by Michael Monks
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BILL WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO VIEW CHILD PORN INTENTIONALLY
But accidentally, it's okay:
It has long been illegal to possess child porn, but most possession laws were written before the advent of the Internet, where much viewing of child porn occurs, Sinnette said. The committee amended his bill to make it clear that inadvertent viewing of child porn is not a crime.Herald-Leader/Jack Brammer
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SEE ALSO: Bill would limit terms in each Frankfort chamber to twelve years total cn|2/Don Weber
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QUIET INDEPENDENCE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS HOME TO METH LAB
It's everywhere:
Two children were also living in the home. They are in the custody of the Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children.
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FORT THOMAS MATTERS TO COVER CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Now another River City will have an independent voice offering exclusive coverage of meetings at City Hall. This is very important for communities to have such a voice. As for Covington, you will continue to find that here at The River City News and nowhere else.
Fort Thomas Matters
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KENTUCKY ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE IS BELOW AVERAGE
Kentuckians are concerned:
Income plays a role, as expected. It's positively associated with the percent of people who saw current economic conditions as good (.49) and negatively associated with the percent that viewed them as bad (-.36) and getting worse (-.55). There was no correlation between income and the percent of respondents who saw economic conditions improving.
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Interestingly, Kentucky relies more on government handouts than most states:
The very parts of the United States with the highest support for the Tea Party and libertarian movements in general have the most people receiving federal aide, according to the Times research, which was in turn drawn from U.S. Census data and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.Insider Louisville
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SPEAKING OF GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS...
Nobody likes government handouts more than Omnicare and now the greedy corporation that is bailing on its taxpayer-subsidized RiverCenter offices watches itself get an upgrade from Credit Suisse after a high profile deal fell apart:
Share of Omnicare (NYSE: OCR) have underperformed the market by nearly 11 percent since the New York Post on Jan. 12 broke news that the deal was in jeopardy, Glen Santangelo and other analysts with Credit Suisse, the Zurich-based financial services company, wrote.Ah, business.
“We believe the potential removal of that overhang later this week will allow investors to refocus on near-term fundamentals when the company reports on 2/23, which we believe will propel shares higher over time,” the analysts wrote.
Business Courier/James Ritchie
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DEAF UK STUDENT WINS LAWSUIT OVER CLOSED CAPTIONING
Charles Mitchell of Lancaster in central Kentucky sued in May, seeking to force the university to put captions for all game announcements on the scoreboards of the stadium under the Americans With Disabilities Act.AP via Local 12
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ESPN TELEVISING UK BASKETBALL PRACTICE
This is so the Wildcats' year:
"A unique opportunity for fans to look inside and see something they don't normally see," said Nick Dawson ESPN's director of programming and acquisitions.Herald-Leader/Jerry Tipton
ESPNU will take the feed from Lexington station WKYT, both televising the practice from 3 to 5 p.m. After UK won at Vanderbilt on Saturday, Coach John Calipari said he wanted to do something to break up an upcoming period with no midweek game.
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WATCH THE PRACTICE ON ESPNU OR ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE.
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SEE ALSO: A couple of Wildcats are contenders in the National Player of the Year race. Herald-Leader
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in case you missed...
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THIS MORNING'S NEWS
Results of a Covington parking survey will be released today; The Kenton Co Treasurer resigns citing manipulation of financial information; Plus, NKU seeks to set world record for... teeter totters. Those stories and much more at the link!
The RC News: Wednesday Morning
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KY GIRL RESCUED FROM TOY CLAW GAME AT LAUNDROMAT
You know you're in Kentucky when... the fire department has to rescue a little girl from a toy machine at the laundromat. Great story with video at the link.
The River City News
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LUDLOW, CAMPBELL COUNTY WIN GRANTS FOR TRAIL PROJECTS
The Commonwealth is handing out cash for trails and two local communities scored some:
The total of $1,849,648 in federal grant dollars will go to 38 applicants for hiking, biking, horseback riding and other types of trails as part of the Federal Highway Administration’s Recreational Trails Program (RTP). The applicants include city and county government as well as state and federal agencies.|
“Developing Kentucky trails is instrumental in increasing overall adventure tourism efforts and boosting local economies throughout the state,” said Mrs. Beshear. “These federal funds help communities get trail projects off the ground so they can bring in tourism dollars and provide areas for their citizens to be active and live healthier lifestyles.”
| Applicant: Project Title: County: Grant Amount: | Campbell County Fiscal Court A.J. Jolly Park Multi-Purpose Pathway Campbell $32,000 |
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| Applicant: Project Title: County: Grant Amount: | City of Ludlow Ludlow FitCircuit Trail – Albert S. Ludlow Memorial Park Kenton $19,177 |
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THIEF CAUGHT ON CAMERA STEALING KY WOMAN'S WATCH AT FLA AIRPORT
Surely this boy's mama taught him better than this:
Officials say the theft happened Jan. 18 as 43-year-old Gloria de Regalado was returning to Lexington, Ky., after a South Florida vacation. The Broward Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released Transportation Security Administration video that shows a man in line behind de Regalado picking up the watch and walking away.
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WESTERN KY BRIDGE HIT BY BOAT DID NOT HAVE LIGHTS ON
That would certainly help explain this accident:
The owners of a cargo ship that struck part of a western Kentucky bridge causing it to collapse say they were not responsible for the nighttime crash that took out a chunk of the span because some of the bridge's lights were not working.AP via Miami Herald
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SEE ALSO: Ship is dry docked in Paducah Courier-Journal
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KENTUCKY KINGDOM MAY REOPEN IN 2013
The KY state fair board president is 'confident' about the reopening of the Louisville amusement park:
“We’re in negotiations with a Kentucky corporation that was formed, called Bluegrass Boardwalk. If that is successful, which we’re very confident that it will be, then we anticipate the park will be open in May of 2013,” he said.WFPL/Rick Howler
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2011 DERBY WINNER ANIMAL KINGDOM TO DEBUT AS 4-YEAR OLD IN FLA
A great looking horse will start Saturday:
Trainer Graham Motion entered last year’s Eclipse Award champion 3-year-old in a $60,000 turf allowance, carded as the fifth race on an 11-race program. Owned by Team Valor International, Animal Kingdom has been training strongly at Palm Meadows, Gulfstream’s state-of-the-art training center in Boynton Beach, for his 2012 debut.Gulfstream Park
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SEE ALSO: Kentucky sponsors horse grooming contest Press Release
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WELCOME TO THE 1930s, CORBIN, KY
Voters there approved the sale of packaged liquor:
Unofficial results of a Tuesday referendum show 887 people voted for approval while 789 voted against it, according to WYMT-TV in Hazard.AP via Courier-Journal
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GOT ANY TALENTED YOUNG WRITERS IN YOUR FAMILY?
KET is sponsoring a contest:
KET will select winners at each grade level and award prizes. The first-place stories in each grade level will be published on KET's website!KET
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