Lexington, KY – Each year the University of Kentucky's School of Journalism invites a distinguished member of the national media to deliver the Joe Creason Lecture. This year's headliner is Howard Fineman of Newsweek, NBC, and MSNBC.com. He also wrote for the Louisville Courier Journal before going national. Bryan Bartlett caught up with Mr. Fineman earlier today.
Lexington, KY – As the clock continues to wind down on another tax season, last minute filers, (and you know who you are), need to be aware of some different postal service protocol this year. Alan Lytle reports.
Lexington, Ky – Seven-hundred-34 bills were introduced during the session, 190 in the Senate and 544 in the House. That compares to 795 bills introduced in 2007, which was also a short session. One-hundred-one bills, or 18-point-five percent of all bills introduced this year, were approved and signed into law.
Lexington, KY – Former University of Kentucky Wildcat Great, Mike Casey died of heart complications at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He was 60. Casey was the leading scorer at UK as a sophomore in the 1967-68 sason. A car accident sidelined him for the 1969-70 campaign, but he returned a year later and finished his Kentucky career with over 1,500 points; making him the thirteenth all time leading scorer at UK. Funeral arrangements for Mike Casey are pending.
Lexington, KY – They snapped up the commemorative UK Maker's Mark bottles in record time,now many diehard fans will be lining up Thursday night at Keeneland to get them autographed early Friday morning. In this extended interview with Maker's Mark President Bill Samuels, we discuss the annual event that always draws a crowd.
Lexington, KY – Growing up gay, lesbian, or transgender can be difficult for anyone, but a Kentucky author says doing so in the bible belt brings unique challenges. In this edition of Focus On UK, Ashley Westerman reports on a recent event on the topic which was held at the UK Student Center.
Lexington, KY – Contributing Commentator Scott Winkler has this essay in conjuntion with National Donate Life Month. Scott Winkler is pastor of the Old Union Christian Church in Lexington, and member of the Fayette Equity Council.
