Daily Independent (Ashland, KY)

Tue, May 20 2008

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High gasoline prices spawning symbolic acts

Americans facing rising gasoline and diesel prices are cycling about, saddling up, singing out and, sometimes, resorting to violent symbolism.....more>>

AG: Search required to choose state's higher ed chief
Officials violated state law by not conducting a national search for the state's higher education chief, and Kentucky should start pursuing a new permanent replacement, Attorney General Jack Conway said.
Rains put corn planting behind schedule
Kentucky's soggy spring has put corn planting well behind schedule for farmers like Randy Hagan, who spent more time tinkering in his shop than working in his fields.
Kentucky Supreme Court chief justice announces resignation
Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Lambert said Thursday that he is resigning effective June 27.
Supreme Court upholds use of lethal injections in Ky
U.S. executions are all but sure to resume soon after a nationwide halt, cleared Wednesday by a splintered Supreme Court that approved the most widely used method of lethal injection.
Time runs out on House with several bills unpassed
It all came crashing down just short of midnight Tuesday – no pension reform bill, no help for county jails, no money for bridges in Jefferson County, no roads in legislative leaders’ home districts.
Hundreds attend public viewing for former UK manager Keightley
Debbie Stephens was standing in a hotel lobby in Atlanta during the Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament last month when a couple from Arkansas stopped by and asked her about the older man standing a few feet away with the Kentucky outfit and the great big smile.
UPDATED: State budget passes with side deals
It took what House budget chairman Harry Moberly, D-Richmond, called a “diabolical deal with the devil,” but the House late Wednesday passed a two-year, $19 billion state budget.
The USDA bets on soybeans, but farmers considering more corn
A few days before the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its estimate of how much corn, soybeans and other crops farmers will plant this year, Larry Gleason was getting ready to do what the forecasters were betting he wouldn't.
Sawdust prices soar as supply dwindles with housing downturn
As huge saws rip through logs at the Hancock Lumber sawmill, sawdust flies through the air and coats equipment, floors and rafters.

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Local News

• President Bush declares Kentucky counties disaster areas
• ELECTION: Clinton, Obama compete in Oregon, Kentucky
• ELECTION: Kentucky primary with national focus off to smooth start
• Rain postpones openers
• Former president stumps in Carter

Progress: 50 Under 40

• Religion: Martha Rucker
• Organizations: Carol Polley
• Religion: Jennifer Johnson
• Entertainment: Leigh Ann Heineman
• Business: Travis Sanders

Jails: A Crisis In The Counties

• Budget committee addresses prisons, passes budget and cigarette tax
• Senate Judiciary wants lawmakers to review penal code
• Graham will file bill to help counties with jails
• Drug court viewed as incarceration alternative
• ‘Life is good today,’ says former drug court participant

Local Sports

• Seeing Sparks
• East Carter, Morgan County earn first-round wins
• Softball districts heat up
• Take one on first round
• Raceland’s Martin leads by following the example

Sports Minute

• 1996 Boys State Championship
• Boyd County's Frank Lee
• Greenup's Mike Scott
• Raceland All A
• Fairview's Jeff Hall

Columns

• Cathie Shaffer: Chaos comes to my house: 5/20/08
• Lee Ward: Ice cream fans eat and tell: 5/19/08
• KEN HART: Winning the ‘Battle of the Bulge’
• TIM PRESTON: Getting his ears lowered
• STAN CHAMPER: Many folks believe in, work hard for system

Slideshow

• Big challenge
• Standing for those who stood for them
• Boyd band to premier composition
• High gasoline prices spawning symbolic acts
• Chelsea Clinton makes Ashland campaign stop

Lifestyles

• RIght off the vines
• Children bring hope in song to Tri-State
• Get on your bike and ride!
• Dance studio’s recital scheduled for Saturday
• Shows, tour upcoming for Genuine Junk Band

Opinion

• Below normal — 05/20/08
• Bloated bill — 05/20/08
• In Your View — 05/19/08
• A warning — 05/19/08
• Accredited — 05/19/08

Coming Up

• Homecoming concert for Melvin Goins
• Coming Up
• John Cannon: A morning with the Bard of Avon: 11/28/07
• Coming Up
• Coming Up 10/05/06

National News

• UN plane lands in Myanmar with aid after cyclone
• Obama ascendant after trading primaries with Clinton
• 5.4 earthquake rocks Illinois; felt in Ohio and Kentucky
• Pope Benedict XVI tells bishops abuse crisis 'badly handled'
• Pope tackles issue of clergy sex abuse, calls on bishops to lead by example

Business

• All in the family
• Into the economic abyss: How deep will it go?
• Powder instead of paint
• TIM PRESTON: Red and yellow caught my eye 032308
• TIM PRESTON: Looking for more responses 030908

Schools

• Getting down to business: The intermediate grades
• New super for Ashland
• Gilmore will step down as mayor in July
• Area students strut their stuff at Governor’s Cup
• Russell wins regional Governor’s Cup

MyPhoto

• MyPhoto: The Bridges
• MyPhoto: Sledding the farm
• MyPhoto Trey
• MyPhoto Sweet Dreams
• MyPhoto Special: A Carter County Homeplace

Entertainment

• David vs. David in 'Idol'
• 'Good Thing Going'
• 'Idol' down to final four
• Festival celebrating the arts set for Saturday
• Swift, Pickler win for videos

Science/Environment

• Shell Oil president wants more access to energy resources
• DOE awards $61M to coalition studying greenhouse gas storage
• Global warming pollution threatens Australia's koala population
• Smarter electric grid could be key to saving power
• Western groups want BLM to consider climate change decisions

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