Day: February 28, 2012
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Webinar on local food projects is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday
An online tool that features the local and regional food projects in the works across the country, as well as case studies that show successful partnerships between producers, businesses and...
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Video systems like Wii Fit not working against child obesity: study
Video games designed to encourage children to exercise don’t do anything to prevent obesity, a study has concluded. It found that children either find a way to trick the games...
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First lady didn’t donate to breast cancer fund; Gov. Beshear announces collaboration to fight many cancers
Though First Lady Jane Beshear made headlines Monday when it was discovered neither she nor Gov. Steve Beshear had checked off a donation box to support breast cancer research on...
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Extensive series focuses on the many faces of mental illness
Mental illness in Rowan County is the subject of an eight-part series of stories written by Noelle Hunter for The Morehead News. With Part 1 largely an introduction to the...
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Avoiding immunizations on religious grounds is risky: Bill Moyers
The movie “Contagion” has veteran journalist and commentator Bill Moyers thinking about how fast a deadly disease outbreak can spread, something that can be further propagated by children whose parents have...