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Local artist Tammie Bartlett's is ready to make her art her life's work.
Tammie Bartlett was an artist from day one, and she didn’t lack inspiration or support. “My momma said my first steps were for a pencil. She told everybody that,” she said. Her mom bought her books and art pads for her to explore her...
Tags: Fine Artists, Hospitals and Clinics, Festive Events, Shriners, Arts and Culture
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Obituary: Jean Johnson
LANCASTER — Jean Johnston, 86, widow of Dr. Rodney Johnston, died Thurs., Sept. 27, 2012 at Heartland Hills Senior Living Center in Lexington. Born in Palmerton, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Archie Kuehner and Marjorie Graver Kuehner. She...
Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Colleges and Universities, Alzheimer's Association, Nursing, Medical Specialization
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Looking Back: Service to country included Vietnam and Desert Storm
etoadvine@heritagehospice.comJere McCumber has nothing against playing Frisbee, but he knows it has no place in the desert, especially one riddled with land mines. During his deployment to Saudi Arabia in Desert Storm, he had to command the men and women in his troop to stop a...Tags: Colon Cancer, Vietnam, Arabian Peninsula
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John Robert Brooks Jr.: Dec. 21, 2011
JOHN ROBERT BROOKS JR.
John Robert Brooks Jr., 86, of Richmond, formerly of Winchester, husband of Emma Ruth Lawson Brooks, passed away on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at his home.
Mr. Brooks was born in Clark County on Nov. 2, 1925, to the late John R....Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Heavy Engineering, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Manufacturing and Engineering
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Coal needs fair shake in energy discussions
Guest ColumnistWhen Robert Kennedy Jr. appeared at the University of Kentucky last year, he — as many alternative energy proponents often do — referred to the Midwest as being the Saudi Arabia of wind energy. Well, I had occasion to drive through “...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Manufacturing and Engineering, Duke Energy Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance
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Coal the problem, not the solution
A recent opinion piece promoted the use of coal to wean us off of foreign oil. The author didn’t feel that wind would do the trick. His opinion was supported by little other than what he saw out his car window and a version of reality that is far-...Tags: Coal
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Peace on Earth in 2012? Doubtful
Contributing columnistNearly every national or international beauty contest features a question period when some aspiring beauty queen voices her desire for “world peace” in answer to an innocuous puffball question. However, this year, as in the past, world peace...Tags: International Military Interventions, Islam, Afghanistan, Kim Jong Il, Arts and Culture
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Veterans share memories of first Persian Gulf War
The Winchester SunOn Aug. 2, 1990, Iraqi troops invaded neighboring Kuwait, beginning the Persian Gulf War. A ground assault on the Iraqis, led by British and American forces, began Feb. 23, 1991. On Feb. 26, Iraqi troops began retreating from Kuwait, and on Feb. 28,...Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Politics, California, Armed Forces, Kuwait
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25 Years Ago in Clark County
Feb. 15, 1986
Clark County 4-H members who excelled at the recent Bluegrass Area Talk Meet include Layne Berryman, Meredith Boyd, Misty Wiseman, Timothy Hays, Steven Turley, John Callebs, Keith Roberts, Stacie Turley, Scott Van Sickle, Kelly Whitaker,...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Health and Safety at School, Education
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Prewitt: Dual fuel engines could be answer to high gas prices
In the 1980s, two Waukesha 2,896-cubic-inch diesel engines were altered to operate using digester gas for 86 percent of the fuel and diesel oil to ignite the gas. These engines were at Lexington’s Town Branch wastewater treatment plant. This is...Tags: Natural Resources, Water Supply, Energy Resources, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles
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Rowhani victory in Iran raises cautious hopes in region
BEIRUT -- The election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran’s new president has raised hopes of increased engagement with other nations and a new era of moderation in the Islamic Republic, according to commentaries across the region on Sunday. Rowhani, a...Tags: Qatar, Bahrain, Politics, Islam, England
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Researchers find 2 types of brain atrophy in 'Gulf War illness'
Using brain scans and exercise stress tests, researchers have identified two biologically distinct subgroups of veterans suffering from so-called Gulf War illness. Their bodies reacted differently to physical exertion, and their brains had atrophied...
Tags: Medical Research, Georgetown, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fatigue
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