November 3, 2024 • 29 mins
Sometimes we all need a second chance and one Kentucky institution is offering this group a special opportunity. Also, we're not even to Thanksgiving and the Kentucky Derby Festival is looking for you! That and much more with Scott Fitzgerald in this week's Kentucky Focus!
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
I'm Scott Fitzgerald and coming up on Kentucky Focus. Getting
a second chance in the Commonwealth. Yes, it's happening. We'll
tell you how. Also, thank you know Burgers. Do you
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Welcome back. I'm Scott Fitzgerald.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Well, most of us agree most people deserve a second chance.
That's what's happening with the Kentucky Community and Technical College
system where incarcerated individuals are earning their ged in in
some cases ged prep classes. Joining us to talk about
This is Maggie Price, director of Student Success at Maysville
Community and Technical College, and of course there's the Maysville
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Correctional Institute right in her backyard.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
Greetings, Maggie, thanks for taking time to join us.
Speaker 7 (02:14):
Good morning.
Speaker 8 (02:14):
I appreciate you having me.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
You bet now, Maggie, you authored your dissertation on correctional education.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
What drew you to correctional education?
Speaker 8 (02:23):
So when I was working for Maysville Community and Technical
College about ten years ago, we needed someone to go
be an advisor for our students who are incarcerated for college,
that are enrolled in college classes. And my supervisor came
to me and I thought, I absolutely want to do that.
So at first it was kind of scary, but now
it's come to be something that I really have a
strong feeling about the importance of providing educational opportunities to
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people who are incarcerated.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
I think that's so important.
Speaker 7 (02:51):
Maggie.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Again, we're joined by Maggie Price, director of Student Success
at Maysville Community and Technical College, and we're talking about
offering up ged to our incarcerated persons here in Kentucky.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
And Maggie, how many if you could give.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Me a ballpark or maybe even knowing exact number, how
many incarcerated folks have earned.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Their GED through kctcs.
Speaker 8 (03:12):
So right now it's fourteen thousand, four hundred and forty one.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
And how long have you been offering the program now.
Speaker 8 (03:18):
We've been offering this since twenty twenty.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Oh god, four.
Speaker 8 (03:22):
Thousand ged Sorry, there are fourteen thousand instructors.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Still, that's a lot of GEDs for folks.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
I think that's incredible.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
What are some of the challenges you face in getting
folks to head back to school or even to school.
Speaker 8 (03:35):
Our students are really excited to join we have There's
this a feeling of accomplishment that you get, and so
you're seeing the people in your bunk or in your
dorm who are earning this degree or this GED and
then you think, oh, well, I mean I can do that.
He did it, and then you get to go on
to take the college classes. So our students are so motivated,
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they're excellent students and they are teaching us too.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
So again we're joining with Maggie Price.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
He's director of Students' Successes at Maysville Community and Technical College,
and we're talking about are folks who are incarcerated having
the opportunity to get their GED in in some cases
GED prep classes. And when you see these folks, Maggie
and they come to you, do they have an interest
maybe in a certain career field and looking beyond their
incarceration and actually believe they have a second chance at
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life here.
Speaker 5 (04:24):
Yes.
Speaker 8 (04:24):
Absolutely. We have a lot of students who'd like to
own their own business. So if they're able to do
technical call or technical courses like HVAC welding, automoated small
engine repair, anything like that, carpentry, our students can earn
that certificate through the prison system or through the Department
of Corrections in Kentucky and then go on to start
their own business when they're released.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
When you look at folks getting their GED and their
GED prep class, the prep classes within the Kentucky Community
and Technical College system, how long does it usually take
them once they begin on average depends on.
Speaker 8 (04:57):
The student and how willing they are to move forward.
Sometimes we have some students who they've gotten everything but
one section completed. On the outside is a story I
heard a couple of weeks ago, and he said, you know,
he got to when he was incarcerated. He was like,
I'm getting this over with and he finished his math
portion and passed that successfully. So it could take a month,
it could take a year, Maggie.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Do you have folks then with the Kentucky Community and
Technical College system obviously that venture into the correctional facilities,
they teach the classes. Do you seek volunteers for those?
Do you have folks that step up and say, you know,
this is something.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
I really want to do. I want to help these
folks out. Or what's sort of the criteria for folks.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
That go in and teach in these institutions as long as.
Speaker 8 (05:39):
They're employed with adult education and they have so there
maybe have some teaching background or a background in that
specific area that they're going to teach, like math, science, English, reading,
social studies.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Maggie Price joins us now.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
She's director of Student Success at Maysville Community and Technical College.
And you know, when you talk to these folks, Maggie,
after they're done, what are they saying when they have
their ged.
Speaker 8 (06:03):
There's a sense of pride and nobody can take that
from you. You know, I've always been told that nobody
can take your education. And our students feel that I'm
able to help our students who enroll in the college classes.
So we had printed a schedule for a student and
I handed it to him and he said, my mom
hasn't been proud of me in a long time, and
I finally got something for her to be proud of.
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And he was so excited to mail that schedule home.
And our students who are in the GED program feel
the same way.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
That is outstanding again.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
It is, of course Maggie Price, director of Students' Success
at Maysville Community and Technical College.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
And Maggie, do you hear.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
From folks who were incarcerated that have got their GED
they're now on the outside and how they're doing. Do
they ever circle back with you and catch up with you.
Speaker 8 (06:48):
We're working on that now. So we've got some partnerships
in place, and I'm really excited to see what happens
in the future. We've come a long way.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
Talk a little bit, Maggie about how our local communities
benefit from programs like what you have there at the
Kentucky Community and Technical College system.
Speaker 8 (07:03):
Absolutely, so it's important for us to make sure that
everybody has a second chance because eventually some of these
students are going to be released and we want them
to be productive members of society. We want them to
have careers that they enjoy. They're going to be able
to take care of their families and be part of
our communities. But also for our students who won't be released,
it's an intrinsic motivator for them to be able to say,
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you know, I've fought past, i know that this is
my future, but I'm still going to keep trying to
learn and grow to change my outlook online.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
I'm glad you said that, Maggie, And say, those that
are serving longer sentences, do you see them getting involved
in something like this as well.
Speaker 8 (07:40):
Yes, we've had many students who've actually completed associate degrees
who do not Wow, it may not necessarily be released.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
And then finally before we let you go, Maggie again,
Maggie spending a few minutes with Maggie Price. She's the
director's student's success at Maysville Community and Technical College. Maggie,
do you guys have partnerships with, say, employers on the outside,
to help those who were incarcerated maybe make that transition
that's coming.
Speaker 8 (08:04):
Doctor Karls has recently recently been appointed to the Governor's
Council of Second Chance employers, and I feel like we're
going to see that number grow with the Chamber of
Commerce for the state and with doctor Karls and the
place he is.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
Now, if someone's listening and they are a business owner,
and they go, Okay, there might be an opportunity here
for us, I'd maybe like to take advantage of this.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
What do you tell them?
Speaker 8 (08:24):
I'm going to tell them to reach out to their
local chamber and see if they can start a group
or an advisory council to make sure that we're employing
our people who maybe have the record or who have
been released from some sort of facility so we can
get them back on track and them taking care of
them on the outside too.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Because I'm sure there's some reservations for business owners about
hiring someone who's been incarcerated. Can you put their mind
a little bit at ease and say, hey, look, some
of these people just kind of want a second chance.
Speaker 8 (08:52):
Yep, they've made a change, you know, we've all we
should all reserve the right to change.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Our lives now, Maggie.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
For more information, if people want to see more about
your program, where can they go to You.
Speaker 8 (09:02):
Can go to KCTCS dot edu, or you can go
to If you're interested more in the correctional education side,
I would suggest looking at via V e r A
dot org and they are have helped our school become
such a second chance pel school.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
That is outstanding. Again, she is Maggie Price.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
She's the director of Students Success at Maysville Community and
Technical College.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
Spending a few minutes on.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Well the incarcerated getting their GEDs and GED prep classes. Maggie,
great conversation, Thank you so much.
Speaker 7 (09:33):
Thank you.
Speaker 8 (09:34):
I hope you have a great day.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Thank you again to Maggie Price, director of Student Services
at Maysville Community and Technical College. And for more information
on second chances in education, visit ky AE dot ky
dot gov. Again that website ky AE dot ky dot gov.
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All the road to the Kentucky Derby as well underway
to Churchill Downs.
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So is a Derby Festival event. That's right.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
The Derby Burger Challenges underway and who doesn't love a
good burger right? Partnering up with the Kentucky Beef Console,
the Kentucky Derby Festival presents the Derby Burger Challenge and
joining us today to talk about that is Kelly Baird.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
She's with the Kentucky Beef Council. Greetings Kelly, and thanks
for joining us.
Speaker 7 (12:30):
Thank you for having me so.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
Tell us all about what is the Derby Burger Challenge.
Speaker 13 (12:34):
The Derby Burger Challenge is a great way to just
capture the official burger recipe of the Derby. This past year,
it just happened to be the Derby plt burger that
had mini cheese, lettuce of fried green tomato, Grimolott sauce
all on a Kentucky Cattleman's ground beef burger and a
briosche bun that was served leading up to the Derby,
but then at the chow wagon all the way up.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Now I'm hungry.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
It's like a good burg Hey, Kelly, how many entries
do you usually get for this?
Speaker 2 (13:03):
And are they from all over the Commonwealth?
Speaker 7 (13:05):
So last year we got over forty entries.
Speaker 13 (13:08):
And it's a great way because you can have any
skill level of expertise to enter. You can be a
home cook that just enjoys cooking at home for your family.
You can be a Michelin star chef. All we've had
everywhere in between, even those with no experience at all
but just had a really fun burger idea and knew
that they could get out at the grill and try
it out. So it's a great, great option no matter
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what your skill set is, if you have a great
idea to enter it.
Speaker 1 (13:32):
We're joined by Kelly barretti is with the Kentucky Beef Council.
We're talking about the Believe It or Not Derby Festival
Burger Challenge. It's underway and Kelly, you bring up something
interesting because I love to cook at home and sometimes
I'm in that mode now where I've gotten familiar with
the kitchen. Now sometimes i just like to throw something
up the wall and see what sticks.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
And it sounds like that's what a lot of people
do with this. Now, who judges the burgers do?
Speaker 13 (13:56):
We have representatives from a few of the sponsors organizations.
There are a few rules to being to that your
burger must complete, which is utilizing Dano's seasoning, having any
if you use any greens or herbs on your burgers,
those being from eighty acres Farms. So we have representatives
from each of those on the judging panel. The Derby
Festival President and is usually there as well as a
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representative from Kroger and then at the Star of the
show the Kentucky Cattleman's Ground Beef Patty must we usually
have a representative as well.
Speaker 1 (14:26):
Right right, Kelly par joining us with the Kentucky Beef Council.
We're talking about the Derby Burger challenging as well as
the state of cattle in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. And Kelly,
did I read that right recently that Kentucky is the
nation's largest producer of beef this side of the Mississippi.
Speaker 13 (14:41):
Yes, we are the largest beef producing state east of
the Mississippi River. We have thirty two thousand beef producers
in our state that are farming acres and acres of
cow calf operations. So that means they have their cattle
out grazing out on the grass and those they are
using their pride and joyed a fe The Commonwealth of
Kentucky with over nine hundred thousand head.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Of cattle, do you know how much beef that really
equals out to?
Speaker 13 (15:08):
Not necessarily the fun We're in a unique position in
Kentucky where not a lot of our cattle cattle spend
about eighty to ninety percent of their life on green
grass pastures, but a lot of Kentucky's do go out
west after the fact of after they spend their time here,
while a lot of producers also do local beef sales.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
Again, Kelly Barr joining us with the Kentucky Bev Council.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
Fascinating conversation is it is the Derby Burger Challenge ahead
of the Kentucky Derby Festival. Hard to believe we're talking
about this in October. And you know, Kelly, why are
we such.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
A big producer of beef? What makes Kentucky so attractive
this side of the Mississippi.
Speaker 13 (15:47):
Yeah, those rolling green pastures when you see the hills,
not necessarily as much in the western state that you're
going to see more road crops. But this land is perfect,
especially when you're thinking of grazing cattle. So our thirty
two thousand and beef producers are able to have their
smaller herds than what you'd see if you traveled out
west to Kansas or Omaha, Nebraska, but they are full
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of love and making sure that we have a safe
ecological food supply that's also extremely nutritious on our dinner tables.
Speaker 7 (16:15):
So it's a perfect land.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
Again, Kelly Bear's joining us with the Kentucky Beef Council,
and the reason we brought her in was to talk about.
Speaker 2 (16:21):
The Kentucky Derby Festivals Burger Challenge.
Speaker 1 (16:23):
But also to kind of pay tribute to our cattle
and beef industry here in Kentucky, which again, as we mentioned,
is the largest producer this side of the Mississippi. Now, Kelly,
who's someone who's recently lost a lot of weight. I
did change my diet to a low carb, high protein option.
Beef is a very attractive part of that diet. Talk
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about the benefits of Kentucky beef.
Speaker 13 (16:45):
I guess there's no perfect star for the show and
that diet other than beef beef had. For a three
ounce serving of beef, you're going to get twenty five
grams of protein, which is usually half of a general
consumer's daily value, but especially if you're going for that
high protein diet, and it's super easy to get in
Alongside that, beef has more of your top ten nutrients
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that you need, including iron, protein, coaline, and then vitamins B,
six and twelve. So it's helping maintain that brain function,
giving you energy, helping your body use oxygen which is
perfect within that state, but also it's kind of more.
You're getting twenty five grams of proteins around that one
hundred and seventy five calorie rate, and it truly gives
your body more with less.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
Oh, it does. And it tastes good too.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
The Girl on Sunday Nights again Kelly Bart joining us
with the Kentucky Beef Council.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
What a great interview, and.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
Again we brought Kelly in to talk about the Derby
Burger Challenge for the Derby Festival. But you know it
just you dive deeper into Kentucky beef and it really
is a great story and one of the great stories there,
Kelly is. Kentucky Farm Bureau recently announced that Bourbon County's
Brenda Paum was voted the twenty twenty four Kentucky Farmer
the year. Her and her husband or no strangers to cattle.
In addition to being cattle farmers, Brenda owns Our col
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owns and Cattle Marketing Group, which is a nationwide cat dealer.
And I think, you know, Kelly, this underscore is just
how valuable our cattle farmers are here.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
In the Commonwealth.
Speaker 1 (18:07):
And again reiterate that number you mentioned it earlier in
the interview.
Speaker 2 (18:11):
How many cattle farmers do we have here?
Speaker 13 (18:12):
Yeah, we have thirty two thousand beef producers. So it's
crazy when you think of the world is producing. We
have less cattle in the state than we have. Last
year we were over a million head. Now we're at
nine hundred thousand, but we're producing a third more beef
for consumers with third less cattle.
Speaker 7 (18:29):
So are there may two thousand beef producers? They're truly scientists.
Speaker 13 (18:32):
They're out there every day making sure that they have
the right scientific methods and they're up to date with
newest practices to make sure that we have a safe
food supply, but also we have an efficient one.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
Now, Kelly, does that number sometimes fluctuate on how many
cattle we have and how much beef we produce?
Speaker 2 (18:47):
Do you get some wiggle room there?
Speaker 7 (18:49):
Yeah, there's a lot of wiggle room.
Speaker 13 (18:51):
A lot of it happens with natural disasters, and the
state of Kentucky has been interesting this past year, whether
it's tornadoes last year, the weather that's happening, and especially
the drought that's happening.
Speaker 1 (19:03):
I was going to ask you that because I was
going to ask you how the drought has affected cattle
production because I think I also read somewhere that FEMA
at least announced that there was going to be some
relief for cattle farmers out there because of the drought,
because as you mentioned, they like to graze on the grass,
but grass can't grow if there's no rain.
Speaker 7 (19:18):
Right, yeah, you have it perfect.
Speaker 13 (19:20):
The USDA right now is going through a lot of
drought relief to help and assist the producers that have
been affected. Being a CALCAF state are the major point
for those is being able to graze out on whether
that's the hay they have. Maybe they're doing hay, but
it's also a storage capacity for the hay going down.
When you have a drought, our crops aren't doing as
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well and that land isn't doing as well, so it
doesn't have as much of a reserve for the producers
to use during the winter months. In Kentucky, even though
it's kind of fluctuating right now, usually get some hard winters,
so they're going to have to increase grain in buying
an increased amount of grain, which will just hurt the
producer of Also, a lot of producers may sell more
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than likely during this time period than they were expecting to,
which could cause for a decrease in the numbers. So
a lot of producers are being hit, whether that's they
need to sell their cattle because they can't afford to
feed them this winter, or they need to go out
and buy an excess amount of feed that they weren't
expecting to have to.
Speaker 1 (20:19):
Oh, great conversation, Kelly Bert joining us with the Kentucky
Beef Council. Just a few more minutes with you, Kelly,
because I know you're busy well amidst this. We're talking,
of course about the Derby Festival Festival Burger Challenge.
Speaker 2 (20:30):
Kelly, I got to ask you, what's your favorite way
to enjoy burger.
Speaker 13 (20:33):
That one's a difficult one. As long as there's beef
on it, I'm usually okay. But for me the star
of the show, as long as there's mayo and cheese,
I am good to go. But I always love just
having tomatoes and pickles on it. I really I guess
that's more of a plane burger, but it's good for me.
Speaker 1 (20:48):
Finally, Kelly, for you, what is the future of Kentucky
beef looking like now? As we move into twenty twenty
four and into twenty twenty five.
Speaker 13 (20:55):
Although it's ever changing, Kentucky is looking strong. A lot
of other states for the Nations has seen a decrease
in the farming land, decrease in producers as well as
the cattle, but Kentucky is continuing to either head steady
or continue going up. So we're really excited for the
future of Kentucky agriculture, especially the beef industry. And we're
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excited to just continue providing consumers with a safe, ecological
food supply that they are happy and proud to consume
at dinner or lunch in whatever time of the day.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
I said, final question, Kelly, but the home love in
this conversation one because I'm hungry now too, just because
you mentioned the difference between cattle growers east of the
Mississippi and those west of the Mississippi.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Do you guys ever talk much?
Speaker 1 (21:38):
Is there kind of maybe a friendly competition or is
it more like comparing apples to oranges more.
Speaker 7 (21:42):
Comparing apples ranges. It's a partnership.
Speaker 13 (21:45):
We have lots of research that come from a lot
of the Western states with more capabilities, and we like
to use it across the nation. So it's always a
good partnership. Just making sure that the correct informations out
there and that people feel like they are safe to
go to the grocery store and purchase.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Beef right on.
Speaker 1 (22:01):
Absolutely well, Kelly Baird. She is with the Kentucky Beef Council.
Again it is the Derby Festival Burger Challenge. And how
long do people have, Kelly to submit their entries.
Speaker 13 (22:12):
They have a while, so until January thirty first, but
there's no time like the present to get it ready.
You have to have a picture of the burger creation
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Information katif dot org, forward slash bet.
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Easy enough, Kelly Baird, Kentucky Beef Council.
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Great conversation, Kelly, thank you so much, Thank you for
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Thank you getting to Kelly Baird with the Kentucky Beef Council.
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Thank you to Maggie Price, director of Student's Success at
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Well, most of us agree most people deserve a second chance.
That's what's happening with the Kentucky Community and Technical College
system where incarcerated individuals are earning their ged in in
some cases ged prep classes. Joining us to talk about
This is Maggie Price, director of Student Success at Maysville
Community and Technical College, and of course there's the Maysville
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Correctional Institute right in her backyard.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
Greetings, Maggie, thanks for taking time to join us.
Speaker 7 (02:14):
Good morning.
Speaker 8 (02:14):
I appreciate you having me.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
You bet now, Maggie, you authored your dissertation on correctional education.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
What drew you to correctional education?
Speaker 8 (02:23):
So when I was working for Maysville Community and Technical
College about ten years ago, we needed someone to go
be an advisor for our students who are incarcerated for college,
that are enrolled in college classes. And my supervisor came
to me and I thought, I absolutely want to do that.
So at first it was kind of scary, but now
it's come to be something that I really have a
strong feeling about the importance of providing educational opportunities to
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people who are incarcerated.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
I think that's so important.
Speaker 7 (02:51):
Maggie.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Again, we're joined by Maggie Price, director of Student Success
at Maysville Community and Technical College, and we're talking about
offering up ged to our incarcerated persons here in Kentucky.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
And Maggie, how many if you could give.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Me a ballpark or maybe even knowing exact number, how
many incarcerated folks have earned.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Their GED through kctcs.
Speaker 8 (03:12):
So right now it's fourteen thousand, four hundred and forty one.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
And how long have you been offering the program now.
Speaker 8 (03:18):
We've been offering this since twenty twenty.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Oh god, four.
Speaker 8 (03:22):
Thousand ged Sorry, there are fourteen thousand instructors.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Still, that's a lot of GEDs for folks.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
I think that's incredible.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
What are some of the challenges you face in getting
folks to head back to school or even to school.
Speaker 8 (03:35):
Our students are really excited to join we have There's
this a feeling of accomplishment that you get, and so
you're seeing the people in your bunk or in your
dorm who are earning this degree or this GED and
then you think, oh, well, I mean I can do that.
He did it, and then you get to go on
to take the college classes. So our students are so motivated,
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they're excellent students and they are teaching us too.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
So again we're joining with Maggie Price.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
He's director of Students' Successes at Maysville Community and Technical College,
and we're talking about are folks who are incarcerated having
the opportunity to get their GED in in some cases
GED prep classes. And when you see these folks, Maggie
and they come to you, do they have an interest
maybe in a certain career field and looking beyond their
incarceration and actually believe they have a second chance at
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life here.
Speaker 5 (04:24):
Yes.
Speaker 8 (04:24):
Absolutely. We have a lot of students who'd like to
own their own business. So if they're able to do
technical call or technical courses like HVAC welding, automoated small
engine repair, anything like that, carpentry, our students can earn
that certificate through the prison system or through the Department
of Corrections in Kentucky and then go on to start
their own business when they're released.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
When you look at folks getting their GED and their
GED prep class, the prep classes within the Kentucky Community
and Technical College system, how long does it usually take
them once they begin on average depends on.
Speaker 8 (04:57):
The student and how willing they are to move forward.
Sometimes we have some students who they've gotten everything but
one section completed. On the outside is a story I
heard a couple of weeks ago, and he said, you know,
he got to when he was incarcerated. He was like,
I'm getting this over with and he finished his math
portion and passed that successfully. So it could take a month,
it could take a year, Maggie.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Do you have folks then with the Kentucky Community and
Technical College system obviously that venture into the correctional facilities,
they teach the classes. Do you seek volunteers for those?
Do you have folks that step up and say, you know,
this is something.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
I really want to do. I want to help these
folks out. Or what's sort of the criteria for folks.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
That go in and teach in these institutions as long as.
Speaker 8 (05:39):
They're employed with adult education and they have so there
maybe have some teaching background or a background in that
specific area that they're going to teach, like math, science, English, reading,
social studies.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Maggie Price joins us now.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
She's director of Student Success at Maysville Community and Technical College.
And you know, when you talk to these folks, Maggie,
after they're done, what are they saying when they have
their ged.
Speaker 8 (06:03):
There's a sense of pride and nobody can take that
from you. You know, I've always been told that nobody
can take your education. And our students feel that I'm
able to help our students who enroll in the college classes.
So we had printed a schedule for a student and
I handed it to him and he said, my mom
hasn't been proud of me in a long time, and
I finally got something for her to be proud of.
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And he was so excited to mail that schedule home.
And our students who are in the GED program feel
the same way.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
That is outstanding again.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
It is, of course Maggie Price, director of Students' Success
at Maysville Community and Technical College.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
And Maggie, do you hear.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
From folks who were incarcerated that have got their GED
they're now on the outside and how they're doing. Do
they ever circle back with you and catch up with you.
Speaker 8 (06:48):
We're working on that now. So we've got some partnerships
in place, and I'm really excited to see what happens
in the future. We've come a long way.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
Talk a little bit, Maggie about how our local communities
benefit from programs like what you have there at the
Kentucky Community and Technical College system.
Speaker 8 (07:03):
Absolutely, so it's important for us to make sure that
everybody has a second chance because eventually some of these
students are going to be released and we want them
to be productive members of society. We want them to
have careers that they enjoy. They're going to be able
to take care of their families and be part of
our communities. But also for our students who won't be released,
it's an intrinsic motivator for them to be able to say,
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you know, I've fought past, i know that this is
my future, but I'm still going to keep trying to
learn and grow to change my outlook online.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
I'm glad you said that, Maggie, And say, those that
are serving longer sentences, do you see them getting involved
in something like this as well.
Speaker 8 (07:40):
Yes, we've had many students who've actually completed associate degrees
who do not Wow, it may not necessarily be released.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
And then finally before we let you go, Maggie again,
Maggie spending a few minutes with Maggie Price. She's the
director's student's success at Maysville Community and Technical College. Maggie,
do you guys have partnerships with, say, employers on the outside,
to help those who were incarcerated maybe make that transition
that's coming.
Speaker 8 (08:04):
Doctor Karls has recently recently been appointed to the Governor's
Council of Second Chance employers, and I feel like we're
going to see that number grow with the Chamber of
Commerce for the state and with doctor Karls and the
place he is.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
Now, if someone's listening and they are a business owner,
and they go, Okay, there might be an opportunity here
for us, I'd maybe like to take advantage of this.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
What do you tell them?
Speaker 8 (08:24):
I'm going to tell them to reach out to their
local chamber and see if they can start a group
or an advisory council to make sure that we're employing
our people who maybe have the record or who have
been released from some sort of facility so we can
get them back on track and them taking care of
them on the outside too.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Because I'm sure there's some reservations for business owners about
hiring someone who's been incarcerated. Can you put their mind
a little bit at ease and say, hey, look, some
of these people just kind of want a second chance.
Speaker 8 (08:52):
Yep, they've made a change, you know, we've all we
should all reserve the right to change.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Our lives now, Maggie.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
For more information, if people want to see more about
your program, where can they go to You.
Speaker 8 (09:02):
Can go to KCTCS dot edu, or you can go
to If you're interested more in the correctional education side,
I would suggest looking at via V e r A
dot org and they are have helped our school become
such a second chance pel school.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
That is outstanding. Again, she is Maggie Price.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
She's the director of Students Success at Maysville Community and
Technical College.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
Spending a few minutes on.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Well the incarcerated getting their GEDs and GED prep classes. Maggie,
great conversation, Thank you so much.
Speaker 7 (09:33):
Thank you.
Speaker 8 (09:34):
I hope you have a great day.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Thank you again to Maggie Price, director of Student Services
at Maysville Community and Technical College. And for more information
on second chances in education, visit ky AE dot ky
dot gov. Again that website ky AE dot ky dot gov.
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All the road to the Kentucky Derby as well underway
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So is a Derby Festival event. That's right.
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The Derby Burger Challenges underway and who doesn't love a
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the Kentucky Derby Festival presents the Derby Burger Challenge and
joining us today to talk about that is Kelly Baird.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
She's with the Kentucky Beef Council. Greetings Kelly, and thanks
for joining us.
Speaker 7 (12:30):
Thank you for having me so.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
Tell us all about what is the Derby Burger Challenge.
Speaker 13 (12:34):
The Derby Burger Challenge is a great way to just
capture the official burger recipe of the Derby. This past year,
it just happened to be the Derby plt burger that
had mini cheese, lettuce of fried green tomato, Grimolott sauce
all on a Kentucky Cattleman's ground beef burger and a
briosche bun that was served leading up to the Derby,
but then at the chow wagon all the way up.
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Now I'm hungry.
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It's like a good burg Hey, Kelly, how many entries
do you usually get for this?
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And are they from all over the Commonwealth?
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So last year we got over forty entries.
Speaker 13 (13:08):
And it's a great way because you can have any
skill level of expertise to enter. You can be a
home cook that just enjoys cooking at home for your family.
You can be a Michelin star chef. All we've had
everywhere in between, even those with no experience at all
but just had a really fun burger idea and knew
that they could get out at the grill and try
it out. So it's a great, great option no matter
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what your skill set is, if you have a great
idea to enter it.
Speaker 1 (13:32):
We're joined by Kelly barretti is with the Kentucky Beef Council.
We're talking about the Believe It or Not Derby Festival
Burger Challenge. It's underway and Kelly, you bring up something
interesting because I love to cook at home and sometimes
I'm in that mode now where I've gotten familiar with
the kitchen. Now sometimes i just like to throw something
up the wall and see what sticks.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
And it sounds like that's what a lot of people
do with this. Now, who judges the burgers do?
Speaker 13 (13:56):
We have representatives from a few of the sponsors organizations.
There are a few rules to being to that your
burger must complete, which is utilizing Dano's seasoning, having any
if you use any greens or herbs on your burgers,
those being from eighty acres Farms. So we have representatives
from each of those on the judging panel. The Derby
Festival President and is usually there as well as a
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representative from Kroger and then at the Star of the
show the Kentucky Cattleman's Ground Beef Patty must we usually
have a representative as well.
Speaker 1 (14:26):
Right right, Kelly par joining us with the Kentucky Beef Council.
We're talking about the Derby Burger challenging as well as
the state of cattle in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. And Kelly,
did I read that right recently that Kentucky is the
nation's largest producer of beef this side of the Mississippi.
Speaker 13 (14:41):
Yes, we are the largest beef producing state east of
the Mississippi River. We have thirty two thousand beef producers
in our state that are farming acres and acres of
cow calf operations. So that means they have their cattle
out grazing out on the grass and those they are
using their pride and joyed a fe The Commonwealth of
Kentucky with over nine hundred thousand head.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Of cattle, do you know how much beef that really
equals out to?
Speaker 13 (15:08):
Not necessarily the fun We're in a unique position in
Kentucky where not a lot of our cattle cattle spend
about eighty to ninety percent of their life on green
grass pastures, but a lot of Kentucky's do go out
west after the fact of after they spend their time here,
while a lot of producers also do local beef sales.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
Again, Kelly Barr joining us with the Kentucky Bev Council.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
Fascinating conversation is it is the Derby Burger Challenge ahead
of the Kentucky Derby Festival. Hard to believe we're talking
about this in October. And you know, Kelly, why are
we such.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
A big producer of beef? What makes Kentucky so attractive
this side of the Mississippi.
Speaker 13 (15:47):
Yeah, those rolling green pastures when you see the hills,
not necessarily as much in the western state that you're
going to see more road crops. But this land is perfect,
especially when you're thinking of grazing cattle. So our thirty
two thousand and beef producers are able to have their
smaller herds than what you'd see if you traveled out
west to Kansas or Omaha, Nebraska, but they are full
(16:08):
of love and making sure that we have a safe
ecological food supply that's also extremely nutritious on our dinner tables.
Speaker 7 (16:15):
So it's a perfect land.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
Again, Kelly Bear's joining us with the Kentucky Beef Council,
and the reason we brought her in was to talk about.
Speaker 2 (16:21):
The Kentucky Derby Festivals Burger Challenge.
Speaker 1 (16:23):
But also to kind of pay tribute to our cattle
and beef industry here in Kentucky, which again, as we mentioned,
is the largest producer this side of the Mississippi. Now, Kelly,
who's someone who's recently lost a lot of weight. I
did change my diet to a low carb, high protein option.
Beef is a very attractive part of that diet. Talk
(16:43):
about the benefits of Kentucky beef.
Speaker 13 (16:45):
I guess there's no perfect star for the show and
that diet other than beef beef had. For a three
ounce serving of beef, you're going to get twenty five
grams of protein, which is usually half of a general
consumer's daily value, but especially if you're going for that
high protein diet, and it's super easy to get in
Alongside that, beef has more of your top ten nutrients
(17:06):
that you need, including iron, protein, coaline, and then vitamins B,
six and twelve. So it's helping maintain that brain function,
giving you energy, helping your body use oxygen which is
perfect within that state, but also it's kind of more.
You're getting twenty five grams of proteins around that one
hundred and seventy five calorie rate, and it truly gives
your body more with less.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
Oh, it does. And it tastes good too.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
The Girl on Sunday Nights again Kelly Bart joining us
with the Kentucky Beef Council.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
What a great interview, and.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
Again we brought Kelly in to talk about the Derby
Burger Challenge for the Derby Festival. But you know it
just you dive deeper into Kentucky beef and it really
is a great story and one of the great stories there,
Kelly is. Kentucky Farm Bureau recently announced that Bourbon County's
Brenda Paum was voted the twenty twenty four Kentucky Farmer
the year. Her and her husband or no strangers to cattle.
In addition to being cattle farmers, Brenda owns Our col
(17:57):
owns and Cattle Marketing Group, which is a nationwide cat dealer.
And I think, you know, Kelly, this underscore is just
how valuable our cattle farmers are here.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
In the Commonwealth.
Speaker 1 (18:07):
And again reiterate that number you mentioned it earlier in
the interview.
Speaker 2 (18:11):
How many cattle farmers do we have here?
Speaker 13 (18:12):
Yeah, we have thirty two thousand beef producers. So it's
crazy when you think of the world is producing. We
have less cattle in the state than we have. Last
year we were over a million head. Now we're at
nine hundred thousand, but we're producing a third more beef
for consumers with third less cattle.
Speaker 7 (18:29):
So are there may two thousand beef producers? They're truly scientists.
Speaker 13 (18:32):
They're out there every day making sure that they have
the right scientific methods and they're up to date with
newest practices to make sure that we have a safe
food supply, but also we have an efficient one.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
Now, Kelly, does that number sometimes fluctuate on how many
cattle we have and how much beef we produce?
Speaker 2 (18:47):
Do you get some wiggle room there?
Speaker 7 (18:49):
Yeah, there's a lot of wiggle room.
Speaker 13 (18:51):
A lot of it happens with natural disasters, and the
state of Kentucky has been interesting this past year, whether
it's tornadoes last year, the weather that's happening, and especially
the drought that's happening.
Speaker 1 (19:03):
I was going to ask you that because I was
going to ask you how the drought has affected cattle
production because I think I also read somewhere that FEMA
at least announced that there was going to be some
relief for cattle farmers out there because of the drought,
because as you mentioned, they like to graze on the grass,
but grass can't grow if there's no rain.
Speaker 7 (19:18):
Right, yeah, you have it perfect.
Speaker 13 (19:20):
The USDA right now is going through a lot of
drought relief to help and assist the producers that have
been affected. Being a CALCAF state are the major point
for those is being able to graze out on whether
that's the hay they have. Maybe they're doing hay, but
it's also a storage capacity for the hay going down.
When you have a drought, our crops aren't doing as
(19:41):
well and that land isn't doing as well, so it
doesn't have as much of a reserve for the producers
to use during the winter months. In Kentucky, even though
it's kind of fluctuating right now, usually get some hard winters,
so they're going to have to increase grain in buying
an increased amount of grain, which will just hurt the
producer of Also, a lot of producers may sell more
(20:02):
than likely during this time period than they were expecting to,
which could cause for a decrease in the numbers. So
a lot of producers are being hit, whether that's they
need to sell their cattle because they can't afford to
feed them this winter, or they need to go out
and buy an excess amount of feed that they weren't
expecting to have to.
Speaker 1 (20:19):
Oh, great conversation, Kelly Bert joining us with the Kentucky
Beef Council. Just a few more minutes with you, Kelly,
because I know you're busy well amidst this. We're talking,
of course about the Derby Festival Festival Burger Challenge.
Speaker 2 (20:30):
Kelly, I got to ask you, what's your favorite way
to enjoy burger.
Speaker 13 (20:33):
That one's a difficult one. As long as there's beef
on it, I'm usually okay. But for me the star
of the show, as long as there's mayo and cheese,
I am good to go. But I always love just
having tomatoes and pickles on it. I really I guess
that's more of a plane burger, but it's good for me.
Speaker 1 (20:48):
Finally, Kelly, for you, what is the future of Kentucky
beef looking like now? As we move into twenty twenty
four and into twenty twenty five.
Speaker 13 (20:55):
Although it's ever changing, Kentucky is looking strong. A lot
of other states for the Nations has seen a decrease
in the farming land, decrease in producers as well as
the cattle, but Kentucky is continuing to either head steady
or continue going up. So we're really excited for the
future of Kentucky agriculture, especially the beef industry. And we're
(21:15):
excited to just continue providing consumers with a safe, ecological
food supply that they are happy and proud to consume
at dinner or lunch in whatever time of the day.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
I said, final question, Kelly, but the home love in
this conversation one because I'm hungry now too, just because
you mentioned the difference between cattle growers east of the
Mississippi and those west of the Mississippi.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Do you guys ever talk much?
Speaker 1 (21:38):
Is there kind of maybe a friendly competition or is
it more like comparing apples to oranges more.
Speaker 7 (21:42):
Comparing apples ranges. It's a partnership.
Speaker 13 (21:45):
We have lots of research that come from a lot
of the Western states with more capabilities, and we like
to use it across the nation. So it's always a
good partnership. Just making sure that the correct informations out
there and that people feel like they are safe to
go to the grocery store and purchase.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Beef right on.
Speaker 1 (22:01):
Absolutely well, Kelly Baird. She is with the Kentucky Beef Council.
Again it is the Derby Festival Burger Challenge. And how
long do people have, Kelly to submit their entries.
Speaker 13 (22:12):
They have a while, so until January thirty first, but
there's no time like the present to get it ready.
You have to have a picture of the burger creation
as part of your submission, so getting to try it
out as home too, okay?
Speaker 1 (22:23):
And then where can they go? Where's the where's the
website they can go if they want more.
Speaker 13 (22:26):
Information katif dot org, forward slash bet.
Speaker 1 (22:29):
Easy enough, Kelly Baird, Kentucky Beef Council.
Speaker 2 (22:32):
Great conversation, Kelly, thank you so much, Thank you for
having me.
Speaker 1 (22:35):
Thank you getting to Kelly Baird with the Kentucky Beef Council.
And again, if you want to enter your burger, all
you need to do is visit katief dot org.
Speaker 2 (22:43):
Coming up.
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Keeping you safe behind the wheel. Why it's more important
now than ever. I'm Scott Fitzgerald, a You're listening to
Kentucky Focus.
Speaker 2 (22:54):
If I could be you and you could be me
for just twe hour, if you can find a way
to get inside each other's mind. Walk a mile in
my shoes. Walk a mile in my shoes, Walk.
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(23:47):
Buzz driving is drunk driving. Don't drive buzzed. A message
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Speaker 1 (23:54):
Back to Kentucky Focus. I'm Scot Fitzgerald. Oh we all
do it. We check that text through that social media poe. Well,
we try to keep one eye on the road. Not
exactly the best decision we can make, is it. Over
the past decade, distracted driving has become one of the
leading causes of vehicle crashes on our nation's roads. According
to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Office of Highway Safety, each
(24:14):
year in Kentucky, distracted driving results in more than forty
thousand crashes, more than eleven thousand injuries, and more than
one hundred and fifty.
Speaker 2 (24:22):
Of us have lost our lives.
Speaker 1 (24:23):
This is why the Commonwealth wants to put a bug
in your ear to buckle up and put the phone down,
so much so they give it their own day this
past week. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, well,
anything that takes the driver's eyes off the road, hands
off the wheel, or mind off the task of driving
as a hazard. Texting and using a fomal driving is
especially risky because it combines all three types of distraction, visual, manual,
(24:48):
and cognitive.
Speaker 2 (24:49):
According to the NHTSA Wearing a.
Speaker 1 (24:51):
Seat belt, however, gives motorists the best chance of prevetting
injury or death if involved in a crash. If you
properly fasten your seat belt, it'll contact the strong as
parts of the body like your chest, your hips, your shoulders,
and a seat belt spreads the force of a crash
over a wide area of the body, and that puts
less stress on any one part, allowing the body to
slope down with the crash, extending the time when the crash's.
Speaker 2 (25:14):
Forces are felt by us the driver.
Speaker 1 (25:16):
Unfortunately, each year in Kentucky, nearly half of those killed
in motor vehicle accidents are not wearing a seat belt. So,
in other words, put the phone down and buckle up
and save your life. That way, you can come back
and listen to Kentucky Focus right for more information.
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Bup dky dot com. Let me give you that website
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Not too bad, is it. I'm Scott Fitzgerald.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
You're listening to Kentucky Focus and we're back to wrap
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Speaker 1 (26:23):
And that's a wrap on this week's show. I'm Scott Fitzgerald.
Speaker 2 (26:26):
Again.
Speaker 1 (26:26):
Thank you to Maggie Price, director of Student's Success at
Maysville Community and Technical College. And for more information on
those who are incarcerated who want a second chance at
an education or any way you can help, all you
have to do is visit KYAE dot ky dot gov
again that website KYAE dot ky dot gov. Also, thank
you to Kelly Bairtt with the Kentucky Beef Council because
(26:48):
I'm really hungry right now. And again, if you want
to enter your burger in the Kentucky Derby Festival Burger Challenge, Yes,
the Kentucky Derby Festival for twenty twenty five, they're having
their burger.
Speaker 2 (26:59):
Challenge, simple visit KDF dot org. That website again, KDF
dot org.
Speaker 1 (27:03):
And finally, if you're in the car, please please please
think twice.
Speaker 2 (27:07):
Before picking up that phone and sending that text.
Speaker 1 (27:10):
It will literally save your life and we want you
back here listening to Kentucky Focus next week and for
more information.
Speaker 2 (27:15):
When you get to a safe place, just Google, buckle
up Phone down Day in Kentucky. It will literally save
your life.
Speaker 1 (27:23):
I'm Scott fitzgeralden for all of us in Kentucky Focus
and the Kentucky News Network.
Speaker 2 (27:27):
We're telling you to make it a safe, ed, happy week.
We'll talk to you next time on Kentucky Focus.
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