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March Conversation with Murray State's President
No matter where you look it's hard to escape talks ...
No matter where you look it's hard to escape talks of cutting budgets. The conversation is loudest in Washington. And in their monthly chat Chad Lampe hears from Murray State President Dr. Randy Dunn about federal budget talks with our Kentucky
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Nursing Homes: finding the right caregivers
Hiring the right people has long been a problem at ...
Hiring the right people has long been a problem at Kentucky's nursing homes. Low pay, hard hours and heartbreaking work complicates the job of finding and keeping competent employees. In addition, they also need caregivers capable of compassion.
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Civil War Dispatch 9 - Louisville, a bastion of Unionism
Each week, WKMS' own Civil War correspondent Todd Hatton brings ...
Each week, WKMS' own Civil War correspondent Todd Hatton brings us stories written by author and historian Berry Craig detailing the Commonwealth's role in the American Civil War. On today's Kentucky Civil War Dispatch, we look at
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Christian Co. Schools Superintendent on Commissioner's Decision
There's been quite a bit of noise in the Christian ...
There's been quite a bit of noise in the Christian County Schools system recently. Kentucky's Education Commissioner Terry Holliday made some waves when he overrode a state audit board's recommendation and moved to disband Christian
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Lawmakers Will Return for Special Medicaid Session
The dust is still settling from this year's regular legislative ...
The dust is still settling from this year's regular legislative session, but Kentucky lawmakers are being ordered back to Frankfort for a special session on Medicaid. Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh explains what's behind this
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Fulton Independent Schools' Superintendent Dianne Owen on Denied District Merger
Fulton Independent School District's Board of Education voted this past ...
Fulton Independent School District's Board of Education voted this past week against a proposed merger with Fulton County Schools. The decision comes as both districts watch a decline in students and a decline in funding. David Schmoll sits down
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High Speed Rail and Rural Counties
By the end of 2010 the federal government had doled ...
By the end of 2010 the federal government had doled out nearly five billion dollars. As the nation sets out on this massive undertaking, transportation officials consider how to incorporate high speed rail into daily travel. Angela Hatton spoke with
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Nathan Brown on working with Project AIDS Orphan
In the U.S., a dollar and a half is the ...
In the U.S., a dollar and a half is the cost of a casual trip to a vending machine. In Kenya, those same six quarters can change a school child's entire life. Nathan Brown of Project AIDS Orphan talks about helping Kenyans help themselves.
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Kentucky Civil War Dispatch 8: Lincoln's first address
Each week, WKMS' own Civil War correspondent Todd Hatton brings ...
Each week, WKMS' own Civil War correspondent Todd Hatton brings us stories written by author and historian Berry Craig detailing the Commonwealth's role in the American Civil War. On today's Kentucky Civil War Dispatch, new U.S.
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Federal Cuts to Affect Low-income Rural Kentuckians
This week, the U.S. government averted a temporary shutdown by ...
This week, the U.S. government averted a temporary shutdown by passing a continuing resolution, CR, to fund operations through March 18. But the move only buys a little time to resolve a hotly debated budget. The proposed House measure places dozens
