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It’s hard for me to think of something to write about for my column when NASCAR is on T.V. I don’t particularly care for car races but D likes to watch it. It’s very easy to become entranced in the endless left turns, the roar of the engines lulling my mind into a thoughtlessness.
I’m sure NASCAR fans are listening to the announcers share bits of trivia and discuss car/driver performances and past wins or losses. In the past, I’ve attempted to ignore the talking and try to plan my week during the race.

What is the extra money for meal prices (for public schools) going toward?
 
The extra money will go toward food costs.  With gas prices rising, food costs are also rising.  USDA provides reimbursement for all free and reduced meals.  Some of this reimbursement has previously been used to pay for food and labor for full-pay meals.  (It costs us more than $1.75 and $1.90 to prepare and serve meals.)  

Increased energy costs are forcing some Kentucky businesses to lay off employees. A truck plant in Louisville has temporarily shut down due, in part, to high fuel costs. And Kentuckians across the state cringe every time they pull up to the pump.
Gas prices have nearly doubled over the past two years. In some parts of the country gas costs more than four dollars a gallon. How did it come to this?

Submitted
Childhood is supposed to be an age of innocence, but for too many in the Commonwealth it’s a time of suffering.  In 2009 a report revealed that Kentucky led the nation in the number of children who die as a result of abuse and neglect. Statistics show that every minute in Kentucky, two children are victims of abuse and neglect that can leave emotional and physical scars that last a lifetime.  No doubt there are countless more cases that go unreported.