Kentucky New Era January 19, 2012

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Lady Blazers set sights on
No more Wikipedia?
Crittenden in All ‘A’
Websites protest
proposed legislation SPORTS B1
NEWS A9
THURSDAY
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 | 75 cents, 51 cents average home delivery cost WWW.KENTUCKYNEWERA.COM 20 pages, 2 sections | Volume 125, Number 46 | Hopkinsville, Ky. Est. 1869
Senate plan targets Democrats
Pendleton, who would lose Todd County,
only Democrat to approve redistricting
BY DAVE BOUCHER from Henderson now represents Lexington.
NEW ERA STAFF WRITER Although the changes won’t force Sen.
Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville, to run
Days after approving a redistricting plan against an incumbent, the plan does radi-
created by Kentucky House Democrats that cally shift the area he would represent. Cur-
would force several incumbent House Re- rently, Pendleton’s District 3 consists of
publicans into the same districts, GOP Christian, Todd and Logan counties. The
members in the Senate used similar tactics new plan would give him Christian, Cald-
in crafting the senatorial redistricting plan. well, Crittenden and Union counties.
The swing didn’t bother the longtime sen-
The Senate voted 22-14 on Wednesday to
ator though. In fact, he said he was the only
approve the plan. The changes would put
Democrat in the Senate who voted in favor
four incumbent Democrats against one an-
of the new districts.
other in two districts, as well as an incum-
“I couldn’t tell the people of Caldwell,
bent Democrat against an incumbent
Crittenden and Union counties ‘I’m going
Republican. Several districts would change
to vote against representing you,’” Pendle-
drastically, including shifting one 100 miles PHOTO PROVIDED
ton said. “It would be like a slap in the face.”
north of where it currently sits and re- Sen. Joey Pendleton (center), D-Hopkinsville, discusses legislation with Sen. Joe Bowen (left), R-Owensboro,
drawing another district so that a senator SEESENATE, PAGEA5 and Sen. Jack Westwood, R-Erlanger, in the Kentucky Senate.
Soldier gets
$115,000 in
dog bite lawsuit
BY NICK TABOR
NEW ERA STAFF WRITER
A U.S. soldier who is serving out a deployment
in Afghanistan will get $115,000 when he returns
next month. He’ll have to split it with the attorney
who helped him sue the city of Oak Grove and its
police officers.
Richard C. Lestienne, 29, said a trio of Oak
Grove officers violated his constitutional rights
when a police K-9 bit him during an arrest. He con-
sidered this cruel and unusual punishment, and
he also accused the officers of arresting him with-
out probable cause. He and his attorney, Ken Hag-
gard, initially asked for $1.1 million.
The city settled Lestienne’s lawsuit in federal
court on Jan. 9. Though both sides agreed to keep
the terms confidential, the city provided copies of
the paperwork after the Kentucky New Era filed
an open records request.
When a tax-funded agency enters into a lawsuit
settlement, the records are usually public under
Kentucky law, regardless of confidentiality agree-
ments.
The settlement did not require the city to admit
that its officers did anything wrong.
Lestienne’s lawsuit stemmed from a December
BENJAMIN JOUBERT | KENTUCKY NEW ERA 2009 incident. Oak Grove police received a call
Edith Reed, a nursery worker at Christian County Animal Shelter on Russellville Road, plays with a sick cat Wednesday afternoon. about him making a scene at the Pilot truck stop,
Addition planned for animal shelter beating on restaurant tables and windows, ac-
cording to a police report.
His friend, Terrence Smith, drove him away
from the scene, but officers soon stopped them
based on a description from the truck stop.
BY DAVE BOUCHER open a lot of doors … to given month. feet, and the runs in the
Two officers chatted with Lestienne while a
NEW ERA STAFF WRITER more and better interac- “We’re always pretty enclosed kennel will be 4
third ran Smith through field sobriety tests. After
tion,” Grace said. crowded out there,” said feet by 4 feet, the plans
about 15 minutes, Lestienne irritated the officers
When people go to an an- A courtyard area will be Steve Tribble, Christian state.
by banging on the car door and saying he wanted
imal shelter in search of a the byproduct of the 1,550 County judge-executive, The remaining space in
to go home.
new critter, they often square foot addition the explaining that the shelter between the addition and
A videotape of the incident, which was de-
want to interact with the county plans to build for houses animals from the existing building,
scribed in a May 2010 story in the New Era, shows
cat or dog before they take the facility. Christian Fis- Christian, Trigg, Todd and roughly 24 feet by 40 feet,
officer James Layne bringing his K-9 to Lesti-
it home. cal Court recently hired Caldwell counties. will be enclosed and serve
enne’s side of the car and yelling at Lestienne to
Right now there just local architect Keith The addition will go on as the courtyard. The
get out. When he was halfway out, Layne pulled
isn’t a great spot where Sharp to design the addi- the back of the 7,200 ground will be concrete, the dog on to Lestienne, and it bit Lestienne’s arm.
that can happen at the tion and announced this square foot facility. A hall-
Grace said, which is much Layne then grabbed Lestienne by the back of the
Christian County Animal week it would be accepting way will lead out to the
easier to sanitize than the neck and pushed him face-first onto the ground.
Shelter, said Director bids for construction. runs, organized in three
natural-surface area the The officers arrested Lestienne on charges of
Irene Grace. However, an The building would pro- separate sections. There
facility currently uses. A first-degree disorderly conduct, alcohol intoxica-
addition that is planned vide an additional 20 runs, will be two sections with
drain in the center of the tion in a public place and resisting arrest. He re-
for the Russellville Road or places to keep animals, open kennels, and a closed
floor will help with the ceived medical treatment from Oak Grove
facility should go a long Grace said. The facility kennel sandwiched in be-
cleaning process, accord- ambulance personnel, but police said he also made
way toward creating a new has 40 runs right now, but tween, according to the
ing to the plans. a ruckus and banged his head against a police
spot for prospective pet it’s never enough for the plans crafted by Sharp’s
station wall.
owners. 300 to 600 animals the shel- firm. Each run in the open
“That area is going to ter sees during any kennels with be 4 feet by 6 SEEANIMAL, PAGEA5 SEEBITE, PAGEA5
INDEX WHO WE ARE: Sasha Ebert, 23, Hopkinsville MORE INSIDE
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NATO: Taliban chief has
Afghan war’s lessons being
lost control of insurgents
KABUL, Afghanistan said the explosion killed applied to ease combat stress
(AP) — Dozens of civil- and injured dozens of
ians, NATO coalition Afghan civilians, Afghan
troops and Afghan secu- national security forces
rity forces were killed or and coalition troops. The
wounded Wednesday statement did not disclose
when a suicide attacker further details about how CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) munity leader and, at night, a guer- barbecues and banquets, where
blew himself up in a many foreign troops had — When the Marine unit that suf- rilla fighter. You never know when they talked about their time at war.
bazaar, according to the been killed or wounded. fered the greatest casualties in the an assault takes place. It’s very com- Before the program, troops would
top commander of inter- “With today’s horren- 10-year Afghan war returned home plicated, and people feel always on go their separate ways with many
national troops in dous attack at the Kajaki last spring, they didn’t rush back to edge,” he said. finding they had no one to talk to
Afghanistan, who alleged Sofla Bazaar, insurgents their everyday lives. Add to that, multiple deployments about what they had just seen.
that the Taliban’s leader have once again destroyed Instead, the Marine Corps put that tax the central nervous system, Mental health professionals are
had “lost all control” of his the lives of dozens of in- them into a kind of decompression said Zillmer, adding: “The human monitoring the group, which has
foot soldiers. nocent Afghan civilians,” chamber, keeping them at Camp brain can only stay in danger mode since scattered.
U.S. Gen. John Allen Allen said in the state- Pendleton for 90 days with the hope for so long before it feels like it’s lost They say it is too early to tell what
condemned the attack in ment. “These attacks that a slow re-entry into mundane it. It gets exhausted.” He compared kind of impact keeping them to-
Kajaki district of Hel- against the people of daily life would ease their trauma. going into combat like “diving to gether made. Combat veterans be-
mand province and said it Afghanistan have no effect The program was just one of the depths of the ocean and when lieve it likely will help in the long
was evidence that the in- on the progress we are to- many that the military created as it you have to go back to the surface run. The Marines have ordered
surgents had “declared gether making here with tries to address the emotional toll of you have to de- every unit since
“This is a big focus of
outright war” on the our Afghan partners and war, a focus that is getting renewed compress. then to stick to-
Afghan people. While the will only further isolate attention as veterans struggling to “It’s the same gether for 90
Taliban work to intimidate the Taliban from the adjust back home are accused of vi- process,” he said. the services, that we days.
civilians and kill anyone process of peace negotia- olent crimes, including murder. “It’s almost a bio- “They share a
aligned with the Afghan tion.” While veterans are no more likely logical process.” commonality be-
take care of our
government, the U.S.-led Taliban leader Moham- to commit such crimes than the A 2009 Army cause they’ve
coalition emphasizes that mad Mullah Omar “has general population, the latest cases report concluded gone through
civilians deaths should lost all control over Tal- have sparked a debate over whether that the psycho- warriors who are the same thing,
weaken the Taliban’s ap- iban insurgents, otherwise they are isolated cases or a worry- logical trauma of so it helps them
peal. he would immediately de- ing reminder of what can happen fierce combat in to come down,”
Daud Ahmadi, a provin- nounce these attacks and when service members don’t get the Iraq might have returning because said Maj. Gen.
cial spokesman, said a sui- order his forces to stop at- help they need. helped drive sol- Ronald Bailey,
cide bomber on a tacking innocent Afghan “This is a big focus of all the serv- diers from one they have taken such the command-
motorcycle killed 12 civilians,” Allen said. ices, that we take care of our war- brigade to kill as ing general of
Afghans, including two po- More than a year ago, riors who are returning because many as 11 peo- one of Camp
liceman, and wounded at Omar, the Taliban’s one- they have taken such good care of ple in Colorado good care of us.” Pendleton’s
least 23 other people. eyed, reclusive leader, did us,” Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and other states. most storied
A statement released urge his fighters to try to said, pointing out that tens of thou- The study found units, the 1st
late Wednesday by NATO avoid killing innocent sands of veterans return home to the soldiers also Ray Mabus Marine Divi-
headquarters in Kabul civilians. lead productive lives. faced “signifi- sion.
Navy secretary n
Some, however, fall on hard times, cant disruptions “I can tell you
getting into trouble with the law. in family-social from experience
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man by his deployment to Iraq is ac- Few units know that more than who has made addressing mental
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CHARLES K. WEST LILLY SAMPSON LARRY E. FULLER generates
SHEILA NORTHINGTON Services for Lilly Larry Edward Fuller, 54,
Greenville Road, died at controversy
Joint funeral services for Mae Sampson, 80, Griffin
DISCOUNTED Post your community event on the Charles Kent West, 69, East Gate Drive, will be at 1 6:55 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16,
Maker’s Mark and “Community Calendar” at: Elm Street, and his daugh- p.m. Saturday at Freeman 2012, at Jennie Stuart Med- PRINCETON, Ky. (AP)
ical Center of natural
Jim Beam Candy www.kentuckynewera.com ter, Sheila West Northing- Chapel CME Church with causes. — Some western Ken-
ton, 48, Orlando, Fla., will be the Rev. B. Emanuel The body will be cre- tucky residents say they
PLACE ONE LIQUORS at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount
IT’S FREE Luther offi- mated. don’t like the state’s pro-
ACROSS FROM BRADFORD SQUARE Olive Baptist Church.
2941 Ft. Campbell Blvd. • 885-1321 ciating. A private family service posal for a new road in
The Rev. Timothy A. Col-
B u r i a l is planned. Princeton.
lazo will officiate.
Western Ky. Institute of Plastic, Accepting New Patients West will be buried in will follow There will be no visita- Residents gathered
Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery Cave Springs Cemetery. His in Green tion. Tuesday to learn about
Gloria Staples, M.D. Lamb Funeral Home is in the six possible routes
daughter’s body is to be cre- Hill Memo-
Dr. George R. Valentini Internal Medicine • Primary Care mated. rial Gar- charge of arrangements. state transportation offi-
Visitation will be from 5 dens. A native of San Marcos, cials are considering for
M.D. FACS Adult medicine that includes: until 7 p.m. Friday at Gam- Visitation Texas, he was born Jan. 25, a connector in the small
Certified by the American Board Of Plastic Surgery •Routine Health Screening bleW Feustn edriaeld H oamt e1.0:17 p.m. will be from Sampson 1K9a5t7h, rythne M syoenr s oEfv athnes. late toDwenp, eWnPdSinDg reopno rwtehdic.h
A state-of-the-art facility that •Female Health Care •Geriatrics Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at Jen- 5 to 7 p.m. He had worked in mainte- route is chosen, the two-
offers the broadest scope of •Diabetes •Obesity nie Stuart Medical Center of Friday at Adams and Sons nance for Hayes County lane road would be
Aesthetic Surgery procedures. •Sports Medicine natural causes. Mortuary. Schools in Texas. about 2 miles long. It
His daughter died Tues- She died at 9 a.m. Survivors include three would affect between 50
1724 Kenton St., Suite 1C, Hopkinsville 315 W. 16th St. • Hopkinsville day, Jan. 10, 2012, at a hospi- Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, daughters, Alicia Jenkins, and 70 parcels of land
[phone] 270-707-7530 tal in Orlando of natural at Covington’s Convales- Crystal Fuller, both of Hop- and cause the removal
kinsville, Angela Haag,
causes. cent Center of natural of between nine and 17
Cadiz; a brother, Bobby
A native of Christian causes. Evans, San Marco, and homes at a cost of up to
County, he was born March A native of Crofton, she seven grandchildren. $8.4 million.
17, 1942, the son of the late
was born Aug. 14, 1931, the According to the
Frank West Sr. and Amelia daughter of the late ELSEWHERE maps, Joan Garcia
Fowler West.
Arthur and Elmaelmira would lose her home
He had worked for 25 years
as a packer at Hopkinsville Harris Gray. ADAM KIRBY when the road is built.
YTD YTD Milling Co. He was a mem- She was a homemaker Adam Kirby, 45, Indiana, She says she is “hopping
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Shay Watson, Orlando, her vided by funeral homes and occasionally McClearn said.
He said state officials
brothers and sisters, Dennis families. Information from families, however,
will use comments gath-
West, Timothy Grubbs,
Tammy and Stephanie West, also must include the name of the funeral ered at the meeting to
Rochester, and Franchesco home handling arrangements. Obituaries narrow down the possi-
Denise West, Orlando, ble routes, then it will
Sharon Gee, Hopkinsville, may be edited for length and style. have another public
and one grandchild. meeting.
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After undergoing the initial 16- the programs in Kentucky, and “The whole idea is if their kids are
week parenting class in Hopkins church volunteers serve as coaches important, they’ll do the right thing,”
County Jail, Bartlett wants to show for the classes, said director Harrell he said.
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Since the start of the program, Dads program in Angola, La., the This initial class lays a foundation Hoptown’s
Bartlett has had what he calls “part classes here also focus on re-entry for the rest of the program, Riley
of the best communication with my into society and helping the inmates said. Health & Happiness
wife in six years of marriage.” find churches to support them when The entire program lasts 42 weeks
The Hopkins County Jail is the they get out of jail. and is broken up into four different Helping you make the most of every day!
first county detention facility in Ken- Most Louisiana State Penitentiary classes that focus on aspects of their
tucky to offer the Christian-based prisoners are there for more than 40 spiritual life, he said.
program. years, so re-entry wasn’t as much of Inmate Billy Hallum was reassured
The focus of the program is to help an issue, Riley said. when he attended class that he did a
inmates build a relationship with Faith Missionary Baptist Church good job raising his three sons.
their children and become a good ex- and other area churches have volun- “I did a good job raising them — it HEALTH TOPICS EACH SATURDAY
ample to them. teers who coach the inmates through did let me know some areas that I
Bartlett and his wife have pushed the program’s workbook. could have done better,” he said. “I By Your Local Panel of Experts
back divorce proceedings until April All of the volunteers are fathers should have taught them more about
to see if their relationship can be themselves and can relate to the in- the Bible.” This Week’s Topic:Could That Painful Bulge Be A Hernia?
worked on, he said. mates, coach David Deaton said. For others, the class has shown
The father of two has focused on “Ultimately, their relationship with them a different path to parenting. by Matthew Robinson, M.D.
family relationships in general and God will lead them in their relation- “It’s shown me how bad of a father
seen an improvement in communi- ship with their children,” he said. I have been in the past,” Michael Eric Putty, DC, DAAMP Matthew Robinson, M.D.
cation with his sister as well. The course covers discipline, what Huffman said. “It’s shown me
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The program derives its name from Jason Whicker, a volunteer coach two daughters, his mother and his
scripture in the Bible. in the program, said the children of savior, he said. John Colby, M.D. Michael Clark, M.D.
Malachi 4:6 states, “He will turn inmates are more likely to become in- “If you truly love your kids you Neurology Jennie Stuart Medical Imaging Center
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Jailer Joe Blue said he hopes the their children for the first time since STORY BYLana Kunz, of The Messenger in Madisonville.
IN BRIEF Military museum set
n
AGENDA
to open in western Ky.
The Kentucky Open Meetings Law applies to the fol-
lowing meetings
TODAY
Lacy Elementary School site-based council, 3 p.m., WICKLIFFE, Ky. (AP) —
conference room. A museum honoring Ken-
Christian County Board of Education special meet- tucky military veterans is
ing, 5:45 p.m., central office. set to open in Wickliffe
Hopkinsville Committee of the Whole, 6 p.m., after nearly eight years in
Lackey Municipal Building. the works.
FRIDAY The Kentucky Veterans
Plan Review Committee,11:45 a.m., Community and and Patriots Museum will
Development Services office.
debut March 31.
CANCELLATIONS
Museum organizer Sandy
Thursday's meeting of the Little River Water Quality
Hart told The Paducah Sun
Consortiumhas been cancelled. The next regular meet-
that the ceremony will co-
ing will be 1:30 p.m. Feb. 16.
incide with a charter cere-
LAKE LEVELS
mony establishing the
western Kentucky chapter
Kentucky Lake and Barkley Lake Elevation,last up- of the Marine Corps
dated at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Kentucky Lake, Upper League.
Stage, 355.1, Normal Stage, 354; Lower Stage, 315.2. Hart felt a sense of ur-
Lake Barkley, Upper Stage,355.2; Normal Stage, gency to finish the museum
354; Lower Stage, 320.5. for World War II veterans.
Water Temperatures, Kentucky Lake,47 degrees;
“I don’t want any more of
Kentucky Dam, 47 degrees; Barkley Dam,47 degrees;
them to die without me hav-
Normal Temperature, 42 degrees.
ing this open,” she said.
Source: Explore Kentucky Lake.
The museum will be ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRECIPITATION housed in the former Wick- Sandy Hart shows a U.S. Army com-
liffe Church of Christ bat helmet from World War I that
Christian County Daily Precipitation(inches), Sun- building. Hart arranged to will be part of other pieces of mili-
day, 0.00; Monday,0.02; Tuesday, 0.37. Month to date, buy the facility after the tary history at the Kentucky Veter-
1.30. Year to date,1.30. congregation disbanded. ans and Patriots Museum in Wick-
Source: Kentucky Mesonet. Hart said the $150,000 liffe. Hart said it is unknown to
LOTTERY purchase price will be paid whom the helmet belonged. She
said it was discovered in a trash bin
off over time with funds
after it was discarded.
raised from admissions,
Kentucky sales of memorial bricks veterans, and exhibits on
and other contributions. the Tuskegee Airmen and
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — These Kentucky lot-
teries were drawn Wednesday: Donations for the mu- Metropolis, Ill., native John
Cash Ball: 04-07-10-19, Cash Ball: 25, Kicker: 8- seum have allowed $20,000 Steele are also planned.
4-9-8-3 to be paid off so far. Steele was the para-
Pick 3 Evening: 6-7-4 “We’re hoping to have it trooper made famous in
Pick 3 Midday: 9-5-2 paid off in a year or so,” the film “The Longest
Pick 4 Evening: 8-0-8-2 Hart said. Day” after his parachute
Pick 4 Midday: 3-1-7-0 Veterans will be allow- caught on a French church
Powerball: 06-29-34-44-50, Powerball: 28, Power ed in for free. Hart expects steeple during the D-Day
Play: 0 the museum to be open invasion.
weekends and by appoint- “People are under the
Tennessee ment. mistaken impression that
The museum includes a this museum is going to be
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — These Tennessee
lotteries were drawn Wednesday: mural of the Mississippi just for the World War II
Cash 3 Evening: 0-2-5, Lucky Sum: 7 River, a model of Ballard veterans,” Hart said. “It is
Cash 3 Midday: 8-3-1, Lucky Sum: 12 County’s Revolutionary not. It is for all the veterans
Cash 4 Evening: 8-2-5-8, Lucky Sum: 23 War fort, Fort Jefferson, a and patriots since the be-
Cash 4 Midday: 3-4-3-8, Lucky Sum: 18 room dedicated to Vietnam ginning of Kentucky.”
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Local football team changes name, gets sponsor Ky. lawmakers
hear raceing
BY DAVID SNOW said. “(The sponcer) said he The team, which started out tryout session on Saturday at 2
FOR THE NEW ERA would take care of our ex- as the Oak p.m. at Wade’s Way Park off
penses on the road.” Grove Out- Artic Avenue. industry back
The Christian County Out- The new sponsor also ex- laws when it The team opens its inaugural
laws minor league football pressed his enthusiasm at the first formed
season against the Kentucky
team on Saturday obtained a possibility of helping out the this fall, casino games
Wolverines on June 2 in Eliza-
sponsorship donation from Pa- new football squad. changed its
bethtown. The preliminary
triot Chevrolet in Hopkinsville. “We definitely wanted them name last
schedule has five home games
Head coach and team co- to get a good start in this area, week to be
owner Darell Keith said the and we want to be a part of more inclu- this season. The team will play
Outlaws were given a $1,500 do- their team,” said Gene Curtis, sive, Keith said, adding that in the Gridiron Developmental BY RANDY PATRICK
nation from the car dealership, general manager of Patriot Hopkinsville and all of its sur- Football League. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
along with a promise to assist Chevrolet. “Sports makes fun, rounding communities in
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Racing in-
the team with gasoline ex- and it makes people happy. It’s Christian County can now take DAVID SNOWis the editor of The Eagle Post
dustry spokesmen have told a
penses for road trips. fun for the community. It gets ownership of the Outlaws. of Oak Grove. Reach David at 270-887-3295
House committee that Ken-
“That was awesome,” Keith everybody excited.” The team will host an open or [email protected].
tucky’s horse industry is in cri-
sis and casino-style gambling at
race tracks could help it.
Democratic state Rep. Susan
Westrom, of Lexington, invited
the men to share their observa-
tions on Tuesday with the state
House Agriculture and Small
Business Committee.
Westrom said that in five years,
thoroughbred racing and breed-
ing has gone from being a $7 bil-
lion to a $4 billion industry.
Bob Feenick, an equine banker
and senior vice president for PBI
Bank in Lexington, said he has
many customers who are strug-
gling.
He said Kentucky is losing
business to states like New York
that allow casino-style gambling
at tracks.
A healthy breeding environ-
ment, he said, has to be con-
nected to a healthy racing
environment, and that may ben-
efit the state government.
“A lot of states that have
needed the revenue have tar-
geted the industry to raise that,”
he said.
David England, a trainer, said
some of his owners won’t race
their horses in Kentucky be-
cause the purses are not compet-
itive with states that allow slot
machines at the tracks.
He has closed his training op-
eration, laying off nine employ-
ees and affecting suppliers.
Many Kentuckians in the busi-
ness, he said, are “barely hang-
ing on” and are hoping the
ASSOCIATED PRESS legislature will do something so
Sandhill cranes dance in a creek near Newark, Neb., on March 18. This year was the first time Kentucky had a sandhill crane hunting season in a century. Fewer than 400 “they can hold on for another
people sought a license to hunt cranes this season. year or two until we can give
them the same playing level as
Ky. hunters harvest 50 sandhill cranes
other states around us.”
John Greely, a fourth-genera-
tion Kentucky horse farm owner,
said his business has also de-
clined.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS still consider it a success. “It’s something a lot of people west and central Kentucky In three years, he said, he has
Sandhill cranes can measure don’t know how to do,” he said, where the birds are known to lost about 35 percent of his
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ken- up to 5 feet tall and weigh up to noting that Kentucky hunters gather. horses.
tucky’s first sandhill crane 14 pounds. They were hunted to previously had to travel to the Hunters in seven counties re- Kentucky has been the “horse
hunt in a century has ended the brink of extinction 100 West to hunt sandhill cranes. ported kills. There were 24 in capital of the world,” Greely
with hunters taking only a frac- years ago, but their numbers “There aren’t that many people Barren County, 19 in Hardin said, because it has the lime-
tion of what they were allowed. have rebounded in recent that have ever participated in County, two each in Shelby and stone-rich bluegrass, a knowl-
Fifty birds were killed during years. hunting a species like this be- McLean counties and one each edge of horsemanship and other
in Breckinridge, Woodford and things that no other place has to
the 30-day season that ended Migratory bird program co- fore. I think it will grow over
Allen counties. the same extent. But he said it
Sunday, according to The ordinator Rocky Pritchert said time.”
Stuart Ray, a state fish and has not done enough to protect
Courier-Journal. The Ken- the small number of cranes Only 342 people sought to
wildlife commissioner, said its signature industry.
tucky Department of Fish and harvested suggests the animals hunt the birds, according to in-
hunting often depends on the “Other states have created
Wildlife Resources had set a were difficult to hunt as pre- formation the fish and wildlife
weather. more favorable conditions for
400-bird limit. dicted. agency provided to The “We had warmer-than-usual thoroughbred owners and breed-
The number of birds taken Kentucky League of Sports- Courier-Journal through an weather here, and north of ers to be able to survive in these
and the number of hunters men president Mark Nethery open records request. Ten were here,” he said. “So without the tough economic times,” Greely
who sought permits were lower said the newness of the season disqualified. weather to push them down, said. “They’ve created more lu-
than expected, but state fish could explain the small number The applications came from the birds tend to stay farther crative breeding incentives as
and wildlife officials say they of hunters. 69 counties, mostly in south- north.” well as purse structures.”
Man gets probation CRIME New extension agents look
n
Police arrest alleged
for indecent exposure
to expand 4-H program
Hopkins Co. jail escapee
BY NICK TABOR accord- FROM NEW ERA STAFF REPORTS BY DENNIS O’NEIL Riley from coach-
NEW ERA STAFF WRITER ing to NEW ERA FEATURE WRITER ing 4-H members
c o u r t A Madisonville man who allegedly on their livestock
A Dawson Springs records. escaped from Hopkins County Jail Growing up in Cynthiana, projects. Riley
man pleaded guilty Trot- was arrested in Hopkinsville on Patrick Allen was heavily in- threatened a law-
Wednesday to exposing ter al- Wednesday morning, according to a volved in the local 4-H program. suit against him,
his private parts to the legedly Hopkinsville police report. Working with livestock and par- demanding he
young sons of a woman threat- Keith A. Stafford, 32, was working ticipating in shooting sports process volunteer
he knew. A prosecutor ened to a jail-sanctioned job washing cars taught him a lot of things he applications in a
agreed to dismiss kill the Trotter with other inmates when he escaped, would use later in life. shorter time- Allen
charges that he made kids if police said. On Tuesday, Stafford al- “The responsibility you gain is frame and rein-
sexual contact with the they told anyone. legedly walked away from the car something that is really impor- state the Critters
boys. A grand jury indicted wash area and exited the jail through tant and it teaches you a lot of life Club. After receiv-
The man will spend Trotter in July on four bay doors, according to the report. skills,” Allen, 25, said. “It opens a ing a letter with
two years on super- counts of first-degree The escape was caught on video, po- lot of doors you may not have.” Riley’s grievances
vised probation instead sexual abuse, two lice said. He was arrested Wednes- Allen graduated from Eastern from her attorney,
of going to prison, counts of intimidating day on Fort Campbell Boulevard, Kentucky University in May Loughery re-
Christian Circuit Judge a participant in a legal according to the report. after majoring in livestock pro- signed.
Andrew Self an- process, and three SEE CRIME, PAGEA6 duction and dairy management. Matt Fulkerson,
nounced. counts of first-degree He started with the Christian director of Chris-
Farrell
Dave E. Trotter, 27, indecent exposure. County Cooperative Extension tian County’s ex-
committed the crimes Commonwealth’s At- Office in October as a 4-H agent. tension district,
between January 2010 torney Lynn Pryor Another 4-H agent, Mia Farrell, said this previous conflict didn’t
and April 2011. Both asked to have a prose- LOCAL BRIEFS 24, started with the office in July. influence the decision to hire two
boys reported that Trot- cutor from another n The county’s former 4-H agent, 4-H agents. The county had a 4-H
ter sometimes touched county take this case. Educational field trip T.C. Loughery, resigned in June assistant position open, and
them with his private One of the attorneys on amid conflicts within the 4-H pro- rather than fill the position, the
parts, though they did Pryor’s staff, Kathi grants available at LBL gram. Loughery had clashed county’s district extension board
not report sexual inter- Adams, is married to with his predecessor, Toni Riley, decided to hire another 4-H agent.
course, according to Trotter’s defense attor- Land Between the Lakes has edu- over his decision to merge the “The benefits of having two 4-
court records. ney, James “Chip” cational field trip grants available county’s two livestock clubs, the H agents are tremendous,” Fulk-
Other times he ex- Adams. for the 2012-13 school year. The dead- Critters Club and Pennyrile Live- erson said via email. “It means
posed himself, shook Ralph Vick, the chief line to apply is April 30. stock Club, and his processing of many more youth in Christian
his hips and chanted, prosecutor in The grants are available to public volunteer applications.
“helicopter, helicopter,” SEE EXPOSURE, PAGE A6 SEE BRIEFS, PAGEA6 Loughery had attempted to ban SEE EXTENSION, PAGEA6
FROM THE FRONT/NATION A5
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White House says House passes symbolic measure against debt hike
WASHINGTON (AP) — reographed under last spend money we do not authority is needed to
Obama’s health
The GOP-controlled summer’s Budget Con- have, Congress should pay for a $1 trillion-plus
House on Wednesday trol Act was designed to work together to find omnibus spending bill
kicked off another ses- permit lawmakers, ways to cut spending and that many Republicans
sion with a protest vote mostly Republicans, to put America back on a supported just last
overhaul on track against raising the gov- vote against debt in- path to fiscal responsibil- month.
ernment’s borrowing cap creases but not actually ity,” said Rep. Joe Wilson, “We’re here playing a
by $1.2 trillion, but the block them — and pro- R-S.C. counter-productive and
maneuver amounted to voke a first-ever, market- “Today’s vote will absurd game,” Polis said.
political theater under a rattling default on U.S. clearly show the Ameri- “Let’s be honest with
WASHINGTON (AP) — tion and Supreme Court de-
process stacked on pur- government obligations. can people who in this the American people,”
President Barack Obama’s cision on the fate of the
pose in President Barack The debate offered tea chamber want to further said Democratic Whip
health care overhaul is on health care law coming
Obama’s favor. party-backed GOP fresh- grow the size of govern- Steny Hoyer of Mary-
track in many states, the first this year, 2014 seems
The nearly party-line men an almost three- ment, let it intrude fur- land. “We’ve all incurred
White House asserted like a long way off even if
239-176 vote puts the hour opportunity before ther into the private a debt. We all spent the
Wednesday. But officials Obama’s signature domes-
House on record against C-Span cameras to cast sector, and give more money. We drove on the
said the administration is tic accomplishment is up-
Obama’s use of unprece- blame on the White power to Washington bu- roads. We were defended
preparing a federal back- held. But to federal and
dented authority — House and Democrati- reaucrats to meddle in abroad. We invested in
stop anyway for states in state officials planning for
awarded to him through cally controlled Senate the everyday lives of health care research. We
which opposition to the exchanges, time is short. A
a mechanism devised by for the nation’s fiscal ills. American citizens,” said all incurred these debts.”
new law has blocked plan- totally new marketplace
the Senate’s top Republi- The national debt has Rep. Randy Hultgren, R- Even one GOP veteran
ning. must be created, along with
can — to unilaterally skyrocketed during Ill. “And in contrast, it said Wednesday’s debate
The law calls for states to systems for verifying and
raise the so-called debt Obama’s first term — will show those of us was a futile exercise,
build new health insurance safeguarding confidential
limit unless Congress from $10.6 trillion on In- who believe that a given how the August
markets called exchanges, personal information used
can muster the votes to auguration Day to $15.2 smaller government in- debt pact intentionally
so that millions of middle- to determine eligibility.
block him. trillion today. Much of creases our constituents’ stacked the cards in
class people who are cur- “Exchanges will offer
The Senate is sure to the blame lies with the liberty.” Obama’s favor.
rently uninsured can buy consumers the same kinds
kill the measure next deep recession Obama in- Democrat Jared Polis “We have, in effect,
taxpayer-subsidized pri- of health insurance
week, and Obama’s veto herited, which made rev- of Colorado said that given the president of the
vate coverage. It also ex- choices that members of
power serves as a final enues plummet, but under last year’s non- United States the ability
pands eligibility for Congress now have,” De-
guarantee that the in- almost $1 trillion of the binding House GOP to raise the debt ceiling
Medicaid so low-income Parle said.
crease will go through as increase can be attrib- budget plan, the national without us ... having any
adults who have no de- But the White House re-
intended and that the na- uted to Obama’s 2009 debt would have risen by control whatsoever,” said
pendent children can get port put a rosy outlook on
tion won’t face another deficit-financed eco- more than $5 trillion over veteran Rep. Dan Burton,
government insurance. the progress in some states.
debt crisis like last sum- nomic stimulus bill. the coming decade any- R-Ind. “We gave the pres-
Putting the two approaches For example, Idaho was
mer. “Instead of giving the way. And he pointed out ident carte blanche and
together, more than 30 mil- among the states high-
The political dance cho- President more power to that the new borrowing it’s dead wrong.”
lion Americans are ex- lighted as advancing. Re-
pected to gain coverage publican Gov. Butch Otter
starting in 2014. originally supported a
But 26 states are asking state-run exchange, and his
the Supreme Court to over- administration received a SENATE: Changes could hurt Democrates
turn the health care law, $20 million federal grant to
and many of those have start work. But the legisla-
made little progress in ture has to approve the ac-
planning their exchanges, tual spending of the money, FROM PAGE A1 DeCesare represents part of War- ton residents for the next three
even though the deadline and Republican foes of the ren County, but his district was years, as would be the case for Rid-
clock is ticking. The law federal overhaul are trying Pendleton said he thought the new eliminated in the House redistrict- ley, but it’s just part of the process.
says state plans must be ap- to block the state from mov- district was a good fit, and the four ing plan. Pendleton said he will rep- Similar things have happened in the
proved by Jan. 1, 2013 — a ing ahead. Faced with a counties share similar agrarian con- resent the two counties until Dec. 31 past, Pendleton said; it doesn’t make
year in advance of the pro- standoff, Otter now says he cerns. His district has undergone of this year, at which point the them right, in his opinion, but it’s
gram’s launch — or the fed- is leaving it in the hands of similar changes in the past too, he newly elected senator — potentially something members of both parties
eral government will step the legislature. said; he’s represented Caldwell DeCesare — takes over. have to live with if they want to see
in and run things. “It seems that the White County before, as well as Muhlen- The state Senate’s redistricting redistricting completed.
“No matter where you House is desperate to show berg and other western Kentucky plant shifts Democratic Sen. Kathy Generally, people tend to forget
live, on Jan. 1, 2014, an ex- progress and is selectively counties. Stein’s district out of Lexington and about the changes two or three years
change will be up and run- searching for any evidence “I’ve made friends everywhere I into a largely rural territory that in- after they happen, he said.
ning,” deputy chief of staff that states are taking ac- went,” Pendleton said. cludes the cities of Maysville and Pendleton believes the House will
Nancy-Ann DeParle said tion,” said Mike Schrimpf, He said he already has connec- Vanceburg. The plan would move accept the changes because the Sen-
tions in Caldwell and Union coun- Democrat Dorsey Ridley out of Hen- ate agreed to the other chamber’s
on the White House blog. spokesman for the Republi-
ties, but not as many in Crittenden derson and into Lexington. It also own redistricting plan.
An accompanying can Governors Associa-
County. However, he expressed his puts Republican Sen. Robert Stivers The Senate also approved a con-
progress report said 28 tion. “Many of the states
excitement to meet and represent II and Democratic Sen. Walter gressional redistricting plan, al-
states and Washington, that have started action are
the people of the redesigned district. Blevins in District 25, Republican though it differs from one
D.C., are “on their way” to- doing so primarily as a de-
Although residents in Todd and Sens. David Williams and Vernie previously passed by the House. The
ward establish exchanges, fensive maneuver to keep
Logan counties can still call and ask McGaha in District 16, Democratic Senate’s congressional plan would
widely considered the op- the federal government
Pendleton for help, the counties now Sens. Perry Clark and Denise keep Owensboro in the 2nd District
erational linchpin of the from having even greater
fall into a newly created district, he Harper Angel in District 35, and Re- and Ashland in the 4th District. It
health care law. control over their health
said. District 27 now consists of publican Sen. Julie Denton and also would restore all of Pulaski
With a presidential elec- care markets.”
Todd, Logan, Muhlenberg, Simpson Democratic Sen. Tim Shaughnessy County to the 5th District. The
and Allen counties, as well as a in District 36. Ridley and Demo- House plan had divided Pulaski
sliver of Warren County. These por- cratic Sen. Jerry Rhoads would both County, home to Republican U.S.
tions are currently represented by live in District 6 that runs from Rep. Hal Rogers, who represents the
ANIMAL: Addition senators who live in areas outside Madisonville to Henderson. 5th District.
these counties. However, McGaha and Shaugh-
“It was created for a person that nessy announced weeks ago that The Associated Press contributed to this report.
got done bad over in the House,” they wouldn’t seek re-election.
planned for shelter Pendleton said, referring to Rep. Jim Pendleton said a Henderson man REACH DAVE BOUCHERat 270-887-3262
DeCesare, R-Rockfield. shouldn’t have to represent Lexing- or [email protected].
Christian, Todd and Trigg
FROM PAGE A1
Grace also thought the area could be used for events.
Regional Education Summit 2012
This spring, she hopes to have a puppy pasture bingo
event, something she likened to cow pasture bingo —
a game where a pasture is sectioned off and attendees EDUCATION PAY$
win prizes depending on where a cow relieves itself.
The addition is possible with the help of a $101,000
grant awarded to the county in late 2010 by the state
Department of Agriculture, Tribble said. Although Regional Education
the grant initially came with a stipulation that it had
to be executed by June 30, 2011, Tribble said he got the Summit Agenda
deadline pushed back to June 30, 2012. Therefore, any
work that is done on the addition needs to be com-
8:00-8:30 A.M.
pleted before that date, he said.
Registration
With a pre-bid conference scheduled for 10 a.m. Jan.
24 at the courthouse and public reading of the bids at Musical Selection
10 a.m. Feb. 7, Tribble thought the fiscal court could Trigg County High School Jazz Band
approve a contractor by its Feb. 14 meeting. That 8:30-10:00 A.M.
should leave more than enough time for the addition
Tom Bell, State Farm Insurance
to be completed, Tribble said.
Invocation
An area for events and animal interactions is nice,
Pastor Paige Williams, First United Methodist Church
but the addition’s necessity boils down to providing a
chance for more pets to find a home, Grace said. Pledge of Allegiance
“It’s going to make us be able to keep more animals Todd County Public School Student
… and keep them longer,” she said. National Anthem
Christian County High School Choral Group
REACH DAVE BOUCHER at 270-887-3262 or [email protected].
Address
Stu Silberman, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
Keynote Speaker
Bill Grace, Center for Ethical Leadership
10:00-10:15 A.M.
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In November 2010, Lesti- gard called Layne’s actions
enne and Haggard sued “malicious” and requested
Layne, Brown, and the $400,000 in punitive dam-
third officer, Jack Row- ages.
lands, because he didn’t Haggard said he could
prevent Layne’s “unlawful not comment for this story
actions.” They also said the because of the confiden-
city of Oak Grove and Mil- tiality agreement. The New
ton Perry, who was police Era could not reach Oak
chief at the time, failed to Grove Mayor Dan Potter or
provide the officers proper Randall Redding, the Hen-
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and for violations of his court records.
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EXTENSION: Co-op aims to EXPOSURE: Dawson Springs man
sentenced to four years probation
expand 4-H with new hires
FROM PAGE A4 Vick recommended two years proba-
FROM PAGE A4 With two agents on on dogs and horses.
staff, Allen hopes they Farrell said they tion. If Trotter were to violate the proba-
County will be exposed can expand the pro- have extended much of Muhlenberg County, eventually took tion terms, he will spend 90 days in jail
over. He offered to dismiss most of the
to 4-H programming.” gram further. their programming to for each of the three charges.
charges if Trotter would plead guilty to
Jay Stone, staff coor- “There is so much to Fort Campbell and the three counts of Self also ordered that Trotter be as-
dinator at the exten- do in this county in have started doing indecent exposure. sessed for sex offender classification.
sion office, said there terms of the program
more outreach work in Trotter accepted the plea bargain on
had previously been a areas where we can the local schools. Wednesday afternoon, according to court REACH NICK TABIORat 270-887-3231
pair of 4-H agents on grow further and ex- Their aim, she said, records. or [email protected].
staff in the ’80s. The pand,” he said.
is to broaden people’s
second 4-H position Farrell graduated in
was eliminated in the idea of what 4-H in-
May from the Univer-
early ’90s, and there cludes.
sity of Kentucky, where
had long been a desire “The image of 4-H is
she majored in agricul- CRIME: Police arrest alleged
to see the position agriculture and every-
tural economics. The
added back, he said. one thinks it is just an-
Louisville native is
“It had been the imals,” Farrell said.
about to enroll in the
thought of the county “But the sky is the
master’s program at Hopkins County escapee
that we wanted to have
Murray State Univer- limit with the 4-H pro-
two 4-H agents,” Stone
sity for human develop- gram. There are so
said.
ment leadership. many programs you
Christian County
Allen said he mostly can implement that our
had 4,650 students en-
rolled in its 4-H pro- handles the program’s youth aren’t even FROM PAGE A4 statement, according to admitted to kicking
gram in 2010. The other livestock and shooting aware of.” the report. She told open the door.
16 counties in its dis- sports clubs. Farrell fo- For more information Stafford was charged deputies that she lived The renter of the
trict had an average of cuses mainly on its on the program, visit with second-degree escape at a North Street ad- apartment Williams was
1,099. With the high vol- cooking, sewing and http://ces.ca.uky.edu/c and later transported to dress, but the tenant trying to enter is lodged
Hopkins County Jail.
ume of participation, woodworking classes. hristian/. there said she did not. at the Christian County
Stone thought adding Allen would like to Loving’s address is Jail and told police he
Sale of stolen property
another 4-H agent was start a forestry club as REACH DENNIS O’NEILat 270-887- listed as unknown in the wanted to press charges.
appropriate. well as clubs focusing 3237 or [email protected]. leads to arrest report. Williams was charged
The report states with second-degree bur-
Christian County Stokes lives at a mobile glary. He remained at
Sheriff’s Department home park in Elkton. He the jail Wednesday
BRIEFS: Educational field deputies arrested a was released from evening on a $10,000
woman and an Elkton Christian County Jail bond.
man Friday after they on Saturday. Loving re-
trip grants available at LBL allegedly sold stolen mained at the jail on Motorcycle reported
items at a Cadiz McDon- Wednesday evening.
ald’s. stolen from clubhouse
Gene Lawrence told
Man arrested after A motorcycle was re-
deputies that on Jan. 11
FROM PAGE A4 and Literacy Council will have its ported stolen from a
he bought the stolen allegedly kicking door
third annual Gigantic Puzzle Sale clubhouse on Tuesday
items at the McDonald’s
school districts within 100 miles of from 9 a.m. to noon on Jan. 28. A Hopkinsville man evening, according to a
LBL. They assist schools in cover- Puzzles will range from 50 cents for $260. He later was arrested Tuesday af- Hopkinsville police re-
ing costs for transportation, facility to three dollars. brought the items to the ternoon after he al- port.
admission fees, program costs and Hopkinsville Police De-
Proceeds from the sale will bene- legedly kicked open an Donald R. Brummett,
dorm rental. partment, deputies said.
fit the council’s programs, which
The grant amount awarded to the Deputies arrested apartment door. of Crofton, told police
encourage literacy in the commu-
schools is based on the school’s Billy W. Stokes III, 44, on Around 3:30 p.m., that someone pried open
nity. The programs include Born
matching funds, number of stu- U.S. 68 and Lisa F. Lov- neighbors of an East a side door to the Ameri-
dents and LBL programs in which to Read, an initiative in which ing, 37, at a West Sev- 18th Street address can Warriors Clubhouse
the school plans to participate. every child born at Jennie Stuart enth Street address on called police after they on Clay Street. The inci-
LBL’s programs are designed to Medical Center is given a book to
support curriculum for students take home, and Ready to Read, a Friday. saw a man kick open the dent occurred between
kindergarten through 12th grade in story hour for preschoolers of- Stokes told deputies door to the apartment, Sunday morning and
Kentucky and Tennessee. fered at 10:30 a.m. each Monday at Loving had asked him to according to a Hop- Tuesday evening, Brum-
For more information about the the Hopkinsville-Christian County take her to Cadiz to sell kinsville police report. mett said in the report.
field trip grants, visit www.friend- Public Library. the items, supposedly The man fled when An $8,500 black motor-
soflbl.org. The sale will be on the first floor unaware the property neighbors yelled at him. cycle and a leather
at the library. For more informa- was stolen. He said he Gregory “Walmart” jacket were stolen from
Public library to have tion, call Sandy Cavanah at 270- was not the one who Williams, 51, was found the building, according
484-0260. stole the property, ac- 40 minutes later on to the report.
puzzle sale Jan. 28
cording to the report. Bryan Street, police A suspect is not listed
The Christian County Library — From New Era staff reports Loving denied Stokes’ said. Williams allegedly in the report.
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President Obama rejects KENTUCKY BRIEF
n
Producers can apply for apply for emergency assis- tablished by the 2008 Farm
tance if they sustained Bill. The U.S. Agriculture
Canada-Texas oil pipeline assistance until Jan. 31
losses due to disease, ad- Department’s Farm Serv-
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) verse weather or other ice Agency is authorized
— Kentucky producers of conditions. The program to spend up to $50 million
livestock, honeybees and is for losses not covered per year nationwide to
Whitfield blasts decision farm-raised fish have until under other disaster provide emergency relief
Republicans in Congress the end of the month to assistance programs es- for eligible losses.
forced this decision, but it
does not change my admin-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans were not as- istration’s commitment to
Raising the stakes on a bit- suaged.Newt Gingrich, American-made energy
ter election-year fight with campaigning for the GOP that creates jobs and re-
Republicans, President presidential nomination in duces our dependence on
Barack Obama on Wednes- South Carolina, called oil,” Obama said.
day rejected a Canadian Obama’s decision “stun- Under his administra-
company’s plan to build a ningly stupid,” adding: tion, domestic oil and natu-
U.S.-spanning, 1,700-mile “What Obama has done is ral gas production is up,
pipeline to carry oil across kill jobs, weaken American while imports of foreign
six U.S. states to Texas re- security and drive Canada oil are down, Obama said. “Come See Us At Our New Location”
fineries. into the arms of China out “In the months ahead, we
Though the project of just sheer stupidity.” will continue to look for
promises thousands of But Alex Pourbaix, Tran- new ways to partner with
temporary jobs for the re- sCanada Corp.’s president the oil and gas industry to
covering U.S. economy, for energy increase our energy secu-
Obama said a February and oil rity,” Obama said.
deadline set by Congress pipelines, To underscore the point,
would not allow for a said last Obama signaled that he
proper review of potential week the would not oppose develop-
harm from the $7 billion company ment of an oil pipeline
Keystone XL project. soon will from Oklahoma to refiner-
“As the State Depart- have a new ies along the Gulf of Mex-
ment made clear last r o u t e ico. TransCanada already
Whitfield
month, the rushed and ar- through Ne- operates a pipeline from
bitrary deadline insisted b r a s k a Canada to Cushing, Okla.
on by congressional Re- “that everyone agrees on.” Refineries in Houston
publicans prevented a full For now, though, Mitt and along the Texas Gulf
assessment of the Romney, the Republican Coast can handle heavy
pipeline’s impact, espe- nomination front-runner, crude such as that ex-
cially the health and safety called Obama’s decision tracted from Canadian tar
of the American people, as “as shocking as it is reveal- sands — the type of oil that
260 Burley Avenue, Hopkinsville
well as our environment,” ing,” adding that it “shows would flow through the
Obama said. a president who once again Keystone XL pipeline.
Located behind Cayce’s Pharmacy Eagle Way Location
The plan proposed by has put politics ahead of Canadian Prime Minis-
Calgary-based Tran- sound policy.” ter Stephen Harper said he
sCanada would carry oil House Speaker John was profoundly disap- •New Building
from tar sands in western Boehner said Obama was pointed that Obama turned
Canada to Texas, passing breaking his promise to down the pipeline.
through Montana, South create jobs. Sen. Kent Conrad, D- •New Location
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas “This is not the end of N.D., said he doesn’t be-
and Oklahoma. this fight,” said Boehner, R- lieve the Keystone XL is a •New 7 Foot Water Feature
Republicans, including Ohio. He called the dead project. He said the
Kentucky’s U.S. Rep. Ed pipeline good for the U.S. Obama administration did
Whitfield, assailed economy and a major job not have enough time to re- •Same Professional Care
Obama’s decision as a job- creator. view the project, given the
killer and said the fight The pipeline proposal Republican-imposed time- •Same Friendly Service
wasn’t over. has forced the White House line.
“The president had a to make a politically risky “I don’t believe this is the
golden opportunity to take choice between two impor- end of the story,” Conrad
bold action and he declined tant Democratic con- told The Associated Press. “I can do all things through Christ who
to do so,” Whitfield, chair- stituencies. Many labor “My personal view is that strengthens me.” Phil 4:13
Eric Putty, D.C., D.A.A.M.P
man of the House Subcom- unions back the project be- it should be constructed.
mittee on Energy and cause of the prospects of It’s clear Canada is going to Diplomat American Academy of Pain Management
Power, wrote in a blog post new jobs in a fragile econ- develop this resource, and I
shortly after Obama made omy. Environmental believe it is better for our Marlana Henson, LMT, Massage Therapist
his decision. “It appears groups fear the pipeline country to have it go here
the reality is he can’t wait could lead to an oil spill dis- rather than Asian mar- 270-886-0068
to start a re-election cam- aster. kets.”
paign that appeases ex- Some liberal donors Bill McKibben, an envi- www.puttychiropractic.com
treme environmentalists threatened to cut off funds ronmental activist who led
and casts aside blue collar to Obama’s re-election opposition to the pipeline, Office Hours: M, T, W & F 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
workers.” campaign to protest the praised Obama’s decision
The State Department project, which opponents to stand up to what he
said the decision was made say would transport “dirty called a “naked political
“without prejudice,” mean- oil” that requires huge threat from Big Oil.” Jack
ing TransCanada can sub- amounts of energy to ex- Gerard, the oil industry’s
mit a new application once tract. top lobbyist, had said last
a route through environ- Obama said his decision week that Obama faced
mentally sensitive areas of was not based on the “huge political conse-
Nebraska is established. pipeline’s merits but on quences” if he rejected the
Russ Girling, Tran- what he called an arbitrary pipeline.
sCanada’s president and Feb. 21 deadline set by Re- “It’s not only the right
chief executive officer, said publicans in Congress. thing, it’s a very brave Our
the company plans to do GOP lawmakers set the thing to do,” McKibben
exactly that. deadline as part of a tax said. “That’s the Barack
If approved, the pipeline bill that Obama signed into Obama I think people Students
could begin operation as law just before Christmas. thought they were electing
soon as 2014, Girling said. “I’m disappointed that back in 2008.”
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COLUMNIST
Sick citizens n
Women’s rights
are under attack
will suffer
Caution: This presidential campaign
endangers reproductive health.
if anti-meth
Women’s rights to contraception and
other reproductive health services seem
to face even more than the usual threats
from the 2012 Republican presidential
bill passes candidates. All of which raises new ques-
tions about whose freedoms today’s con-
servatives really want to defend.
And that ratchets up pressure on Presi-
dent Barack Obama at a time when his
A proposal working its way through the administration is expected to announce
Kentucky legislature seeks to make cold soon how a “conscience clause” might
medications containing pseudoephedrine apply to the Affordable Care Act. Such a
available by prescription only. Without VOICE OF THE PEOPLE provision would allow religious organiza-
any guarantees that the legislation would n tions to deny insurance coverage for em-
stop meth-makers from producing the ployees’ contraceptive and other
A heartfelt ‘thank you’ goes out address Alzheimer’s disease has reproductive health needs.
dangerous drug, the proposal carries an
been released. Yet, timely as it is, the issue of contra-
obvious burden for law-abiding citizens to my real-life guardian angel
Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading ception was not welcome in the recent Re-
who need the medicine for legitimate pur-
Every now and then we get to ex- cause of death in those 65 and older. publican presidential debate on ABC.
poses such as treating a cold. perience guardian angels in ordi- More than 10,000 baby boomers turn Host George Stephanopoulos was booed
We understand the need to fight the ris- nary people. On Jan. 12, I had the 65 each day, the threshold of in- by the largely Republican audience when
ing trend of meth use in our communities misfortune of ending up in a ditch creased risk for developing he pressed former Massachusetts Gov.
and applaud the ef- during our first big snowfall of the Alzheimer’s. We must take action. Mitt Romney on whether he agreed with
forts of lawmakers OUR OPINION year. It is now time for a national strate- former Sen. Rick Santorum that states
to address the prob- n I crawled out of the passenger gic plan for Alzheimer’s that is ur- have the right to ban contraception, even
lem. Meth has be- window out of instinct that some- gent, achievable and accountable. though Santorum was not recommending
come an epidemic across Kentucky. State thing else could happen. Sure Nationwide, an estimated 5.4 million that states do that.
law enforcement agencies reportedly dis- enough, a truck slid into my car Americans are living with Santorum believes the Supreme Court
mantled 1,080 meth labs in 2010, according and hit the driver’s side. The driver Alzheimer’s, including as many as was wrong when it decided in the 1965
to Tommy Loving, executive director of of that truck ended up staying with 80,000 right here in Kentucky. By Griswold v. Connecticut decision that a
the Kentucky Narcotics Officers Associa- me over two hours. 2050, as many as 16 million Ameri- right to privacy justified overturning a
tion. Each year, the state spends millions He stood outside waving a flash- cans will have this disease that slow- state ban on contraceptives. Romney
ly steals memories, independence, tried to dismiss the question as an “un-
cleaning up meth labs and prosecuting, in- light and giving other cars a warn-
autonomy and more, and these fami- usual topic,” since “no state wants to”
carcerating and rehabilitating offenders. ing that I was up ahead. It was very
lies cannot wait any longer. ban contraception. As
Commonwealth attorney Lynn Pryor re- cold outside, but he insisted he was
Today, there are 15 million family Stephanopoulos persisted,
cently noted that pseudoephedrine is the not going to leave me there alone.
and friends providing care for a Romney called the ques-
one common ingredient in every meth- He waited until the wrecker came
loved one with Alzheimer’s and de- tion “a silly thing.”
and also gave me a ride home so I
making recipe. For this reason, control-
mentia, including as many as 260,000 But none of the candi-
could get to my dogs.
ling the flow of pseudoephedrine is seen caregivers in Kentucky. Families dates is calling for an out-
I cannot thank this person
as the key to stopping meth labs. each and every day shoulder the right ban on
enough for the kindness and con-
However, requiring prescriptions for tremendous emotional, physical and contraceptives. Instead
cern he show to a complete
cold medication would also increase doc- financial toll of caring for a loved they would chip away at
stranger. It’s reassuring to know
tors visits, which can cost upwards of $50, one with Alzheimer’s. women’s access and fed-
that good, well-meaning people real- CLARENCE
and create an additional line of red tape To date there are currently no new eral funding.
ly do exist. A big THANK YOU to
for those of us who already obey the law. David Love in Cadiz. medications available than there They would deny fund- PAGE n
Forcing law-abiding individuals to seek Laurie Barkman were in 2004, when my mom lost her ing to family-planning ini-
medical attention for simple ailments Cadiz, Ky. battle with the cruel disease. We tiatives and organizations. They would
punishes everyone for the actions of a few. must do better! We need our nation’s legislate away health insurance coverage
Furthermore, there’s no guarantee the We must act now to combat leaders to address the escalating of birth control. They would block FDA
Alzheimer’s crisis. approval for almost any new contracep-
law will stop meth production altogether.
escalating Alzheimer’s problem The time is now, because tive, especially if it suggests the remotest
Criminals have time and again proven
Alzheimer’s can’t wait. For more in- possibility that it would stop a fertilized
their resourcefulness in obtaining illegal
One year ago this month, the Na- formation on the NAPA, visit egg from developing.
items, and putting something behind a tional Alzheimer’s Project Act (NA- www.NAPA.alz.org. For example, Stephanopoulos could
counter doesn’t mean people won’t be able PA) was signed into law, and on this have questioned Romney about how the
to get it. Alprazolam (also known as one-year anniversary, the first draft Kimberly Fondaw economic platform on his website prom-
Xanax), Hydrocodone (Vicodin and framework for the national plan to Grand Rivers, Ky. ises to “eliminate Title X family planning
Lortab) and Oxycodone (OxyCotin and programs benefitting abortion groups
Percocet) are powerful medications that COLUMNIST like Planned Parenthood.”
are available only with a doctor’s prescrip- n Created in 1970 during the Nixon years,
tion. But the prescription requirement the program provides funds to abortion
Defining three types of definitions
doesn’t seem to stop people who would providers, such as Planned Parenthood,
abuse those drugs from obtaining them. but federal law bars the program from
In addition to the prescription-only bill, covering abortion procedures. Its other
there are a few promising compromises. Adam is naming the animals and well defined it for him. If you want health services, such as birth control,
Eve is writing their names to define a dog for a space alien, you STD screenings and cervical cancer
One would make it so meth offenders are
down when a big hoofed animal may give him a distorted idea if you exams, have earned praise across party
the only ones who would have to get a pre-
shows up and Adam says to Eve, hand him a poodle and say this is a lines. Yet two Republican budget propos-
scription for the cold medicines and an-
“that’s a horse.” dog. He is going to be confused als in the past year would have zeroed
other would keep pseudoephedrine in the
“Now hold on just a minute,” Eve when he runs into a Great Dane. them out.
gel cap form over the counter while mak- replies, “How do you know that’s a The best of all definitions is a de- Even libertarian Rep. Ron Paul, fierce
ing pseudoephedrine in the tablet form horse?” scription of characterization that defender of individual liberties, manages
available by prescription only, as it’s much “It just looks like a horse” is his sets apart the thing being defined to make an interesting exception. He re-
easier to make meth with the tablets than very sensible reply for the time. from all other things. Defining con- cently joined four other GOP candidates
it is with the gel caps. These plans are When we go about naming and crete or substantive things is much in signing a Personhood USA’s pledge
much more palatable than a blanket re- defining things, we often find our- easier than defining abstractions. saying that life begins at conception.
quirement forcing everyone to go to the selves in Adam’s predicament. Ein- The elements that make up our However, he did accompany it with a
doctor before treating the common cold. stein’s’ formula, planet can be easily defined or iso- “signing statement” saying he would
As Christian County Sheriff Livy E=MC squared, lated in a way that makes them limit enforcement of said personhood to
Leavell pointed out recently in a story in pretty well leaves unique, but you need a lot of in- the states, not the federal government.
the New Era, there are already mecha- me in the dark. struction in chemistry in order to Although Texas Gov. Rick Perry used to
nisms in place to track people who buy When I learn what do it with words or in a laboratory. say he would allow abortion in cases of
the E, the M, and One very difficult aspect of defin- rape, incest or when the life of the
pseudoephedrine for illegal purposes.
the C stand for, I ing things clearly is illustrated by a woman is endangered, he conveniently
Anyone who has bought cold medication
am still pretty catchy song “happiness is different went through a “transformation” just be-
lately knows it isn’t an anonymous trans-
much lost. things to different people” fore the Iowa caucuses. He announced in
action. Passing more laws will never stop
I have never seen TOBY President Clinton wanted to be December that he now opposes abortion
criminals from being criminals. Control-
a Bonobo ape, but sure that everyone was on the same in all cases, except when the life of the
ling meth-makers’ access to the ingredi- if you go about ex- HIGHTOWER n page about the meaning of the woman is endangered. Still he main-
ents is important but doing so shouldn’t plaining to me word “is.” The dictionary defini- tained opposition to the defunding of
create costly problems for the rest of us. what one is, your best shot would be tion is “the third-person singular clinics that provide birth control.
Kentucky New Era editorials are the consensus to show me a picture or show me an form of be” and that is about as cir- The question is hardly academic to the
opinion of the editorial board, which meets every actual Bonobo. This gets me to my cular as you can get. Is is a right many Americans who rely on contracep-
week and includes Publisher Taylor W. Hayes, Opin- topic for today, which is “three types tricky word and it can easily be- tives to prevent unintended pregnancies
ion Editor Jennifer P. Brown and Editor Eli Pace. of definitions.” come “was” after a day or two. Is and sexually transmitted diseases. The
The first type of definition is can also become “has been” with Alan Guttmacher Institute, whose find-
called circular and it is probably the little or no effort. ings are quoted by both sides of the abor-
most common and the most useless. Well folks, you can only take fool- tion debate, estimates that without
WRITE US
If I tell you that arcane means eso- ishness so far and I seem to be at funding from Medicaid or Title X, abor-
n teric, I have not told you much un- the end of my rope. I have come to tions in the United States would be al-
Have an opinion? We would like to hear from you. We less you already know what the the bottom line and I need a little most two-thirds higher and that the
invite you to write us. Letters submitted for publica- word esoteric means which, of serious help from you. number of unintended pregnancies
tion should include the signature, street address and course, is arcane. Can any of you give me good clear among poor women would nearly double.
daytime phone number of the writer. Many times with a circular defini- and unequivocal definitions of Re- All of which raises the significance of
tion you go around in a circle and publican and Democrat? Come No- the “conscience clause” debate. One of
Address: wind up where you started with no vember, we will all need to give this the cornerstones of the Affordable Care
Kentucky New Era better understanding of the thing some thought. Give me your defini- Act that Republicans call “Obamacare” is
Voice of the People being defined. tion and I will be obliged. its expansion of access to insurance cov-
Denotative definitions are what erage for everyone who needs it. Every
P.O. Box 729
we sometimes call show and tell. TOBY HIGHTOWERis a retired educator and former expansion of exceptions to health care
Hopkinsville, KY 42241
Hand someone a global position- Hopkinsville High School teacher. His email address is providers would allow private religious
Fax: [phone]
ing instrument and then show or [email protected]. Write to him at 222 S. 25th St., beliefs to trump otherwise evidence-
E-mail: [email protected]
tell him how to use it and you have Apartment 434, Terre Haute, IN. 47803 based practices in public health.
The birth control debate is about rights,
but it also concerns the ability of any civ-
TODAY IN HISTORY
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Today is Thursday, Jan. 19, the southeastern Kentucky. the first time, with the permission Nixon nominated G. Harrold Car- world and throughout the centuries, we
19th day of 2012. There are 347 In 1861, Georgia became the of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. swell to the Supreme Court; howev- have ample evidence that statistics of ed-
days left in the year. fifth state to secede from the Union. In 1960, the Treaty of Mutual Co- er, the nomination was defeated ucation, health and optimism are tied to
On this date: In 1937, millionaire Howard operation and Security between because of controversy over Car- the empowerment of women. That’s why
In 1807, Confederate general Hughes set a transcontinental air Japan and the United States of swell's past racial views. sensible conservatives understand that
Robert E. Lee was born in West- record by flying his monoplane America was signed by both coun- In 1981, the United States and “freedom” is something more than a slo-
moreland County, Va. from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J., in tries in Washington, D.C. Iran signed an accord paving the gan to be limited to guys only.
In 1862, Union forces won a vic- 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds. In 1966, Indira Gandhi was elect- way for the release of 52 Americans
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No Wikipedia? What if the Internet went down?
WASHINGTON (AP) — If a day the government domestically and
without Wikipedia was a bother, A Q&A on contested Internet anti-piracy bills internationally,” Saleh said.
think bigger. In this plugged-in He said the lack of Internet also
world, we would barely be able to allowed him to “live the moment”
cope if the entire Internet went because he was not distracted
down in a city, state or country for with tweeting and posting on
a day or a week. Facebook or analyzing the situa-
Sure, we’d survive. People have WASHINGTON (AP) — Online companies, spotlighted by House Speaker John Boehner on tion. This, he said, strengthened
done it. Countries have, as Egypt piracy costs U.S. copyright owners Wikipedia’s protest blackout on Wednesday said it was “pretty clear real face-to-face connections be-
did last year during the anti-gov- and producers billions of dollars Wednesday, warning of a threat to to many of us that there is a lack of tween people.
ernment protests. And most of every year, but legislation in Con- Internet freedom. consensus at this point.” Nicholas Christin, associate di-
civilization went along until the gress to block foreign Internet House and Senate bills that once Here are some of the some of the rector of the Information Net-
1990s without the Internet. But thieves and swindlers has met seemed to be on a path toward ap- questions being raised about the working Institute at Carnegie
now we’re so intertwined socially, strong resistance from high-tech proval now face a rockier future. bills being considered: Mellon University, said that while
financially and industrially that a prolonged Internet outage
suddenly going back to the 1980s would be uncomfortable, it might
Q. Why is legislation Q. What is Congress trying to accomplish? card companies and PayPal from doing busi-
would hit the world as hard as a also bring out the best in people.
needed? A. The two main bills are the Protect Intel- ness with an alleged violator. It also would
natural disaster, experts say. “I think you would find that peo-
A. There’s no argu- lectual Property Act, or PIPA, in the Senate, forbid search engines from linking to such
No email, Twitter or Facebook. ple are very resilient,” he said.
ment that more and the similar Stop Online Privacy Act, or sites.
No buying online. No stock trades. “We would go back to the li-
needs to be done to SOPA, in the House. There are already laws The original bills would have let copyright
No just-in-time industrial ship- braries.”
ping. No real-time tracking of dis- protect artists, inno- on the books to combat domestic websites holders and Internet service providers block Christin said he has gone a
eases. It’s gotten so that not just vators and industries trafficking in counterfeit or pirated goods, access to pirate websites. Critics and Internet week without the Internet as part
the entire Internet but individual from copyright but little to counter foreign violators. engineers complained that would allow of a vacation. The first few days
websites such as Google are con- thieves and shield The bills would allow the Justice Depart- copyright holders to interfere in the behind- were rough, he said, but then “it
sidered critical infrastructure, ex- consumers from ment, and copyright holders, to seek court the-scenes system that seamlessly directs was fantastic.”
perts said. products sold on the orders against foreign websites accused of computer users to websites. They said that Christin did it by choice. Others
“Nobody would die, but there Internet that are fake, perpetrating or facilitating copyright in- causing deliberate failures in the lookup sys- had it imposed on them because
would be a major hassle,” said faulty and unsafe. fringement. While there is little the United tem to prevent visits to pirate websites could of weather disasters or financial
computer security expert Mikko Creative America, a States can do to take down those websites, more easily allow hackers to trick users into problems. They weren’t nostalgic
Hypponen, chief research officer coalition of Holly- the bills would bar online advertising net- inadvertently visiting websites that could in- about it.
at F-Secure in Helsinki, Finland. wood studios, net- works and payment facilitators such as credit fect their computers. For three days, Jill Williams lost
If an Internet outage lasted works and unions, the Internet and power because of
more than a day or two, the finan- says content theft Q. What are other concerns with the bills? providers and social networks could be a California windstorm last
cial hit would be huge, with mass month. Her small business re-
costs U.S. workers A. Critics say they would constrain free forced shut down websites linked to any
unemployment, said Ken May- quires her to use email to plan
$5.5 billion a year. The speech, curtail innovation and discourage type of pirated content.
land, a former chief bank econo- events.
pharmaceutical in- new digital distribution methods. NetCoali- In addition, critics contend that young, de-
mist and president of ClearView “Those three days I felt de-
dustry loses billions tion, a group of leading Internet and tech- veloping businesses and smaller websites
Economics. Eugene Spafford, di- prived,” she recalled in an email,
to Internet sellers of nology companies, says they could be could be saddled with expensive litigation
rector of Purdue University’s responding to a Twitter request
Center for Education and Re- drugs that are falsely forced to pre-screen all user comments, pic- costs. And, they contend existing rights for anecdotes about going Inter-
search in Information Assurance advertised and may tures and videos — effectively killing social holders could impede new investment in net-less. “The Internet has totally
and Security, worries about bank be harmful. media. Search engines, Internet service the technology sector. consumed my life, both business
runs and general panic. as well as pleasure.”
Psychologically, too, it could be Wyatt MacMahon of the Vir-
wrenching. crack down on pirated movies and The world only has to look back harmed protesters’ ability to or- ginia Bioinformatics Institute at
“I think it’s easier to get off TV shows. It was a one-day stunt. one year to Egypt to see what a ganize or to counter government Virginia Tech University was hav-
heroin,” said Lisa Welter of New But it raises questions about our sudden unplugging could spawn. propaganda that portrayed them ing a hard time Wednesday just
York City, who weaned herself for connectedness. The government of Hosni as agents of foreign powers, said dealing with the shutdown at
a month last year from just the so- It is possible that hackers, ter- Mubarak tried to stop protests in Ahmed Saleh, who was in charge Wikipedia, which he leans on as a
cial aspects of the Internet — she rorists, accidents or even sunspots January 2011 by switching off the of managing the Facebook page first step in his searches in his
still paid bills online — and felt as could take down the Internet and Internet. The shutdown halted that was credited with mobilizing field, which combines statistics
if she was “living in a cave.” cause areas to become cut off and businesses, banking operations thousands of Egyptians to take to and biology.
“There would be a sense of loss: unreachable, said Spafford, one of and — at the height of the demon- the streets. If the entire Internet were lost,
What would I do with my time?” the foremost experts on computer strations — the ability of the With the shutdown, the protests “that would be beyond cata-
said Kimberly Young, a psycholo- security. The U.S. and other devel- protest leaders to organize and swelled as people unable to follow strophic. Every single day, every
gist who directs the Center for In- oped nations have multiple and communicate with one another. minute-by-minute what was going single hour, if not every 30 min-
ternet Addiction and Recovery. robust routing systems that make During the five days that the In- on took to the streets. utes, I am using the Internet for
On Wednesday, certain web- it unlikely large areas would be af- ternet was out, anti-Mubarak ac- “No Internet meant that more work,” MacMahon said. “So if
sites, most prominently fected, but smaller countries tivists had to rely on help from people went down and realized anything like that were to happen,
Wikipedia, went dark to protest could be vulnerable to nationwide abroad to spread their news and that this was for real. The protests it would bring everything to a
legislation in Congress that would outages, Hypponen said. update Web pages. The outage grew, and so did the anger against screeching halt.”
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west desert planned to that country’s work and ex-
burn its last hard weapon posed more chemical
in a 2,000-degree furnace weapons depots than were
on Wednesday. The final thought to exist, Williams
projectiles contain mus- said.
tard agent, which can pro- In the U.S., the Army has Charlie Henderson, Agent
duce painful skin blisters. finished destroying chemi- 2919 Ft. Campbell Blvd.
cal weapons at depots in Hopkinsville, KY 42240-4901
The depot expects to com-
Anniston, Ala.; Pine Bluff, Bus: 270-885-2230
plete the job by the week- www.charliehenderson.net
Ark.; Newport, Ind.; Ab-
end when it incinerates
erdeen. Md.; Umatilla, Ore.;
bulk supplies of Lewisite, a
and a Pacific atoll where
powerful skin, eye and lung
the work started in 1986, ac-
irritant.
cording to the Army’s
Army officials scheduled Chemical Materials State Farm, Bloomington, IL
a news conference Wednes- Agency.
day to showcase the incin- That leaves a stockpile of
erator operation by mustard agent in Pueblo.,
closed-circuit television. Colo., and a mixed inven-
The U.S. is part of an in- tory of mustard and nerve
ternational treaty to rid the agents at Kentucky’s Blue
world of chemical Grass Army Depot.
weapons, a campaign tak- The Deseret Chemical
ing place with spotty suc- Depot in Utah once con- See Lake and Precipitation Levels on Page A3
cess around the globe. The tained 44 percent of the na-
goal was supposed to be ac- tion’s supply of chemical 1 Breathtaking event
complished by April 29 but agents. The depot didn’t and recreation venues
just hold obsolete U.S.
will take years longer. weapons. A supply of that outshine those in
“Clearly, it’s still a
nerve agent seized from most any other city
tremendous example of
Nazi Germany at the end
what the world can do,” our size.
of World War II was de-
said Craig Williams, direc-
stroyed only months ago.
tor of the Chemical
The heavily guarded
Weapons Working Group From the James E.
Utah incinerator sits in
in Berea, Ky., an advocate the middle of a desolate Bruce Convention
for safe disposal. “You’ve
base of nearly 3 square Center to Pennyrile
got 188 of 194 countries on
the planet signing the miles, surrounded by Forest State Resort
treaty. It’s an impressive ef- barbed wire and chain-
Park, our community
fort, a great step forward link fences in remote Rush
for the safety of the world.” Valley. Underground shines with amenities
The U.S. has acknowl- bunkers were used to store that many larger
edged it will take as long as the explosive shells, mor-
cities envy.
2021 to finish destroying the tars, land mines, projec-
final 10 percent of its chem- tiles, rockets, spray tanks
ical weapons at depots in for use by war planes and
Pueblo, Colo., and Rich- bulk storage containers.
mond, Ky. Russia is farther
The rusting weapons
behind in its effort, having
had seals that often
destroyed only about 48 per-
leaked, sounding alarms.
cent of a large cache of
It began almost routine for
chemical weapons, accord-
workers in gowns and
ing to the Organisation for
the Prohibition of Chemi- breathing masks to have
cal Weapons in The Hague, to enter bunkers to pack- www.christiancountycares.com
Netherlands. age the “leakers.”
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