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Kentucky News Review: Rosemary Clooney is center of new musical

Kentucky singer Rosemary Clooney is subject of musical tribute. ... American Spiritual Ensemble is touring. ... Bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley will be 85 years old. ... University Press of Kentucky is giving away a book. 41 minutes ago

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Kentucky News Review: Former Miss USA from Kentucky has been sober for 5 years

Kentuckian Tara Conner, selected Miss USA in 2006, now speaks about her experience with addiction and rehab. ... Dippin' Dots now has a retail outlet in New York City. ... Kentucky's U.S. senators spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Kentucky News Review: Kentuckians work to compete in Olympic bobsledding

An Owen County man is in Lake Placid preparing for the Olympic U.S. bobsledding team. ... UK music professor Nancy Clauter is subject of documentary. ... The Filson Historical Society has original documents about York and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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Kentucky News Review: Thoroughbred farm owner Stronach has more Florida land than Disney World

Frank Stronach, owner of Adena Springs, has expanded his land holdings to cattle ranch. ... A former Madison County, Ky., man has been charged with bigamy in Minnesota. ... KFC is the first U.S. fast food restaurant on the West Bank. ... House boat company in Columbia is hanging on.

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Kentucky News Review: Hal Rogers earmarks $7 million for his neighborhood

Kentucky author and poet Wendell Berry will deliver the 2012 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. ... Hal Rogers earmarks over $7 million for work on the street of his residence. ... Mammoth Cave National Park brings in $62 million into Kentucky economy.

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Kentucky News Review: E. Ky. snake handler the heart of Animal Planet series

Verlin Short, of Letcher County, is the 'Snake Man of Appalachia.' ... Gene Robinson, Episcopalian bishop from Kentucky, is the subject of a documentary movie shown at Sundance. ... Peabody Energy is trying to acquire land to surface mine that is home to endangered bats.

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Kentucky News Review: Starting lineup at Puppy Bowl includes Kentucky pups

Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl has three puppies from Kentucky shelters. ... UK professor Christopher Barton discusses reclamation efforts with The Economist. ... Author Barbara Kingsolver will be speaking in Tennessee. ... Poet Nikky Finney discusses Langston Hughes on NPR. ... Sandhill cranes still...

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Kentucky News Review: Beatboxing cellist making new music

Kevin Olusola is one of The Gio's Top 100. ... Paducah power plant has shaky future. ... The 'Ned' scenes from 'Groundhog Day.'

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Kentucky News Review: Sale of pain pills in Florida plummets after new legislation

Sales of oxycodone have fallen by 97% in Florida. ... The Courier-Journal reports on the men accused of killing a Lexington hairstylist. ... Airport scanners under scrutiny after Kentucky's senator Rand Paul is stopped in Nashville. ... University of Toronto is studying tobacco as a cure. ... Anderson...

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Kentucky News Review: Controversial film at Sundance based on Kentucky story

The film, 'Compliance,' screened at Sundance Film Festival was based on incident at a Louisville McDonald's in 2004. ... Kentucky receives a D for science education. ... Great American Shakeout is coming up. ... Ohio banker says Midwest is recovering quicker from economic troubles than the rest ...

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Kentucky News Review: Kentucky man works out and cleans house at the same time

A Crescent Springs man has an exercise routine based on cleaning house. ... Berea College and Centre College are featured by Chronicle of Higher Education. ... How is the coal industry? ... Urban Outfitters is coming to Louisville.

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