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1 hr ago | Post and Courier

Kentuckya s Congressional redistricting may be redone to exclude prison inmates

Congres-sional redistricting that was completed last year may have to be redone in an upcoming special legislative session, adding one more potential complication to what has become a protracted effort by Kentucky lawmakers to redraw political boundaries.

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Related Topix: Kentucky Government, US Governors, Steve Beshear, Federal Prisons, Prison

5 hrs ago | The Courier-Journal

Urban Outfitters stops selling pill bottle shot glasses, accessories

Clothing and novelty chain Urban Outfitters has announced it will no longer sell shot glasses, flasks and other items mimicking prescription pill bottles.

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Related Topix: Urban Outfitters, Retail, Apparel, Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse), Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

9 hrs ago | News9 Oklahoma City

Cuban dissident: Repression forced family to flee

A central Kentucky man who goes by the online name KyAnonymous said Tuesday he is the target of an investigation into who hacked into an Ohio high school's computer and posted a video related the rape of a... A central Kentucky man who goes by the online name KyAnonymous said Tuesday he is the target of an investigation into who hacked into an Ohio ... (more)

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Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood

12 hrs ago | WCHS-TV Charleston

Hardin officials explore veterans treatment court

District Judge Kim Shumate, who serves on the state's Veterans Task Force within the Kentucky Access to Justice Commission, told The News-Enterprise that Hardin County officials have applied for a grant to fund such a program.

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Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Anger Management, Health

17 hrs ago | Lexington Herald-Leader

Miss Kentucky to be crowned Saturday in Lexington

The pageant will be at the University of Kentucky Singletary Center for the Arts.

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Related Topix: Lexington, KY, University of Kentucky

18 hrs ago | Lexington Herald-Leader

KSP sets up special email account for tips in Bardstown officer's slaying

Officer Jason Ellis, who was 33, was killed by shotgun blasts as he stopped to pull limbs from a ramp on the Bluegrass Parkway on May 25. Tips can be sent to EllisCaseEtips ky.gov.

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22 hrs ago | WKRN

Lawyers in same-sex case speaking to KBA meeting

Two attorneys representing plaintiffs in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding California's Prop 8 same-sex marriage ban are addressing members of the Kentucky Bar Association this week in Louisville.

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court, US News

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Post and Courier

School districts in Georgia, Kentucky and Florida receive nationwide...

The 50 students haven't even started ninth grade yet, but they're gathered this summer at a high school for a special program on statistics, language and social awareness taught by teachers who specialize in Advanced Placement classes.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

WAVE-TV Louisville

Identity of woman found off I-65 still unknown

She wore a gold-colored earring that resembled a bee, with pink-colored stones on the upper sides and a single clear stone at the bottom.

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Bbech tree news

Deeds and Courthouse News

Beech Tree News provides courthouse statistics on a regular basis. Courthouse information provided in this article is a matter of public record.

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Free Republic

The 10 guns that defined America: Posthumous book by Ex-Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle reveals....

The Kentucky long rifle was effectively used as a sniping weapon during the Revolutionary War - allowing colonial soldiers to pick off officers at range due to its rifling and superior accuracy.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US Army

WBIR-TV

Commentary: College football recruiting reaches new low

Last week, Kentucky coach Mark Stoops offered a scholarship to defensive back Jairus Brents, a 13-year-old who hasn't yet begun the eighth grade.

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WKRC-TV Cincinnati

Free HIV Testing Scheduled In Kentucky

Some community-based organizations and local health departments are hosting free test events for HIV this month, as National HIV Testing Day is marked on June 27. The goal is to let individuals learn their status and be linked to services if needed.

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Related Topix: Kentucky Government

Lexington Herald-Leader

Tom Eblen: Equus Run Winery celebrates 15 years and looks toward expansion

Cynthia Bohn lived all over the country, as well as in England and the Netherlands, during her 30-year career as an IBM computer engineer and executive.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Bbech tree news

Hawkins Participate in the Kentucky Export Initiative Trade & Business Mission to Canada

Linda J. Hawkins, owner of Heart to Heart Publishing Inc., was recently invited to participate in the Kentucky Export Initiative' Trade and Business Mission to Canada.

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Related Topix: Canada, KY, US Governors, Steve Beshear, Canada,

WKYT

Study shows food insecurity high in Eastern Kentucky

Results were released last week for a national study done by Feeding America. The study shows that many Eastern Kentuckians do not know where their next meal will come from.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY, Paintsville, KY, Wolfe County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Prestonsburg, KY

Kypost.Com

Police: Body pulled from Ohio River

Phone calls were received by law enforcement officials in Northern Kentucky just before 4 p.m. indicating that a body was seen floating down the river near Anderson Ferry in Constance, Ky.

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BleacherReport

Predicting Where Uncommitted Elite 11 QB Finalists Will Sign

Many quarterback recruiting dominoes have fallen recently, as several Elite 11 Finalists have made up their minds the past several days.

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Memphis Commercial Appeal

Kentucky museum commissions bust of Confederate general

A Confederate general whose brother-in-law was the Union president is depicted in new bronze busts being sold to finance a statue destined for Elizabethtown's Public Square.

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Related Topix: Elizabethtown, KY, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Lincoln, Hardin County, KY, Western Kentucky University

Lexington Herald-Leader

Fifty Years of Night, Part 2 | Coal jobs gone, perhaps for good

His grandfather Willard Thacker raised 16 children on a miner's pay, beginning in the days when the back-breaking job involved blasting down coal and loading it into carts with a shovel.

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Related Topix: 9, Knott County, KY, Eastern, KY, Hindman, KY, Letcher County, KY

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