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<v Speaker 1>Now we turn to the Kentucky Standard for news in

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<v Speaker 1>Bardstown in Nelson County. Your reader today is Brian Hunt.

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<v Speaker 1>As a reminder, RADIOI is a reading service intended for

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<v Speaker 1>people who are blind or have other disabilities that make

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<v Speaker 1>it difficult to reprinted material. We will begin with the

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<v Speaker 1>edition dated July nineteen. Crystal Rogers Act now in effect.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what it does. A new law named after missing

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<v Speaker 1>and presumed dead Bardstown mother Crystal Rogers, took effect on

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday and makes it a felony to share recorded grand

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<v Speaker 1>jury testimony.

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<v Speaker 2>House Bill three o five, known.

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<v Speaker 1>As the Crystal Rogers Act, will increase the statue of

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<v Speaker 1>limitations for recording grand jury testimony from one year to

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<v Speaker 1>ten years. The offense originally was classified as a misdemeanor,

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<v Speaker 1>but sharing the testimony bolsters the charge to a felony

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<v Speaker 1>under the new law. Rogers, thirty five, was last seen

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<v Speaker 1>July third, twenty fifteen, and her mother reported her missing

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<v Speaker 1>two days later. Her body has never been found and

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<v Speaker 1>she is presumed dead. Three men, including Rogers's then boyfriend

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<v Speaker 1>Brooks House, have been convicted and sentenced in connection to

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<v Speaker 1>her death and disappearance under a range of charges. During

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<v Speaker 1>the trial, it was revealed that Half's mother, Rosemary House,

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<v Speaker 1>and brother Nick Halch were unindicted co conspirators in Roger's death.

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<v Speaker 1>At Brooks Hawk's first court appearance, prosecutors said Hawk's family

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<v Speaker 1>recorded grand jury testimony, a felony as the state was

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<v Speaker 1>seeking to indict Brooks Out. Grand jury proceedings are done

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<v Speaker 1>in secret and consist of twelve citizens selected to serve

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<v Speaker 1>at random. During the proceedings, evidence is presented by a

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<v Speaker 1>commonwealth attorney who can call witnesses that often consist of

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<v Speaker 1>law enforcement officials. Because it was more than a year

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<v Speaker 1>before prosecutors discovered the grand jury proceedings were recorded, no

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<v Speaker 1>one could be charged under the prior law. HB three

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<v Speaker 1>five was filed by republic Representative Candy Masseroni during the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty six legislative session and signed into law by

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<v Speaker 1>Governor Andy Basher in April. Brooks House was convicted of

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<v Speaker 1>murder and sentenced to life in prison in the summer

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty twenty five. He is appealing his sentence and

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<v Speaker 1>the cases before the Kentucky Supreme Court. Two co conspirators,

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<v Speaker 1>Joseph Lawson and Steve Lawson, were convicted and sentenced on

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<v Speaker 1>lesser offenses. His brother, former Barstown police officer Nick Hauck,

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<v Speaker 1>was indicted in June on a felony perjury charged. He

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<v Speaker 1>pleaded not guilty at an arraignment earlier this month. The

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<v Speaker 1>trial is set for November nine, and an upcoming pre

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<v Speaker 1>trial conference has been moved from July sixteenth to August sixth.

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<v Speaker 1>The murder case of Roger's father, Tommy Ballard remains unsolved.

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<v Speaker 1>Ballard was shot and killed while hunting at his property

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<v Speaker 1>along the Bruce Bluegrass Parkway. Prosecutors previously said a gun

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<v Speaker 1>matching nearly all criteria of the murder weapon and Ballard's

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<v Speaker 1>death was sold to undercover police by Nick out, but

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<v Speaker 1>he has not been charged in connections to Ballard's death. Next,

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<v Speaker 1>Stripes in the Streets Bargetown Fry SC launched his new

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<v Speaker 1>outreach program this summer. Bargstown City School's Family Resource and

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<v Speaker 1>Youth Service Center SC is bringing equal access to summer

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<v Speaker 1>fun with the new Stripes in the Street program. On Thursday,

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<v Speaker 1>shrieks of delight could be heard as BCS students had

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<v Speaker 1>a water balloon fight on their street. Pizza was on

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<v Speaker 1>the way as other students Blue bubble while playing with

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<v Speaker 1>sidewalk chalk. The summer fund was made possible as a

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<v Speaker 1>part of a new program designed to reach students across

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<v Speaker 1>the district and keep connecting in the summer. We feel

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<v Speaker 1>like a lot of our kiddos are stuck in the house,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're trying to get them out of the house

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<v Speaker 1>as much as we can, Katrina Hayden, family resource coordinator said.

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<v Speaker 1>She said they're calling the program Stripes in the streets

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the summer. Hayden said they take the Tiger trolley

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<v Speaker 1>the district transport van with them to each stop. Hayden

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<v Speaker 1>said it is also an homage to the BCS Tiger

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<v Speaker 1>mascot stripes. The program is also in partnership with Community

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<v Speaker 1>Collaboration for Children. Additionally, Melina Alexander, Nelson County Extension Office

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<v Speaker 1>Assistant in Family and Consumer Science, has been part of

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<v Speaker 1>the programs speaking with students about health and nutrition. Last week,

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<v Speaker 1>Hayden said they were on a different street in Barstown

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<v Speaker 1>tie dyeing shirts. Next week, she said they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>drive around town and hand out popsicles. Typically, she said

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<v Speaker 1>they'll alert a community, sending out messages, putting up flyers

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<v Speaker 1>to let them know when they'll be making their stop

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<v Speaker 1>this summer. However, Hayden said they invite everyone to join

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<v Speaker 1>in the summer fun. The goal for her is connection.

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<v Speaker 1>Whenever we have people sitting out, we're just going to

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<v Speaker 1>give out popsicles and get in the communities, she said.

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<v Speaker 1>We want people to start recognizing the Tiger Trolley and

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<v Speaker 1>something good. Hayden said. Another aspect of these events, which

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<v Speaker 1>has brought out ten to fifteen students in a neighborhood,

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<v Speaker 1>is it bringing its parents, parents and guardians as well.

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<v Speaker 1>She said they've had adults hopping in to do taidie

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<v Speaker 1>and play the games. On Thursday, one adult join in

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<v Speaker 1>on the water balloon fight in a coordinated effort from

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<v Speaker 1>the kids in attendance, they all pelted him with balloons.

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<v Speaker 2>She said.

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<v Speaker 1>She's also seen firsthand how the program is connecting people.

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<v Speaker 1>Hayden met a family who'd moved to the area from

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<v Speaker 1>Louisville and knew no one in their neighborhood. Stripes in

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<v Speaker 1>the Streets was a chance for the son and mother

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<v Speaker 1>to connect with their new community. Also, realizing the boy's

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<v Speaker 1>friend lived down the road from the family, we were

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<v Speaker 1>hula hooping last week so we were letting some of

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<v Speaker 1>the adults hula hoop, she said, Then you see the

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<v Speaker 1>adults playing with the bubbles. It's definitely been very well

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<v Speaker 1>received by the adults as well as the kids. Hayden

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<v Speaker 1>said they hoped to expand the program during fall and

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<v Speaker 1>spring break, continuing to give students access to engaging activities

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<v Speaker 1>year round. Next Fair Fun for All Nelson County Fair

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<v Speaker 1>wraps up Saturday night. The Nelson County Fair returned last week,

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<v Speaker 1>welcoming in thousands to the fair grounds to see the animals,

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<v Speaker 1>ride the ride, or take in a game of chance

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<v Speaker 1>while cruising the midway for a quick bite to eat

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<v Speaker 1>on a hot summer day. Bardstown teens Reese Dones and

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<v Speaker 1>Adalin rue could be found hanging out doing just that

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<v Speaker 1>on Wednesday, nibbling on some chickens on a stick with

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<v Speaker 1>big smiles on their faces as they pondered what ride

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<v Speaker 1>they would go on next. Its fun and populated, Don

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<v Speaker 1>said of the fair midway, this is a good time

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<v Speaker 1>to have fun. Domes and Rouley were enjoying visiting with

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<v Speaker 1>old friends while making some new ones along the way

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<v Speaker 1>as the fair ground was covered with their fellow teenagers.

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<v Speaker 1>Ruey said she was enjoying the rides and you can

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<v Speaker 1>meet new people. They look forward to the fair every

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<v Speaker 1>year and always come. They both agreed their favorite ride

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<v Speaker 1>was the Drop Tower, a ride that typically features long

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<v Speaker 1>weight lines. Doane said the built up tension of the

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<v Speaker 1>drop Tower makes it one of her favorites. Jeremy Sellars

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<v Speaker 1>was in town from Palm Harbor, Florida. He had been

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<v Speaker 1>doing work in the Campbellsville area and one of the

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<v Speaker 1>local folks he works with told him the Nelson County

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<v Speaker 1>Fair was going on, so he and his group made

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<v Speaker 1>their way to Bardstown. My best friend and his wife

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<v Speaker 1>and kids, they're having a great time, Seller said, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just over here sweating. The temperatures climb during fair week

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<v Speaker 1>all up into the nineties, making for a sweltering event,

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<v Speaker 1>but fair goers could catch some relief in Samuel's Hall,

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<v Speaker 1>where the four eighth exhibits were on display or under

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<v Speaker 1>shaded pavilions. The wind coming off the ride helped as well.

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<v Speaker 1>There was plenty to eat as well, with Sellers sampling

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<v Speaker 1>a blowny sandwich and sipping on sweet tea. Ahead of

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<v Speaker 1>the main event Wednesday, the bull Whip Rodeo, Dones and

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<v Speaker 1>ruling said they were looking forward to the rodeo as well.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm here for the bull riding. If Tonight sellers said

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<v Speaker 1>it's good to see everyone come out and get to

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<v Speaker 1>see off cows and chickens and goats, just the fair life.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nason County Fair finished its run over the weekend

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<v Speaker 1>with Saturday's Truck and Tractor Full Next Barnstown Burger Week

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<v Speaker 1>begins July twentieth. Bartstown Burger Week is back for year

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<v Speaker 1>two as restaurants across Nelson County offer up their best

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<v Speaker 1>burgers beginning July twentieth. The Bardstown Nelson County Hospitalist Hospitality

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<v Speaker 1>Association and the Bardstown Nelson County Tourism Commission are bringing

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<v Speaker 1>back Bartstown Burger Week July twentieth through the twenty second

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seventh after the success of the first Burger Week

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<v Speaker 1>last July twenty one. Businesses from Bardstown and Bloomfield are

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<v Speaker 1>participating in this year's showcase. The participating restaurants for twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six are Bardstown Burger, Bjay's Steakhouse, Bourbon Brick Oven,

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<v Speaker 1>The Curry, Louns, Buffalo Wings and Rings Chicken Kowhisk Circuit

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen fifty six Bardstown Ernie's Tavern, Five Brothers Bar and Kitchen,

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<v Speaker 1>Progie's Bar and Grill, The Grill at Maywood, Mammy's Kitchen,

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<v Speaker 1>Marcella's and the after Hours Cafe, Mel's Garage, Mister Tubbs,

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<v Speaker 1>Oak and Ember at the Trail Hotel, Old Kentucky Home

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<v Speaker 1>Country Club, Old Talbert Tavern, On the Go Foods, Pat's Place,

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<v Speaker 1>Scout and Scholar Brewing Company, The Rick House, and Toogee's Table.

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<v Speaker 1>This year, passports for the week will be available at

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<v Speaker 1>the visitor center at Court Square. The first fifty people

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<v Speaker 1>to return their passports after tasting or trying five of

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<v Speaker 1>the burghers will receive a limited Bardstown Burger Week t shirt. However,

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<v Speaker 1>there are still prizes available for those who missed the

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<v Speaker 1>top fifty cutoff. Participants with a completed passport can turn

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<v Speaker 1>it in for a chance to win a fifty dollars

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<v Speaker 1>gas card with two tickets for just more on September

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<v Speaker 1>thirtieth at the Amp. The giveaway is possible through a

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<v Speaker 1>partnership with WBRT and WOKH. Participants can also scan the

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<v Speaker 1>QR code on the passports to vote for their favorite

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<v Speaker 1>burger and most creative Burger. Taylor Hall, event and hospitality

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<v Speaker 1>coordinator with Tourism, said last year's restaurant experienced.

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<v Speaker 2>High volume foot traffic.

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<v Speaker 1>However, the most exciting feedback for Hall was hearing the

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<v Speaker 1>stories of locals who ventured into a new restaurant. They

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<v Speaker 1>had people coming in that are local that had never

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<v Speaker 1>eaten here.

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<v Speaker 2>She said.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of the businesses have been here for thirty forty years.

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<v Speaker 1>People that live that have never tried their place with

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<v Speaker 1>coming in and trying it because they wanted to try

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<v Speaker 1>the burgers. That's part of the plan to get new

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<v Speaker 1>people in here. Hall said. Barstown Burgerweek also poses a

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<v Speaker 1>fun challenge for tourists. Last year, she said a visiting

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<v Speaker 1>couple heard about the event as they were trying about

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<v Speaker 1>to leave the city, trying five burgers in two hours

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<v Speaker 1>to get a limited edition shirt. In year two, Hall

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<v Speaker 1>said she wants Barstown Burgerwik to grow and become an

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<v Speaker 1>event that people anticipate each summer. She said many years

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<v Speaker 1>down the road, she wanted people who participated in the

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<v Speaker 1>first few years and received a strick T shirt to

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<v Speaker 1>have a sense of pride in it. It's year two

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<v Speaker 1>and already I already feel like this is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be as safer for Bardstown in Nelson County. She said,

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<v Speaker 1>I really am excited to see it expand over the years.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to see more people like start expecting Burgerweek

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<v Speaker 1>because I really do think it is beneficial for our

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<v Speaker 1>restaurant and having that exposure is really great. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>excited to see where it goes, to see what each

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<v Speaker 1>restaurant has on the menu for Bardstown Burgerweek. Keep an

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<v Speaker 1>eye out on the visit Bargstown Facebook page for more details.

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<v Speaker 1>Next candidate forum hosted for Kentucky State Senate. The Loretto

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<v Speaker 1>mother House hosted a public forum for the candidates running

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<v Speaker 1>for Kentucky State Senate District fourteen. The two candidates are

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<v Speaker 1>Republican candidate Ben Mud and Democratic candidate Carried Gribbons through It.

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<v Speaker 1>Mud and thru It will face each other in the

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<v Speaker 1>November general election. Twenty one guests attended the forum at

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<v Speaker 1>the Loretto mother House on Saturday, July eleventh, twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>Each candidate was given ten minutes to introduce themselves before

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<v Speaker 1>answering audience questions. Truett introduced herself first and shared her background.

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<v Speaker 1>She talked about growing up on a dairy and tobacco

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<v Speaker 1>farm in Bradfordsville. That upward upbringing took me on a

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<v Speaker 1>It said, I am running because it's entirely too challenging

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<v Speaker 1>for our families today. True It said, everything is too expensive,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's food, housing, or healthcare. Everything costs too much money.

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<v Speaker 1>Truett said she is running because she wants to do

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<v Speaker 1>that is for all of us, not just some of us,

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<v Speaker 1>but all of us, Truet said. Truet said she also

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<v Speaker 1>supports expanding access to health care and lowering healthcare costs.

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<v Speaker 1>Mud then introduced himself and shared his background. He talked

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<v Speaker 1>about growing up on his family's farm in Lebanon. Born

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<v Speaker 1>and raised in Lebanon, on my family's farm, Mud said.

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<v Speaker 1>Mud discussed his experience working in the pharmacy and healthcare industries.

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<v Speaker 1>We've had one hundred small pharmacies clothed in three years

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<v Speaker 1>across Kentucky, and we have one hundred and twenty counties.

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<v Speaker 1>Mud said, I say that as an example of how

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<v Speaker 1>I've been fighting to fight in Frankfort. Mud also spoke

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<v Speaker 1>about his relationship with Senatives Higdon. I've seen what Senator

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen how he has led. He has had a

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<v Speaker 1>great relationship with the sisters in Loretto. We may not agree,

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<v Speaker 1>always agree on every issue, but that's okay. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>built this great country, Mud said. Mud said he also

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<v Speaker 1>selling their products, and work to reduce food prices. One

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<v Speaker 1>key question for the audience was how will we decrease

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<v Speaker 1>the income tax and the tax on food and pharmaceutical

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<v Speaker 1>Mud responded by saying he supports lowering the state income

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<v Speaker 1>tax to zero. I support lowering the income tax to zero. Responsibly,

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<v Speaker 1>Mud said, I think that that does great thing. It

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<v Speaker 1>puts money back into the pockets of hard working families.

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<v Speaker 1>And we've seen that even as the percentage of revenue

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<v Speaker 1>from the income tax decreases, the state's overall revenue continues

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<v Speaker 1>to grow. Mud said he does not support taxing food.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't support taxing food. I don't think that's the

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<v Speaker 1>temperature of the current General Assembly. Mud said, regarding the

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<v Speaker 1>taxes on medicine. Mud said, I think taxing medicine when

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<v Speaker 1>the government is paying for seventy to eighty percent of

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<v Speaker 1>it means we are taxing ourselves. There's no ground to

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<v Speaker 1>gain there. Truet responded by saying she is not opposed

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<v Speaker 1>to tax reform as long as the lawmakers consider the

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<v Speaker 2>We hear a lot about the.

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<v Speaker 1>Importance of putting money back into people's pockets, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely critical because, as I mentioned, everything thing is too expensive. True,

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<v Speaker 1>it said, However, if we look an example like House

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<v Speaker 1>Bill five hundred, the average bus driver with the decrease

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<v Speaker 1>in the personal income tax was going to see at

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<v Speaker 1>least five hundred dollars put back into their pocket. But

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<v Speaker 1>to pay for that tax cut, there was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be increase in healthcare costs of sixty two hundred dollars

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<v Speaker 1>a year. That is not, in exactly, not exactly a

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<v Speaker 1>solution for people. Truett said she is not entirely opposed

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<v Speaker 1>to reducing the personal income tax. I am not entirely

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<v Speaker 1>opposed to continuing to reduce the personal income tax as

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<v Speaker 1>long as we're being incredibly considerate of the programs that

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<v Speaker 2>It says, when.

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<v Speaker 1>We are talking about these personal income tax cuts while

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<v Speaker 1>also cutting program on the other side, that part doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>make sense to me. True It says she is open

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<v Speaker 1>to discussions about tax cut in the General Assembly, but

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<v Speaker 1>believes lawmakers must consider both sides of the equation. In

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<v Speaker 1>the General Assembly, we have to pay attention to both

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<v Speaker 1>sides of the equation, and I don't think that part

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<v Speaker 1>is happening right now, true, it said. Next in sports

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<v Speaker 1>Community sends NCLL to his team to state with parade.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nelson County Little League ten I Owe you an

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<v Speaker 1>all star baseball team left for the Little League state

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<v Speaker 1>tournament Thursday evening and the team was escorted through downtown

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<v Speaker 1>Bardstown with a parade. The team was heading to Grayson

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<v Speaker 1>for the tournament, which started Saturday at Grayson's Sports Park.

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County was scheduled to play Paintful Saturday, Valley Sports Today,

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<v Speaker 1>and Lexington Eastern Monday. In pool play. The top two

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<v Speaker 1>teams from each pool advanced to the single elimination round

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<v Speaker 1>of the tournament. Here is a look at the team's

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<v Speaker 1>parade with pictures courtesy of the team parent, Jonathan Ray

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<v Speaker 1>and one pictures shows coaches and players with the Nelson

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<v Speaker 1>County Little League's one O U All Star team awaits

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<v Speaker 1>the start of the parade through Downstown, Bardstown Thursday evening.

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<v Speaker 1>The team received in escort through town led by first responders. Next,

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney General Coleman calls for increased crackdown on rovo calls.

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney General Russell Coleman announced last week Kentucky has joined

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<v Speaker 1>a forty eight state coalition to further crackdown on scam

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<v Speaker 1>calls and texts. A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general is

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<v Speaker 1>calling on the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen rules that

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<v Speaker 1>would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without

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<v Speaker 1>that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and

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<v Speaker 1>scam people. Frosters often purchased legitimate phone numbers and use

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<v Speaker 1>them to make robocalls and send texts. In the past,

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<v Speaker 1>scammers would illegally spoof phone numbers to make calls appear legitimate.

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<v Speaker 1>After the federal government and state attorneys general took action

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty one, scammers are not as easily able

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<v Speaker 1>to spoof numbers. However, the problem persists. According to Robocall

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<v Speaker 1>Index three hundred twenty three point four million robocalls were

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<v Speaker 1>placed to Kentuckians during the first six months of this year.

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<v Speaker 1>These con artists continued to target Kentuckians in hopes of

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<v Speaker 1>scamming them out of our hard earned money. Coleman said,

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<v Speaker 1>our office will continue to collaborate with partners who are

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<v Speaker 1>dedicated to protecting our people. The attorneys general are asking

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<v Speaker 1>the federal government to do more, including requiring companies that

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<v Speaker 1>purchase and resell phone numbers in North America to meet

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<v Speaker 1>stronger certification rules, block the sale of phone numbers to

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<v Speaker 1>entities that aren't tied to a calling or texting service,

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<v Speaker 1>and restricts the offering of trial numbers to discourage scammers

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<v Speaker 1>from taking.

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<v Speaker 2>Advantage of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Coleman joined the Colorado, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and

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<v Speaker 1>Pennsylvania led letter along with attorneys the General of Alabama, Alaska,

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<v Speaker 1>American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada,

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<v Speaker 1>New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,

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<v Speaker 1>Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,

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<v Speaker 1>West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Next in Community Notes, a

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<v Speaker 1>classical guitar quartet Chimmer Quartet will give a energetic concert

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<v Speaker 1>featuring contemporary works written for the ensemble and classical staples

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<v Speaker 1>at the Loretto Motherhouse Wednesday, August fifth, at seven pm.

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<v Speaker 1>All are welcome, no admission charge. Bardstown Independent School District

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<v Speaker 1>Board of Age Vacation will have regular board meeting Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>July twenty first at noon at the Central Office three

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<v Speaker 1>eight North Fifth Street in Bargstown. Whiskey City Cruisers third

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<v Speaker 1>on Third at Court Square. Whiskey City Cruisers will be

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<v Speaker 1>at the Welcome Center on Bargstown Court Square ten am

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<v Speaker 1>to two pm Saturday, July eighteenth.

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<v Speaker 2>Come and stroll through time to.

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<v Speaker 1>Check out some classic cars, rain cancels, nature plus Macromay

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<v Speaker 1>plant hangers at Burnham Forest and Arboretum. Learn how to

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<v Speaker 1>make macromay plant hangers at Burnhoum Forest and Arboretum one

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<v Speaker 1>pm to three pm Saturday, July eighteenth. Artist Ivona Lapirie

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<v Speaker 1>will guide participants in creating a three foot plant haanger

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<v Speaker 1>that can hold up to a tenth each pot.

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<v Speaker 2>Plants are not included, but.

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<v Speaker 1>Participants will have option to purchase from a selection of

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<v Speaker 1>Burnheim grown plants available at the workshop. Ages sixteen plus.

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<v Speaker 1>This is all the time we have for reading of

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<v Speaker 1>the recent editions of the Kentucky Standard newspaper. Your reader

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<v Speaker 1>today has been Brian Hunt. If you've enjoyed hearing this,

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<v Speaker 1>for joining me, and now please stay tuned for continued

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