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One of my favorite Food Network personalities, Rachael Ray, will feature Kentucky cuisine on one of her 30 Minute Meals’ episodes.   The episode’s titled, “Bluegrass Burgers” and airs at 6:00 pm.  Check your local listings, however.

The picture to the left is what the bubbly cook will be making - Kentucky Burgoo Burgers and Southern Succotash.  Click the link for the recipe if you’re feeling ambitious and want to whip it up for yourself. 

Speaking of Kentucky Bugoo, check out the Featured Video to the right.  It’s from the series, “In Search of Real Food” with David Lieberman and features our own Owensboro, Kentucky. 

The ‘boro is a superstar…but we already knew that.

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One of the most important things for seniors to do is to stay active - mentally, socially, and physically.  For seniors in Owensboro, Kentucky there’s a Golden Opportunity for them to do just that.

The Owensboro Medical Health System (OMHS) offers a program that should be copied by other cities everywhere.  Golden Partners is a fun, active community for older people to take part in for only $20 a year ($40 for a couple).

Golden Partners is located at the OMHS HealthPark, 1006 Ford Avenue, Owensboro.  Call 270-688-4855 for more information.

If you (or your loved ones) live too far to take advantage of the Owensboro program, check around in your own community for similar programs.  If there aren’t any, tell them about Ownesboro’s Golden Partners - A program such as this would be a huge asset to any community.

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While the state of Kentucky may be having financial difficulties, that doesn’t mean that consumers throughout the state have to share in the government’s problems. The right money management techniques can ease the financial crunch for residents all over the state.
One of the best ways to attain good money management is to create a budget for yourself and your family. If money is especially tight, consider cutting out luxury items, such as subscription television services and high end grocery items. Store brands are usually of just as high quality and they cost less, as well. You can even find healthy food alternatives that are less expensive.
Another area where consumers can get financial help is with the judicious use of payday loans. These can give residents the needed cash to make it through until their next payday. Repayment of these loans is actually a simple matter, especially if you have found items to cut out of your budget. These will free up funds for the next month, including money to repay the loans.

Managing money in Kentucky is honestly no more difficult than in any other area, even with state budget shortfalls. The right budget, good spending habits and judicious use of short term loan lending can greatly improve your financial situation. Reduced spending on superfluous items is actually one of the best ways to increase your cash reserves. You will be surprised by the number of items and services that can be cut out without a noticeable lack.

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Kentucky wants to put a couple of casinos along the Tennessee/Kentucky state line.  In fact, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear wants people to vote on the issue allowing up to 12 casinos in the state.“It’s time for the people of Kentucky to have a direct say straight at the polls on this critical issue,” he said.

Governor Beshear is asking for a constitutional amendment that would allow casino gaming in Kentucky, which people would then have to vote on.

As it stands, the plan would put free-standing casinos in up to five counties. “Many of our neighboring states have legalized casinos right on our borders, and our residents drive to them every day.”

What exactly would it take to make all of this come about?  Kentucky’s Legislature would first have to approve the amendment.  Then voters would let their opinions be known in November.

Interestingly enough, individual counties that were interested in a free-standing casino would also have to approve it there.

 If everything goes as they hope, supporters say there could actually be a casino in Kentucky by this time next year.

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 The feathers are hitting the fan.

PETA’s tore up from the floor up over a move to make fried chicken Kentucky’s official picnic food.

State Rep. Charles Siler is sponsoring legislation to give KFC’s chicken, first served by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1940, this very distinction. Siler pointed out that the colonel’s chicken deserves the title because of the “worldwide attention and economic benefit” it has brought to Kentucky.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) doesn’t care for the idea. Whatsoever. The animal rights group claims that the chickens KFC serves are abused, even tortured.

“If the state legislature moves forward with this one, then they should change Kentucky’s state bird from the cardinal to the debeaked, crippled, scalded, diseased, dead chicken,” said Bruce Friedrich, PETA vice president.

PETA has been a thorn in KFC’s side for a long time now. They pushed, two years ago, to have a Colonel Sanders statue removed from the Kentucky Capitol!

While KFC says that it has an advisory panel and guidelines, PETA claims that the Kentucky legend uses tactics that are simply unneccesary and cruel.  As animal lovers who would fight someone tooth and nail who tried to hurt an animal, we at Genuine Kentucky think a different system should be looked into.

Having said that, to even suggest the removal of the statue of one of our state’s most lovable and recognizable individuals is ridiculous.  As is fighting the move to make chicken Kentucky’s official picnic food.

Should PETA continue to bring attention to cruel and unnecessary treatment of animals?  Certainly. 

But there’s no need to be bird brained about it.

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According to the state Department for Public Health, flu is widespread across our state.

According to the Courier Journal.com:

This is the highest level of flu activity, with laboratory-confirmed flu cases in at least half of the regions of the state 

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Not only does Kentucky rank below most of its neighboring states when it comes to the number of physicians serving its communities, its among the lowest in the nation.

Unfortunately, according to the 2007 KIOM Physician Workforce Study, the situation will only get worse.  Obviously, something has to be done to train and keep more doctors in our state.

The Kentucky Medical Association is willing to work with citizens, politicians, and Universities to improve the situation.  The association has created the Patient Physician Partnership to increase the number of physicians in Kentucky’s communities.

Read more about the situation and the solution at www.kypatientcare.org.

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Adorable, much!

Amber, the Louisville Zoo’s 20-year-old orangutan recently made her Super Bowl prediction.  I don’t want to give it away, so click the link below to find out for yourself.

Amber Makes Her Prediction!

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 “One Helluva Show! Thrilling and ferociously inventive.”  - The New York Times

Owensboro, Kentucky’s own, Johnny Depp, helped make Sweeney Todd a phenomenon in movie theaters across the country. But what a lot of people may not realize is that it actually originated on Broadway.

Here’s your chance to see Sweeney Todd in person.  The national tour of John Doyle’s recent Tony Award®-winning Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s SWEENEY TODD, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, will play Louisville’s Kentucky Center from February 12-17, 2008.  Even without the Depp, this is said to be an absolutely mind-blowing show.

The touring production of Doyle’s revolutionary re-imagining of the musical – considered to be Sondheim’s masterpiece – will star Judy Kaye (Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!) as Mrs. Lovett and David Hess as the demon barber himself, Sweeney Todd.

Tickets go on sale December 14 and can be purchased at the Kentucky Center box office (502-584-7777, 800-775-7777), at any Ticketmaster outlet (502-361-3100) or online at kentuckycenter.org or ticketmaster.com.

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