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For the first time in Kentucky, a full lung has been transplanted to a patient from a donor who suffered cardiac death.

There are five candidates for mayor. The top two will advance to the November general election. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“It's about being precise. Every potential spot where air can leak into your house has to be sealed”

Gov. Steve Beshear got first-hand experience turning a house "green" when he picked up an insulation wand and sprayed fiberglass insulation over an uncompleted wall, helping launch a new energy efficiency ... via Lexington Herald-Leader

Due to the expected ice storm, the University of Kentucky canceled all classes and closed all offices, effective 2 p.m. Thursday, spokeswoman Ann Blackford said. via Lexington Herald-Leader

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If you order a Kentucky hot brown at a place called Sam's Restaurant, well, really, you've been warned.

After all, a place called Sam's sitting smack on the Fayette-Scott County line conjures up blissful ideas of heaping plates of country cooking, and said hot brown is one of the richest, most fattening turkey-cheese sauce combos in existence. Nonetheless it was ordered, it was predictably overwhelming, huge and rich and really too much for mere mortals. Delicious, yes, but like a culinary song of the sirens, it led to some digestive insanity. Read more

Louisville Area Christian Methodist Episcopal Churches will have a joint Thanksgiving service at 10 a.m. Thursday at Miles Memorial CME Church, 728 E. Burnett Ave., co-sponsored by Brown Memorial, Lampkins ... via The Courier-Journal

“What this conference does for every common size church is that it empowers us and inhances us to go back to wherever our gardens of ministry are -- plant seeds of hope so that we can grow oak trees of faith in people.”

A local church conference is addressing troubling issues facing Kentuckiana. The Urban Upgrade Church Leadership Conference calls on churches across the area to get involved in the urban community. via WDRB-TV Louisville

“We're trying to broaden that view to beef and chicken and other vegetables.”

A 100-mile Thanksgiving Reporter plans to use only local ingredients for family feast By Linda Blackford LBLACKFORD@HERALD-LEADER.COM This is all my mother's fault. via Lexington Herald-Leader

Various organizations will have fundraisers for Bowling Green infant Jackson Blackford, who will soon travel to China to participate in a case study to see if his sight can be restored. via Bgdailynews.com

“But you need public understanding and respect, and the public is struggling. I certainly hear the sounds of axles that really need some oil.”

Schools across Ky. see big jumps Experts debate effect of changes By Linda B. Blackford, Raviya Ismail And Linda Johnson LBLACKFORD@HERALD-LEADER.COM ; RISMAIL@HERALD-LEADER.COM ; LJOHNSON1@HERALD-LEADER.COM ... via Kentucky.com