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<v Speaker 1>All right, we are up and running here in the

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<v Speaker 1>eight o'clock hour. It is Kentucky and it's Morning News

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<v Speaker 1>with Coffee and company here on News Radio eight forty

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<v Speaker 1>whas Nick coffee with you. If you are just now

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<v Speaker 1>joining us, Welcome aboard. Been a busy morning thus far.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a explosion last night in Jeffersonville at a

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<v Speaker 1>home that led to five people being injured, and as

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<v Speaker 1>of right now, what we know is that of those

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<v Speaker 1>five people, two were taken to an nearby hospital via helicopter,

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<v Speaker 1>while three of them were taken via ambulance. At this point,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no sign as to what caused that just yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously they're going to do an investigation. But a neighbor

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<v Speaker 1>talked to the reporters on site after the explosion and

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<v Speaker 1>said that they did see at least two of those

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<v Speaker 1>individuals that were leaving had some serious burns on their bodies.

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<v Speaker 1>So scary situation, of course, and obviously we'll find that

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<v Speaker 1>eventually what they discover led to this explosion. But it

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<v Speaker 1>has impacted some traffic out there in Jeffersonville as Greater

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<v Speaker 1>Clark Ketty schools or back to school today. So at

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<v Speaker 1>eight o'clock I feel like you're probably already there, but

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. Maybe the school schedule is different for

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, it is different for a lot of different schools.

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<v Speaker 1>But regardless, it has caused some delays in getting to

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<v Speaker 1>jeffersonvill High School. And I think it also may have

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<v Speaker 1>actually led to some people needing to be rerouted, so

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<v Speaker 1>just to just be advised of that. Also something else

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<v Speaker 1>we talked about earlier. We have another big corporation here

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<v Speaker 1>in Louisville that employees many people that is offering an

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<v Speaker 1>early retirement. And this news can be met in a

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<v Speaker 1>variety of ways based on the employer's situation. So I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to act like this is the worst thing ever,

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<v Speaker 1>but Humana is now is now offering it looks like

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how many are qualified, meaning how many

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<v Speaker 1>fit this criteria, but the qualifications are you must be

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<v Speaker 1>fifty years and older and have worked at human If

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<v Speaker 1>for at least three years. They say this is part

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<v Speaker 1>of their broader transformation agenda. They're trying and reduce costs

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<v Speaker 1>and modernize operations. And again I can see this being

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<v Speaker 1>a real worry for those who maybe realize that they

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<v Speaker 1>have a job that they are comfortable in and being

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<v Speaker 1>able to obtain a very similar job with a similar

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<v Speaker 1>setup as far as salary, insurance and all that. It

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<v Speaker 1>might be difficult, or there could be some that have

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<v Speaker 1>maybe they're nearing retirement and this gives them an early

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<v Speaker 1>exit and they can maybe find something to do to

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<v Speaker 1>help to help sustain the same type of salary they

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<v Speaker 1>were making with, you know, a job that doesn't pay

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<v Speaker 1>quite as much, but they can get by with whatever

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<v Speaker 1>the offering is within with this early retirement. But over

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<v Speaker 1>the years in Louisville, there have been many employers that

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<v Speaker 1>have that have offered this. In fact, recently there were

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<v Speaker 1>voluntary buyouts for ups drivers full time drivers nationally. But

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<v Speaker 1>the first time ever were offered an early buyout, you

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<v Speaker 1>had also, this wasn't much, This wasn't really This was

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of a different situation. But Brown Foreman

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<v Speaker 1>they had a big reduction in their in their workforce

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<v Speaker 1>and that was layoffs with severance included. It's a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit different there because sometimes you'll see you'll see employers

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<v Speaker 1>like Humana, ups Ford, Brown form and they'll roll out

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<v Speaker 1>early retirement packages or voluntary buyouts, and it's not just

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<v Speaker 1>to cut cost it's really strategic. I mean, these companies

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<v Speaker 1>aren't always collapsing. When that happens, it's I think, at

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<v Speaker 1>times more of a recalibration. So when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the early retirement incentives, it will quietly give you the

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<v Speaker 1>ability to trim the head count without bad optics of

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<v Speaker 1>a mass layoff. And they target clearly people who make

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of money and people that have been there

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<v Speaker 1>a long time, because again you're getting rid of a

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<v Speaker 1>big salary potentially, and if you're a long tenured worker,

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<v Speaker 1>you may be itching to get that offer to retire early.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, these things can help reduce expenses and it

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<v Speaker 1>can help you, I guess, avoid any kind of legal

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<v Speaker 1>pitfall or maybe even like a union pushback if we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about an employer like Ford. So it's not always

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<v Speaker 1>just a complete blum and doom situation, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes it is, and it can be a scary thing

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<v Speaker 1>for many. I'm sure. I go back to when Ford

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<v Speaker 1>offered their Way Forward restructuring plan back in two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and six. I have a lot of friends who had

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<v Speaker 1>parents that worked at Ford, which some of them even

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<v Speaker 1>moved to this area because of the opportunities you had

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<v Speaker 1>at a place like Ford working at the plants, and

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<v Speaker 1>I just remember it being a talking thing. It was

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<v Speaker 1>just talked about in our community where I grew up,

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<v Speaker 1>just because it was a scary sign for the future

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<v Speaker 1>of Ford at that time. And also there were some

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<v Speaker 1>that just took it because they were giving you I

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<v Speaker 1>think it was up to one hundred thousand dollars and

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<v Speaker 1>a seven spuyout for workers that were going to relinquish

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<v Speaker 1>their future benefits and I think they could keep their pension.

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<v Speaker 1>So they've also done another one not that long ago

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<v Speaker 1>at Ford where in twenty twenty four, in the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of the year, they offered I think it was a

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<v Speaker 1>fifty thousand dollar lump summer retirement buy out, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was a program that was for those that were you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that were eligible. You had to be at least thirty

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<v Speaker 1>years of service, which again that's a long stretch and

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<v Speaker 1>you could you know, or you could be yeah, here

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<v Speaker 1>it is thirty years of service at any age, or

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<v Speaker 1>you could be fifty five years old with ten plus

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<v Speaker 1>years of service, sixty five with one plus year of service.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, some of these things are more so strategic

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<v Speaker 1>and you're recalibrating than it is about, you know, an

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<v Speaker 1>epic downfall. But again, I'm sure if you get that

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<v Speaker 1>email that Humana employees got yesterday, those that are eligible,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure it puts some fear into you, and I

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<v Speaker 1>totally get it. A lot of uncertainty right now with

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<v Speaker 1>the economy for a variety of reasons, and certainly the

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<v Speaker 1>tariffs play a role in that as well, which by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, we'll talk about that coming up here at

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<v Speaker 1>eight thirty with Roy O'Neil of NBC News. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get an update on traffic and weather, not Royalis.

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<v Speaker 1>That's I just combined two humans. I combined Royalis, Rory.

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<v Speaker 1>I combined Rory O'Neill and Bobby. They are two different

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<v Speaker 1>people and we appreciate both of them. And it'll be

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<v Speaker 1>Bobby that gives us the update on traffic right here,

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<v Speaker 1>right now, And there's Radio eight forty whas are you

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<v Speaker 1>calling me out? John Alden? This is one you did

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<v Speaker 1>not I know, And I feel bad because I love

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<v Speaker 1>I love Montgomery Gentry. I mean this was so early

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<v Speaker 1>two thousands. Country music is now like old to classic

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<v Speaker 1>country music. Yeah, there's a new format that is growing

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<v Speaker 1>in markets, meaning they're just it's now becoming a bigger thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And it is nineties in two thousands country, which again,

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<v Speaker 1>this to me doesn't seem old old, but it is.

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<v Speaker 1>This song is probably twenty every bit of twenty years old,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, it takes me back to I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>know they're not from I know the Lexington Eddie Montgomery's

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<v Speaker 1>from Danville, Bowl County. Oh yeah, it's actually Boyle County. Change.

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<v Speaker 1>It gets your old change in Bowl County. But uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I believe his partner, who of course tragically

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<v Speaker 1>passed away in a helicopter crash. I believe he was

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<v Speaker 1>from Nicholasville, which is which is right around Lexington. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they're Kentucky boys and they I mean, I love Montgomery gentry,

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<v Speaker 1>and they I feel like had their peak. And maybe

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<v Speaker 1>that's insulting to say, because I don't know this for certain,

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<v Speaker 1>but I feel like when they were having consistent radio

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<v Speaker 1>hits in rotation, it was around the time like when

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<v Speaker 1>I got my license and I was driving for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time. And I mean, was that song. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's phenomenal And the reason I asked if John called

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<v Speaker 1>me out. We played a clip earlier of Luke Comb's

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<v Speaker 1>on a podcast with Barstool Sports where they asked him

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<v Speaker 1>which state produces the best country music, and sure enough,

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<v Speaker 1>he said Kentucky, which I thought that he would go

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<v Speaker 1>with Carolina because that's where he's from, and clearly there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of talent from there as well, Luke Colmb's

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<v Speaker 1>of certainly Eric Church and others, but he said Kentucky

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<v Speaker 1>and just talked about how indeniable the talent is with

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<v Speaker 1>Keith Whitley, Tyler Childers, Sergel Simpson, and obviously Chris staple To,

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<v Speaker 1>and then there's many more. We talked about many of those,

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<v Speaker 1>and I did leave out Montgomery Gentry and I feel

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<v Speaker 1>bad now because I I mean, I could literally there's

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<v Speaker 1>probably I don't even I'm sure they have the greatest

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<v Speaker 1>hits album that was released. It they don't. There's probably

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<v Speaker 1>a playlist created on Spotify and whatnot, and I could

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<v Speaker 1>go start to finish and and it'll take me back

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<v Speaker 1>to a to a you know, a time that was

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun. And they when I think of them,

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<v Speaker 1>I do think Kentucky. Like when I hear them and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm enjoying one of the many hits they've had, It's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty common for me to just at some point in

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<v Speaker 1>the song, you know, have the realization, Yeah, these guys

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<v Speaker 1>are from Kentucky and that's and that's pretty awesome. You you

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<v Speaker 1>guy could pull off one of those hats, Toady Montgomery wears,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, you got to do it. I like how

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<v Speaker 1>he would like twist the mic stand too. Whatever. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he was a performer, man, he's a showman. Yeah. And

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<v Speaker 1>he's also got a he's got it. He's got a

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<v Speaker 1>sound that's just you know, I don't know what I

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<v Speaker 1>would compare it to, but maybe maybe it's rare because

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<v Speaker 1>there's not real anybody to compare it to him. It

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<v Speaker 1>sounds good. He's a great singer, but I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>he is. His image and the sound it is very

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<v Speaker 1>relatable to the common working man, if that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 1>Like he's got just enough of the modern country that

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<v Speaker 1>was big at that time, but a little blue collar

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<v Speaker 1>in him as well. They were kind of the transition

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<v Speaker 1>almost between the two and man, they're great. So thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for thank you for playing to Montgomery gentry, and

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<v Speaker 1>I deserve to be called out even if you weren't

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<v Speaker 1>intending to do that. I'll do it to myself. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>We got another update of tracking the weather coming your way.

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<v Speaker 1>And also we will have another sports update with Scott Fitzgerald.

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<v Speaker 1>Rory O'Neil set to join us at eight thirty. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the latest onn What we're looking at with

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<v Speaker 1>the interest rates is the light at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the tunnel. Rory can tell us that. And also what

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<v Speaker 1>else are we going to chat about with Rory? I

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<v Speaker 1>forget you know what to expect with Roory O'Neal, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's nothing but the best, and he'll be with us

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<v Speaker 1>here before too long right here on news RADI waate

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<v Speaker 1>radioaight forty wa h as we were wrapping things up

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<v Speaker 1>to Tony and Dwight so Brooks, how of course, is

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<v Speaker 1>the woman that he is has been found guilty of

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<v Speaker 1>murdering is Crystal Rogers and they have a child together

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<v Speaker 1>and the custody battle for this child is one as

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<v Speaker 1>a parent myself and you also are a parent. I

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<v Speaker 1>be a no. I don't think there'd be any discussion.

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<v Speaker 1>But the sister of Brooks how let me get her

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<v Speaker 1>name here, she's She's to be clear, she's not. She

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<v Speaker 1>Rodgers or cover it up. But what she was brought

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<v Speaker 1>the during the trial, I should say, is because she

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<v Speaker 1>was she brought a digital recorder into the grand jury

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<v Speaker 1>because she claims she felt paranoid and there was no

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<v Speaker 1>conspiracy to have everybody consistently have the same story. But

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<v Speaker 1>that's why she got brought up that she was. I

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<v Speaker 1>guess apparently part of you know, helping everybody maintain consistency

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<v Speaker 1>in their story. But nonetheless, she's the sister of Brooks Howck,

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<v Speaker 1>and she has filed for permanent custody of this child.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think the scenario where a family member of

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<v Speaker 1>Brooks Howck has full time custody of this kid is

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<v Speaker 1>not insane, but I do think it is. It would

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<v Speaker 1>really depend upon their how close they are to the family.

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<v Speaker 1>That again, there's only been one family member that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to prison as a child. It's a miner. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>imagine it's probably ten ten years old, So John Shannon's

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<v Speaker 1>this way, if I am Crystal Roger's mother who has

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<v Speaker 1>had has been in previous custody battles with Rosemary hawk

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<v Speaker 1>for this child, that's what that was Brooks as well. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>so the custody battle in recent years has been between

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<v Speaker 1>then in twenty twenty three his sister, Rhonda micklvoy. She

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<v Speaker 1>ended up getting temporary custody and now she wants full

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<v Speaker 1>time custody, claiming that this is because of some permanency

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<v Speaker 1>and stability is why she claims this child should be

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<v Speaker 1>with her permanently. But if you are Crystal Rogers's mother,

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<v Speaker 1>Sherry Ballad or the Rogers family, I just I feel

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<v Speaker 1>a level of just discussed knowing that this child currently

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<v Speaker 1>someone who most people would have a hard time believing

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<v Speaker 1>that they were not aware that they put together a

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<v Speaker 2>From what I've read the howks did a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>worked really hard to try to keep Sherry a Ballad

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<v Speaker 2>from even having like visitation with this child.

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<v Speaker 3>Time out, time out of it. Right, Look, this child

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<v Speaker 3>is the piece that has been lost in every conversation

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<v Speaker 3>about this case.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, most people probably didn't know they had of kid together.

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<v Speaker 3>Bartstown needs to wrap their arms around this child.

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<v Speaker 2>His name is Eli.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not even mentioning names. It is going to need

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<v Speaker 3>all the help he can get because his mother's dead

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<v Speaker 3>and his dad killed her. Yeah, so let's all take

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<v Speaker 3>a step back. And I know it's a cliche, but

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<v Speaker 3>this will take a village and Bargetown, I think, is

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<v Speaker 3>a place that will step up to wrap their arms

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<v Speaker 3>around this child. Yes, because he's going to need all

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<v Speaker 3>of us to help him. And we know these Look

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<v Speaker 3>and this happens more. This is a Salacia's crazy story

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<v Speaker 3>that made national news, but it happens all the time

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<v Speaker 3>in Louisville. Dad killed mom. I grew up that way,

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<v Speaker 3>and it happens. It happens all the time. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>players at U of L. How many times does a

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<v Speaker 3>player come in from Florida that were raised by an

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<v Speaker 3>aunt or uncle or foster Holmes that my mom killed

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<v Speaker 3>my dad or my dad killed my mom, and this

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<v Speaker 3>is how I grew up. And now they're running back

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<v Speaker 3>at Louisville. So again, refocus. I don't know who should

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<v Speaker 3>get the child, but I'm with you. I know that

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<v Speaker 3>my sister should, yeah, probably get I don't know how

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<v Speaker 3>this system works, but that doesn't sound right just from

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<v Speaker 3>the onset, well, because it doesn't sound right because it just.

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<v Speaker 1>The scenario where this sister clearly considering that the Hawks,

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<v Speaker 1>they're a strong and powerful family, that that clearly had

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<v Speaker 1>they took out. I mean, I guess at this point

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<v Speaker 1>it's only Brooks that has been convicted of this, but

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<v Speaker 1>obviously the unindicted co conspirators are his brother and his mother,

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<v Speaker 1>and again his sister's not accused of anything other than

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<v Speaker 1>just recording their conversations leading up to the grand jury.

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<v Speaker 1>But I get I just think if you're in Bargetown

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<v Speaker 1>had no clue and did not know any way that

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<v Speaker 1>the family was involved in her murder and disappearance, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe even the plan to take it out, I just

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<v Speaker 1>think you're probably in the minority.

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<v Speaker 3>I think, yeah, you would think that the how family again,

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<v Speaker 3>in a perfect world, would just say, we just want

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<v Speaker 3>what's best for the child. If it's just financial means,

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<v Speaker 3>that's fine with us. We want to have a uh,

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<v Speaker 3>we want to have an experience. It's with him in

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<v Speaker 3>his life some way, And it really I wish in

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<v Speaker 3>the perfect world there was a mediator that they both

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<v Speaker 3>trusted that would sit down and go, let's not do

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<v Speaker 3>this in the court, Let's look each other in the eye.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's move past this. For Eli's sake. Sure this again,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm lollipops and rainbow in this, which is.

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<v Speaker 2>That's unusual.

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<v Speaker 3>But I wish for him because I'm sitting here thinking

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<v Speaker 3>it's going to be so tough for him because he's

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<v Speaker 3>always going to be that story will always be attached

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<v Speaker 3>to him in Kentucky. And you know, in a perfect world,

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<v Speaker 3>I'd love for if he had a relative that lives

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<v Speaker 3>somewhere else, he's going to start over and not be

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<v Speaker 2>When he was. To your point, when he becomes a

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<v Speaker 2>teenager and goes back and reads about all of this

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<v Speaker 2>and finds out what is in his face.

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<v Speaker 3>He's ten, he knows he knows some.

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<v Speaker 2>Of them, but he'll get older and read the details.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I'm pretty sure he probably knows a lot,

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<v Speaker 3>but he I wish he could start over somewhere else.

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<v Speaker 3>But that's a perfect world. But I wish someone would

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<v Speaker 3>that they both trusted, could sit down with the mediator

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<v Speaker 3>that they both trusted and said, all right, let's move

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<v Speaker 3>pat this, we get it now, let's let's let's figure

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<v Speaker 1>Take away, just the huge part of this whole story

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<v Speaker 1>is that the mother was murdered and the dad is

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<v Speaker 1>now in waiting life sentence. There are people who have

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<v Speaker 1>a real nastiness about child custody in general. You throw

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<v Speaker 1>this element to where the child could end up with

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<v Speaker 1>the family, where again two undicted co conspirators and the

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<v Speaker 1>actual convicted murderer they still have. I mean that just

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<v Speaker 1>I could see that being just a crazy thing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there are family judges that live in our neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe we get one of them on the air because

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<v Speaker 3>they deal with this stuff every single day, and they

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<v Speaker 3>could tell you stories are maybe not similar, because this

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<v Speaker 3>is crazy, but but yeah, it might be a good thing.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a great question to ask. The aftermath and collateral

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<v Speaker 3>damage of Eli and his last name's Hawk.

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<v Speaker 1>That sounds like a book. Huh, that sounds like a book.

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<v Speaker 1>It does. Well, let's get let's get to it. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>I think when it comes to those questions that you

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<v Speaker 1>would ask somebody who does this every day and deals

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<v Speaker 1>with those kinds of things, you just know you're making

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<v Speaker 1>one of two decisions, and both are potentially dangerous and.

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<v Speaker 3>Book you're right, Eli Howe collateral A yeah, there we go,

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<v Speaker 3>There we go.

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<v Speaker 1>We're out of town. Tony Dwaiter coming next right here

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<v Speaker 1>on news radio waight forty whas