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Amusement parks ride out recession
In recent years, the economy has sent some theme park ...
In recent years, the economy has sent some theme park profits and attendance numbers rolling downhill. Profits flattened after a near decade of increasing revenues that topped out at more than 12 billion dollars. Last year, the theme park chain Six
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Kentucky Launches Diabetes Action Plan
Kentucky's Department for Public Health this week announced they're developing ...
Kentucky's Department for Public Health this week announced they're developing a plan to meet the needs of Kentuckians suffering from, or at risk for, diabetes. The number of Kentucky adults diagnosed with the disease is approaching 450,000,
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Christian Co. NAACP Branch President reacts to recent Tea Party headlines
Christian County, Kentucky, has one of the highest per capita ...
Christian County, Kentucky, has one of the highest per capita populations of African-Americans in the Jackson Purchase. Hopkinsville/Christian County NAACP Branch President Reverend John Banks spoke with Todd Hatton from his office in Hopkinsville
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Gun Sales Up after Murray Home Invasion
A July 12th home invasion left Murray homeowner and businessman ...
A July 12th home invasion left Murray homeowner and businessman Chuck Wynn and one of his alleged assailants injured after an exchange of gunfire. Murray police have charged two men with attempted murder in the incident and four others in connection
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A Mom and Life Skills Coach, all in one
Any parent knows caring for children is a full time ...
Any parent knows caring for children is a full time job. And for Pam Rockwell of Murray that's how she earns her living caring for her daughter. After she worked with the state to develop a care plan for her 14-year-old daughter Hannah, who has
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Update: Planned Road Expansion Upsets Madisonville
While some communities still seek state funding for needed infrastructure ...
While some communities still seek state funding for needed infrastructure changes, a planned three million dollar project in Madisonville is upsetting some residents because they feel the work is unneeded. Regardless, officials behind the project plan
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Mimi Hughes: swimming for women's education
54 year old Mimi Hughes is getting her "land legs" ...
54 year old Mimi Hughes is getting her "land legs" back after swimming the full 981 mile stretch of the Ohio River. She finished her trip Saturday when she climbed out of the murky waters near Cairo Illinois. This wasn't Hughes
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Don't Throw That Cellphone in the Garbage: E-Scrap Recycling
It's likely you have an old T.V., cell phone, computer ...
It's likely you have an old T.V., cell phone, computer or other electronic device around your home, or in the trash. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Electronic waste or E-scrap constitutes between 1.5 and 2 percent
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Maiden Alley Cinema presents "A Prophet"
It may very well be that the United States no ...
It may very well be that the United States no longer has a monopoly on mobster movies. Larry Thomas and Todd Hatton talk about this week's offering at Paducah's Maiden Alley Cinema, the French film A Prophet, the gripping and sometimes
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The Farmer and the Fish: Conserving the endangered Relict Darter
Water Valley, Kentucky: population just over 300. But this tiny ...
Water Valley, Kentucky: population just over 300. But this tiny town just past Wingo has a world treasure in its waters. This week Rebecca Feldhaus goes to the Bayou du Chien to visit an endangered species of fish and the farmers charged with its
