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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