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Salvation Army rebuilds after flood MIDDLESBORO — An eastern Kentucky organization that lost most of its facilities in flood waters six months ago has started to rebuild — and even plans for imp...
Dec 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Labor wants coal company safety director reinstated
HYDEN — The U.S. Department of Labor is asking for a coal company safety director to be reinstated after an investigation found he was fired for trying to correct safety issues. An attorney for...
Dec 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press State Rep. Bill Mitchell is working with state Rep. Adam Brown, a fellow Republican from central Illinois' Macon County, to craft a plan to split Illinois into two states, separating out Cook County.
Chicago statehood debated
GRAFTON, Ill. — Whether it’s the state’s shaky finances, its recent tax hike or strict gun laws, downstate Illinois knows it can always vent its frustration by blaming Chicago. The metropolis to...
Dec 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Minton asks for raises for court workers FRANKFORT— Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. called on lawmakers Friday to increase the state judicial system’s budget by about $62...
Dec 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lawmakers want changes to human trafficking law
BOWLING GREEN — Two Kentucky lawmakers would like to make the state a safe harbor for victims of human trafficking with changes to the law when the General Assembly meets again in early 2012. St...
Dec 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Southern Baptists gather data on opinions of name
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A new poll conducted by the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention could provide evidence for those who want to change the name of the nation’s largest Protestant deno...
Dec 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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ABA: Kentucky should suspend death penalty
FRANKFORT — The American Bar Association on Wednesday recommended that the state indefinitely halt all executions after a study showed a high rate of convictions being reversed, no standard for att...
Dec 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Endangered mussel found in Ohio River
FRANKFORT — The state of Kentucky has given a 4-mile stretch of the Ohio River special designation after an endangered mussel was found. The stretch of river that borders Union County in western...
Dec 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Environmental group sues over LBL farm subsidies
LOUISVILLE — An environmental group is suing a pair of Kentucky farmers over subsidies they received over a two-year period for growing corn and soybeans in Land Between the Lakes National Recreati...
Dec 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wrongly convicted man aids fund to find killer
BENTON, Mo. — A man wrongly convicted in the 1992 shooting death of a Missouri nursing student is now helping finance the search for the real killer with some of the money he received from the coun...
Dec 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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