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Raddatz returns, gets Centre degree while telling war stories to grads
tkleffman@amnews.comMartha Raddatz told one on herself Sunday during her commencement address to Centre College’s Class of 2013. The highly decorated and respected ABC foreign correspondent who has reported from war zones around the world, the White House and the...Tags: Easter, Abraham Lincoln, Education, Paul Ryan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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ITM '03: On the road to Baghdad
This photo ran ten years ago in The Interior Journal, about one month after the U.S. invaded Iraq in search of weapons of mass destruction. Ten years later, after more than $1 trillion in spending and an estimated 189,000 deaths (including 134,000...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq War (2003-2011), U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions
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Jessamine community honors injured Marine at ground-breaking
news@jessaminejournal.comMore than 100 community members gathered on a chilly and windy Thursday morning to honor a man — a Marine — most had never met, and whose story most had never heard. Matthew Bradford was 20 years old when, in January 2007, an improvised...Tags: Amputation, Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments, Russ Meyer
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Helpingahero.org to assist with local Marine home Thursday
news@jessaminejournal.comHelpingahero.org will host a groundbreaking on a new, custom adapted home that will be given to Marine Corps Cpl. Matt Bradford at 412 W. Brannon Road, in northern Jessamine County Thursday at 10:30 a.m. The home will allow Bradford, a blind and a...Tags: Injuries and Wounds
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Obituary: Derek Lee Tharp
Derek Lee Tharp 1974-2013 PERRYVILLE — Derek Lee Tharp, 38, of Danville, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in Danville. Born Dec. 24, 1974, in Boyle County, he was a son of Marilyn Tharp of Junction City and Dudley Tharp of Georgia. Derek was a...
Tags: Eastern Kentucky University, U.S. Air Force, Iraq War (2003-2011), Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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New signs of growth bode well for Garrard County economy
smojica@amnews.comLANCASTER — About 8 percent of Garrard County residents currently are unemployed, a dramatic drop from the nearly 13 percent unemployment rate reported to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in February 2010. Such statistics represent people using...Tags: Justice System, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Career and Workplace, Business
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Debate moderator Raddatz to return for Centre's commencement
Martha Raddatz, ABC News Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent and moderator of the 2012 Vice Presidential Debate at Centre, will be the featured speaker at Centre’s 190th Commencement Ceremony on May 19. Raddatz has held her current role at ABC...
Tags: Radio, Paul Ryan, Joe Biden, The New York Times, U.S. Department of State
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ABC correspondent Martha Raddatz to moderate debate at Centre College
dbrock@amnews.comThe moderator of the vice-presidential debate Oct. 11 at Centre College will be one of two women hosting the televised events this fall. The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday that ABC News foreign affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz...Tags: Radio, Barack Obama, White House, Entertainment, Mitt Romney
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THE WALL THAT HEALS: Traveling Vietnam exhibit visits Lancaster
smojica@amnews.comLANCASTER — Living veterans as well as local and state dignitaries stood Monday in honor of the 107 Kentuckians who died in Iraq and Afghanistan while giving service to their country. During the 45-minute event in front of the new Garrard County...Tags: Justice System, Afghanistan, Human Interest, John Wilson, Washington, DC
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AN AMERICAN IN BAGHDAD: Garrard County attorney spends 6 months helping U.S. depart Iraq
jenb@amnews.comThe half-year Garrard County Attorney Mark Metcalf spent in Iraq in 2011 as part of the 149th Brigade were months of challenge. They also were months filled with work and an increasing appreciation for life in these United States of America. The...Tags: Justice System, Saddam Hussein, U.S. Army, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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From green to blues
For Sgt. Ian Howes, music was a way to escape and entertain troops while stationed at Joint Base Balad in Iraq.
“It’s been a huge outlet. You know you go crazy there, just the constant bombing and shooting, everything going on. You’ve...Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Army National Guard
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Unusual job fair in Garrard County attracts dozens
smojica@amnews.comLANCASTER — Dozens of people from across the region came to a job fair Tuesday hoping to snag an electrical technician position in Iraq or Afghanistan that pays more than $100,000 a year. Sustainment Solutions, also known as SSI Worldwide, is based...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Afghanistan, John Wilson
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