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Dumb ways to die in Ky.
Last year, this court ruling was made concerning the images at the top of this post: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently unanimously upheld the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s mandate for graphic health warning labels on cigarette packs and advertising. The graphic health warning labels show written statements with photo-realistic…
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Ky.’s only woman governor, Martha Layne Collins, dies at 88
This happened over the weekend (from Kentucky Lantern): Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota Motor Manufacturing, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in Lexington. She was 88. Her husband, Dr. Bill Collins, said his wife died in her sleep…
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Where to get access to food
MAGA Republicans are hell bent on starving poor people. This appeared in the Courier Journal: With millions of Americans about to lose their SNAP benefits, Kentucky communities are struggling to fill the gap. SNAP is a federal program that provides low-income families with monthly benefits and food stamps to afford healthy food. Due to the continuing partial government…
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Let’s put billionaire donations in perspective
I think this is supposed to be a story about the benevolence of the ultrawealthy. From Kentucky Lantern: Yes, it’s heartwarming. We even have a photo (above) of the donation ceremony. But the story never gives Tom Golisano’s net worth. A quick Google search, and this comes up from Rochester Business Journal: Tom Golisano’s net…
