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Manager Says Nuclear Enrichment Safer in Disaster Than Nuclear Power
A nuclear power plant affected by last week's 8.9 earthquake ...
A nuclear power plant affected by last week's 8.9 earthquake in Japan continues to pose a danger. As workers try to stabilize the reactors at Fukushima, nuclear industry employees in other countries watch anxiously. The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion
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Q&A: Author Susan J. Douglas on 'Enlightened Sexism'
Susan J. Douglass is a prize-winning author, columnist, professor and ...
Susan J. Douglass is a prize-winning author, columnist, professor and cultural critic. In her most recent book, Enlightened Sexism: (The Seductive Message That Feminism's Work Is Done) Douglas continues her analysis of the mixed messages
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MSU Grad Gives Personal Perspective of Japanese Quake
In the wake of the earthquake in Japan, many have ...
In the wake of the earthquake in Japan, many have wondered how the situation is for those living in Japan. News reports have kept us informed about the progress in recovery, but few have spoken directly with the people living in the country. Chris
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Kentucky's Civil War Part 2: Slavery in the Commonwealth
Over the course of this 150th Anniversary year of the ...
Over the course of this 150th Anniversary year of the American Civil War, we're bringing you a series of in-depth stories about the war in our region, its causes and its effects. Today, we take a closer look at how Kentucky dealt with one of the
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Purchase Players: Zany Rendition of "The Princess and the Pea"
If you thought you knew the story of "The Princess ...
If you thought you knew the story of "The Princess and the Pea," the current Purchase Players production could turn your impression on its ear. This weekend, the Mayfield-based playhouse opened "Once Upon a
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McCracken County Prospective Coal Facility Controversy
A controversial zoning change request drew 200 people to a ...
A controversial zoning change request drew 200 people to a meeting of the McCracken County Planning Commission Wednesday night. Industry has targeted 400 acres that include Carneal, Heady, Tucker, and Metropolis Landing roads for rezoning from Rural
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Continuing Coverage of the Medicaid Special Session
The special session on balancing Kentucky's Medicaid budget continues in ...
The special session on balancing Kentucky's Medicaid budget continues in Frankfort. Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh says the early focus of the session is on the House of Representatives, where the Medicaid bill is beginning its
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Politics surrounding Medicaid in Kentucky
As the first week of the special legislative session on ...
As the first week of the special legislative session on Medicaid draws to a close, it now appears lawmakers may spend another week in Frankfort. So far, they've failed to compromise on a method for balancing the Medicaid budget. Securing a
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International Students Yearn for Family at Graduation
Murray State University's international students have to give up a ...
Murray State University's international students have to give up a lot when they come to study in the United States. Most importantly, they separate themselves from their families. Some students go home once a year, or every few years. Sometimes
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Governor Beshear on the upcoming special session
Despite cautious optimism over better-than-expected state revenue receipts, Kentucky lawmakers ...
Despite cautious optimism over better-than-expected state revenue receipts, Kentucky lawmakers have been wrangling over spending issues, and budget cuts in the recent regular session. And it appears as though they'll keep wrangling, as Governor
