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INDEPENDENT SINCE 1971

Advocate: NIII‘SBS should unionize

By Karla Dooley
-\,1Iflili il'lli'l

Nurses at ['K Hospital aren‘t
the only ones complaining about
utipleasant working conditions.

A nationwide trend of stress
among registered nurses has
emerged iti recent years because
of restructtiring oftlie health care
system. said Anna (iilmore llall,
director of the American Nurses
Association's
labor Relations and \\'orkforce
Advocacy.

Alan-aged care, a system under

Department of

which eniploy'ers, workers, insur-
ers and health care professionals
work together to secure health
care for entire groups of people,
has led to a number of changes in
the way hospitals work.

In efforts to keep costs down.
many health maintenance organi-
zations, or H.\I()s, are requiring
patients' hospital stays to be short-
er than ever. Thus nurses see
patients only when they are acute-
ly ill.

“Nurses are having to compress
all the work they used to do in
four or five days into four or five

hours," llall said.

\Vhen combined with the fact
that nurses are being replaced
with other health care workers
more often, a situation is created

iti which a few nurses bear tiiost of

the responsibility for the process
of patient care, w hicli is becoming
increasingly complex, she said.
The role of the registered
nurse is 30 times more complicat—
ed than “the typical getieral busi-
iiess or manufacturing organiza—
tion." according to a study pre~

.sctited in last ()ctober‘s issue of

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The same study fotuid that
nurses perform an average of 7-}
activities arid spend more than ‘0
percent of their time performing
activities other job classes are also
.illlliorlletl to do.

Multiplicity and overlap in job
duties, the study reported.
“detract(s) from nurses' ability to
focus on patient care activities
appropriate to their training an
experience." Decreased morale
and increased stress were the
result.

"Nurses have always been the
glue that holds the system togeth—

er," llall said.

And now that the glue has
begun to weaken utider pressure
at many health care institutions,
Hall said more unions are forming
throughout the country. In fact,
the ANA has been forced to triple
its budget for union orgatii/ation
to tackle its members' needs.

“\Ve‘re doing more organizing
now than ever before." she said.

Maureen Keenan. the labor
relations workplace advocate for
the Kentucky Nurses Association,
\isited L'K Hospital in l’ebruary
arid found that nurses there were

echoing the laments of nurses
throughout Kentucky

“Staffing is forever a probletii
everywhere. including L K," she
said.

lint Keenan questioned the [K
nurses' efforts to immune with
Service limployecs International
L'nion. The union is .iti outpost of
the AFL-Clt ), a conglomerate of
unions. Keenan said she believes
many of them hai e been pushing
to unioni/c nurses across the
L'tiited States betausc they .ire
highly paid atid offer a means for

St't' NURSES oil 2

Trailblazing

SGA caaa’z'dates at work again

By Aaron Sandertord
(Jam/711x Editor

and Jed Leano
Stir/I'M 'r/rcr

"l ley dude, have you voted?"

The question is as common as the
sight of a Student Government Associa—
tion candidate outside .\l.l. King Library
on election day.

Noah Stephens was asking the question
this time. Steplicns' candidacy for senator at
large fell two votes short on March 26. He is
detennined to make the cut this time around,
but students have been less than receptive.

“I didn't really campaign the first time,
and I lost by two votes," Stephens said.
“This time I'm otit here busting my ass,
and people just don't seem to care."

Stephens‘ second-coming did reach soliie
students, but anger was a common response.

“People are just really pissed off at
S( A, so they jtist ignore us," he said.

The tough political climate kept many
candidates from campaigning at all, sena-
tor at large candidatejosh Robinson said.

Robinson said he passed out between 7;—
100 handbills for his campaign. ()fthose, 20
or tiiore were just tossed aside, he said.

“It's hard to get out and campaign
without annoying people," Robinson said.
“There’s a lot of pessimism out there
about SGA.”

Rob Schoborg, a candidate for senator
at large, said he wants to get elected, but
two tests and three papers take precedent.

“I haven’t seen many of the candi-
dates," Schoborg said. “But ei'ery'lititly"s
just swamped."

The walkway between A“. King and
the “hite Hall Classroom Building was
relatively free from candidates, as was the
Student Center, said Melanie Cruz, cur-
rent SGA President.

Cruz said the late semester workload has
a lot to do with poor student response. But
she made no excuses for the candidates.

“This group of candidates didn't cam-
paign the first time, and most people
learn a lesson from their mistakes,“ Cruz
said in a sarcastic tone. “As you can tell, it
worked real well."

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There were a few exceptions to the
lack of caiiipaigiiitig. Presidential candi—
dates Nate Brown. Kim (iletin and _loe
Schulcr were each seen campaigning at
different times yesterday. There were also
a handful of senate at large candidates
sighted stopping students.

Alex Settles was one ofthem. The sen—
ate at large candidate said his campaign
was almost entirely grass roots.

“The reason I can't put tip posters

everywhere is becattse I can‘t afford it,“
Settles said. “All I can do is get out and
talk to people.

“\Vord of mouth is the best way to
reach students, and it is the best way to
get the word out."

Kyle Robertson, a cotnmunications
sophomore, said a campaigning candidate
changed his view on the second election.
Robertson said he will probably vote
again, because ofa run—in with presiden—

tial candidate Nate Brown.

“He was standing there. handing ﬂyers
out and shaking hands, but he's the only per—
son I saw doing anything like that," Robert—
son said. “lt's good to know someone cares."

Stephen Clicathani didn't know about
the election.

“It's upsetting to know that elections
are going on," said Cheatliani, a market-
ing freshman. “I would vote if] actually
met any ofthese people.“

Colleges' enrollment down

Time to pig IIIIT

By Jason Dooley

(.MIII‘iIiIII/Hg U 'I'Ircr

During the last five years, enrollment
iii the Community College System has
declined by about three percent each
year, according to statistics supplied by
the system's public relations department.

But the colleges are hopeful they
will be able to improve enrollment,

tends to plateau or decrease," Tucker
said. “There's also been a decline in the
size of high school graduating classes
over the past several years, which also
would have an effect on enrollment."
Community College System ( Ihancel-
lor Tony Newberry said drops in enroll—
ment are not limited to the colleges.
“lfyou look at enrollment statistics
for all institutions of higher education

the past will be more likely to enroll.

“Anytime you have an economic cri-
sis like that, people are forced to rethink
their career goals and so more people
decide to enroll in community colleges."

The loss of an obvious connection
to L'K will hurt the system some at
first. Bondurant said.

“In reality, there's no significant dif.
ference," she said. “The faculty is the

Pork Fest ’98 set to ofﬁer break, good eats

By Jill Erwin

Senior Staff H 'r/M‘

l louse.
Several local bands are slated to perform.

Christian rock rroup Six Sigma (all Holmes

Basketball. boxiti r, bands and pork.

“hat tiiore C(illl(T_\'t)ll ask for?

Created by Holmes Hall's hall director
and residence advtsers, Pork Fest ")8 is set

residents), roC' band As of Yet and blues
group jimmy Robert‘s Blues Band will
appear on stage. All members of the groups
are affiliated with UK.

~ ' , “W - . ‘- . _ ' - ' ~_ ( o ( ff S; 2 ' o noon t > 4 i.m. in Raffles will be held throu bout the ( '.
said jackit Bondurant, a public rcla since I993,they all have en expericnc same, the programs are the same, the tli RV ’ h ‘f‘lr‘l‘f fl: "‘ , l ‘ l K “"l‘h . h' ”g l' l?) I6;
tioiis representative for the system. mg incremental drops, and that general- diplomas are the same. But many people I e t port . (,am us (.ourty art . llrt t s. . assistant .1 t lrector or I}...

“Obviously, the split from ['K is lv coincides with a healthy economy." misunderstand ”m W th-it's obviously Asrde from t e obvious (pork). the event Holmes. said he hopes they Will be able to .5;
going to have an effect iffor no other The number of part-time students something we need fo work to correct". will also offer a boying ring, a kissing booth get a basketball and T -shirt autographed by jg
‘ i with members of Kappa Kappa (lilITTnT'J the L‘K men s basketball team. :5;

reason than that we‘re losing LCC,
which accounts for about 5,000 stu-

dents," she said.

Sotiie of the drop in enrollment has
been caused by the upswing the Amer-
ican economy has enjoyet in the last

few years, Bondurant said.

“That's an obvious reason for the
drop." she said. “\Vhen the economy

who enroll in community colleges is par-
ticularly sensitive to economic condi—
tions, he said.

“When the economy is booming, as
it has been the last couple of years," he
said, “the people who might enroll for
part-time classes at ni ht are finding
second jobs and so forth."

Recent events across the state, such

strengthens, peo ile can find wor ’
more easily and t ose people are less

as the closing of the Fruit of the Loom
plant in Campbellsvillc, may help

Tucker agreed.

“\Ve may see a slight downtuni at
first," she said, “but I think people will
soon realize that, all in all, the quality of
the programs here is not going to chan e,
because the instructors roviding tie
programs are going to bet e same.

“Regardless of the governing body
we're under, the emphasis for the
community colleges is still going to be

social sorority and Sigma Phi Epsilon social
fraternity, as well as a faculty/staff dunking
booth.

Already signed tip for the booth are (Jail
Hoyt, who teaches Economics 20!, and
numerous RAs and hall directors frotii
around cam its.

The por' meal will sell for $2, which

includes chips and a drink. There will also well.

be eating contests — pickled eggs, water“

Also included in the weekend is a S-on-S
basketball tournament sponsored by Sunz
ofHetep. The cost is $15 per team before
Saturday or $20 that day. To re 'ster, call
Clyde Pickett at $23-$01 or Will Tobert
at 323-9572. Sheets are also available in the
Martin Luther King, In. Cultural Center.
Money can be turned in at the center as

“That was originally supposed to be part
of a barbecue over on South Campus," said

melon and pies. All food came from Slone's
Market, which gave the organizers a large
discount on the items.

Organizers are expecting 500 people and
will have enough food to feed that many.

on ensuring that the stutents get a
valuable education.”

Each of the colleges has its own mar—
keting and recniitin programs to attract
local students. At ’CC. these include

some of the colleges regain some of

their lost students, Bondurant said.
“Springﬁeld Community College, in

particular, will probably have a slight

likely to attend community colleges."
Though the economy is deﬁnitely a

factor, pinpointing exact causes for the

drop in enrollment is difficult, said

jeff Payne, 3 chemical en ineering junior
and Holmes RA. “\Ve (ﬁcided to work I
together and ptit on a huge thing for North 5

Sandra 'l‘ucker. a representative of the
Paducah

Office of Admissions at
Community College.

“Any titiic the economy is as good as
its been the last few years our enrollment

l ' ‘

upswing because that area of the state
lost so many job opportunities when
that plant closed.” Bondurant said.
“Now many of the people who would
not have gone to community college in

v~‘

television courses in cooperation with
the local cable system, an increase in
materials available to students and more
creative course offerings, Tucker said.

Coca—Cola is also helping to sponsor it, and
drinks are free.

Proceeds will go to the Hope Center of
Lexington and the Florence Crittenton

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Camp/us.”
“ e just hope to bring eve one out and
have some fun,” said Derrick .ittlcjohn, a

business management sophomore. “It's

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going to be a good time, trying
to have a little fun before dead
week and we all need to start
studying for finals."

The group plans on having a
courtside commentator to keep
spirits high but has not named
one yet. Littleiohn said about 16
groups have registered; he’s
shooting for II.

If this year's l’ork l-‘est is suc—

cessful, \\'elsh said he hopes it
LJII become an annual happenr
ing.

“It took a lot of time and
planning, but it‘s something
we‘d like to do in the future,"
said “'elsh, an international eco—
nomits iunior.

.\dditional funding came
from Keeneland llall, Hlanding
Ill and llaggin Hall, as well as
the Student Government Associ—
ation.

“We tried to keep it as cheap
as possible and still provide
money for the charities," \\'elsh
said.

If the event is rained out, it
will be rescheduled for Sunday
in the courtyard.

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By Jessica Coy

.Iimmm News Editor

Freshman year is a year of
exploration of newfound college
freedom, limitless possibilities and
planning for the future.

In a school the size of UK,
freshman year might also be a
year where students feel lost in
the shuffle, alone and afraid of
failure.

In L'K's quest to improve grad-
uation rates, the University is
focusing on improving first- to
second—year retention rates,
which are currently 77.8 percent.
The University hopes if these
rates can be improved, graduation
rates will also improve.

Peer mentoring programs have
been established and student
organization days have been
hyped—up in an attem t to pull
freshmen into the col ege com-

munity.

Many students say it comes as
no surprise that the largest drop
in retention occurs between stu—
dents' freshman and sophomore
years.

Reshanda Turner, a secondary
English education junior, said UK
is not focusing enough on the
needs of freshmen.

“There are not a lot of pro-
grams aimed at freshmen to get
them involved and integrated into
the college community," Turner
said.

The peer mentoring rograins
are a great idea and sliould be
expanded, she said.

“I participated in a peer men-
toring rogram through the
Office 0 Minority Affairs when I
was a freshman, and it really
helped to have someone I could
talk to and who could give me
encouragement when I felt

down,” Turner said.

Turner said students who get
involved in student organizations
have a better chance ofstaying in
school. Student organization days,
such as the Student Center Spec—
tacular at the beginning of fall
semester are a good idea, she said,
but they need to be spread out
across campus for all students to

articipate in, and increased pub—
licity for such events would help.

“Informing students about
campus organizations is important
because involvement in these
rroups gives students a sense of
belonging in a school where it is
easy to feel lost in the crowd,” she
said.

Although student organization
days and peer mentoring pro-
grams are good ideas, there needs
to be more events that focus on
students living on campus, said
“'hitney Male, a graduate student

in the Martin School of Public
Poli and Administration.

“ here should be weekend
activities and programs aimed

toward students in dorms that.

make them want to stay on cam-
pus on the weekends," Ilale said.
“The more time students are on
campus doing fun things, the
more positive their views about
college life will be."

Making the cam us more stu—
dent friendly will elp improve
retention rates, said Bill Straub, a
business management senior.

Straub said this can be accom-
plished by giving students better
football and basketball tickets, and
implementing other programs
that give them a sense of pride in
their school.

“The University has to make
the students feel like they are an
integral part of the community,"

he said.

EIBCIIOIIS I‘lIII

Ofﬁcials say polls are up

malfunctioning this time

By Delmar Watkins
Sniff” 'r/n'r

The terms “smooth" and “SGA
election" usually do not mix, but
so far students say this election has
been smooth as silk.

“It seemed to run more
smoothly than last election," said
biology senior Stacy McCarthy. “I
worked the polls last time, too,
but this time there wasn't dirty
campaigning, and everything
seemed to go well. I didn’t see any
infractions, unlike last time."

Kerrie Voelker, chairwoman of
the Election Board ofSupervision,

agreed.
“\Ve're having a much
smoother election this time,"

Voelker said.
L'nlike the previous election,

which was overturned late last
month, all of the polls opened on
schedule, Voelker said. The
Chandler Medical Center Library
is the best example.

“Last election, the Medical
Center polls were open for an
hour. This time, it was open for the
full five hours that it was scheduled
to be open," Voelker said.

Although some problems did
occur when opening polling sites,
this did not stop the process.

The engineering poll booth had
some mechanical problems, said
Diana Ramsey, a member of the
SGA election team. But the tech—
nical problems were soon fixed by
the company servicing the booths.

“There hasn’t been a problem
we couldn't fix," Ramsey said.

“\Ve've been able to keep

ing SIIIIIIIIIIBI‘

everything open. We haven't had
any closings today,” Voelker said.

Another factor keeping the
election day smooth was the large
number of pollworkers.

Last election, SGA only used
organizations because it was easier
to schedule them and easier to pay
them, Ramsey said.

The organizations volunteered
for half—day shifts and were paid
$10.30 per hour for two pollwork-
ers. The money is tax-free for the
organizations.

After the disappointing support
from UK organizations, SGA
switched to allowing individuals to
work the polls, Voelker said.

Individuals get paid $6 per
hour but have to pay taxes from
the money, which broadened the
pool of people who would work at
the polls, Ramsey said.

“From the res onse, it seems
that people woul rather work at
the polls if they get paid, instead
of for their organizations,” Rain-
sey said. “It was hard to find
enough organizations to fill the

spots, even though we advertised a
lot in the (Kentucky) Kernel.”

The response for individuals
working the polls was so great that
SGA has had to turn people down,
Voelker said.

The polls had the following
results: Blazer Hall had 71 voters,
Complex Commons had 140, the
College of Engineering had 54,
Margaret I. King Library had 280,
and the Student Center had 220.
At deadline, the colleges of agricul—
ture and law, Lexington Commu-
nity College and the Medical Cen-
ter had not reported their totals.

“It was a lot better than last
time, everything seemed to run a
whole lot better this time," 'oelk-
er said.

Despite the better turnout,
some (pollworkers were disap-
pointe by the turnout.

“I was disappointed that more
people didn't come out and vote,"
McCarthy said. “I hope more stu—
dents show up for tomorrow’s elec-
tions. People should get involved
with this process."

NIII‘SBS

Unions may 01%?"
nurses representation
From PAGE 1

unions to work their way into hos-
pitals and create “wall-to-wall"
affiliations.

Once that happens, Keenan
said, nurses could be put in a situ—
ation where even steelworkers
could negotiate their contracts.

“In the opinion of KNA, that is
not in the best interest ofnurses,"
she said.

In addition, Keenan said, the
[K nurses' unionized voice is des—
tined to be a quiet one because
state employees cannot collective
bargain in Kentucky.

“There will be no contract,"
she said. “They cannot do any—
thing for the nurses."

Although about one-third of
KNA’s membership comes from
KNA union members, Keenan
said in cases like LIK's, the best
thingr for nurses to do is push for
laws that will “give them the
tools to handle (situations) them—
selves."

.\Ieanwhile, the union has
branched out its UK Hospital
efforts to include hospital employ-

ees other than nurses, and
presently has recruited more than
100, said Allison Crabtree, one of
three of the union's organizers
stationed in Lexington.

The young or anization is
meeting bi-weeklzy and has
adopted a platform of
five goals: attaining a
voice in the workplace,
fairness in policy,
respect for health care
professions and the hard

71): nurses are UK

tion is inactive.

“I don't think you could even
find the ofﬁcers,” said Otto, the
associate director of Nursing at
UM-C.

()tto said her hospital is having
problems attracting unlicensed
personnel because
ofa low unemploy—
ment rate, which
creates problems
for nurses. This is
one of the reasons

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UK‘s has.

Like employees in Kentucky,
nurses at the University of Mis—
souri-Columbia are not able to
collective bargain. Nevertheless.
the nurses are unionized through
the Missouri Nurses Association,
but Donna ()tto said the organiza-

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them with a lot of
information and a
lot of support."

But the census
fluctuates so often at the hospital,
she said, nurses are often sent
home for a break of several days
before they can get too tired of
the work.

At the University of North

Carolina at Chapel Hill, nurses
are quick to com lain of under-
staffing, said SandPra Evans, assis-
tant director of operations and
vice-chairwoman of nursing.

She said the problem has esca—
lated in the past four to five
months, mirroring UK’s situation.
But rather than moving nurses
from their usual area to work in
another, more busy area like UK
has, Evans said UNC Hospitals
has brought in traveling nurses
from a supply a ency, who work
for three mont periods when
needed.

The arrangement has worked
well, but she said it does come
with a risk: Ifthe occupancy rate
goes down, the hospital will he
stuck with unneeded employees.

The hospitals have also main-
tained an active nurse recruitment
program and attempted to adapt
the nurses' schedules to their
lifestyles.

“The nurses are working hard-
er," she said. “They're workin
more overtime, but they’re still
giving safe care."

Despite the present
Evans said she worries the pres-
sures she attributes to managed
care will become too much.

“How long the nurses will con-
tinue to work like that, that’s a
good question,” she said.

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Ten hope to gain from Spain

By Ellen Lord
Staff Writer

Nine UK students and their
professor will walk all over Spain
this summer.

Students in Ed Stanton’s
Sacred Places and Pilgrimages
seminar will join thousands of pil—
grims on the road to Santia 0 de
Compostela, a holy site that ous—
es the legendary relics of St. John
the apostle.

“It’s just going to be me, the
walking and the road,” said geog-
raphy junior Jeff Fugate of his
anticipated trip. “It'll be lots of
(poet time and lots of time to
t ink and ﬁgure out what’s impor—
tant in a greater sense."

The UK group will fly into
Madrid and take a train to Leon
where they will join the pilgrim-
age, said Raymond Betts, director
of the Gaines Center for the
Humanities, which sponsored the
class.

“Every summer thousands of
people do this," said Stanton, a
Spanish and Italian professor.

The pilgrimage began in the
ninth century with the discovery

of the supposed remains of St.
James, one ofJesus Christ’s 12
apostles, said Melody Flowers, a
political science junior in the
class.

“It came to be the
third largest pilgrimage
center in the Western
world," Flowers said.
During a holy year,
when St. James’ Day
falls on a Sunday,
“You’ll have millions
and millions of people
making their way to
Santia 0,” she said.

There ’r a real
camaraderie. It
means some—
thing di erent
to ear/J person,

But the journey doesn't lack in
spirituality, regardless of the pil-
grirn’s religion.

“Just the experience ofwalking
every day is medita—
tive itself. Your
body falls into an
organic rhythm,"
said two-time )il—
grim Therese Glea—
son, a Spanish
senior. “Your life
just slows down.
You also realize
that you can survive
with just the bare

Alt ough the origi— butIt/Jinlf necessities."
nal Cpilgrims often tbere’rdeﬁmte- The experience
walke the road {yarpiritual of walking some-
because of Christian element.” times means more
beliefs, travelers today 7 than the arrival at

have diverse religions
and ethnicities.

“These days you’ll
find Muslims," Flowers
said. “You’ll ﬁnd people
from all over the world
walking the road.”

In 1991, pilgrims came from 34
different nations, according to La:
Peregrinas Cora; Deo Camino by
Javier Leralta.

Therese Gleason
Spanirb senior

Santiago de (Zom-
postela.

“It’s just a silver
box," Gleason said
of St. James’ relics.
“It's not very large.
It’s just a few feet."

But that didn't stop her from
repeating the journey a second
time.

“This past summer I went

back because I felt like I wanted
to do the whole thing,” Gleason
said. “We actually started in
France and crossed the Pyre—
nees. l was on the road for 75
days total. That trip was about
75 kilometers.”

Along the way, Gleason
passed through Leon, Burges and
Pamplona, where the infamous
“running of the bulls" takes
place.

“It's a tradition for people
along the road to be very hos~
pitable to pilgrims,” Flowers
said. She described pilgrim refi—
gos, places pilgrims could stay
for a small charge.

During the most popular
periods ofthe pilgrimage, Spain
used to have laws requiring hos—
pitality to pilgrims along the
road, Gleason said.

Today, towns along the road
welcome pilgrims and quickly
offer assistance and directions, she
said.

“There‘s a real camaraderie,"
Gleason said. “It means some
thing different to each person, but
I think there's deﬁnitely a spiritual
element."

Charges

Staﬂ‘repon

A new development in the
murder case of UK architecture
professor Paul Pinney, Jr. hap—
pened yesterday, as the Common-
wealth's attorney dropped its
indictment charges against the
cases’ major suspect.

Paul Lee Barnett was arrested
in December for fraudulent use

in Pinney murder

of Pinney’s ATM card on the
evenings of Nov. 2 and Nov. 3,
1997, the night Pinney was
allegedly dead. Officials report-
ed he had died of “blunt force
injuries” to the head and neck.

Assistant Commonwealth‘s
Attorney Lou Anna Red Corn said
the ofﬁce will not follow through
with the April 27 and 28 sched-
uled trial.

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Though the case has been dis-
missed, one caveat does exist for
Barnett.

“It means at this time, the
indictment is dismissed," Red
Corn said, “but without prejudice
means it can be presented to a
grand jury, and ifindicted, prose-
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According to a report from
Fayette Circuit Court yester-

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elected not to )roceed in the
prosecution of raud charges at
this time, in order to give the
police department the opportu-
nity to complete their investiga—
tion."

Lexington Police Chief Larry
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could not be reached for corn-
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