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Eastern Standard

Eastern Standard: A Departing Mayor, Robots, Opioid Alternatives, Humans of Central Appalachia

WEKU | By Tom Martin

Published December 20, 2018 at 10:17 AM EST

The latest edition of WEKU's signature current affairs program Eastern Standard features Stu Johnson's exit interview with departing Lexington Mayor Jim Gray; Tom Martin talks with UK HealthCare pain management specialist Dr. Michael Harned about alternatives to opioids; something to think about as the family gathers for the holidays: early signs of dementia in loved ones; Tom interviews the Nicholasville manufacturer of a new line of grocery store robots; and, our monthly series "Humans of Central Appalachia" visits teacher, toymaker Michael Caudill for the remarkable story of the Letcher County settlement of Carcassonne.

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Eastern Standard Mayor Jim Gray Sanders Brown Center on Aging Dementia Opioids Humans of Central Appalachia Badger Technologies Dr. Michael Harned Robots Carcassonne Appalshop Lee Sexton

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