Star high school athletes make a big splash in the local news when they officially sign to play college ball.
“Why not have a special sign up day for students going into vocational training for a career, too?” asked Jeff Taylor of Hopkinsville, who is running to reclaim his seat in the state House of Representatives.
“If I’m elected, I’ll introduce legislation for a sign-up day.”
Crooner-turned-Congressional candidate Alonzo Pennington wrote, sang and played on his guitar "We Can Do Better" at the big teacher rally in Frankfort on April 13.
Only 32 percent of Kentuckians surveyed this month approved of Republican Governor Matt Bevin’s job performance. Political Science Professor Joel Turner heads the Social Science Research Center at Western Kentucky University, which conducted the poll. He says despite Bevin’s low approval rating, his hardcore supporters appear to appreciate his recent efforts during the General Assembly.
“Remember in November,” Kyle Henderson’s bumper stickers remind Bluegrass State motorists.
“‘How soon they forget’ – that’s been my experience with people and politics,” said Henderson, Paducah-based Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 184 business manager. “I want to keep everybody motivated.”
Hailed as "a powerful film shot on a threadbare budget, mostly with local non-actors," Salt of the Earth is set for a special showing Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Louisville's Speed Museum, 2035 S. 3rd St.
Admission is free.
One of the greatest labor movies, Salt of the Earth, released in 1954, is based on a real strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico. After the screening, Sy Slavin, a University of Louisville emeritus professor, will lead a discussion.
