jim Beam brand.
Top bourbon maker Beam dips into white whiskey
CLERMONT — The world’s largest bourbon producer is dipping into moonshining’s colorful past to create its own batches of white whiskey. Beam Inc.’s newest spirit is called Jacob’s Ghost in honor...
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UK makes gains in business college fundraising
LEXINGTON — The University of Kentucky passed the halfway point in fundraising to expand its business college. UK President Eli Capilouto said Friday nearly $34 million in private funds has been...
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Woman guilty of assault for having gun
BOZEMAN, Mont. — A 54-year-old Kentucky woman who prosecutors said pulled a gun on a Montana attorney during mediation in a lawsuit has been found guilty of misdemeanor assault with a weapon. Sh...
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Rate disputes put Big Rivers’ fate in question
HENDERSON — Questions are being raised about the future viability of regional utility Big Rivers Electric Corp. The Gleaner reported doubts about future of Henderson-based Big Rivers was a topic...
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McConnell downplays impact of spending cuts
LOUISVILLE — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called the $85 billion in broad-based federal spending cuts due to take effect on Friday “modest” and downplayed risks that the reductions would ...
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Pension proposal mired in gridlock
FRANKFORT — A proposal to shore up Kentucky’s financially troubled pension system for government retirees hit political gridlock Friday, despite a previous pledge of bipartisan cooperation between ...
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Sun files A field camera captures an image of a large coyote in a field about 1,000 yards away from a residential subdivision, and about a mile west of Kentucky Oaks Mall, on Feb. 11. A new bill would allow the dog-like animals to be shot night or day.
Coyotes wear out their welcome
FRANKFORT — Coyotes could be shot night or day under a bill that appears headed for passage in the Kentucky Legislature. The dog-like animals have proliferated across the state to the point that...
Feb 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hemp bill stalls in House
FRANKFORT — Momentum for a bill laying the groundwork for a possible industrial hemp comeback skidded to a halt Wednesday when a Kentucky House panel failed to vote on the measure, which would set ...
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House committee overhauls pension reform bill
FRANKFORT — New government hires would be eligible to participate in the same retirement plans as current employees under overhauled legislation that passed a House committee on Tuesday. House D...
Feb 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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