In a not so surprising move. Six Flags is closed! Wave 3

No More Texting in Kentucky

If your in a car. Don’t text. Get a ticket! This is long overdue. Businessweek

Eastern Kentucky University Basketball

The Men’s Basketball  team endured a tough loss to Tennesee-Martin.  Rough gamefor for EKU

Tennessee-Martin beats Eastern Kentucky 74-55

Western Kentucky University Basketball

On the opposite side of the state of Kentucky. Florida Atlantic lost to WKU.

Western Kentucky beats Florida Atlantic 87-67

Nuclear Power is coming to Kentucky

A bill is working its way through the Kentucky state legislature.  It would allow Nuclear power plants back in the state. 

Nuclear power bill clears Kentucky House committee

and finally

The up and down season of the Kentucky Wildcats continues.  They lost in a embarrassing way to South Carolina.

Cats Get Clobbered 77-59 At South Carolina

http://thevillevoice.com/2009/02/12/bulleit-banned-at-kroger/#comments

Store security observed subject remove 4 Cadbury eggs from shelf and put them in top of bascart. After making compelte circle of store, subject picked up candy eggs and concealed them in right pants pockets while walking down aisle 13. Subject then pushed cart past checkout into the foyer. It contained chips, buns, apples, milk… These items had not been paid for. After looking around about 30 seconds, subject pushed cart out of store. Subject was loading merchandise into trunk of vehicle when stopped.

Unbelievable that over 2 wks without power and the electric company cannot even update their customers.

http://www.hillbillyreport.com/blog/2009/02/nolin-recc-a-dog-and-pony-show.html

So I am doing my usual morning routine. Checking the local news etc.and this thing greets you on the frontpage of the courierjournal

Is it bold or is it ugly. My intial reaction to it can be summed up as “huh”? This must be one of those buildings that is supposed to envoke strong emotion from the people.

The craziest thing is this is actually getting built. Here everyone was talking about stadium this and that, while this “unique architectual addition” was being designed.

Kentucky
has 40 specialty plates, such as “Nature’s Finest,” “Purple Heart
Veteran,” “Child Victim” and “Historic Vehicle” plates. The price range
for specialty plates is from $25 to $75.

via [Kentucky.Gov]

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To prepare for this threat, the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security is developing two earthquake exercises in 2006. One exercise will cover Morehead in the east – the same area as the 1812 quake. The other will be held in the New Madrid Fault Area to the west. Both events will test Kentucky’s emergency responders and communities, emergency communications, school evaluation plans and private sector infrastructure restoration, as well as public health, hospital and environmental support.

So if your in the Morehead area and you see some freaky choppers about.  Don’t worry  its the Government protecting you.

via [Kentucky.gov]

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via kentucky.gov

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 24, 2006) – A Pike County mine was ordered closed today after a state Office of Mine Safety and Licensing (OMSL) inspector observed a roof area totally unsupported.

Hard Core Mining, Fords Branch, Ky., was ordered closed when the mine inspector observed an entire cross cut (20’ x 20’) that had the roof bolt heads cut off or sheared, leaving the roof area unsupported.

Closure orders were immediately issued and seven miners were ordered out of the mine.

The closed area is the only intake/haul road entry in this area of the mine. All employees were required to exit the mine along the beltline, which has roof supports in place. Tire marks indicated that mobile equipment had been taken through the unsupported section of the mine.

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Very good stuff. 
Here is a excerpt

Bluegrass Politics: opinion by mark nickolas
The odd disappearance of Lt. Gov. Steve Pence

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.” —Lt. Gov. Steve Pence, in his inauguration speech

From the moment Steve Pence agreed to be Ernie Fletcher’s running
mate, the public has been constantly reminded that Pence is the
corruption-fighting U.S. Attorney of BOPTROT fame. In one memorable
sound bite from Pence himself, the future lieutenant governor sneered
at Gov. Paul Patton’s decision to pardon some of his political cronies
before trial.

“Things like that are not going to happen in a Fletcher-Pence administration,” he vowed.

Read

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via  WHBF
excerpt

FRANKFORT, Ky. Kentucky’s governor is siding with Colonel Sanders over Pamela Anderson.

Governor
Ernie Fletcher wrote the actress to say a bust of the late K-F-C
founder will stay in the Kentucky Capitol, despite Anderson’s claim
that Sanders is a symbol of cruelty to chickens.Fletcher wrote, “Colonel Sanders remains a Kentucky icon.” And he added, “his success story has been an inspiration to many.”

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