NEWS HEADLINES 09/06

A RECENT STATEWIDE POLL SHOWED GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR WITH A COMMANDING 27% LEAD OVER REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER DAVID WILLIAMS, WHILE TODD COUNTY RESIDENT BILL JOHNSON TRAILS DEMOCRAT ALLISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES BY THREE PERCENT IN THE RACE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
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SOME STATE REPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO URGE GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION TO DEAL WITH AN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BILL OWED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH COULD COST BUSINESS OWNERS TAX CREDITS.
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FEW DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ABOUT A HEAD-ON COLLISSION ON NORTH GREENVILLE ROAD SATURDAY NIGHT THAT SENT A FEMALE TO AN AREA HOSPITAL BY HELLCOPTER AFTER THE RESCUE SQUAD HAD TO CUT HER FROM THE WRECKAGE FOR WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
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THE CALDWELL COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER IS ASKING FOR DONATIONS OF PET FOODS AND OLD NEWSPAPERS AND FOR AREA RESIDENTS TO CONSIDER ADOPTING THE HOMELESS PETS, ACCORDING TO A STORY IN THE TIMES LEADER.
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SEPTEMBER IS OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND HEALTH OFFICIALS REMIND AREA WOMEN THAT 20,000 WOMEN EACH YEAR ARE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE.
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