Kentucky
BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 17: Trainer Shug McGaughey walks in front of Kentucky Derb winner and Preakness entrant Orb after the horse got a bath following a workout in preparation for the 138th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 17, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Rabble! Rabble! Ala-bammy beat Lower Kentucky Middle School 86-3! Much better win than Stanford gutting out a win in Eugene.
My name is Josh Holmes and I am chief of staff to Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader here in the Senate. … I like to come to work every day. I like to know that there’s an impact that’s being made and if I can play a small role in making things better for the people of Kentucky, for the people across the country by doing what I do every day, it’s a huge benefit
Kentucky’s unemployment rate has hovered between 7.9 percent and 8 percent for the last six months ... The employment picture has brightened with the steady increase in jobs. That in turn has caused more people to enter the labor force, effectively keeping the unemployment rate fairly flat.More quotes »
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Navy SEAL from LI Jonathan Kaloust killed in training accident
about 247 sailors involved in external training support at the post in 2011."We go out there on a regular basis," Lloyd said. Kentucky 's Salt River runs through the Army base. According to the Federal Register, the Corps of Engineers considers sections of 5/17/13 Read more »
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Louisville distillery joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail
-- The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is expanding to include a small distillery that's tucked in the shadows of skyscrapers in downtown Louisville.Heaven Hill Distilleries' new distillery will become the eighth stop on the popular tourist attraction that has drawn Read more »
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Paul Hornung someday hopes to saddle a starter in his hometown's Super Bowl
bucket list has an unfulfilled dream: to watch a horse he owns walking in the post parade while the band plays "My Old Kentucky Home." He took a shot this spring with Titletown Five, but he ran poorly in the 1 1/8-mile Louisiana Derby, dropping his record Read more »
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Nets' long journey reaches a fine destination
Eastern Division. Blocked out of the Teaneck Armory because of a circus, the team scheduled a tiebreaking game with the Kentucky Colonels at Long Island Arena in Commack . In what a Newsday headline at the time called a "fiasco," the Americans forfeited because Read more »
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Despite hurdles local ballot issues face, system unlikely to change
increases require a public vote. Cities and counties can impose an occupational license fee of up to 2 percent of gross wages. Kentucky does not allow local sales taxes. Michigan Property tax increases can be approved by referendum up to state limits. Taxable 6:13 AM from Port Clinton News Herald Read more »
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Louisville, Kentucky Author, Lynn Tincher Releases Buried Deep, Book 3 in the Mind Bending Series
Ky., May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Louisville, Kentucky Author, Lynn Tincher, is thrilled to announce the release of her psychological thriller "Buried Deep." Please join her at at her book signing events: The drama continues as Paige and Junna are summoned 5:06 AM from PR Newswire Read more »
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Illini player transfers to KWC
of Illinois forward Devin Langford will transfer to eight-time NCAA Division II Champion Kentucky Wesleyan College for his final three years of eligibility, according to new KWC head men's basketball coach Happy Osborne. Langford, a 6-foot-7, 200-pound native 2:00 AM from Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer Read more »
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Kentucky Proud market is coming downtown
selected from 3,000 Kentucky vendors that have been certified by the state. When Maria Kelly opens Nona's Downtown Market Kentucky Proud late this fall on the first floor of the new $3 million Court Place at Second and St. Ann streets, "it will be potentially 1:41 AM from Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer Read more »
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Youth concert will spotlight Broadway
Kentucky Youth Chorale will bring the Big Apple to the Big O with its annual spring concert. The group will present "Give My Regards to Broadway" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Settle Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 E. Fourth St. An online service is needed to 1:41 AM from Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer Read more »
