This Week's Eastern Standard

We have a lot of questions.

Do undocumented immigrants boost crime rates? Does quality public education drive economic development?

Can rural Kentucky benefit from ideas hatched in other parts of the world? Might you kick yourself for forgetting this before heading out for a hike in the back country?  Can an artist bring the Great Lakes to Kentucky? 

We've also got a lot of answers on this edition of Eastern Standard. 

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Analysis: no connection between undocumented immigration and increased crime rates

Listen • 10:19

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Exploring the connection between quality public education and successful economic development.

Listen • 16:10

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If it works there, maybe here, too? Eastern Kentucky's new connection to global innovation; a Kentucky photographer takes his camera along on a trek all the way around the Great Lakes; the start of a new series about outdoor adventure and how to make sure you get back in one piece.

Listen • 26:31

Contact: Tom Martin at es@eku.edu or leave voicemail at 859-622-9358

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