Joseph Lord

Five Years After Eight Belles

Joseph Lord — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:18:00 +0000

This week marks the 5-year anniversary of the death of Eight Belles. The second-place finisher in the 2008 Kentucky Derby toppled at the finish line and was euthanized on the track. Kentucky Public Radio's Joseph Lord brings us this look at what's changed in the thoroughbred racing industry since the filly's death.

Kentucky Ranks 47th in Bicycle Friendliness

Joseph Lord — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:23:27 +0000

A national bicycling advocacy group has ranked the 50 states for cyclist friendliness.
Their determination: Kentucky is not so bicycle-friendly.
Kentucky ranked 47th in the U.S., according to the League of American Bicyclists.
That's better than Nort

Kentucky Third Most Stressed-Out State, Poll Says

Joseph Lord — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:22:04 +0000

Misery loves company, after all.
Kentuckians are the third most stressed out people in the U.S., trailing only West Virginians and Rhode Islanders, says a new poll from Gallup.
In 2012, 44.8 percent of Kentuckians told Gallup that they'd experienced stress the previous day.
Kentuckians also are the

Maker's Mark Not Lowering Alcohol by Volume After All

Joseph Lord and (KPR) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:14:49 +0000

In response to criticism, Maker's Mark has decided not to reduce the alcohol by volume of its bourbon after all.
The distillery had recently moved to 42-percent alcohol by volume; the switch back to the traditional 45-percent alcohol by volume is immediate.

Report: Papa John's Faces Lawsuit Over Text Messages

Joseph Lord and Kentucky Public Radio — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:43:03 +0000
The problem was with spam, not the pizza.
A class-action lawsuit seeking $250 million has been filed against the Papa John's pizza chain because of a 500,000 unwanted text messages sent to customers, CNN Money is reporting.
The CNN story reported that Papa John's franchises sent blast text messages through a third-party services -- and, after

Petitions Ask for Kentucky, Other States, to Secede

Joseph Lord and Kentucky Public Radio — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:49:24 +0000
President Obama has been re-elected, a new Congress is taking shape and the American citizenry is ready to move on to tackle the various challenging issues before the nation.
Perhaps not all of the citizenry.