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WEBJoe Sonka. , August 29, 2024. Voters in dozens of cities and counties across Kentucky will vote in November on whether to allow medical cannabis businesses to operate there. The public radio service of Western Kentucky University. National, international, and regional news from NPR, BBC, and our own news team. Plus a variety.
'Reflections from 1968' Exhibit at WKU Spotlights Role of …
WEBAug 29, 2018 · The Western Kentucky University School of Journalism and Broadcasting is commemorating the 50 th anniversary of one of the most tumultuous years in recent U.S. history—1968.. That year, the Vietnam War was raging, the Civil Rights struggle was in full-swing, and Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated.
Percussion in Cuban Music: A Crash Course from the WKU …
WEBMar 2, 2019 · A centerpiece of Cuban music is the percussion section. In conjunction with Western Kentucky University's International Year of Cuba, Professor Mark Berry's percussion studio in the Department of Music spent part of its fall semester studying percussion in Cuban music and prepared some short audio features to give listeners a crash course in Cuban music.
New Effort in Kentucky Aims to Help Workers Get Substance …
WEBSep 20, 2021 · A new program is aiming to help Kentuckians with substance abuse issues land—and keep—jobs. The effort is called the called the Kentucky Transformational Employment Program, or KTEP, and includes several state business, government, and health care groups.
What’s Happened To Kentucky's Snowy Winters? Blame, Or Credit, …
WEBMar 3, 2020 · Temperatures in Kentucky have risen an average of about 1.41 degrees over the last three decades, according to the Associated Press. The warmer climate increases the odds of extreme weather events fueling storms as well as droughts. And for the last four decades, it’s meant Kentucky winters with less snow cover. Tags.
Kentucky Lynching Museum Opened 10 Years Before New …
WEBJun 28, 2018 · Some call it the “lynching museum.”. Russellville, Kentucky opened its own small lynching museum 10 years ago, the vision of one man who made a promise to tell the truth. Billie Holiday’s haunting song Strange Fruit about “black bodies swinging in the southern breeze” plays quietly in a one-room lynching-museum in Russellville, Kentucky.
The African American Folklorist: The SEEK Museum and More
WEBJul 12, 2021 · 2 of 2. Michael Morrow is a man with many titles: he’s Archivist & Curator of Logan Counties African American History, a community scholar, and the director of the SEEK (STRUGGLES FOR EMANCIPATION AND EQUALITY IN KENTUCKY) Museum in Russellville. However, I’d suggest Mr. Morrow is much more than the earned titles he holds.
'Bingocize' Created by WKU Professor Approved to Help Address …
WEBDec 11, 2018 · A program called ‘Bingocize’ created by Western Kentucky University Associate Professor of Exercise Science Jason Crandall has received approval from the National Council on Aging for use in helping older adults prevent falls. Bingocize takes advantage of bingo's popularity with older adults to …
Aged in Kentucky: Creator of WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour …
WEBJul 14, 2022 · Listen • 24:51. Larry Neuzel. Michael Johnathon is creator and host of the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour produced weekly at the Lyric Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. This is Aged in Kentucky, a series of stories about people and places that have been in the Bluegrass State a few years or many decades. Each one has a unique spirit.
WKU Expanding In-State Tuition Rates for Residents ... - WKU …
WEBSep 24, 2020 · Students in the seven states that border Kentucky will soon be able to attend Western Kentucky University at in-state tuition rates. The school announced Thursday that starting next fall, in-state tuition rates will be offered to residents of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.. WKU currently offers in-state tuition rates to residents of a few counties in ...
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