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Speaker 1: We now turn to the Ashland Independent to bring you
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news from in and around Ashland and Boyd County. Your
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reader today is Jane. We begin with the addition dated
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April seventh, twenty twenty six, as a reminder radioized reading
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service intended for people who are blind or have other
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disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material. Our
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first article Churches Second Chance job Fare open to all
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by the ward of the Daily Independent. If everyone deserves
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a second chance, Ironton First Church of the Nazarene will
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be the place to be on April twenty ninth when
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the Second Chance job Fare gets under way from eleven
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a m To two pm. Connections Pastor Chad Stevens said
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the fare is open to anyone, including non church members,
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first time job hunters, those recently out of jail or rehabilitation,
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or anyone who wants to upgrade their job. The idea
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came from a visit to Florida by lead Pastor Rob Hale.
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He was on vacation and he thought it was a
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good idea. Stephen said last year's event drew one hundred
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and thirty two job hunters. Thirty two job offers were
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made on the spot. He said. Employers expected at the
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event include McGuinness, Ohio Department of Transportation, Integrated Services for
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Behavioral The Second Chance Job Fair will be from eleven
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am to two pm April twenty ninth at Ironton First
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Church of the Nazarene, twenty three eighteen South Forth Street.
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For more information, visit Better Together us dot org job Fares.
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Other employers expected at the event will include Goodwill, Easter Seals,
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Miami Valley, Star Community Justice Center, Special Medals Corp, McDonald's
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Pathways Incorporated, super Quick Incorporated, People Ready, Marshall University Human
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Resource Services, and Brown's Landscaping. A person can come in
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and get a job, Coach Stevens said, adding there will
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be resources for helping applicants on site, including People's Bank, ILCAO,
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Ohio Means Jobs, Shawnee State Behavioral Health Paraprofessional Program, Humana
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Healthy Horizons in Ohio, Lawrence County Department of Job and
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Family Services, Future Plans, the Neighborhood and United Way of
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Northeast Kentucky. Helping people flourish is part of what the
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True is called to do. Stephen said, Every week we
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host an AA meeting with eighty to one hundred attending.
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He said, we see a need in the area. The
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church needs to reach out and respond to that. Stephen
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said he doesn't know how many to expect. We've had
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seventy five register. We're expecting good things again. The church
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is at twenty three eighteen South Forth Street. Our next article,
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Legal Aid of Bluegrass shares facts about nursing home discharges.
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The Legal Aid of the Bluegrass release facts to be
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aware of about nursing home discharges. Too often, the organization said,
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a facility may respond to residents difficulties or increasing need
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for care, or repeated questions or complaints from family members
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by attempting to transfer or discharge a resident. Facts to
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know All notices of discharge must be communicated in writing
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in a language and manner you understand. Most discharged notices
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must be given at least thirty days prior to the
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discharged date. You have the right to appeal and must
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do so before the date of discharge. Federal law gives
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you rights and legal protections when facing discharge. If you
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receive a notice, contact the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program immediately.
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Ombudsman Program representatives are knowledgeable about discharge requirements and empowered
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by law to advocate for you. You may also file a
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complaint with the state Licensing and Certification Agency in Kentucky.
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This is the office of the Inspector General Division of Healthcare.
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Their phone number is area code eight five nine two
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four six two three zero seven. Important information. The reason
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for discharge must be valid. Written notice is required. You
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can't appeal the disk and remain in the facility pending
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the outcome. A detailed discharge plea required. If you are away,
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you can turn in other news. Character Breakfast Upcoming and
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Aladdin Junior. Character Breakfast will be from eight to eleven
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a m April eighteenth at First Christian Church, nineteen thirty
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Winchester Avenue. A sneak preview of the show by Aspire
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Conservatory Theater Works will be presented. The show is scheduled
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for May eighth through the tenth. Cost is twelve dollars
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a ninety nine cents per teic and may be purchased
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in advance online at Aspireconservatory dot com. Proceeds will go
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to the theater group. Our next article, vendors sought for
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Herb Crabfest craft Fest the Appalachia, Kentucky Herb and Handcrafter's
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Heritage Festival, set for May second at City Park Block
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is seeking vendors. Spaces are ten x ten and a
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tent with leg weights is required. Pack In and set
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up begins at seven am. The road along the festival
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grounds will be closed just before nine am, so all
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vehicles must be moved by eight forty five am. Vendors
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must be ready for business at nine am and remain
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open until packout, which will begin at seven pm. No
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vehicles will be able to get in the vendor area
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until the road reopens at seven pm. For more information,
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email or text area code six oh six four zero
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four eight two two one. Beginning Grazing School set in Morehead.
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The twenty twenty six Kentucky Beginning Grazing School will be
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from seven thirty am to four thirty pm April twenty
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first and twenty second at MSU Farm Drive. To register,
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visit two six ky Grazing dot event bright dot com
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Benefit Spaghetti Dinner April eighteenth. A spaghetti dinner is scheduled
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four five to seven pm April eighteenth at the Franks
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Building to benefit the Boyd County four h program. Cost
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is ten dollars per adult. And five dollars per child
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eight and younger For tickets or more information and call
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area code six O six seven, three nine, five one
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eight four. Paving ongoing on Kentucky twenty seventy in Greenop County.
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Mountain Enterprise began paving on Kentucky twenty seventy in the
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York area of Greenop County, beginning miles Zeroad to mile
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point three point sixty one three. This will be three
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point six miles of paving in Greenop County. According to
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a news release. The daytime work seven am to six
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pm will be controlled by flaggers. Paving should be complete
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by Friday, April tenth, weather permitting. Road Work schedules may
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be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur.
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Motorists are asked to heat all warning signs, slow down
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in work zones, and remain aware of workers and construction
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equipment when traveling. The work is being done under a
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four hundred thousand dollars Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Contract, Veterans Benefits
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Rep and Voyd Ricky Hammond Veterans Benefits Field representative will
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be at the Boyd County Senior Citizens Building in Catletsburg
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from Monday through Thursday. By appointment. Only veterans and their
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dependents will receive assistance filing for federal and state Veterans benefits.
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The service is provided free of charge by the Kentucky
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Department of Veterans Affairs. To apply, veterans need to furnish
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copies of pertinent documentation to verify eligibility. Foreign appointment. Call
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area code six oh six five eight five three eight
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three three to speak with your Veterans Benefits Field representative
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Moving On Church added to Network to Freedom, Oak Hill, Ohio.
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The Union Baptist Church of Black Fork was added to
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the National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
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On Saturday, March twenty eighth, A market dedication and community
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celebration was conducted at the church as part of the
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Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism initiative. When completed, the Appalachian Freedom
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Heritage tour will consist of twenty seven verified Network to
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Freedom sites across the tri state. Union Baptist was founded
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in eighteen nineteen. It remains the longest continuously active African
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American congregation in Ohio. Union Baptist is at eight sixty
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six County Road thirty nine in Oak Hill, Ohio. Visit
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Appalachianfreedom dot com for more information. Next pavement improvement on
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Double A Highway, Motorists should watch for intermittent, flagged traffic
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and other impacts on the Double A Highway in Greenop
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County as work continues on a pavement improvement project. Daytime
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work will be seven am to seven pm. The project
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begins Monday, April sixth and is expected to be complete
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May fifteenth. Contractors will begin with asphalt based failure repairs
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and surface work on the Double A Highway Kentucky ten
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from the Lewis County Line mile point zero to Kentucky
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seven eighty four mile point three point nine. Work is
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being done by Mountain Enterprises under a one million, three
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hundred and fifteen thousand, eight hundred and fifty one dollars
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low bid Kentucky two Transportation Cabinet contract. Visit goky dot
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Ky dot gov online for Kentucky travel and traffic information.
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In other news, Rouen Organization receives grant. Who will Let
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the Dogs Out, a national nonprofit advicy advocacy group aiming
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to improve the lives of shelter dogs, has donated three
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thousand dollars through its INSTASNIP program to Star Saving the
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Animals of Rowan to fund much needed Spain neoter surgeries
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for animals in the rescue's care. The program also encourages
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grantees to set up a permanent spay neoter fund in
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solicit community donations. Insta Snip is a program designed to
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address one of the most urgent and solvable problems wwl
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DOO in counter on its shelter visits lack of spee
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neoter access. The program provides direct funding to wwldos more
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than one hundred and sixty partner shelters and rescues in
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sixteen states. This is a way for under resource shelters
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and rescues to get immediate access to Spain neoter funding,
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which is critical critical for solving our current animal crisis.
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Kara Aderberg, founder of WWLDO, said seed funding for the
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program was provided by the ASPCA, MUNT Nation and private donations.
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The program aims to minimize red tape by sending funds
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directly to the recipient's veterinary office and to encourage the
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community to donate to these Spain neoter funds. Those interested
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in contributing to the Spain. Neoter fund for Star may
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call Cave Run an animal clinic at area codes six
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oh six five three six zero four six' two when,
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donating designate the donation is for The Snip Clip Play
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grant account Four. Star in other, NEWS ap says it
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will pivot away from newspaper focused History By David, BALDER
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ap media. Writer The Associated, press one of the world's
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oldest and most influential influential news, organizations Said monday it
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is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of ITS us
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based journalist as part of an acceleration away from the
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focus on newspapers in their print journalism that sustained the
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company since the mid eighteen. Hundreds The News Media, guild
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the union that REPRESENTS ap, journalists said more than one
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hundred twenty of the staff members it represents received buyout
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offers On. Monday the news organization is becoming more focused
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on visual journalism and developing new revenue, sources particularly through
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companies investing in artificial intelligence to cope with the economic
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collapse of many legacy news. Outlets once the lion's share
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of AP's, revenue big newspaper companies now account for ten
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percent of its. Income we're not a newspaper, company and
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we haven't been for quite some, Time Julie, pace executive
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editor and senior vice president of THE, ap said in an.
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Interview despite, changes the company has doubled the number of
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video journalists it employees in The United states since twenty twenty,
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Two remnants of a staffing structure built largely to provide
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stories to newspapers and broadcasters in individual states have remained
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that has its roots well back In american. History THE
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ap was started in the mid nineteenth century By New
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york newspapers looking to share the cost of reporting outside
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their immediate. Territory exact number of staff reduction. Unclear the
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number OF ap journalists who will lose jobs is. Murky
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in part, intentionally THE ap does not say how many
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journalists it, employs though it has a large international presence
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as well as ITS us. Staff pace said the AP's
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goal is to reduce its global staff by less than five.
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Percent since mayetsa are being offered now to ONLY us,
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journalists it stands to reason that the cut among the
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workforce will be more than five. Percent whether there are
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layoffs depends on how many people take the. Offer pace
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said THE ap employs hundreds of talent journalist who are
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willing and able to adjust to the changing media, landscape
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the union said in a. Statement, however the company refuses
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to offer them appropriate training and. Tools, INSTEAD ap continues
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to get rid of experienced staff and flirt with artificial,
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intelligence ignoring the opportunity to DIFFERENTIATE ap news stories as
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ones that are and always will be created by human.
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Journalists the union SAID ap ignored a request last week
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to bargain over artificial. Intelligence the news outlet had no
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immediate comment on that claim or the union's estimate of
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how many people were offered. Buyouts it's not clear whether
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the buyout offers were concluded By monday. Afternoon our next
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Article Carter county clerk dies at seventy one By Aaron
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snyder Of The Daily, Independent Carter county ins are mourning
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the loss of a pillar in the, Community as described
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by the county. Attorney longtime county Clerk Mike Johnson johnston
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died at age seventy one On, Sunday march twenty. Ninth
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johnston had served in the position for nineteen. Years johnston
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was a people person and a man of. Faith County
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Attorney Brian bay. Said bay said regularly sat Beside johnston
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in fiscal court. Meetings when not talking about work or the,
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community they'd often seer concerns About kentucky. Basketball As bay,
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Said johnston was a youth sports, coach a family, man
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and was strong in his. Faith johnston was an elder
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At Stenson church Of. Christ he knew everybody and he'd
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always be checking on. Everybody base, said he was such
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a blessing to the. Community it's a terrible. Loss leaned
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On johnston every election cycle when election issues came. Up
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he was a walking, Encyclopedia base. Said bay Said johnston
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was upstanding and. Trustworthy the old saying if you trust,
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somebody is you trust them with your. Children base, SAID
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i would wholeheartedly trust my children With Mike. Johnston judge
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Executive Brandon burton Called johnston an assaid who imparted good.
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Wisdom he always treated everybody. Great he made an impact on.
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You burton. Said he was very well thought of in this.
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Counting burton Said johnston treated The County clerk office staff
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with dignity and. Respect, johnston who battled, diabetes fell ill
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On thursday and was hospitalized shortly, thereafter according To, burton
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since his, Passing burton, said it's like the sun's but
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you don't see the. Sun there's a. Void burton Said
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johnston's life was a testimony of faith in, action and
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he had a servant's. Heart it is clear that his
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legacy will live on not only in the work he,
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accomplished but in the countless people he inspired along the.
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Way burton said he truly cared about the people in this.
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County burton, said everyone's hearts go out To, Debbie mike's,
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wife his, family and all of the office. Staff our
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hearts are. Broken burton. Said johnston was the only candidate
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on the ballot For county clerk in the upcoming. Election
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burton said decisions for how the seat will be filled
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in the interim have not yet been. Determined johnston was
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near the completion of his twentieth year in. Office according
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To johnston's, obituary he was born In ashland On july thirty,
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first nineteen fifty. Four school In hitchins before becoming one
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of the members of the first graduating class Of East
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Carter High school in nineteen seventy. Two johnston was affectionately
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known as the mayor Of. Hitchins he was a Devoted
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Kentucky wildcats And Cincinnati reds, fan as well as a
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bluegrass music. Lover he was also known for his bright
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sense of. Humor mike And Debbie johnston were married for
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nearly fifty three. Years they have a, Daughter, lisa five,
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grandchildren a great, grandchild and another great grandchild on the
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way funeral. Service funeral services were conducted On friday morning
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at The First church Of christ In. Grayson recent Obituaries
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Joseph Michael fraley seventy eight Of, Ironton Carolyn joyce grab
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ninety two Of, Ashland Doris stewart eighty nine Of Bourbon,
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County Todd matthew malloy fifty seven Of, Ashland Michael Dale
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johnston seventy one Of, Grayson Danny wayne mccaf cavin fifty Of.
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Catletsburg in other, News get A load of This Load
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Fire department to undergo major renovation expansion By Aaron snyder
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of The Daily Independent. Load The Volunteer Fire department In
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load is in fresh start. Mode for the past fifteen,
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years The Load Fire department and its board of trustees
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have been saving money for a moment that Occurred thursday,
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morning a groundbreaking ceremony for a new building that will
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feature major renovation and an expansion involving The Greenop County Ambulance.
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Authority the County's Fiscal court awarded a nine hundred and
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thirty six thirty six, thousand nine hundred and eighty dollar
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bid To Wolf's, contracting based In Greenop. County Load fire
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has accumulated four hundred and seventy five thousand dollars in
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savings to go toward the. Project county and state grants
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will fund the. Remainder Greenop County Judge Executive Bobby hall
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conducted the ceremony off Of route Seven. Thursday when you
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go back and look at how many people were involved
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when this all, started it's truly, Countless hall. Said hall
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said all of the project's resources will be From Greenop county,
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businesses with the loan exception being garage. Doors that's, Huge hall,
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said that's economic, development tourism and keeping that money revolving
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around this. County Brandon wolfe Of Wolfe's contracting is a
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former volunteer firefighter In. Maloneton this is my home and
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this is WHERE i want to make my money and
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take care of. Everybody we're trying to keep everything in the,
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County wolf. Said according To, wolff the project is set
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for completion within the next four to six, months prior
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to The november general. Election Garth, wireman the County's Emergency
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management director and loads fire chief Since november twenty, thirteen,
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said this project has long been a lofty. Goal back
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in prior, time we looked at several. Options how are
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we going to build a? Firehouse how are we going
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to get? Here wireman. Said every time we kept hitting
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block walls and kept getting told. No wireman. Said When
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hall and the current commissioners took office In january twenty twenty,
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Three hall made him a promise that the project would.
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Happen promise, made promise, Kept hall said To Wireman, thursday
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before signifying the deal with a fist. Bump we're here
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today breaking ground And i'm super exc cited for, It wireman.
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Said wireman And hall said The board Of trustees were
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diligent in saving. Money the board have been great stewards
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of the tax dollars for the past fifteen years in
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planning for this day to, Happen hall. Said Adam, roden
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the board's treasurer said he put The load firefighters through
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the ringer anything they needed or Wanted i've, Questioned rodin,
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said we managed and we paid off substantial. Debt we've
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been debt free for over a. Decade in that, Time rodin,
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Said load has purchased three different, trucks new bunker, gear
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and essential tools with. CASH i really appreciate our, Firefighters rodin,
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said these guys have taken care of, equipment haven't wasted.
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Money wireman also commended the. Firefighters none of this would
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be possible without our, Firefighters widaman. SAID. Garyl, johnson a
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twenty year board member who is the current, chair said
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he had three objectives when he first. Joined go by the,
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rules keep safety equipment for fire, fighters and work toward
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a bigger. Building David, gibson the project's, engineer said he
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has been impressed with the vision of everyone. Involved i've
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never seen groups so unified and working in, Harmony gibson,
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Said i'm glad to be involved in the project. Team
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i'm proud to be a resident Of Greenop, county and
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i can't wait to be here when we have a grand.
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Opening the renovation and expansion will include the addition of
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an ambulance bay for emergency medical. Services hall said that
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would not have been a reality if not For Jackie,
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collier who owns the facility next To Load. Fire she's
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never charged us a dime for that ambulance service to
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be in that building next. Door hall, Said call your
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release yellow orange and red balloons as part Of thursday's.
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Ceremony i'm doing this to remember the ones who first,
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started who have gone Now call your said they would
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be proud of to. Day this concludes excerpts from recent
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editions of The Ashland Daily. Independent your reader has Been
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Jane on behalf of everyone here at. RADIO i thank
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you for, Listening keep on listening and have a good.
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Day