Oh, Kentucky

Pictures of Paducah.

Handling homelessness in Williamsburg and Gray.

Meanwhile, at Kentucky's only provider of legal abortions, ...

And, in Nortonville, ...

Undoing Obamacare?

Casey County is an eBay hotspot.

Hey, Painstville made The Washington Times!

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, Nov. 24; Russell Springs and Williamstown, Nov. 28; Lexington, Dec. 1; Louisa, Dec. 3; Central City, Harlan, Maysville, Shepherdsville, Smiths Grove and Walton, Dec. 4; Arlington, Bowling Green, Clinton, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Leitchfield, Madisonville, Middlesboro, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton, Elizabethtown, Elkton, La Center, Nicholasville and Princeton, Dec. 12.

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OK, look, Mr. Toy already knows about the Electric Prunes. And he doesn't want to hear your memories about the show at "Paduka" Tilghman. And he doesn't want to hear your wild theories about who might've been there just because they were at some other show or whatever ...

Here's what Mr. Toy wants to know.

In McCracken County, Williams goes wet, and Hendron stays dry.

Good jobs news from Bowling Green and Hopkinsville.

School funding is down, and black Louisville poverty is up.

Lessons? Learned.

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, Nov. 24; Russell Springs and Williamstown, Nov. 28; Lexington, Dec. 1; Louisa, Dec. 3; Central City, Harlan, Maysville, Shepherdsville, Smiths Grove and Walton, Dec. 4; Arlington, Bowling Green, Clinton, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Leitchfield, Madisonville, Middlesboro, Morgantown, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton, Elizabethtown, Elkton, La Center, Nicholasville and Princeton, Dec. 12.

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Hey, Paducah (and Sen. McConnell) made The Daily Show!

Roller skating comes to Lebanon.

Gov. Bevin goes to Frankfort.

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and First Lady Glenna Bevin. @heraldleader pic.twitter.com/9AiaGo13Vj

— Mark Cornelison (@markcornelison) December 9, 2015

Sadly not riding in George Costanza's LeBaron. https://t.co/knRW8D3o8a

— Brad Stephens (@Stephens_Brad) December 8, 2015

Meanwhile, before he got on the road home to Dawson Springs, ...

"Typically, low-performing schools need lots of fixing, but we can't do it all at once. We find it successful to hone in on three things we can do."

More insured, more screening and preventive care, fewer bed sores, fewer readmissions, reduced infant mortality.

So horrible. Prayers for the family, Versailles and the killer.

The TWP marched in the Madisonville KY Christmas parade, handing out 1000 leaflets and building community relations pic.twitter.com/bXQAKcHRRA

— Matthew Heimbach (@MatthewHeimbach) December 6, 2015

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, Nov. 24; Russell Springs and Williamstown, Nov. 28; Lexington, Dec. 1; Louisa, Dec. 3; Central City, Harlan, Maysville, Shepherdsville, Smiths Grove and Walton, Dec. 4; Arlington, Bowling Green, Clinton, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Leitchfield, Madisonville, Middlesboro, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton, Elizabethtown, Elkton, La Center, Nicholasville and Princeton, Dec. 12.

The Freakin' Weekend (1969)

Sorry this is late in posting. It has been a busy time in 1969 ...

No. 1 at No. 2 on today, Dec. 6, 1969 ... whoa, Nelly! ...

Rich 1969 Hoptown me bought this week's Sports Illustrated, and it included this big Astro Turf insert about the big game ...

I haven't been a very good UK fan yet this season; maybe it's just that I'm still just heartbroken over Mike Casey's injury.  I've got to start paying attention ...

Just nineteen more 1969 shopping days ...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on TV, too ...

 

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Well, this is terrifying.

Very great jobs news from Louisville. Hebron, too.

I think "Let it Go" was the hit of the performance by @OrchestraKy today for the @BGISD students @TheSKyPAC pic.twitter.com/7PNUr4bzV5

— Gary Fields (@BGISDgaryfields) November 30, 2015

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, Nov. 24; Russell Springs and Williamstown, Nov. 28; Lexington, Dec. 1; Louisa, Dec. 3; Central City, Harlan, Maysville, Shepherdsville and Walton, Dec. 4; Arlington, Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Madisonville, Middlesboro, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton, Elizabethtown, Elkton, La Center, Nicholasville and Princeton, Dec. 12.

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30-NOV-1928 Happy 87th Birthday to Joe B. Hall. Hall played 3 games at UK, scoring 0 pts, then transferred to Sewanee where he starred...

— bigbluehistory (@bigbluehistory) November 30, 2015

...Hall later returned to UK to graduate. He coached at Regis College, then took asst. coach at UK, then head coach pic.twitter.com/ihB7o2fYRd

— bigbluehistory (@bigbluehistory) November 30, 2015

Joe B. will always be known for taking Cats to every part of Commonwealth with exhibition games each year. That's when Kentucky became BBN.

— Oscar Combs (@wildcatnews) November 30, 2015

Louisville wins again in Lexington.

Building a (new) bridge in Aurora.

"Because Kentuckians are often celebrated for their fighting spirit, those individuals and groups in the state who have questioned war have often been downplayed or ignored by historians."

“Whatever Christmas was before, whatever losses you’ve suffered, however far you’ve traveled, Christmas has to be where you are now—that’s the last line: ‘it has to be here.’”

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, Nov. 24; Russell Springs and Williamstown, Nov. 28; Lexington, Dec. 1; Louisa, Dec. 3; Central City, Harlan, Maysville and Walton, Dec. 4; Arlington, Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Madisonville, Middlesboro, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton, Elizabethtown, Elkton, La Center and Nicholasville, Dec. 12.

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It’s WHACK #BlackFriday as shoppers fight for bargains https://t.co/BnjJX3Q3NK via @MailOnline

— VIDEO2FONE (@VIDEO2FONE) November 27, 2015

Thanksgiving in Cadiz.

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, Nov. 24; Williamstown, Nov. 28; Lexington, Dec. 1; Louisa, Dec. 3; Central City, Harlan, Maysville and Walton, Dec. 4; Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Madisonville, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton, Elizabethtown, Elkton and Nicholasville, Dec. 12.

It's Friday, but I'm still celebrating #ThrowbackThursday ...

It really is amazing, the transformation that is taking place in Hopkins County's schools and, really, in Kentucky schools generally.

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Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, 6 p.m. Central today (and you can watch it live at this link!); Lexington, Dec. 1; Harlan and Maysville, Dec. 4; Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Madisonville, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton, Elizabethtown and Elkton, Dec. 12.

"That Holiday Inn was at one time the largest in the U.S."

Cold Spring's third mayor of 2015 is "very anti-heroin."

This time, this UK president decided to cover the controversial mural at Memorial Hall.

Good jobs news from Graham.

Happy Thanksgiving, from Gov. Laffoon and the Kentucky State Archives:

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Here's your new Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame class. "Big House" Gaines, "Big Game" Hunter and the "Kentucky Long Rifle" are in, along with this guy, who recently just missed a 1969 #freakinweekend cut ...

Trust but verify, in Knox County.

Good jobs news in Lawrenceburg. Bad in Danville.

About the school lunch in Dayton.

Owensboro Christmas Parade getting started! pic.twitter.com/wEAA24srZc

— Braden Harp 44News (@BHarp44News) November 21, 2015

Ra and Ben loved the Owensboro Christmas parade tonight! Ready to join the Evansville Christmas parade tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/y5nYu5l5N1

— Raben Tire Company (@RabenTire) November 22, 2015

A wonderful picture from the Owensboro Christmas Parade Association of Florence Henderson... https://t.co/oWMk5ozqVo pic.twitter.com/Tup9ZdFavJ

— Brandon Bartlett (@Brandon14News) November 22, 2015

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, Nov. 24; Lexington, Dec. 1; Harlan and Maysville, Dec. 4; Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Madisonville, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton and Elkton, Dec. 12.

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Beautiful skyline over Rash Stadium in preparation for Regional Championship game Friday night 7 pm! #1vs#2 pic.twitter.com/Qp6FctqaLZ

— Owensboro Football (@SrHighFootball) November 18, 2015

The Bardstown-Nelson County Ministerial Association is confronting the town's homelessness problem. And the fiscal court wonders about 911 with everybody ditching their land lines. 

Good jobs news from Danville. Kentucky is No. 1 among U.S. states in aluminum production capacity, and our rate of joblessness is lowest since May 2001. But "the tone of racial intolerance being struck by the Herald-Leader has no place in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and will not be tolerated by our administration."

Meanwhile, from The Courier-Journal ("part of the USA Today network"): "I will say that we’ve received more support in the last week than at any other time in our 25-year history. A lot of people in our community do feel compassion for refugees."

And the Christian Science Monitor: “I, for one, don't feel particularly comforted by the assertion that our government can vet these refugees.”

MSNBC: “To be honest with you, a lot of folks in Owsley County went to the polls and voted against gay marriage and abortion, and as a result, I’m afraid they voted away their health insurance.”

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Ashland, Nov. 24; Lexington, Dec. 1; Harlan, Dec. 4; Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton and Elkton, Dec. 12. 

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Telethon of Stars raises more than $187,000 and counting. https://t.co/fjnZ220pD0 #WPSD pic.twitter.com/n2Y8PjALo4

— WPSD Local 6 (@WPSDLocal6) November 15, 2015

Per the Lexington Herald-Leader: "Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear said Monday that Kentuckians should do 'the Christian thing' and welcome all refugees who have cleared an extensive vetting process. But Beshear leaves office in three weeks. His Republican successor, Matt Bevin, said he will oppose the resettlement of Syrian refugees 'until we can better determine the full extent of any risks to our citizens.'"

And Elizabethtown's News-Enterprise: "When community members sitting in pews in the council chamber began to call out suggestions and comments, (Radcliff mayor Mike) Weaver said they were out of order and not part of the discussion. When similar comments resumed, Weaver called for Police Chief Jeff Cross. As Weaver began to point out an individual he wanted dismissed from the room, council members intervened by immediately making a motion to adjourn."

Lebanon's Gen. John Hunt Morgan statue is for sale.

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Lexington, Dec. 1; Harlan, Dec. 4; Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah, Somerset and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Benton and Elkton, Dec. 12. 

A different sort of parade is set for Saturday from Shelby, through Marrowbone and Elkhorn City and then out of the state.

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Q: Over the past two years how many pro-#ACA, @kynectky and/or Medicaid expansion TV ads did @AlisonForKY and @ConwayforKY run combined?

— Phillip M. Bailey (@phillipmbailey) November 13, 2015

"In calendar year 2014, Medicaid claims data show more than 159,500 preventive dental services; nearly 51,300 breast cancer screenings; and more than 35,600 colorectal cancer screenings were performed – more than double the number who received those services in 2013. Increases in screenings were likewise seen in Medicaid claims data for cholesterol, cervical cancer and diabetes."

"I don’t give a riff of your party. I don’t give a riff who you voted for. We are one Kentucky."

"I’m aware of the historical significance. People point it out … Really, I just never think about it."

I love #throwbackThursday.

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Harlan, Dec. 4; Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Elkton, Dec. 12. 

Thanks, Go Heath, to the Beattyville story.

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Regarding Florence Henderson's grand marshaling Owensboro's Nov. 21 Christmas parade, Owensboro Parent Magazine reports: "Florence sounds just as excited as the committee is. In an email to Owensboro Parent, Henderson said, 'Coming home to Owensboro is always a treat because I still have so many friends and relatives there! They are as excited as I am about the parade!' She added that she is very proud to say she spent her 'growing up' years in Owensboro, and thinks the improvements to the riverfront are 'spectacular!'"

Christmas parades: Hazard and Owensboro, Nov. 21; Harlan, Dec. 4; Bowling Green, Frankfort, Grayson, Hopkinsville, Munfordville, Murray, Paducah and Winchester, Dec. 5; Hickman, Dec. 8, and Elkton, Dec. 12. 

UK is in ConfUSA for soccer.

Kentucky is now ranked third nationally for business climate.

More of the state's children are living in poverty.

Marion County Public Library has a new bookmobile.

Good jobs news from Bowling Green and Corbin. Not as bad as feared in Hawesville.

The Prestonsburg perspective on Kentucky's schools improvement.

2011 #kygov vs. 2015 #kygov pic.twitter.com/hLuxjE52rk

— Joe Sonka (@joesonka) November 4, 2015