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Norton Center unveils new season
jbrummett@amnews.comThe 2012-2013 season at Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts will feature acts ranging from The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma and Huey Lewis and the News to the rock musical “Hair” and “Yellow Dubmarine,” a reggae...Tags: The Beatles (music group), Music, Concerts, Abigail Washburn, Phil Vassar
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Obituary: Wanda Cooper
PERRYVILLE — Wanda Lee O’Bryan Cooper, 77, of Louisville, formerly of Boyle County, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, in Louisville. She was the widow of Hugh Cooper Sr. Born Dec. 27, 1934, in Louisville, she was a daughter of the late John and Musa...
Tags: Physical Disabilities, Nursing, American Cancer Association
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In Virginia, will Ten Commandments stay or go?
Guest ColumnistThe two-year battle over posting the Ten Commandments on a high school wall in Giles County, Va., has been polarizing, angry and downright nasty. Last week, U.S. District Judge Michael Urbanski tried to avoid more litigation by ordering the warring...Tags: Voting, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, Elections
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Group urges seniors to speak up to lawmakers
The Winchester SunThe local AARP chapter is participating in a national campaign to give seniors a say in the future of Medicare and Social Security, and to take their say to Washington lawmakers. “You’ve Earned a Say” aims to take the debate about...Tags: Employees, United States Census Bureau, Health, Social Security, Medicare
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Iraq, Vietnam, Lonnie Napier, Afghanistan
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Poet Arthur Sze visits Centre College
jbrummett@amnews.comArthur Sze wasn’t on the path to becoming a poet when he entered university. He was good at math and science and was looking to follow in the steps of his chemical engineer father. He started at M.I.T. It was there he began to write — and...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Library of Congress, Walt Whitman, Education, Poetry
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"A joyous time with the music"
Earl Scruggs died last week and though not a Kentucky boy, his banjo playing was so elemental to what we now know as bluegrass that it defines our indigenous music. There is much more that defined the man, but most important is the hard picking banjo...
Tags: Bill Monroe, Respiratory Disease, Bluegrass (genre), Music Industry, Music
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School wars over religion reignite
Guest columnistContrary to culture-war mythology, God is alive and well in many, if not most, public schools. Visit almost any school in America and you’ll find students sharing their faith, reading their scriptures, saying grace before lunch and, in high...Tags: Government, Schools, Religion and Belief, Religious Texts, Students
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50 Years Ago: April 14, 2012
April 14, 1962 WASHINGTON (AP) —¿President Kennedy’s price-crushing victory over the might steel industry left him clothed today with vast new influence to shape the American economy. The steel giants bowed one by one Friday to a massive...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, Prices, Music, Concerts, Music Theater
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Traveling Vietnam wall coming to Lancaster
LANCASTER — The Wall that Heals, a traveling exhibit and museum honoring men and women who died while serving with the U.S. armed forces in the Vietnam War, will be in Lancaster later this month. The exhibit is part of a free event honoring...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Domestic Travel, Arts and Culture, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Tennessee science law: academic freedom or monkey business?
First Amendment CenterDepending on whose press release you believe, Tennessee’s new science law either promotes “academic freedom” or “allows creationism to be taught in public schools.” Enacted on April 10, the legislation instructs school...Tags: Schools, Religion and Belief, Students, Crime, Law and Justice, Public Schools
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Keepsakes: Casey student Andr'ea Butler will represent Kentucky at Washington Youth Summit
FAIRFAX, VA — Andr'ea Butler of Liberty, a student at Casey County High School, has been selected to represent Kentucky as a National Youth Delegate June 24-29 at the 2012 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University....Tags: Students, George Mason, Education, Teaching and Learning, Science
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