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In Somerset, Kentuckians visit replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Navy veteran Thomas Burns traced the name of a shipmate who died in the Vietnam War in 1966.

SOMERSET — Verna Ott thought her first cousin, Army Sgt. George Elmer Burchett, would be safe when he left for Vietnam in 1965 because he was a cook.

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Traffic report, week of May 9

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Lexington Traffic report for the week of April 18

Work done between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
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Hundreds of volunteers brave wind, cold to plant trees

It would have been so easy for Dana Hitz to stay home Saturday and not plant trees.
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More people carrying handguns into state Capitol

FRANKFORT— Kentucky has seen a surge in people carrying guns into the Capitol, a legal activity here and in at least 10 other states, but one that is worrisome to critics.
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Share your memories of other Final Fours

The University of Kentucky Wildcats have been to the Final Four before. Thirteen times, in fact.
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Danville woman dies in wreck

A Danville woman died at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital after a crash in Danville on Sunday.
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E-mail, social media help Kentuckians in Japan reach out

Even before dawn Friday, Kentuckians in Japan had Skyped, e-mailed, Facebooked and tweeted their families and friends back home, telling them they were safe and sound after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami had struck the island nation. The Internet and telephone also helped people...
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Appeals court rules against Petrilli, former Booker T. principal

A 2009 Fayette Circuit Court jury decision denying Peggy Petrilli's claim that she was forced out as principal of Lexington's Booker T. Washington Academy should stand, the Kentucky Court of Appeals said Friday.
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Lexington council votes to support mayor in effort to dismiss fire chief

Lexington's Urban County Council voted unanimously Thursday night to support Mayor Jim Gray in his effort to dismiss Fire Chief Robert Hendricks.
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Tom Eblen: Citizen teams look at problems facing Lexington

Mayor Jim Gray was elected in November after publishing a rather detailed "Fresh Start Plan."