January 2006 Archives

I finally saw the movie that’s all the buzz. Brokeback Mountain. I remember the first time I heard about the movie. I was sitting in a theater at Baxter Avenue when among the many commercials and coming attractions there they were beautiful vistas of open range and the two men who become lovers. The movie I was seeing (Goodnight and Good Luck) was sold out but not one person in the packed theater said or whispered a word . It was obviou...

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I am a veteran parent of the teenage years but my years of service are not up yet. Our older daughter is now 21, zipping through college and doing quite well. But here we go again. Our younger daughter is 16. SIXTEEN. Those of us who have teenagers know what that means. Driving, dating, being more responsible for making their own choices and that's just the beginning. Parents of pre-teenagers often say "You're should know. You've ...

>> Continue reading: What Are Your Magic Words?

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Categories: General news |

There it was, a mixture of heavy metal and toxic cargo, floating free down the Ohio River, live on WHAS11 News at Six.
We always try to bring you the news first. But this time Sky 11 brought you video as it happened.
The runaway barge was propelled by the swirling muddy Ohio, as we watched it take dead aim on the K and I Railroad Bridge.
Then, the barge swung sidways and we held our collective breaths.

>> Continue reading: Runaway Barge.....Live!

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When Hurricane Katrina battered the gulf coast, there was an outpouring of sympathy and dollars to aide the recovery effort. The Louisville Gardens was turned into a hurricane relief center as the city welcomed evacuees from Louisiana.
But five months later, the urgency of the Katrina recovery has been largely forgotten, until you meet the Bocage family.
Connie Bocage sat in a Louisville restaurant last week and sai...

>> Continue reading: The Katrina Kids

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Categories: General news |

Yarmuth, Lucas and Jefferson County's disgruntled Democrats.

>> Continue reading: Political Notes

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Categories: Politics |

At this time last year, Piper Nicole Joseph was a frozen embryo, stored in a straw at a Cincinnati Fertility
Clinic.
Now she is a healthy little girl, living in a loving home in Oldham County. Piper was adopted along with four other frozen embryos and transferred to her mother's womb on April 13, 2005.
The embryos were so small they would fit on the head of a straight pin. And for Rhonda and David Joseph, one o...

>> Continue reading: The Miracle Baby

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Kentucky's Legislature and Governor appear ready to pump millions of dollars into teachers salaries, to bring Kentucky teachers' pay in line with surrounding states. But will that give Kentucky students the biggest bang for their parents' bucks? Even some teachers aren't so sure.

>> Continue reading: More Money, Wrong Priorities?

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Categories: Politics |

I need to drop a few pounds this year. How about you? I am a big believer in exercise. Do you know how to find a health club or gym that is right for you?

>> Continue reading: GET FIT IN 2006

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