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The World's Longest Yard Sale, all 630 miles.
It's back again from August 7th-10th. The sale has grown to 630 miles plus and runs from Gadsden, Alabama to Defiance, Ohio. Many towns off the official route also get in the act.
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http://www.127saleohio.com/ It's back again from August 7th-10th. The sale has grown to 630 miles plus and runs from Gadsden, Alabama to Defiance, Ohio. Many town... more -
Appalachian English: Speaking the Kentucky stereotype
Appalachian English flows through Kentucky's veins, and it is one of the most mocked American speech patterns. It is also one that many consider part of their rich cultural heritage.
But is mountain speech an aural indication of lesser worth?
That's what Jodelle Deem, a speech professor at the University of Kentucky, wants to know. How do Appalachian speech patterns affect employability in Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati?
Deem and graduate student Lisa Hill will use tapes of Appalachian and non-regional speech patterns to find out what health care managers think of the candidates.
Their hypothesis: Managers will perceive those who speak the standard English dialect as the most employable, and those who speak with an Appalachian accent and grammar as the least.
Appalachian English flows through Kentucky's veins, and it is one of the most mocked American speech patterns. It is also one that man... more -
Priests, still acting wacky!!!
The pastor of a Kentucky church that handles snakes in religious rites was among 10 people arrested by wildlife officers in a crackdown on the venomous snake trade.
More than 100 snakes, many of them deadly, were confiscated in the undercover sting after Thursday's arrests, said Col. Bob Milligan, director of law enforcement for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife.
Most were taken from the Middlesboro home of Gregory James Coots, including 42 copperheads, 11 timber rattlesnakes, three cottonmouth water moccasins, a western diamondback rattlesnake, two cobras and a puff adder.
Handling snakes is practiced in a handful of fundamentalist churches across Appalachia, based on the interpretation of Bible verses saying true believers can take up serpents without being harmed. The practice is illegal in most states, including Kentucky. ... more -
Lookin'@Louisville - Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and... - Episode 12
What can be more American than baseball, hot dogs and apple pie? Check out Louisville's take on the American classics as it gears up for the Triple-A All-Star baseball game and a great new baseball exhibit at Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. Dining at Kaelins, the home of the cheeseburger, and Homemade Pie and Ice Cream Kitchen. What can be more American than baseball, hot dogs and apple pie? Check out Louisville's take on the American classics as it gears up ... more
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Attorney General Launches Gas Price Inquiry others Should Follow Suit
In Louisville, KY finally the gouging has gone too far. The attorney general formally putting the oil companies and gas prices in the the cross hairs. They will be investigating the WHY factor that most pass by when gas prices fluctuate radically. Go Louisville!!! In Louisville, KY finally the gouging has gone too far. The attorney general formally putting the oil companies and gas prices in the ... more
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Gunman kills four, then himself in Kentucky factory shooting
Five people are dead after a shooting at a Henderson plastics factory in Kentucky.
It is alleged that the shooter was a worker at the factory and went on a killing spree after an argument with a supervisor
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Lookin'@Louisville - Splashin' Summer Fun - Episode 11
Louisville is all about keeping it cool as the weather heats up. Get
drenched at Six Flags Splashwater Kingdom. Be sure to check out the
newest water attraction the Mega Wedgie and all their other great rides.
With so many choices, where do you begin? Dining at Swamp Water
Jack's. Louisville is all about keeping it cool as the weather heats up. Get ... more -
Obama, Clinton don't dare challenge King Coal's unspeakable environmental violenc...
It's the one environmental crime that no US politician will confront – the destruction of Kentucky's mountains. Leonard Doyle visits the Appalachian peaks being blasted by Big Coal.
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The road slicing through the thickly forested hills of eastern Kentucky used to be called the Daniel Boone Parkway. It was named for the controversial American folk hero who fought his way across Indian country to settle a state where many of his descendants still live.
That was before the coal industry began blowing up the Appalachian Mountains as a cheap way of getting at the black stuff below, behaviour decried by the environmental group Appalachian Voices as "one of the greatest human rights and environmental tragedies in America's recent history".
Daniel Boone's road is now the Hal Rogers Parkway, named after one of the Kentucky coal industry's closest friends in Washington, a Republican Congressman of 34 years. It passes through a mountain range older than the Himalayas and is blanketed in broadleaf forests rivalled only by the Amazon basin in its biodiversity.
But the canopy of trees which lines the parkway as it rises from the bluegrass horse country to the mountains is a trompe l'oeil. The lush forest gives way to scraggly trees along the ridge-line, and behind those trees is evidence of unspeakable ecological violence. In a process known as mountaintop removal an upland moonscape is being created, which is incapable of regenerating trees. As far as the eye can see, the land is grey and pockmarked with huge black lakes, filled with toxic coal slurry.
This has come about because of America's insatiable appetite for cheap coal to generate electricity, a process enthusiastically backed by the Bush administration as it tries to displace the consumption of imported oil. And the Democrats are little better. They control Kentucky and neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton have dared to challenge "King Coal" while campaigning.
The devastation being wrought on Appalachia is best appreciated from the air. An organisation called Southwinds offers people an eagle-eye view of the carnage, not readily appreciated from the road. Another way to see what's going on behind the ridge-line is to take a Google Earth virtual tour of an online memorial to the 470 mountains blown up and levelled in recent years.
It's the one environmental crime that no US politician will confront – the destruction of Kentucky's mountains. Leonard Doyle visits t... more -
Campaign Update 05/21/08
Primary results, Cuba quandary, and sexy delegate math.
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Campaign Update 05/20/08
Primaries, an odd endorsement, and a foreign policy tussle.
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Campaign Update 05/19/08
Primaries, age defusion, and a spin war.
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Obama to declare victory
Barack Obama is planning to declare himself the effective winner of the long-running contest with Hillary Clinton at the close of the Kentucky and Oregon primaries tomorrow. Barack Obama is planning to declare himself the effective winner of the long-running contest with Hillary Clinton at the close of the ... more
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Machine Gun Shootout // Comments Picked for TV
Check out 2 different views expressed after watching "Machine Gun Shootout", a pod that takes place in Kentucky at the largest largest machine gun shoot out in the world. Thanks to bdvphb and Buir for the uploads! Here's the pod: http://current.com/items/87302871_machine_gun_shootout
Check out 2 different views expressed after watching "Machine Gun Shootout", a pod that takes place in Kentucky at the largest largest... more -
Lookin'@Louisville - City of Parks - Episode 10
From Louisville’s historic parks designed by the renowned Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape design, to a new system of parks being planned through the ambitious City of Parks initiative and bike paths, Louisville’s parks and recreation programs offer something for everyone. Dining at Cycler's Cafe. From Louisville’s historic parks designed by the renowned Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape design, to a new sys... more
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Death at the Derby
This years celebration of Big Brown's amazing victory at the Kentucky Derby was overshadowed by the tragic death of the runner up. Known as Eight Belles, the female horse (or filly) miraculously beat out the entire field with one exception. Normally considered a victory in its own right, the second place 3-year old horse broke both of her front ankles shortly after crossing the finish line. The medical response although swift was hopeless and the horse was euthanized on the track. This years celebration of Big Brown's amazing victory at the Kentucky Derby was overshadowed by the tragic death of the runner up. Kno... more
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A big win for Big Brown
Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, living up to his status as the pre-race favorite.
Filly Eight Belles was second, but she broke down as the 20-horse field galloped out past the finish line.
She was later euthanized on the track. Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, living up to his status as the pre-race favorite. ... more -
Justices' decision won't end debate over lethal injection in California
By upholding an execution method quite similar to California's, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it much tougher for a legal challenge to lethal injection to succeed here - but death row inmates at San Quentin will not be ordering their last meals any time soon.
In a 7-2 ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court in a Kentucky case demonstrated an obvious reluctance to find an execution method unconstitutional, an ominous sign for lawyers arguing that California's system - which uses the same three-drug cocktail as Kentucky - is cruel and unusual punishment.
The Supreme Court reviewed the Kentucky case in an attempt to provide guidance to California and other states on how courts should evaluate challenges to lethal injection, hoping to resolve legal chaos that had put a de facto moratorium on executions nationwide. The ruling may pave the way for executions to resume in some states, but in California, it will take longer.
Here, there has been an unprecedented exploration of the state's lethal injection process, and judges still must determine whether the state has adopted enough safeguards to ensure a humane execution. The legal issues go beyond the drugs used. The legal challenge and a federal judge's previous ruling also have cast doubt on how execution team members are trained and how the drugs are injected. By upholding an execution method quite similar to California's, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it much tougher for a legal challenge... more -
Lookin'@Louisville - The Kentucky Derby Festival - Episode 9
The most famous two minutes in sports is what put Louisville on the map – get in touch with your inner something as your learn about this legendary race and all of the excitement and pageantry surrounding this annual rite of passage. Dining at Ray Parrella's. The most famous two minutes in sports is what put Louisville on the map – get in touch with your inner something as your learn about t... more
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Pornographic Drinking Devices Are Last Straw For KY Mom
What do you think the shape represents? A penis? Maybe a pear? Or perhaps a rocket ship? Share your ideas in the comments section below. What do you think the shape represents? A penis? Maybe a pear? Or perhaps a rocket ship? Share your ideas in the comments section belo... more
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Guns, Gangs and A Band
West Indian Girl was shot at and stoned and they count it as a good memory. WestIndianGirl.com MySpace.com/WestIndianGirl
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