Front Page Sunday 12-16
This week on Front Page, Gayle Kaler is a Paducah city commissioner and stylist whose clients once included the River City’s first female mayor, Dolly McNutt. Now, appropriately enough, Kaler herself...
View ArticleW KY Historians consider what will make our region's history books for 2012
Todd Hatton speaks with history professors, and history authors, Dr. Duane Bolin of Murray State University and Berry Craig of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, about what you might find...
View ArticleFront Page Sunday 1/6
There are host of issues awaiting Kentucky lawmakers when they get to Frankfort this Tuesday. From industrial hemp and a state-wide health benefits exchange to state pension reform and how student...
View ArticleA Conversation with new 1st District State Senator Stan Humphries
Former Trigg County Judge-Executive Stan Humphries is well into his first session as the First District's new State Senator, and he's arrived in Frankfort at a particularly important time: the...
View ArticleFront Page Sunday 1/13
Starting a new job is usually a pretty stressful proposition. Now imagine that starting that new job involves having to tackle some of the most contentious issues facing the Commonwealth of Kentucky....
View ArticleFuturist Ivan Potter on Purchase's Frontier Future
You could say that the Jackson Purchase hasn’t been frontier territory since, well, since Andrew Jackson was President. But now, in the 21 st century, the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFront Page Sunday 1/27
The word “frontier” likely conjures images straight out of a John Ford western. But what you may not be aware of is that if you reside in western Kentucky» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleRemembering Railroad Detective Richard Kelley
On an unseasonably cool May night in 1935, railroad special agent Richard Kelley was gunned down by thieves trapped in a freight car in Paducah's south» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleJohn Griffin remembers his father, Doolittle Raider Tom Griffin
On April 18th, 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle took off from the deck of the USS Hornet into a dawn» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHopkinsville-Christian Co. Museums feature local women in STEM fields
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County is hosting a special exhibit in this year’s theme, “Inspiring» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleInternational Isotopes CEO on PGDP Site Interest
The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant has been enriching uranium since 1952, making it the world’s oldest such facility. Now, in 2013, it faces an uncertain» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNPR Morning Edition Co-Host David Greene Comes to Murray April 25
Michael Robinson joins us on Sounds Good. His winning Murray High School speech team benefits from a speaking engagement on April 25th in Murray that bring» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleReenactors and Music at the 'Turn of the Century Social' in Murray
Music From the Front Porch co-host Mike Gowen organizes the "Turn of the Century Social" at Murray’s Central Park this Saturday from 10 to 2 with» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSummer Events at Ft. Donelson National Battlefield
Todd Hatton speaks with Mike Manning, Chief Ranger, and Brian McCutcheon, Park Superintendent, of Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Dover, Tennessee» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleUnlikely Duo Seeks Justice For Mayfield Murder Victim: Feature Film Planned
Jessica Currin was found dead behind Mayfield Middle School in 2000. Five years later, the investigation into her murder was stalling. A suspect had been» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleA Conversation with new LBL Area Supervisor Tina Tilley
Earlier this month, the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area welcomed its new area supervisor, Tina Tilley. Tilley succeeds Bill Lisowsky, who» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAshland, KY Journalist with Advice for Paducah on Bouncing Back from Tough...
USEC's shutdown of operations at the Paducah gaseous diffusion plant is underway; layoffs are slated to begin next month. Paducah and McCracken County» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleTommy Thompson Previews Presentation on Rockabilly Pioneer Ray Smith
Many early Rock Roll stars hailed from the historic Jackson Purchase, including Carl Perkins and Scotty Moore. After 1952, many of them gravitated to» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNew Report Highlights "Toxic" Leadership In Military
The incidents of suicide in the U.S. military have been attributed to a host of factors: problems with relationships, finances, drugs, or post-traumatic» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleOn 'The Rise and Fall of West Ky Democratic Politics'
There are those of us, of sufficient vintage, who can recall people saying, “If you want to vote in Kentucky, you register as a Democrat.” That always» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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