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Maiden Alley Cinema presents "Crazy Heart"
Thirty-eight years after his first Oscar nomination for The Last ...
Thirty-eight years after his first Oscar nomination for The Last Picture Show, Jeff Bridges finally took home a Best Actor award for Crazy Heart, the film playing this week at Paducah's Maiden Alley Cinema. It co-stars Robert Duvall, Colin
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Kentucky women lack political presence
Over the past three decades, Kentucky women have seen some ...
Over the past three decades, Kentucky women have seen some positive changes, but increasing their political presence is not one of them. Kentucky Public Radio's Ron Smith talks with two politically prominent women about the status quo and their
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Kentucky's need to help communities promote philanthropy
The Commonwealth's being called upon to play a role in ...
The Commonwealth's being called upon to play a role in helping communities promote philanthropic efforts. Kentucky Public Radio's Stu Johnson explains.
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Child Actor in Benton
Stephen Moeller is a 12-year-old boy from Benton that loves ...
Stephen Moeller is a 12-year-old boy from Benton that loves acting. He's performed in numerous productions around the region, but he's taking his talent to the next level. Caleb Campbell has more with Stephen Moeller.
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Christian County, culture makes the school
Culture Audit: If you find yourself wondering what that means, ...
Culture Audit: If you find yourself wondering what that means, you're not alone. It's a technique the superintendents of Christian County Public Schools have put in play, to learn the unwritten rules that make each school tick. Jacque Day
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Attorney General Goes After Topix.com
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway is in talks with the ...
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway is in talks with the corporate office of California-based news and information aggregator Topix.com
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Popular Herbicide Under Scrutiny
The weather is starting to warm and farmers in western ...
The weather is starting to warm and farmers in western Kentucky are preparing for the spring growing season. Part of that preparation is ordering chemicals to spray on the fields. Atrazine is a weed-killer corn and sorghum farmers have used widely for
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A city grows in the South <em>Part 1</em>
Clarksville Tennessee Mayor Johnny Piper recently unveiled the city's new ...
Clarksville Tennessee Mayor Johnny Piper recently unveiled the city's new "Master Plan." Though the plan is only in its infancy, it signals an enormous undertaking; it spans twenty years and will cost an as yet undetermined
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Ky organ donation bill stirs moral debate
An organ donation bill in the Kentucky senate stirred debate ...
An organ donation bill in the Kentucky senate stirred debate over how they're acquired. As Kentucky Public Radio's Stu Johnson reports, Wednesday's debate pitted two high ranking GOP leaders over some of the moral issues.
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Study shows chemistry has not made for better living
DuPont's slogan in the 1950s was "Better Things for Better ...
DuPont's slogan in the 1950s was "Better Things for Better Living Through Chemistry". But today many living near DuPont's plant outside Parkersburg, West Virginia have found that chemistry has not made for better living.