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Monday, January 21, 2013
Around the Nation
In Kentucky's Coal Country, A Resentment For Obama
January 21, 2013 If the voters in Louisa, Ky., had their wish, Mitt Romney would have taken the oath of office Monday. The local coal-fired power plant is due to close amid a push for cleaner-burning plants. Local residents blame Obama for the pending job losses.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The Salt
The Rebirth Of Rye Whiskey And Nostalgia For 'The Good Stuff'
December 26, 2012 Rye was all but pushed off the market by sweeter, corn-based bourbon after Prohibition, but it might be coming back, no illegal still required. Bartenders from coast to coast seem to prefer its intense flavor for their cocktail creations.
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Music Interviews
Elizabeth LaPrelle: Carrying On The Appalachian Tradition
December 2, 2012 Though she's only 25, LaPrelle sounds older and likes it. "I'm excited to sound like a creepy old lady," the ballad singer says. And she always sings loud, the way they did in the old days.
Monday, September 17, 2012
The Salt
Shriveled Mich. Apple Harvest Means Fewer Jobs, Tough Year Ahead
September 17, 2012 After a mild winter and a late-April freeze, Michigan's apple harvest was decimated. Less fruit means fewer picking jobs. It also means little to no income from apples in storage that growers rely on to get them through to next year's harvest.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Crime In The City
Michigan Author Dreams Up A Deadlier Ann Arbor
August 27, 2012 Ann Arbor residents would easily recognize their city in Harry Dolan's crime fiction, but the likeness ends with murder; while Dolan can pack several homicides into each book, the real Ann Arbor is much more peaceful.
Monday, August 06, 2012
Summer Nights: Funtown
Cruisin' For Classic Cars On A Steamy Summer Night
August 6, 2012 Classic-car enthusiasts descend on the picturesque town square in Milan, Ohio, on Tuesdays, during the summer. Many come to show off their gleaming antiques, while others come just to take in the show and soak up a little hometown camaraderie.
Monday, July 02, 2012
Barack Obama
Obama's 'Clean Coal' Fighting Words To W.Va. Dems
July 2, 2012 How can an inmate beat out a sitting president in his party's primary? In parts of West Virginia, the answer is easy to explain. Just ask those who say Obama's policies threaten the culture of coal.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Sports
Called To The Post, Derby Starters Pack 'Em In
May 5, 2012 When the gates fly open at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, all eyes will be on the 20 racehorses that launch themselves into the 138th Kentucky Derby. That's a lot of horses, and a special challenge for the men charged with getting them into the starting gate safely.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
History
How America 'Struck Back': Doolittle Raid Turns 70
April 17, 2012 Seventy years ago Wednesday, 80 Army Air Corps crewmen flew 16 B-25 bombers on a secret mission to Japan. The World War II attack became known as the Doolittle Raid, and this week, four of the five remaining Doolittle raiders will be gathering in Dayton, Ohio, to remember the mission.
Sunday, April 08, 2012
Poetry
The Beauty And Difficulty Of Poet Nikky Finney
April 8, 2012 "Art is about being provocative," says the award-winning poet. "Art is also about beauty and if you leave the latter out, the former doesn't matter."
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Two-Way
In Kentucky, 2015 Derby Winner Could Arrive Any Day Now
February 28, 2012 From January into June, about 8,000 registered thoroughbred colts and fillies will be born in Kentucky. As 3-year-olds, a few may be Triple Crown contenders. NPR's Noah Adams was there as one was born.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Hard Times: A Journey Across America
Hard Times Inspire Ky. College Students To Action
November 29, 2011 Berea College's 1,600 students come from low-income households, and sophomore Emily Nugent says they "know about the challenges Americans are facing." Inspired by their own diverse backgrounds, they're taking up causes like standing with the newly poor, helping immigrants or embracing their heritage.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Sports
117 Years Of Race Stats Put To Pasture At The Track
October 15, 2011 The Keeneland racetrack in Lexington, Ky., holds a vast collection of the Daily Racing Form, the newspaper of the thoroughbred industry. It doesn't have enough financial resources yet, but the library is working on preserving and digitizing the paper, in print since 1894 — and still printing.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Reporter's Notebook
Boy Scouts Look Forward To New Site
September 8, 2011 Two Boy Scouts eagerly await the opening of the more than 10,000-acre new camp planned in West Virginia. The camp is expected to be completed and open by July 2013.
