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He's an institution.  There's no other way you can describe Joe Lowe, who's been a staple air personality in Owensboro radio for four decades.  In addition to being a staple on-air, Joe is a mover and shaker off the air as well.  He's involved with countless charities and civic organizations and is always ready and willing to roll up his sleeves and help.  Well, now . . . as fate would have it . . . Joe needs your help.  He needs our help.

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Thanks to the great recession more folks are living paycheck to paycheck than they were in rosier economic times.

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August 16, 1977 – Elvis Presley dies at Graceland, his home in Memphis. Today is Elvis Commemoration Day. If you're a BKR Bunch member, that can earn you points.

Thousands of fans still hold annual candlelight vigils at the mansi

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Kentucky can't do any better than tie for 10th place? Come on, now. Eat up, we gotta do better. Yes,  according to a new report from the CDC,

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I've been to Angel Fire, New Mexico. It was a stop on the way to Aspen during a vacation-within-a-vacation many, many years ago for me and my family. It's incredibly beautiful. It's also bear country.

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Ken Sandefur is a longtime WBKR listener. We know him familiarly as the Birdman. Well, he's also the Bee-man.

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EVSC Back to School Schedule

• Lincoln is already back.
• Glenwood and Delaware Elementary Schools: Thursday, August 2
• Evans: Monday, August 6
• McGary Middle School: Tuesday, August 14
• the rest of EVSC returns: Wednesday, August 15

Other Tri-State Area Schools’ Schedules

• Henderson & Owensboro: August 8
• Gibson County: August 8
• Posey County: August 14
• Warrick County: August 15

I went to Sea World a few times when I was a kid. I never really got into it. Of course, a lot has changed with the theme park since then, I'm sure. However, the one thing I DID enjoy was the killer whale show.

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We’re now getting our first look at James Holmes, the alleged shooter in that horrific massacre in a Colorado movie theater early Friday.

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by Johnny Kincaid

Why the gunman opened fire is still not known, but in the early morning hours a gunman opened fire on a crowd of people at a midnight showing of 'The Dark Knight Rises.' Fourte

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1692 – Five women are hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Mass. (More info)

1848 – The first women’s rights convention, called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia C. Mott, was held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. (More info)

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...So the chiropractor says to me, "And, by all means, don't sit on your wallet!"

(Cue the canned laughter.)

Except...that wasn't a punchline and there was no joke.

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