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<v Speaker 1>It is six so five here Kentucky and it's morning

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<v Speaker 1>news on news radio eight forty w h as Coffee

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<v Speaker 1>and Company. That's uh snit coffee, that's me the company

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<v Speaker 1>mana John ald and alongside. And I know that there

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<v Speaker 1>are now at least two different school districts that are

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<v Speaker 1>that are back in school on the southern Indiana side,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't think we have any that have gone

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<v Speaker 1>back just yet here in in In on the Kentucky

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<v Speaker 1>side as far as just the region here, but I

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<v Speaker 1>could be wrong, and that of course has been a

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<v Speaker 1>local story here. In fact, as I look in front

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<v Speaker 1>of me on the TV wk why their newscast, they're

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<v Speaker 1>mentioning that it is the first day back for Greater

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<v Speaker 1>Clark County schools. And again I still get that, uh

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<v Speaker 1>that that just that anxiousness about all the dread, that

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<v Speaker 1>that really would start to grow as you get closer

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<v Speaker 1>to going back to school when you're a kid. For

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<v Speaker 1>some reason, it still sticks with me today despite kids

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<v Speaker 1>being in school now that I'm a parent. It's I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that both my kids are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>in school in the same school, at the same place

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<v Speaker 1>every day on the same schedule. That that's actually a

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<v Speaker 1>benefit and I don't have to pay for dake anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>But anyways, when it comes to the first day of school,

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<v Speaker 1>I was thinking back on the first day in the

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<v Speaker 1>many years I was in I mean, I was in

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<v Speaker 1>school as much as anybody would be in school. But

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of first days of school, and there

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<v Speaker 1>are some that are memorable to me and some that

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really remember.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm just curious, with society.

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<v Speaker 1>Being just so much different now than it was what

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<v Speaker 1>thirty years ago whenever I was going back to school,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, things that stand out to me, I'm curious

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<v Speaker 1>if they're if they're if this is still a thing

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<v Speaker 1>at all anymore. I mean, let's let's look at just

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, let's start with this. I remember the first

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<v Speaker 1>impression of my teacher usually stuck, meaning what I got

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<v Speaker 1>day first day of it was usually what I got

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the year. And you don't really know

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<v Speaker 1>what you're going to especially when you're younger, like whenever

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<v Speaker 1>you're in high school, and I guess even middle school,

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<v Speaker 1>like you change classes to where you have multiple teachers.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you're young, you have you have your your

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<v Speaker 1>teacher that you're with really all day for the for

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<v Speaker 1>the majority of the day, and at that time, there

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<v Speaker 1>was no like it wasn't like we were I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't talking to kids that were older than me

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<v Speaker 1>like hey, I had this teacher, here's.

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<v Speaker 2>What you should expect.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was always nervous just not knowing what you

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<v Speaker 1>were going to get, because like every teacher has different styles,

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<v Speaker 1>and you could you could be a great teacher and

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<v Speaker 1>be somebody that is a little bit more I guess

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<v Speaker 1>likable with the students and somebody that maybe isn't quite

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<v Speaker 1>as as as likable. Also, I remember there was always

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<v Speaker 1>there was always a a new kid that you didn't

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<v Speaker 1>recognize that moved in or maybe they just transferred schools,

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<v Speaker 1>and the returning students would always be so intrigued.

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<v Speaker 2>About, Hey, who's that guy? Who's this kid?

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<v Speaker 1>Or like if there was a new girl that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you thought was cute, like there'd be that would be

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<v Speaker 1>a big talking point with the fellas, right like, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>who's this I mean, we got to get to know

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<v Speaker 1>who this is. She seems awesome. And I remember not

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<v Speaker 1>knowing who to expect. When I ended up in lunch,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember thinking like, well, I hope I hope that

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<v Speaker 1>there's at least somebody that I know that whenever I

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<v Speaker 1>walk out of the line with my tray of food,

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<v Speaker 1>I just look and see somebody that I know and recognize.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't know why that was the thing, and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it still is, But like finding somewhere to fit

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<v Speaker 1>in and sit with somebody in the lunch room was

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<v Speaker 1>I think a real worry for me on the first

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<v Speaker 1>day of school. And then you eventually know who's at

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<v Speaker 1>lunch with you at the same time, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you probably have a routine when it comes to that.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, first day of school easily, of the many

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<v Speaker 1>days that you have each school year, it's certainly one

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<v Speaker 1>of the more memorable ones. And sometimes it's for good reasons,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes it's for bad. Anything stand out to you, John

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<v Speaker 1>about your first day back to school in any of

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<v Speaker 1>your years. One thing in the phenomenal Bullet County Public

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<v Speaker 1>school system that we both came up.

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<v Speaker 3>In, you'd mentioned the new kid. So I was the

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<v Speaker 3>new kid a couple different times. I was in the

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<v Speaker 3>Catholic school system from sixth through eighth grade, and so

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<v Speaker 3>I was the new kid going into sixth grade, which

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<v Speaker 3>is middle school for.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of people.

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<v Speaker 3>That was a very awkward and interesting transition. And then

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<v Speaker 3>going into the Bullet County Public school system into high school.

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<v Speaker 3>I remember going into my very first class and you

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<v Speaker 3>mentioned how people just kind of look at you when

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<v Speaker 3>you know you're the new person.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't recognize you, and it's so very They're the

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<v Speaker 1>racking their brain about, like who the hell is this guy?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and people made fun of me because they thought

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<v Speaker 3>I was faking my deep voice because I was always

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<v Speaker 3>clearing my throat like I did just there, and so

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<v Speaker 3>people would people just thought that I was faking my.

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<v Speaker 2>They were jealous of those broadcast pipes that you've got.

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<v Speaker 2>See that's a good.

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<v Speaker 1>Radio story for you as someone who now works in broadcasting,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is one of the reasons I'm used to

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<v Speaker 1>it by now. But that is one of the reasons

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<v Speaker 1>among many that. And I don't know, you could take

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<v Speaker 1>this however you want. I mean it as a compliment,

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<v Speaker 1>and I hope you take it that way. People don't

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<v Speaker 1>believe that you're as young as you are, because one

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<v Speaker 1>you sound older, but also just your wisby on your years.

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<v Speaker 1>But no, I look it sounds like you dealt with that, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>But knowing how I was as a kid. I was

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<v Speaker 1>really shy. I'm very much and still am, which surprises people.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm an introvert, but I would be scared to debt

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<v Speaker 1>to go to a new school. And you did it

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<v Speaker 1>and you survived.

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<v Speaker 3>It was definitely weird times in my life, for sure,

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, I always enjoyed my school experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, i'd tell you what. That's one of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that i'd never really I don't know many people. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I said one of my closest friends as a really

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<v Speaker 1>young young kid, I think it might have been like

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<v Speaker 1>third or fourth grade. He moved in and we struck

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<v Speaker 1>up a conversation when I asked him if I could

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<v Speaker 1>borrow a pencil because he was playing drums with his

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<v Speaker 1>pencils and I needed one, and he shared it with me,

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<v Speaker 1>and we became best friends for life. Really, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't speak to him as much anymore, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess in a way I helped him transition because

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<v Speaker 1>he you know, he was the new kid, but he

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<v Speaker 1>was comfortable was playing drums first day of school. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>there was always a kid that grew a lot, right, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>what the hell happened? You know, somebody will just shoot

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<v Speaker 1>up in the summer break. So yeah, happy first day

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<v Speaker 1>back for those in southern Indiana in the Greater Clark

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<v Speaker 1>County school system, and I hope you have a good

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<v Speaker 1>first day everybody. All right, let's get to an update

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<v Speaker 1>of Travick in weather. Also we will get to another

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<v Speaker 1>sports update coming up coming up at about fifteen minutes

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<v Speaker 1>right here our news radio Waight forty whas So, it

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<v Speaker 1>was earlier this week when we found out that they

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<v Speaker 1>are seizing all of Brooks Howke's assets as he's trying

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<v Speaker 1>to offload those assets due to the fact that he's

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<v Speaker 1>got a potential lawsuit. In fact, the lawsuit is currently

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's active, and he may end up having

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<v Speaker 1>to in a civil suit give up a lot of his.

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<v Speaker 2>Estate.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you could say, I mean, maybe that's not

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<v Speaker 1>the right way toward it. But anyhow, there's another story

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<v Speaker 1>here that involves this Crystal Rogers murder and of course

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<v Speaker 1>brook Howks being convicted of that earlier this month.

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<v Speaker 2>But right now this is one that I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>is probably a bigger deal than people realize to Crystal

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<v Speaker 2>Rogers's family because brooks Hawk's sister, Rada mcilvoy maybe it's Ronda.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe there's a typo here in the story I'm referencing

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<v Speaker 1>from WKY. But she's now asking a judge for permanent

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<v Speaker 1>custody of the son that Howck and the deceased Crystal

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<v Speaker 1>Rogers had together. And as you know, Hawck was convicted

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<v Speaker 1>of murder and tampering with evidence in connection to her

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<v Speaker 1>disappearance and the sister she has had temporary custody of

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<v Speaker 1>the ten year old boy for the last I guess

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<v Speaker 1>two years, and before that it was a I guess,

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<v Speaker 1>an ongoing battle between Sherry Ballard, Cristel's mother, and Rosemary

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<v Speaker 1>how Brooks How's mother of who would have custody of

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<v Speaker 1>this child. In a new filing as of I guess

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this month, roughly a week or so after the conviction,

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<v Speaker 1>she claims permanent custody is in the child's best interest,

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<v Speaker 1>and she cites that it's for for the it's because

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<v Speaker 1>of permanency and stability. That's why she claims that permanent

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<v Speaker 1>custody should go to her. Again, this is Brooks Hawk's sister.

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<v Speaker 1>Now there's not been any courtinate said just yet, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's separately a temporary injunction that was issued this week

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<v Speaker 1>to prevent again, as I mentioned, him selling off his

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<v Speaker 1>assets because of those of illegal proceedings that are going on.

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean this what, it's not crazy. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think to think of someone from the someone from the

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<v Speaker 1>Hawk side of things that may be a little younger,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe they have other children, maybe young children, that would

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<v Speaker 1>make a little more sense as far as just some

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<v Speaker 1>stability rather than going to Cristel's mother, who you know

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<v Speaker 1>is older. Like, that's not a crazy scenario that somebody

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<v Speaker 1>within brooks House's family could be a good fit. But

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<v Speaker 1>the sister, I mean she was, she was she was

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<v Speaker 1>involved according to testimony and according to what we learned

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<v Speaker 2>I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>The child living with somebody and that person having permanent custody,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that there's there's good evidence and certainly good testimony

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<v Speaker 1>that suggests that she was well aware and maybe even

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<v Speaker 1>involved to an extent, potentially of the murder of Crystal Rogers,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that that's that to me, that's a knife

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<v Speaker 1>in the in the heart of of the Rogers family

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<v Speaker 1>once again, unless unless there's something we don't know, meaning

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<v Speaker 1>that they are supportive of this, which clearly doesn't look

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<v Speaker 1>like they are.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just just the the optics.

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<v Speaker 1>Of this, knowing that not only I mean again, she's

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<v Speaker 1>an unindicted co conspirator, just like Brooks House's mother and brother,

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<v Speaker 1>and yet the thought of her getting permanent custody, while

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<v Speaker 1>who knows, maybe eventually she is indicted, I just I

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<v Speaker 1>have a hard time seeing that happen.

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<v Speaker 2>But I could be wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's get to an update on traving the weather,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we'll get another update on sports from Scott

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<v Speaker 1>right here on news radio waight forty whas. We are

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<v Speaker 1>up and running here on a Thursday morning. It is

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<v Speaker 1>and also on the iHeartRadio app. So when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll get to that later.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not anything that's going to like gross you

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a paragraph, and you had to use cursive,

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<v Speaker 1>how easy would it be for you? Would it be

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<v Speaker 1>to be hard to believe, but maybe I'm wrong. Would

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<v Speaker 1>it be something that it's like riding a bike. Once

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<v Speaker 1>but I also don't think i'd be totally stunned if

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<v Speaker 1>I was questioning everything I was doing as I was

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<v Speaker 1>writing incursive. So there is a there's this school year Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 1>students are once again going to be required to learn

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<v Speaker 1>cursive handwriting. So there's a cursive comeback in Kentucky. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a new law that's ensuring that it's more than just

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<v Speaker 1>an optional skill, but it's now going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>mandated part of the curriculum. And this is part of

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<v Speaker 1>Senate Bill one sixty seven that was passed in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four and it goes into effect this upcoming school year,

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<v Speaker 1>So it mandates all elementary schools teach cursive and that

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<v Speaker 1>students reach proficiency by the end of fifth grade. It

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<v Speaker 1>was removed as a requirement with the adoption of common

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<v Speaker 1>Core back in twenty ten, So that's clearly one of

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<v Speaker 1>the factors in cursive just seemingly not being not being

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<v Speaker 1>as common anymore. But maybe it was already very less

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<v Speaker 1>common before we got to twenty ten. I remember learning

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<v Speaker 1>how to write in cursive, but I don't remember I

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<v Speaker 1>could be totally wrong. Here have been a long time

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<v Speaker 1>since I've been in the school system, But if I

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<v Speaker 1>was writing papers or just doing school work, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't remember cursive being used really that often at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe I completely you know, I wasn't the best student. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 1>when I think of high school and even any other

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<v Speaker 1>year of class, the curriculum isn't something that really stands

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<v Speaker 1>out to me because I wasn't paying enough atention and

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<v Speaker 1>I was just you know, I mean, I wasn't the

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<v Speaker 1>worst student, but I wasn't. I mean, I could have

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<v Speaker 1>done a lot better. John, You clearly learned how to

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<v Speaker 1>write in cursive, right.

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<v Speaker 3>I couldn't tell you the last time I wrote anything

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<v Speaker 3>other than my name in cursive, but.

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<v Speaker 2>You remember it being part of school, right because it

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<v Speaker 2>was my mom.

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<v Speaker 3>She writes everything incursive. Still props to her, because I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know how she does.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think it's probably just because it was more

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<v Speaker 1>of a of a common thing I guess to that generation.

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<v Speaker 1>But my thought is, how much much longer are we

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<v Speaker 1>really gonna This is gonna sound really dumb, because you

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<v Speaker 1>need to be able to write. I mean, that's something

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna always I think need to learn when you

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<v Speaker 1>are in school, whether it be writing in cursive or not.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't write anything. I can tell this is

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<v Speaker 1>not an exaggeration. And I don't know how any way

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<v Speaker 1>of proving this. It's just really a guess. But I

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<v Speaker 1>feel confident in telling you that in the calendar year,

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<v Speaker 1>I pick up a pen or a pencil to write

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<v Speaker 1>something other than a receipt I'm signing at a restaurant

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<v Speaker 1>maybe five times a year. And it's and it's because

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<v Speaker 1>I just write everything down on my phone. I take

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<v Speaker 1>notes on my phone. I do everything digitally. I always have,

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<v Speaker 1>and clearly there are others that don't do that. They

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<v Speaker 1>just their instincts are just to jot stuff down. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that my handwriting has always been not great. But

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<v Speaker 1>when I go to the doctor's office and I got

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<v Speaker 1>to fill out an updated I mean, I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>the dumbest human. I mean, I question did I go

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's terrible.

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<v Speaker 1>So cursive is making a comeback, and yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I just I'm not against it. I just have a

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<v Speaker 1>hard time thinking that anybody. I mean, maybe the emphasis

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<v Speaker 1>is that people need to know how to sign their signature,

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<v Speaker 1>because I think those are always going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>way in which we identify people, you know, matching your

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<v Speaker 1>signature and whatnot. So anyways, there's a cursive comeback coming.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's get to a quick update on the roadways.

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll get a look at the forecast from Matt Melosa.

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<v Speaker 2>It's right here on News Radio eight forty whas.

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<v Speaker 1>Another one of Louisville's biggest employers is offering voluntary early

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<v Speaker 1>it raised concerns about what this really signals for the

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<v Speaker 1>email Monday offering you early retirement. It's part of a

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<v Speaker 1>this I think everybody's situation is different. Therefore, this news

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<v Speaker 1>really could hitch you in a variety of ways. It

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<v Speaker 1>could certainly be panic if you really aren't in a

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, it may be intriguing to take whatever incentive

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<v Speaker 1>for some different work. But then if you're somebody who

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<v Speaker 1>you can use this to maybe kind of start a

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<v Speaker 1>future salary. But there have been many companies here in

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<v Speaker 1>the area that that have offered this over the years.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you've got just recently ups they they offered

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<v Speaker 1>full time drivers across the country voluntary buyouts, and that

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<v Speaker 1>that had never happened before. You know, the Brown Foreman

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<v Speaker 1>that wasn't necessarily that was more so just layoffs, and

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<v Speaker 1>there was severance included, but that was really I think

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was just over tw hundred jobs affected

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<v Speaker 1>by that. And then here recently you've got the Office

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<v Speaker 1>of Federal Student Aid in Kentucky. That's not Louisville, but

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<v Speaker 1>more so just the state that offered buyouts in early retirement.

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<v Speaker 1>Two hundred people I believe were affected by that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they've done it multiple times. I remember because

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<v Speaker 1>I had a lot of friends. In fact, growing up

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<v Speaker 1>even mom got jobs at Ford, and you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>didn't live in the Kentucky and area. And of course,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Bullet County was really growing at that time.

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<v Speaker 1>So I remember back in two thousand and six, they

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<v Speaker 1>unveiled a massive restructuring plan and it was called the

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<v Speaker 1>Way Forward, and it was a big time downsizing.

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<v Speaker 2>Of of their workforce.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think it was thirty thousand hourly and

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<v Speaker 1>salary jobs that were affected by this. Then they were

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<v Speaker 1>offering one hundred thousand dollars severance buyouts for workers and

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<v Speaker 1>they you know, you were relinquishing your future benefits, but

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<v Speaker 1>I believe you kept your pension at that time. So

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<v Speaker 1>that was a big deal at that time. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>and then not that long ago, the Kentucky plants here

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<v Speaker 1>for Ford, and this.

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<v Speaker 2>Was yeah, this was I believe the end of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>Early twenty twenty four, they offered a fifty thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 1>lump some retirement buyout program for those that met the

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<v Speaker 1>certain requirements there. So it's not totally uncommon, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's never a great sign that a company is

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<v Speaker 1>doing this, But it also I think can be met

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<v Speaker 1>this news can be met differently depending upon your situation.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm sure it's not good news for many, and

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<v Speaker 1>I get it. All right, We've got another update of

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<v Speaker 1>Travck and weather coming your way. Also, we'll get a

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<v Speaker 1>sports update from Scott Fitzgerald. It's Kentucky. It's morning News,

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<v Speaker 1>News Radio eight forty whas