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' William Cusack has taken over ' " ’ ' ' '
,, " the leadership role as general man- . PHOTO BY JOHN WHITLOCK/KPA NEWS BUREAU
'; ager. k h b d' f Kentucky Speaker of the House Jody Richards, D-Bowling Green, speaks with the media following the Open
. , Gus,“ as een irector 0 ing of the 2006 session of the Kentucky General Assembly Jan. 3. 1
- . operations of the Community Press 1
. since 2002. Prior to that he served 4 g . '
, as pubhsher o; the comm, Kentucky General Assembly opens 2006 sessmn ..
' Recorder newspapers in northern , I
' -- . , Kentucky.I . What can we expect from this . From our KEEP, and some of their positions 5
y 1 I He joined the company in year’s General Assembly? probably make a lot of sense to a ',
> , ' IMarch 2000’ coming from Thomson Turn your head toward the news deg k ... . . lot of voters including the notion ;.
g SOUthWESt Ohm, where he served heavens and ye may find your —--— ' that the commonwealth is losing I
.a« ‘ in a number 0f roles including answer. . millions of dollars to Indiana casi— E
,. .. regional sales manager of the The knowledge you seek may By IohnI Whitlock I I nos. I
I .. Journal-News Group, publisher 0f come in the form of a billboard. KPA was Bureau g; 3.1 I’m not here to make an argu-
_ , . ’ the Oxford Press and general man- A casino advocacy group, Dm’d‘” 'J‘ ment for or against more gaming in ;
' . ager 0f I‘ . Thomson Kentucky Equine Education referendum to amend the state con— the state but as the General ,
I Onlme/ Electronic Publlshmg. Project, is making a major push stitution to all for full casino gam- Assembly gets rolling, newspapers 'TI
7 " - ”The Community Press and The through billboards and newspapers ing for those holding licenses to across the state should brace for :I
V » Community Recorder are owned to allow expanding gaming in the operate racetracks in Kentucky.” the two-sided blitz to come.
_ ' by Gannett CO- Inc, the country’s commonwealth. Kentucky Senate bill 4 which Some of the more conservative f
1 largest newspaper group in terms The aim of its membership, in was prefiled by David E. Boswell regions of the state that don’t see a -
, _ . 0f. Circulation. . it’s own words, is ”in the interest of Owensboro, proposes the state lot of revenue from the horse 3
~ " . - ' ["11 am particularly happy that of preserving Kentucky’s equine Constitution be amended to allow industry and charitable-gaming
I" IYVE are able to promote from Wlth' heritage and strengthening the casino gambling at Kentucky operators will line up for a fight 3
, g - In; said Margaret Buchanan, presr- economy, the Kentucky Equine horse-racing tracks. with casino supporters. . I
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