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2009 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women. Kentucky International Convention Center, 221 S. Fourth St, July 11-15. "God Will Do Wonders Among You!"
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Kentucky school chief finalists named
Kentucky's new education commissioner could be chosen as early as next week, the chairman of the state Board of Education said Friday. "We're getting close,'' Joe Brothers said in an interview. "It's been a long process.''
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Health groups back tobacco treaty
With legislation to strengthen tobacco regulation now signed into law, public health groups are pushing for the Senate to ratify a treaty on tobacco control that has languished for five years.
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4 from Ky. killed in I-75 crash in Ga.
A highway dispute might have led to a fiery, three-vehicle collision that killed four Kentucky residents on Interstate 75 in Georgia. The driver of a black Honda was reporting to 911 that a silver Saturn was attempting to block him when both vehicles were struck by a rental truck about 2:30 a.m. Thursday
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Closings for Independence Day
Government: Federal, state, Jefferson County clerk, Louisville Metro, and Bullitt and Oldham counties' offices closed Saturday.
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Christians converge on city
For the second week in a row, thousands of members of a conservative Christian movement converged on Louisville this week for their annual convention. But this week's gathering of the North American Christian Convention was much more low-key than last week's of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Free music and fireworks draw crowd to waterfront
Mild temperatures, blue skies, an evening of free music and fireworks brought people out early for Friday night's Waterfront Independence Festival.
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Louisville murder victim identified
Homicide detectives with Louisville Metro Police are investigating the death of a 51-year-old man found wounded in an apartment complex next to Iroquois High School on Thursday night.
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Guard families struggle with deployments
When Thomas Leonard joined the Kentucky National Guard in the 1980s, he considered it a part-time job to help pay the bills through college ? a commitment of one weekend a month, two weeks a year. Being sent to war barely crossed his mind.
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Restitution law worries court officials
Last year several thousand Kentuckians were convicted of theft and required to pay restitution to victims ? a process that can often take defendants months or even years to accomplish.
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