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Amateurs at the Olympics

I thought the Olympics was for amateurs. Why are Kobe Bryant and others from the NBA playing?
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica’s entry on the modern Olympics, the term amateur was removed from the Olympic Charter in 1971. Eligibility rules were changed to allow payments to athletes, and financial sponsorship of athletes. In 1986, the International [...]

Go Vols?

At the new UK Hospital site, some of the cranes seem to have a University of Tennessee flag flying on them. Why?
According to Amanda White Nelson, University of Kentucky Public Relations: The orange and white checkered flag the reader mentioned is on top of the construction cranes for the new UK Albert B. [...]

Where to shred paper

Is there a service in Lexington where you can take in your unwanted
mail, documents, etc. to be shredded, paying a reasonable fee? In
Florida, there are ship ‘n pack stores that allow you to put those
documents into a locked container and they will have them shredded for
you, charging you per pound. This works out [...]

Fireworks over Lexington

Last Saturday evening I saw fireworks. It was a lovely show. Can you tell me where the celebration was and what was being celebrated?

The University of Kentucky held its annual “Fan Day” for the upcoming football season at Commonwealth Stadium, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Coach Rich Brooks, the staff, and the players signed autographs, [...]

What’s that white stuff?

I have lived here (in Lexington) for 28 years without this problem. Starting around April, a fine white substance has been coming through the screen on my patio and settling on everything. I first thought it was pollen, but I know of no plant that would release pollen over such [...]

Kentucky school numbers

Could you find the class size for elementary school students in Kentucky and the proper length for school year? I found 185 days, including 10 non-instructional days but I don’t know what that means.
According to the Kentucky Department of Education:
The number of days in the school year is 187 days (includes [...]

Jacks Creek Pike cemetery

There is a small cemetery located in the front yard of 5459 Jacks Creek Pike. It also has a concrete vault which appears to be quite old. I would like to know who is buried there and the date they were buried.
Indeed, a cemetery lies in the yard of Steve and Marlene [...]

No helmets for chariots

Why don’t the new downtown parking enforcement officers wear helmets when they’re zipping around downtown on their chariots?

Gary Means, executive director of the Lexington Fayette County Parking Authority explains: the three-wheeled vehicle that the enforcement officers use are not prone to tipping over like a bicycle or motorcycle, so consequently are more stable. After [...]

Can cheese be organic, artisan and self-sustaining?

Lately, I have been seeing some familiar words used in somewhat new ways. My old dictionaries are not very helpful. Can you clue me into the current usages? The words are: organic, artisan and self-sustaining.
Check with Sharon Thompson’s blog today to see what she has to say about the safety of Kentucky produced food.
Organic is [...]