Afternoon Round-Up 8/22/12

Today on NPR: A debate is growing among Israel's secular Jewish majority over the question of whether to circumcise newborn sons.

Smoking:

• Marshall County’s Smoke-Free Clean Air Coalition is using results from a new survey on indoor air pollution from second hand smoke to boost the coalition’s cause.
• The Hopkinsville City Council is reviving a smoking ordinance proposed earlier this year.

Politics:

• Kentucky's two U.S. Senators, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, are some of the most vocal opponents of the Affordable Care Act.
• Two of Kentucky's highest profile Democrats say they are not interested in taking on U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in 2014.

Education:

• Kentucky's public high school seniors scored higher on the ACT college entrance exam than a year ago, but their overall performance remains below the national average.
• A severed AT&T fiber optic line in Bowling Green caused an internet outage at Murray State University and some area schools.