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Friday, March 5, 2010
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· Murray citizens discuss General Fund shortfall
· Paducah City Manager Jim Zumwalt's resignation
· Surprise derailment attempt in the Kentucky House
· Judges: is incarceration punishment or rehab?
· Kentucky's need to take terrorism risks seriously
· Kate Lochte talks about the upcoming fundraiser
· The Road at Maiden Alley Cinema in Paducah
· Bluegrass musicians Cadillac Sky and Sara Watkins
· Why migratory waterfowl may abandon Ohio River
· KET to debut documentary on the Thoroughred
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Murray City Hall |
Murray citizens discuss budget shortfall
Jacque Day
Dozens of people turned out Monday to the Old Post Office in downtown Murray to discuss the city budget. The prevailing issue: how to close the gap on a projected General Fund shortfall of one to two million dollars per year, over the next five years. Jacque Day attended the meeting, and brings us this report.
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Paducah City Manager Jim Zumwalt |
Paducah City Manager's sudden resignation
Chad Lampe
At Monday’s end of a Paducah City Commission retreat, city manager Jim Zumwalt tendered his resignation, and it comes after a complicated process of securing land for a downtown Quilt Show Pavilion. Chad Lampe speaks with Zumwalt about the situation.
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David Karem, Ky Board of Education |
Derailment attempt in Kentucky House
Tony McVeigh
In a little-noticed skirmish in the Kentucky House this week, a surprise attempt was made to derail the appointment of a former state senator to the Kentucky Board of Education. Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh has exclusive details.
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Judges decisions can, at times, be differing and controversial |
Is incarceration punishment or rehab?
Chris Taylor
McCracken Circuit Judge Craig Clymer sentenced 20-year-old Taylor Thompson last month to two and a half years in prison. Despite dozens of letters from the community and even the support of Barnett’s parents requesting Thompson receive probation over prison time, Clymer said it was necessary to send a message to young people about the serious consequences of using drugs and alcohol. Chris Taylor has more.
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 Mike Morton's team herds ducks into a trap at the Sloughs Wildlife Management Area, Ohio River |
Climate change: ducks dodging Ohio River
Micah Schweitzer
Human alterations to the landscape have dried up more than half of US wetlands. Now a new study predicts a warmer climate will also disrupt wetland ecosystems, and ducks will be on the losing end. At a popular stopping point for migratory waterfowl along the Ohio River in western Kentucky, one scientist is noticing changes in migration patterns. Micah Schweitzer reports for the Ohio River Radio Consortium.
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