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- US pastor tells congregation to bring guns to church
A pastor in the US state of Kentucky told his flock to bring handguns to church in what he said was an effort to promote safe gun ownership, reports the BBC. Pastor Ken Pagano told parishioners to bring their unloaded guns to New Bethel Church in
- A Debate Over Guns in a Kentucky Church
I?m here in Louisville (where the temp is a blistering 92 degrees and it?s really humid) to follow the ?bring-your-gun-to-church? celebration here on Saturday night. Yesterday I wrote about Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church. He?s
- UK Ag Meteorologist Warns of Livestock Heat Street Threat
Kentucky Ag News Headlines Kentucky Ag Connection - 06/24/2009 Throughout the weekend and into next week, Kentuckians will experience the highest heat indices this year. Livestock become uncomfortable when the heat index reaches about 90 degrees. With
- UK Turfgrass Research Field Day is July 9
Kentucky Ag News Headlines Kentucky Ag Connection - 06/23/2009 The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture will host a free Turfgrass Research Field Day July 9 at the Turf Research Center at Spindletop Farm in Lexington. Registration begins at 8:30
- June proves deadly for lightning strikes
One 12-year-old Virginia boy was playing baseball when it happened. The same week, a 33-year-old man was struck while jogging in Texas, a 70-year-old California woman was hit while doing yard work and a Kentucky man, 44, fell victim while waiting under a tree for a ride. They are among 11 people killed already this month by lightning strikes in the United States, according to the National Weather Service.
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Kentucky became the United States fifteenth state on June 1, 1792. The capital is Frankfort. Kentucky is an Iroquois word meaning 'land of tomorrow'. Kentucky is birthplace to contemporaries U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The oldest horse race in the country, the Kentucky Derby, takes place every year on the first Saturday in May. The Bluegrass State measures 39,732 square miles, ranking it 36th in the Union.
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AFP - For a group of paleontologists, a tour of the Creation Museum seemed like a great tongue-in-cheek way to cap off a serious conference.
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