General news: July 2008 Archives
3:33 PM Wed, Jul 30, 2008 | Permalink
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The title "Man Caves" brings to mind the image of young men drinking beer and watching football on Sunday afternoon. The wooden bar surrounded by flat screen tv's creates an atmosphere that is for and about men.
But not so fast. My recent stories on Man Caves on WHAS11 found the basement hideaways are designed by men, but are really an entertainment center for the whole family.
Randy Smith's Man Cave is...
11:56 PM Tue, Jul 29, 2008 | Permalink
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The anthem, or Offertory song at the joint funeral of four year old Riley Lawrence and five year old Claudia Wadlington, both killed by a hit and run driver near U of L last week, was composed for the funeral by Tom Bailey, Resurrection's music director. Here are the lyrics:
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10:57 PM Tue, Jul 29, 2008 | Permalink
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The media kept a respectful distance from the joint funeral of four year old Riley Lawrence and five year old Claudia Wadlington, both killed by a hit and run driver near U of L last week. It was important for us to be there, however, to document the price paid by the little girls and their families for someone else's choices.
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3:02 PM Mon, Jul 28, 2008 | Permalink
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It's the one place I could find where inflation and a tough economy have led to more business: the Louisville Free Public Library.
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12:22 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink
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I'm sitting at the Hardee's across the street from the UAW Local 862 office on Fern Valley Road, a few hours after Ford announced it would transform the Louisville Assembly Plant into a "C car platform" plant. LAP is on life support now, but it's about to get a new lease on life.
We'll be talking with Ford and UAW officials at 2pm at the plant -- also asking questions about jobs from Michigan Truck Plant - will they move with the Expe...
9:55 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink
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It's looking more and more likely that Ford's announcement this Thursday of "changes to the overall plan" will include changes to Louisville's two Ford plants. The New York Times is reporting that as Ford transforms some truck plants into car plants, production of the Expedition and Navigator will move "to a Kentucky plant," which in all probability is the Kentucky Truck Plant on Chamberlain Lane.
It appears that Ford is consolidating...
4:30 PM Sun, Jul 20, 2008 | Permalink
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After nearly thirty years on 103.1 FM in Louisville, Oldies 103 WRKA is history just as its frequency is getting an improved signal. In fact, the radio station's new tower in eastern Jefferson County was deemed too good to waste on an oldies station. So make way for.....
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3:58 PM Wed, Jul 16, 2008 | Permalink
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Forever frozen in time, that moment at midnight October 13, 2004. Sergeant First Class John Adams stands with his laser sighted pistol firing at an Iraqi insurgent, killing him. That moment is now an action figure, soon to be on Toys R Us shelves.
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12:01 AM Tue, Jul 15, 2008 | Permalink
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When I first met hand surgeon Warren Breidenbach ten years ago, he was a guest on my talk show on WHAS Radio. He discussed his radical proposal that he wanted to attempt a hand transplant and to invite any amputees who may be interested to contact him. From the beginning, Breidenbach conceded the ethical issue whether someone should risk their health, even their life, for an elective surgery. Up to that point, organ transplants were extreme...
11:45 AM Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink
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O.K. What's it like to work with Rachel Platt? It's a question I hear at least one time every day. I hear it so often I've decided to blog about it here on WHAS 11.com.
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