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Eastern Standard: Big boost for an EKU aviation program?Aligning education and the job market?More

WEKU | By Tom Martin

Published March 14, 2019 at 11:05 AM EDT

Elizabeth Leonard, author of "Slaves, Slaveholders and a Kentucky Community's Struggle Toward Freedom” ?Wavelength adjustment: education and the job market ?Big boost for an EKU aviation program ?Help for would-be Kentucky exporters ?Telemedicine technology as a lifesaver in cases of domestic abuse and sexual assault ?Packing local jails keep some Kentucky counties afloat ?Kentucky's latest cellphone scam

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