All Politics, All Week

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Vigorous discussion of the issues filled studio A at KET Monday night when the “Magnificent 7,” the field of 4th District Republican Primary candidates, filled the Kentucky Tonight table from one end to the other.

It was the first time all seven candidates—Marc Carey, Thomas Massie, Gary Moore, Brian Oerther, Walter Schumm, Alecia Webb-Edgington, and Tom Wurtz—discussed the issues on state-wide television. From smaller and limited government to lower taxes and a jobs plan for the 4th district, all the candidates had an opportunity to persuade voters in the 4th why they should be the one to replace current Republican officeholder Congressman Geoff Davis.

With primary election day only a week away, we’ll be concentrating on politics for the next few days. Here’s a preview.

University of Kentucky professor, Director of the Rural Journalism Institute at UK, and KET political analyst Al Cross will sit down with me this coming Sunday on One to One to discuss the state races, contested Congressional contests, and what’s shaping up to be a very active political season for President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney.

Monday night on Kentucky Tonight, the state party chairs will be in the studio with political experts John David Dyche and Jennifer Moore as we take a look at the primary.

Tuesday, at 9/8 pm CT on KET, we’ll be on the air with Al, John David, and Jennifer to report on all the races across the state. It will also give our analysts a chance to talk about what they predict will occur over the summer and into the fall campaign. You can bet they will all be opinionated and ready to express their thoughts.

Here's this week's episode of Kentucky Tonight.

Election 2012 Coverage Starts Tonight

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Kentucky Tonight host Bill Goodman previews this evening's show, when he will sit down in the studio with 4th Congressional District Republican primary candidates. He also gives a preview of the primary election coverage that will be a source of attention in the coming weeks.

Bill's guests tonight are Marc Carey, Lewis County Judge/Executive Thomas Massie, Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore, Brian D. Oerther, Oldham County Board of Education Vice Chairman Walter Christian Schumm, State Representative Alecia Webb-Edgington, and Tom Wurtz.

Viewers with questions and comments may send emails, including name and town or county, to kytonight@ket.org or use the message form at www.ket.org/kytonight. Viewers may call 1-800-494-7605 during the program. Viewers may also submit questions and comments on Twitter @BillKET, #kytonight, or on Kentucky Educational Television's Facebook page.

Kentucky Tonight programs are archived online, made available via podcast, and rebroadcast on KET and KET KY. Archived programs, information about podcasts, and broadcast schedules are available at www.ket.org/kytonight.

Korir Part 2: Mind Over Distance

Friday, April 27th, 2012

When Wesley Korir won the Boston Marathon earlier this month, it undoubtedly changed his life in ways he had never imagined.

I wrote about Korir, a Louisville resident, who attended both Murray State University and the University of Louisville, in a Bill’s Eye blog post earlier this week.

Korir, a native of Kenya, has made a practice of donating much of his prize winnings to a foundation he and his wife have created to assist kids in his hometown. They are supporting 40 students today, and next year he wants to increase that number to 80.

The day Korir won the Boston Marathon, the Boston Globe ran a piece on their opinion page titled “Minds Built to Go the Distance.” Farah Stockman had taught English in Kenya for several years. She was curious about why Kenyans ran so well, so fast. Stockman began to look into the science of running in Kenya. Some studies reported it was their native diet; others insisted it was a genetic gift of lean bodies and wiry legs. But, according to her report, those theories fail to account for perhaps the most important factors: the marathoner’s brain, and his or her concept of distance itself.

Isn’t that an amazing finding? Because the Kenya kids walked and ran everywhere—miles and miles to school and back home, to the market for food, to church—as children, their brains were trained for endurance and stamina.

Starting young makes a difference. Just ask Wesley Korir.

Stockman closes her piece in the newspaper with this: “In marathons, as in life, the ability to go the distance is so often in our minds.”


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