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Mongiardo said Obama can unite the Democratic Party and build a coalition with independents and Republicans before the general election in November. Mongiardo, a surgeon, also praised Obama's health care plan, which would cut the medical cost for all families.
Gov. Steve Beshear, a superdelegate, has yet to announce which candidate he will back at the Democratic National Convention his summer.
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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - Chelsea Clinton will be back in the state on Monday, making several stops in support of her mother's presidential campaign.
Chelsea Clinton will be at Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters in Ashland on Monday morning for an open house. She'll then visit Dixie Heights High School in Edgewood before traveling to Lexington for a campaign.
It's the latest in a number of appearances by Chelsea Clinton ahead of Kentucky's primary on May 20.
Though Hillary Clinton's campaign has struggled in recent weeks, she has vowed to fight on. Chelsea Clinton said during an event in Frankfort last week that her family will continue to work hard in an effort to mount a comeback against Democratic rival Barack Obama.
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Information from: The Independent, http://www.dailyindependent.com
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GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) - Freddie Norris grew up with a father who chain-smoked and has spent his career as a pharmacist knowing all too well the effects smoking has on a person's health.
Now, as a Glasgow city councilman, Norris is ready to do something about it. Norris will introduce a smoking ordinance on Monday that would put limits on where smokers can light up.
The ordinance would prohibit smoking in public places and places of employment, though exceptions would be made at outdoor work areas, tobacco retail stores and designated smoking rooms at hotels.
"A month ago I would say it had no chance, but no after people have had time to think about it, I'm not sure," Norris said.
Over a dozen cities across the state, including Louisville, have already adopted some sort of smoking regulation. Norris decided to take up the issue after a local surgeon began holding public meetings about the need for an ordinance.
Norris said he believes several other council members would support the legislation, which would subject violators to a $50 fine for a first offense.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Officials at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture are warning horse farm owners to be wary of an usually high tent caterpillar population.
The warning comes six years after the state lost nearly 30 percent of its foal crop to mare reproductive loss syndrome, which scientists attributed to the large number of tent caterpillars in the area.
Scientists said the mares contracted the syndrome by inadvertently digesting the caterpillars, whose hairs would cause tiny punctures in the digestive tract that let in bacteria that would compromise the foals.
So far there have been no reports of foals lost to the syndrome, though officials say the cool spring means the caterpillars are still a few weeks behind in hatching.
Still, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club is taking no chances. The group sent out an e-mail last week urging members to protect their horses.
"I don't think it's as bad as '01 and '02, but it's also a little later in the year," said Barry Robinette, president of the club. "It's certainly a rise in what we've seen in the last few years. I think it's a concern, so right now is the time to treat them."
http://www.dailyindependent.com