April 16, 2025 - The State Shifts from Rescue to Cleanup Efforts in the Wake of Damaging Floods

The Ohio River in Owensboro crested at its highest peak in nearly 30 years, Louisville rolls out a new plan to combat violent crime, the Kentucky Department of Education says it will comply with a federal order banning DEI, how the Disabled American Veterans is helping veteran entrepreneurs, and God's Pantry Food Bank opens a new facility.

Episode Transcript

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[♪♪]

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>> I WENT THROUGH THE '97 FLOOD
BUT BEING IN THIS POSITION HERE
IS A LOT DIFFERENT.

>> Renee (00:12):
WHAT FRANKFORT FACES
AFTER THE WORST FLOODING IN
DECADES.
>> IT WILL GIVE US THE CAPACITY
TO ANTICIPATE THE NEXT 10
MILLION MEALS THAT ARE GOING TO
BE NEEDED.
GOD'S PANTRY EXPANDS
AND THAT MEANS MORE MEALS FOR
HUNGRY KENTUCKIANS.

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>> PEOPLE WHO ARE ON DEATH ROW
ARE VERY MUCH INVISIBLE.
BUT THEIR WORK IS
BEING SEEN.
SEE ART MADE BEHIND BARS.
PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION"
IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE
KET MILLENNIUM FUND.

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[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS WEDNESDAY, APRIL THE 16TH,
I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU
FOR WINDING DOWN YOUR WEDNESDAY
WITH US.
>>> THE STATE IS TRANSITIONING
FROM RESCUE TO RECOVERY EFFORTS
IN THE WAKE OF DAMAGING FLOODS.

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THE OHIO RIVER AND OWENSBORO
CRESTED AT 47.5 FEET THE HIGHEST
SINCE MARCH OF 1997.
OUR LAURA ROGERS BRINGS US MORE
FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY.
>> WE EXPECTED A BIG FLOOD.
>> THOSE EXPECTATIONS CAME TRUE.
HERE IN THE STANLEY COMMUNITY OF

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DAVIESS COUNTY.
>> WE STARTED TO SANDBAG AND PUT
A DIKE AROUND OUR SHOPS.
>> HE NOW FARMS 2500 ACRES OF
CORN AND SOYBEANS.
>> THE GREEN AND OHIO MEET HERE
ON THE HIGHWAY.
>> HE SAYS IT'S BEEN CLOSE TO
THREE DECADES SINCE HE HAS SEEN
THE RIVERS THIS HIGH.
>> IN '97 IT WAS ALMOST EXACTLY

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THE SAME THIS WAS FOUR INCHES
HIGHER.
>> NEIGHBORING McCLAIN COUNTY
GOT IT WORSE.
SO WE WENT TO SEE FOR OURSELVES.
>> WE ARE SADLY HAVE
EXPERIENCING SOMETHING WE HAVE
NOT SEEN THE LIKES OF SINCE NOON
50.
>> OCCURSTIES DAY ESTIMATES HALF
HIS COUNTY IS UNDERWATER.
>> WE ALWAYS KNEW WE COULD

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SURVIVE A HEAVY DOWNPOUR WE HAD
THE CAPACITY BUT WHEN OUR
NEIGHBORS UPSTREAM WERE TO
RECEIVE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS
THAT SPELLS SAD SITUATIONS FOR
McCLAIN COUNTY.
>> THEY'VE ENLISTED THE HELP
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES WHO ASSISTED IN WATER
RESCUES AND DELIVERING FOOD AND
MEDICINE TO PEOPLE SHELTERING IN

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PLACE.
>> THE LOGISTICS OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES BECOMES A CHALLENGE
WHEN YOUR COUNTY IS CUT IN HALF.
>> WITH 75% OF COUNTY ROADS
UNDERWATER, THE KENTUCKY
NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN A
CRUCIAL RESOURCE.
>> THEY HAVE BEEN A GOD SEND AND
WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
COME THROUGH THIS WITHOUT
FATALITIES WITHOUT THEIR HELP.

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>> 200-400 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
DISPLACED A SHELTER IS SETUP AT
A CHURCH IN THE CENTER OF TOWN.
>> WE WANTED TO HELP THE PEOPLE
WHO NEEDED FOOD AND WATER.
>> ALEXIS AND HER BROTHER
OPERATE A FOOD TRUCK THIS WEEK
THEY ARE GIVING FREE MEALS TO
FIRST-RESPONDERS, VOLUNTEERS AND
PEOPLE IN NEED.
>> PORK CHOPS, CHICKEN, HAM

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BUSKERRERS AND HOT DOGS.
>> THEY LIVE IN HOPKINS COUNTY.
>> NORMALLY IT IS A 20-MINUTE
DRIVE NOW IT IS AN HOUR DRIVE TO
GET PAST THE WATER.
>> IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM RIGHT
NOW.
>> YOU ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THE
FLOODWATERS YOU ARE ECONOMICALLY
IMPACTED BECAUSE IT'S ADDED TIME
TO THE COMMUTE.
>> HE SAYS THE COUNTY CONNECTS
THE WESTERN AND NORTH WRN PARTS

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OF THE STATE.
THE ROUTES CURRENTLY CLOSED.
>> IT'S HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT
ON OUR BUSINESSES WE WERE USED
TO THE 5700 CARS COMING THROUGH
CALHOUN.
>> THE RIVER WILL TAKE A WHILE
TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND IMPACT.
>> WE'VE LOST A LOT OF PROPERTY.
WE'LL FIX THAT.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE HAPPY AND

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HEALTHY, YOU COULD SAY BECAUSE
WE HAVE NOT LOST ANYBODY.
>> AS OF RIGHT NOW WE SHOULD
HAVE BEEN ALMOST HALF DONE WITH
CORN AND BEANS.
>> FOR FARMS LIKE DENNY GRANT
THE WATER AND STANDING WATER
DELAYED SPRING PLANTING,
CONCERNS HE HAS WEATHERED
BEFORE.
>> YOU TAKE STRESS THROUGH THE
YEARS AND YOU LEARN TO LIVE AND

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DEAL WITH IT IT DEPENDS ON GOD
AND THE WEATHER.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
LAURA ROGERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
LAURA.
FRANKFORT WAS HIT HARD BY THE
FLOODS AS THE KENTUCKY RIVER
ROSE TO 45 FEET BEFORE IT BEGAN
TO RECEDE.
AND A CHILD IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
DIED AFTER BEING SWEPT AWAY BY

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HIGH WATER.
MONDAY NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY
TONIGHT" FRANKLIN COUNTY
JUDGE-EXECUTIVE MICHAEL MUELLER
TALKED ABOUT HOW THE FLOOD
AFFECTED KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL
CITY.
>> IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG HARD
ROAD.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER 514
HOMES TOUCHED WITH DAMAGES.
SOME MINOR, SOME TOTAL LOSSES.

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WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBERS
QUITE YET.
SO WE ARE IN THE PHASE NOW I'M
VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT FRANKFORT
HAS COME TOGETHER CITY AND
COUNTY WORKED AMAZINGLY.
I WANT TO THANK THE GOVERNOR AND
ALL HIS RESOURCES HE HAS GIVEN
TO US.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN THE CLEANUP
PROCESS AND A LOT OF SHOCK.
WE HAVE PEOPLE IN HOTELS AND

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THINGS IN PLACE.
EVERYBODY HAS A ROOF OVER THEIR
HEAD.
CAN'T THANK THE STATE FOR
REACHING OUT.
WE'VE HAD FOOD VENDORS AND
EVERYONE'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF
EVEN OUR FIRST-RESPONDERS AND
OUR ROAD CREWS.
RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ARE BACK TO
THEIR HOMES.
THEY ARE STARTING TO DIG OUT.
THEY ARE FIGURING OUT WHAT THEY
ARE GOING TO DO.
THERE'S SOME IN THE COUNTY THAT

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WE'VE CONDEMNED SIX HOUSES.
AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THAT
MEANS TO THOSE PEOPLE.
WHERE WE'VE HAD LANDSLIDES INTO
THE RIVER.
DOWNTOWN, THERE'S AREAS THAT
HAVE NEVER BEEN HIT AND PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE ONE OF THE GENTLEMAN
SAID, IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD
PLAIN YOU CAN'T HAVE FLOOD
INSURANCE.

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PEOPLE PAID THEIR HOMES OFF AND
NOW THEY ARE DESTROYED.
YOU CAN SEE MORE OF
THAT HOUR LONG PROGRAM INCLUDING
ADVICE DEALING WITH INSURANCE
COMPANIES AND FEMA THAT PROGRAM
IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE, ON DEMAND
AT KET.ORG/KY TONIGHT.
>> IN OTHER NEWS LOUISVILLE HAS
A NEW PLAN TO REDUCE VIOLENT
CRIME IN THE CITY.

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TODAY, MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG
ANNOUNCED SAFE LOUISVILLE, A
PLAN HE SAYS WILL ADDRESS
COMMUNITY SAFETY THROUGH
PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND
ENFORCEMENT.

THE GOALS (06:43):
IMPROVE PUBLIC
PERCEPTION OF SAFETY, CREATE
SAFER CONDITIONS IN EVERY
COMMUNITY AND REDUCE VIOLENT
CRIME IN THE CITY BY 15% EACH
YEAR OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
SAFE LOUISVILLE IS DESIGNED TO
COMPLIMENT THE LOUISVILLE METRO
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIME
REDUCTION STRATEGIC PLAN
RELEASEDDERRER THIS YEAR --

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EARLIER THIS YEAR.
>> THIS GIVES US A PLAN ON PAPER
THAT SUPPLEMENTS THE PLAN THAT
LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE PUT OUT.
WE ARE PART OF THIS.
IT IS GREAT FOR OFFICERS TO
UNDERSTAND THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT
BODY IS DEDICATED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THE
COMMUNITY IN BEING SAFE.
THAT THIS IS NOT A POLICE
MISSION ALONE.

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POLICE CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONES
THAT ARE OUT HERE KEEPING PEOPLE
SAFE AND HELPING PEOPLE THRIVE.
THIS IS ABOUT EMBRACING THE
HOLISTIC PERSON, ABOUT EMBRACING
COMMUNITY, THIS IS ABOUT
EMBRACING PARTNERSHIP.
THIS PLAN IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO EXPLAIN TO YOU, THE
COMMUNITY, HOW WE CAN SERVE YOU
AND GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITIES TO
GIVE US FEEDBACK HOW TO DO THAT

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BETTER AND THEN EXPLAIN TO YOU
WHAT WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING ALONG
THE WAY.
SO THAT YOU CAN HOLD US
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE MISSION THAT
WE'VE SET FORTH OF KEEPING YOU
SAFE, AND MAKING LOUISVILLE A
BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND
PLAY.

>> Renee (08:00):
IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED
THAT THE OFFICE FOR SAFE AND
HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS WILL NOW
BECOME THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE
PREVENTION.
ITS MISSION WILL BE TO SUPPORT
THE NEW SAFE LOUISVILLE PLAN.
>>> LEXINGTON MAYOR LINDA GORTON
IS PROPOSING A HALF BILLION
DOLLAR BUDGET FOR KENTUCKY'S
SECOND LARGEST CITY.
YESTERDAY, SHE UNVEILED A PLAN

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TO SPEND $539 MILLION DURING THE
2025-26 FISCAL YEAR.
IT INCLUDES A 3% PAY INCREASE
FOR NONUNION CITY EMPLOYEES MORE
THAN $3 MILLION FOR NEW POLICE
VEHICLES AND ALMOST $5 MILLION
ON REPLACEMENT VEHICLES FOR THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IT DOES NOT CALL FOR ANY NEW

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TAXES.
THE LEXINGTON URBAN COUNTY
COUNCIL HAS TO APPROVE THE
BUDGET PLAN.
THE NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTS JULY
FIRST.
>>> THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION SAYS IT WILL COMPLY
WITH THE NEW FEDERAL ORDER
BANNING DIVERSITY, EQUITY OR
INCLUSION OR D.E.I. PRACTICES.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SENT A LETTER TO STATE EDUCATION

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LEADERS EARLIER THIS MONTH AND
GAVE THEM 10 DAYS TO CERTIFY
THEIR K-12 SCHOOLS WERE IN
COMPLIANCE.
THE LETTER SAYS FAILURE TO
COMPLY COULD MEAN LOSING FEDERAL
FUNDING.
IN AN E-MAIL TO SUPERINTENDENTS
THIS WEEKEND, KENTUCKY'S
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION,
ROBBIE FLETCHER, SAID THE
REQUEST WAS NOT WITHOUT

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PROBLEMS.
QUOTE NEVERTHELESS I'M CONFIDENT
THAT THROUGHOUT OUR STATE-WIDE
COMMITMENT PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY
AND ACCESS FOR EVERY STUDENT WE
CAN ADVANCE MEETING THE GOALS,
AND NEEDS AND ENSURING THE
SUCCESS OF EACH STUDENT IN
KENTUCKY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
BEING ASKED TO SIGN A LETTER
SHOWING THEIR COMPLIANCE,
COMMISSIONER FLETCHER SAID IF A

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SCHOOL DISTRICT CHOOSES NOT TO,
KDE WILL NOT TAKE ACTION AGAINST
THEM.
WE REACHED OUT TO THE
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE FOR
FURTHER COMMENT TODAY.
IN A STATEMENT, COMMISSIONER
FLETCHER SAID IN PART QUOTE I AM
COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY
STUDENT REGARDLESS OF RACE,
BACKGROUND, LANGUAGE,
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OR ZIP CODE
HAS ACCESS TO A HIGH QUALITY

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EDUCATION AND VIBRANT LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED.
OUR SCHOOLS MUST BE PLACES WHERE
EVERY CHILD FEELS SUPPORTED AND
CHALLENGED TO REACH THEIR FULL
POTENTIAL.
UNQUOTE.
>>> KENTUCKY'S PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES ARE ALSO REVIEWING
HOW TO IMPLEMENT AND TIE D.E.I.
LAWS OUR LAURA ROGERS DISCUSSES
THAT AND MORE WITH NPR'S RYLAND

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BARTON.
>> GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR
LAUNCHING A NEW PODCAST AND THE
PILOT HE WILL BE ADDRESSES NOT
JUST POLITICS BUT PARENTING, AND
ENTERTAINMENT.
THIS IS GETTING A LOT OF
ATTENTION AND INTEREST THE FACT
THAT THAT GOVERNOR IS GOING THIS
ROUTE.
>> PART OF WHY IT'S INTERESTING
IS THAT ANDY BESHEAR IS
CONSIDERED TO BE A 2028

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PRESIDENTIAL OR SOMETHING
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE HOPEFUL AND
ANOTHER HOPEFUL CALIFORNIA
GOVERNOR GAVIN KNEW SOME
RELEASED A PODCAST AS WELL.
AND THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST
LISTENED TO IN AMERICA.
NEWSOM'S PODCAST CREATED BUZZ
AND CONTROVERSY BECAUSE HE
FEATURED DONALD TRUMP ALIGNED

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ACTIVISTS LIKE CHARLIE KIRK AND
STEVE BANNON BUT BESHEAR IS NOT
THAT.
HIS FIRST EPISODE FEATURED
KENTUCKY NATIVE JOHN MORGAN OF
THE MORGAN AND MORGAN LAW FIRM
AND BESHEAR'S SON, WILL.
A LOT WAS FAMILIAR TO WHAT WE'VE
HEARD FROM BESHEAR IN RECENT
YEARS TRYING TO PAINTED HIMSELF
AS A NONPOLITICAL POLITICIAN.

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HE IS CONCERNED MORE WITH
KITCHEN TABLE ISSUES THAN PETTY
POLITICS AND SILLY MOMENTS.
THERE IS A POINT WHERE WILL
BESHEAR TEACHES HIS DAD MODERN
SLANG.
HE'S ALSO TOUCHING ON NEW
STORIES TALKED ABOUT SIGNAL GATE
WHERE MILITARY OFFICIALS WERE
TEXTING ABOUT WAR PLANS.

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THE LARGER LOOK IS THAT THIS IS
REALLY AN EFFORT BY BESHEAR AND
ALSO OTHER DEMOCRATS TO TRY AND
FIND MORE OF THESE REALLY EXPAND
THEIR NORMAL CHANNELS OF
REACHING THE PUBLIC.
SOMETHING THAT WE SAW WITH DPAF
VIN NEWSOM A LOT OF HIS
POLITICAL MESSAGE SOMETHING

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GOING OUT THROUGH THIS AND WE'VE
SEEN IT WITH BESHEAR, TOO.
WITH THE TWITTER PRESENCE HE IS
DOING MORE SELFIE VIDEOS
REACHING TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT
HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE FILTER
OF THE MEDIA, WHICH PROVIDES
IMPORTANT CONTEXT TO WHAT THESE
OFFICIALS ARE SAYING I WILL ADD
TO THAT.

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WE'LL SEE WHERE IT GOES MANY HE
HAS ONE EPISODE OUT.
AND ANOTHER ONE THIS WEEK.
WE'LL SEE WHAT GUESTS HE HAS ON.
>> SOMETHING ELSE WE'RE HEARING
ABOUT IN THE NEWS IS DIVERSITY,
EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN
EFFORTS TO DISMANTLE THOSE
PROGRAMS PARTICULARLY IN OUR
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES.
AND WE ARE SEEING SOME KENTUCKY

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FAMILIES JOIN A FEDERAL LAWSUIT
CONCERNING BOOK PURCHASE AT
THEIR SCHOOL IN FORT CAMPBELL.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS AND WHY
THE FAMILIES SAY IT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
>> RIGHT.
AND FORT CAMPBELL BEING A
MILITARY BASE THAT STRADDLES
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE.
THE SCHOOLS ARE RUN BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

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SO THEY ARE RESPONDING TO A
DIRECTIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE THAT THEY GET RID OF
MATERIALS THAT SUPPOSEDLY
PROMOTE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND
INCLUSION IN SOME REPORTING BY
THE KENTUCKY LANTERN AND AN
OUTLET IN CLARKSVILLE.
THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING.
SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN REMOVING
BULLETIN BOARDS THAT REFERENCE
BLACK LEADERS LIKE MARTIN LUTHER

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KING, JR.
SCRUBBING BOOKS THAT INCLUDES
REFERENCES TO SLAVERY AND CIVIL
RIGHTS.
THE STUDENTS JOINED THE A.C.L.U.
OF KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE AND
OTHER OUTFITS AROUND THE COUNTRY
IN SUING THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
SAYING THIS IS NOT HELPFUL TO
THEIR EDUCATION AND THAT REALLY
SCHOOLS SHOULD BE TEACHING A

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MORE WELL ROUNDED VERSION OF
HISTORY, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT
ADDRESSES CIVIL RIGHTS.
THIS FEDERAL LAWSUIT IS TAKING
PLACE IN VIRGINIA.
BUT WILL BE ONGOING AND ONE OF
MANY LEGAL CHALLENGES AGAINST
POLICIES LIKE THIS THAT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN
PUTTING INTO PLACE.
JUST TO PROVIDE CONTEXT, THESE

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SCHOOLS AFFECT ABOUT 67,000
STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT
MILITARY BASES AND RUN BY THE
NATIONAL DEFENSE.
THIS IS A BIG NATIONAL THINGS
THAT THESE KENTUCKY STUDENTS ARE
JOINING IN ON IT.
>> WE ARE ALSO SEEING EFFORTS IN
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO
DISMANTLE D.E.I. AND THERE MIGHT
BE CONFUSION AROUND HOW TO STILL

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TEACH PERTINENT CONTENT AND NOT
VIOLATE THOSE FEDERAL STANDARDS
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING ABOUT THESE
EFFORTS?
>> RIGHT.
AND WHAT PROGRAMS THE
UNIVERSITIES CAN HAVE IN PLACE
THAT EITHER PROMOTE OR SUPPORT
OR ENCOURAGE DIVERSITY ON THEIR
CAMPUSES.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS
BECOME QUITE IMPORTANT ENGRAINED
WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES OVER

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THE LAST DECADES.
AND NOW, BECAUSE OF THIS LAW
PASSED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT
SUPPOSED TO HAVE THESE PROGRAMS
AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT EXACTLY HOW TO IMPLEMENT
THIS.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE A
COUPLE UNIVERSITIES HAVE ALREADY
GONE OUT AHEAD OF THIS.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LAST YEAR

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AFTER THE SUPREME COURT RULING
DID TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
DECIDED TO SCRAP THEIR D.E.I.
OFFICES.
AND NOW OTHER UNIVERSITIES ARE
STARTING TO FOLLOW SUIT AND
STUDYING AT THIS POINT WHAT
EXACTLY IT MEANS.
SO THIS COULD INCLUDE AND
SOMETHING WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER
STATES SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO
STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR RACE OR

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ETHNICITY.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO
BE IN QUESTION WHETHER IT BE
ALLOWED.
SOMETHING LAST YEAR THEY STARTED
SCRAPPING FROM THE OHIO
UNIVERSITY STARTED SCRAPPING
FROM THEIR PROGRAMS.
AN ARTICLE IN THE KENTUCKY
LANTERN REPORTED HOW STUDENTS OF
COLOR ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT
THIS MEANS FOR THEM.
AND THEY ARE GOING TO UNIVERSITY
THAT WAS PROMOTING CERTAIN

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POLICIES AND NOW THEY ARE NOT SO
SURE THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO.
THE UNIVERSITY LEADERS ARE
TRYING TO WALK THE LINE A LITTLE
BIT TRYING TO STILL SHOW TO
STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE CAN
CREATE A DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT
WHERE EVERYBODY CAN FEEL
COMFORTABLE AND WORRIED BEING
CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS BOTH

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FROM THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WE'VE SEEN
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GOING OFF
UNIVERSITIES FOR ALLOWING
CERTAIN POLICIES.
THIS IS A REALLY WAIT-AND-SEE
THING.
JULY FIRST IS WHEN UNIVERSITIES
WILL START HAVING TO REPORT WHAT
THEY ARE DOING TO SHOW THAT THEY
DON'T HAVE D.E.I. PROGRAMS ON
THEIR CAMPUSES.

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BUT IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO
SEE HOW MUCH THOSE PROGRAMS CAN
BE SUBSUMED WITHIN PARTS OF THE
UNIVERSITIES.
>> RYLAND BARTON WITH NATIONAL
PUBLIC RADIO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANKS, LAURA.
[♪♪]
OWNING A BUSINESS IS
HARD WORK.
AND ACCORDING TO THE DISABLED

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AMERICAN VET RANGES OR DAV,
VETERAN ENTREPRENEURS OFTEN FACE
THEIR OWN SET OF UNIQUE
CHALLENGES.
AT THE PATRIOT BOOTCAMP HOSTED
BY THE DAV, VETERAN
ENTREPRENEURS RECEIVE HANDS ON
MENTORSHIP FROM PROFESSIONALS TO
MAKE THEIR BUSINESS DREAMS A
REALITY.
>> WE SEE THAT VETERANS HAVE

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GIVEN UP A LOT OF THE TIME THAT
THEY USUALLY WOULD HAVE SPENT
STARTING A BUSINESS FOR
TRADITIONAL ENTREPRENEUR.
SO THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE
THE FOUNDATION IN ALL AREAS TO
SUCCEED WITH A BUSINESS.
SO WE'RE HELPING THEM WITH THE
BUILDING BLOCKS STUFF.
>> THERE'S NO RULES IN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
THERE ARE NO CLEAR PATH WAYS TO
THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN WHEN YOU

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OWN YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
IT IS A BIG SHIFT FOR
ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE VETERANS
TO GO FROM A STRUCTURED
ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU'RE GETTING
PROMOTED ON A SCHEDULE AND
TESTING AND DA, DA, DA AND TO
CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE WHEN YOU
START YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
YOU GET FOUR HOURS OF MENTORSHIP
WHICH IS VERY INTENSE PERIOD OF
INSTRUCTION OF BACK AND

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FORTHWITH SOMEBODY CUSTOMIZED TO
YOUR NEEDS.
AND YOU ARE GOING TO LEAVE WITH
A NETWORK A COMMUNITY THAT IS
THERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
>> THE BEAUTIFUL PART IS THAT
IT'S NOT JUST FROM A THEORETICAL
PLACE THE MENTORS THAT DONATE SO
MUCH OF THEIR TIME AND MONEY ARE
PEOPLE RUNNING BUSINESSES ON A
DAY-TO-DAY BASIS THEY CAN GIVE
YOU PRACTICAL ADVICE WHICH IS

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UNIQUE TO THIS AND IT'S SO COOL
TO BE AROUND FORMER MILITARY
PEOPLE THAT SOMETHING A LOT OF
US LOSE WHEN OUR TIME IN THE
SERVICE LEAVES.
NOW WE HAVE TWO THINGS IN
COMMON.
MILITARY SERVICE AND AN
ENTREPRENEURIAL GENE AND YOU
COMBINE THOSE TOGETHER THAT IS
WHAT MAKES THAT EVENT SO FUN.
>> THE PEOPLE GOING THROUGH
OFTEN DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH

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THESE MENTORS THAT LAST BEYOND
THE EVENT.
AND THOSE ARE PRICELESS
RELATIONSHIPS FOR SOMEONE.
YOU COULDN'T HIRE A CONSULTANT
WHO IS A C.E.O. NECESSARILY, BUT
WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS GIVING THEIR
TIME AND HELPING THESE VETERANS
WAY BEYOND THE CONFINES OF THE
TWO-AND-A-HALF DAYS THEY SPEND
IN BOOTCAMP.

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VETERANS ARE EXTREMELY RESILIENT
AND CREATIVE.
WE THINK THEY ARE RIGID PEOPLE
BUT PEOPLE THAT ARE ADAPTABLE
AND ALWAYS TEAR IN CHALLENGING
SITUATIONS.
>> THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
SEEN THE WORST OF THE WORST A
LOT OF TIMES WITH THEIR SERVICE.
A SMALL ACCOUNTING ERROR IS THIS
BIG OF A PROBLEM IN A WORLD

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WHERE THEY'VE SEEN THIS BIG OF A
PROBLEM.
THAT IS A HUGE COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES
WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK
SOMEBODY IS DO THEY HAVE WHAT IT
TAKES TO NOT GIVE UP AND TO STAY
IN THE GAME.
>> OUR COUNTRY NEEDS MORE SMALL
BUSINESSES WE NEED TO START MORE
COMPANIES WE NEED MORE EMPLOYERS
AND VETERANS ARE A SOLUTION TO
THAT.
AND THEY PROVED WHEN THEY GET

(19:53):
INVOLVED IN A VENTURE THEY ARE
RELENTEDLESS ABOUT SUCCEEDING.
THE NEXT PATRIOT
BOOTCAMP IS MAY 14-16 AND THERE
WILL BE ANOTHER IN THE FALL WITH
THOSE DATES TO BE DETERMINED.
[♪♪]
>>> ONE OUT OF EVERY SIX

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KENTUCKIANS DOESN'T KNOW WHERE
THEIR NEXT MEAL IS COMING FROM
BUT MORE HELP IS AVAILABLE TO
HELP THE FOOD INSECURE.
GOD'S PANTRY FOOD BANK IN
LEXINGTON DEDICATED A NEW
FACILITY YESTERDAY.
THAT MEANS MORE MEALS FOR HUNGRY
KENTUCKY FAMILIES.
>> WELCOME TO GOD'S PANTRY FOOD
BANK.
[APPLAUSE]
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE

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KNEW IS THAT WE WERE GOING TO
RUN OUT OF CAPACITY IN OUR
CURRENT FACILITIES.
AND WE KNEW THAT TIME WAS COMING
PRETTY QUICKLY.
AT THE END OF 2020 INTO EARLY
21, WE RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS
GIFT THAT GIFT LED TO THE
PURCHASE OF THIS BUILDING IN

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'22.
WHAT IT ALLOWS US TO DO IS
INCREASE OUR CAPACITY, BY SOME
50% TO 60 MILLION POUNDS.
I'M SORRY 60 MILLION MEALS.
DEMAND TODAY IS 50.
IF IT WAS NOT FOR THIS FACILITY,
WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MEET
THAT DEMAND.

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AND, IN FACT, IN MARCH OF THIS
YEAR, IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THE
PRIOR 12 MONTHS, WE DISTRIBUTED
42 MILLION MEALS.
THAT EXCEED WHAT IS OUR PREVIOUS
CAPACITY WAS.
>> THIS NEW FACILITY IS SO
IMPORTANT.
BECAUSE WHILE THERE IS A GAP
THERE BETWEEN THE 50 MILLION
MEALS NEEDED AND THE 40 THAT

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WE'VE BEEN DELIVERING THIS
FACILITY WILL HELP US COME
TOGETHER AND FILL THAT GAP.
AND NOT ONLY WILL IT FILL THAT
GAP, BUT IT WILL GIVE US THE
CAPACITY TO ANTICIPATE THE NEXT
10 MILLION MEALS THAT ARE GOING
TO BE NEEDED.
>> THE INVENTORY BEHIND ME IS
ABOUT THREE-AND-A-HALF TO FOUR

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WEEKS WORTH OF INVENTORY THAT'S
T THE GOAL OF THIS FACILITY IS
NOT TO STORE MORE FOOD.
THE GOAL OF THIS FACILITY IS TO
MOVE MORE FOOD THROUGH OUR
SYSTEM MORE QUICKLY SO THAT IT
CAN GET ON SOMEBODY'S TABLE
TONIGHT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T NEED
TO BE SITTING IN A WAREHOUSE.
WE DO NOT PUSH INVENTORY TO OUR
PARTNERS.

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WE ALLOW THEM TO ORDER FROM US.
ALL OF THIS INVENTORY YOU SEE
BEHIND ME, IS ON AN INTRANET AND
THOSE MEAL PROGRAMS CAN SEE THE
PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE,
THEY ORDER WHAT THEY NEED.
BECAUSE MAGOFFIN COUNTY IS
DIFFERENT THAN OWSLEY THAN

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HARLAN AND HARLAN IS DIFFERENT
THAN PULASKI.
>> OUT OF THE 25 MOST FOOD
INSECURE COUNTIES IN THE ENTIRE
UNITED STATES, 10 OF THEM, 10 OF
THEM, ARE IN KENTUCKY.
WE HIT A GREAT MILESTONE THIS
LAST YEAR, MIKE, IN THAT WE
DELIVERED 50 MILLION POUNDS OF

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FOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE
70-YEAR HISTORY OF GOD'S PANTRY.
A THIRD OF THAT 50 MILLION
POUNDS OF FOOD COMES THROUGH THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEING TALKED
ABOUT RIGHT NOW?
CUTTING SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS.
AND WE'VE GOT TO COME TOGETHER

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AS KENTUCKIANS AND AS AMERICANS,
AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS
STAND UP AND KEEP THAT MONEY AND
THAT FOOD FLOWING.
BECAUSE WE SEE THE RESULTS OF IT
EVERYDAY.
GOD'S PANTRY IS
STARTING A NEW $40 MILLION
CAMPAIGN CALLED BUILDING THE

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FUTURE NOURISHING COMMUNITIES.
28 MILLION OF THAT WILL GO TO
THE FACILITY.
AND FURTHER EXPANSION IF NEEDED.
THE OTHER 12 MILLION IS FOR
BUYING FOOD AND HELPING PARTNER
PANTRIES AND THE FOOD RESCUE
PROGRAM.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE RECENTLY CUT $500
MILLION FROM THE EMERGENCY FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHICH REDUCES
THE AMOUNT OF FOOD GOD'S PANTRY

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WILL BE RECEIVING FOR THE NEXT
SIX MONTHS.
[♪♪]
THE LATEST EXHIBIT AT THE MOSAIC
GALLERY IN LOUISVILLE SHOWCASES
ART THAT IS NOT FOR SALE AND YOU
WON'T BE ABLE TO VISIT THE
ARTIST STUDIOS.
BECAUSE THE THREE ARTISTS ARE
SERVING LIFE SENTENCES IN

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PRISON.
THEY CREATED THEIR PAINTINGS
WHILE IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT ON
DEATH ROW BEFORE THEIR SENTENCES
WERE COMMUTED.
WE LOOK AT THE ART OF LIVING ON
DEATH ROW AND THIS WEEK'S ARTS
AND CULTURE SEGMENT WE CALL
TAPESTRY.
>> THE INSTITUTE DOES A LOT OF
SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK AND THEY HAD

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WORKED WITH THE LAWYERS OF THESE
CERTAIN INMATES WHO WHILE THEY
ARE IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT ON
DEATH ROW HAD TAKEN UP ART TO
PASS THEIR TIME.
SO I JUST THOUGHT I WAS BLOWN
AWAY BY THE PIECES THEMSELVES
AND JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS
SOMETHING THAT ESPECIALLY AS A
THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTION WITH
LOUISVILLE SEMINARY I FEEL IT

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WOULD BE APROPOS FOR THE WORK WE
ARE DOING AND WE STARTED LOOKING
FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FROM
THERE.
>> PART OF OUR MISSION IN MOSAIC
IS TO SHED LIGHT ON PEOPLE WHOSE
VOICES OFTEN PUSHED TO THE
MARGINS.
WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE WHO ARE
VULNERABLE, ECONOMICALLY,
VULNERABLE POLITICALLY OR
SOCIALLY.

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AND PEOPLE WHO ARE ON DEATH ROW
ARE VERY MUCH INVISIBLE.
I FELT.
BECAUSE DEBUTING THEIR ARTWORK
WAS IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION.
>> SOMETHING THAT I FOUND TO AT
LEAST BE DELIGHTFUL AND I
DIDN'T --
I DID NOT EXPECT IT, WAS THE

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MIXED MEDIA OF SOME OF THIS
ARTWORK.
YOU CAN GET UP CLOSE TO THIS
ARTWORK AND LOOK AT EVERY DETAIL
AND SEE JUST ITS PANEL.
AND THAT IS REALLY COOL.
>> THEY HAVE CANVASS AND PAINT
BUT THERE IS A LOT OF SAND USED
AND THINGS THAT THEY FIND WITHIN
THE CELLS IN ORDER TO USE AS A

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MATERIAL.
>> THEY TALK ABOUT SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT.
AND THE KINDS OF PLACES THEIR
MIND GOES WHILE THEY ARE IN THIS
PARTICULAR SPACE WHILE THEY ARE
DREAMING OF FREEDOM AND DREAMING
OF MORE HUMANE SPACES.
AND I THINK THAT PROBABLY IS THE
LARGER THING AND WHAT COMES UP
IS FAMILY AND THIS NOTION OF

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SURVIVE BUT ALSO FIGURING OUT
HOW TO SEE BEYOND THE PARTICULAR
ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY ARE IN.
THE EXHIBIT IS ON
DISPLAY THROUGH JUNE 13TH.
THE MOSAIC GALLERY IS DOING A
PARALLEL EXHIBITION BY LOCAL
ARTISTS ON THINGS OF ADVOCACY
AND WORLD JUSTICE.
THAT WILL DO IT FOR US
TONIGHT.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU TOMORROW

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