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The Battle Over a Woman's Right to Choose Rages Outside Louisville's Only Abortion Clinicnew

While the Stupak Amendment suggests there's a movement afoot in the nation's capital to scale back accessibility to abortion, Kentucky is already among a contingent of socially conservative states that make it especially difficult for a woman to terminate her pregnancy.
LEO Weekly  |  Farrah Johnson  |  11-18-2009  |  Sex

Proposed Bill Would Lure Moviemakers to Kentucky With the Promise of Tax Breaksnew

Kentucky House Bill 31, sponsored by state Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, D-Louisville, would provide tax incentives to movie studios that set up shop and film their movies, commercials, TV pilots, intra-organizational training videos, documentaries and cartoons right here in the commonwealth.
LEO Weekly  |  Jonathan Meador  |  03-11-2009  |  Movies

Amended Bill Would Keep Kentucky's Public Defender System From Shutting Its Doorsnew

Some of Kentucky's leading lawyers and legal experts predicted the massive state budget shortfall would force the struggling public defender's office to shut down by next month, likely bringing the criminal justice system to a screeching halt. That warning got the attention of lawmakers in Frankfort.
LEO Weekly  |  Sarah Kelley  |  03-11-2009  |  Economy

Keeping Gays from Adopting Would Hurt Kentuckynew

Kentucky Senate Bill 68 would prohibit unmarried, cohabiting couples from adopting or fostering children in Kentucky. It passed the Senate judiciary committee last week and will likely pass the full Senate and reach the House soon.
LEO Weekly  |  Stephen George  |  03-11-2009  |  Civil Liberties

Playing Doctor: A Physician Practices Based on Questionable Claimsnew

Lying on a résumé isn't a crime -- except when a doctor does it. Luckily for Edward Patrick, who may have never done the residency he claims, the Ohio Medical Board is forgiving.
Cleveland Scene  |  Thomas Francis  |  11-02-2004  |  Science

Soldiers Think Iraqis Have No Hope, Returned Infantryman Saysnew

The carnage of war 23-year-old Steve Michanowicz witnessed during a long, sleep-deprived year in Iraq has left him confused and distracted. He's seen civilians die, and he knows how one's view of the world changes when bullets start carving your profile in the sand.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Chris Davis  |  06-11-2004  |  War

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