Question: How do our gas prices compare to other countries?

Answer: On the U.S. Energy Administration Web page you will find comparisons of U.S. retail gasoline prices to those for foreign countries.
For example, you can find the world crude oil prices (which affect retail gas prices) for the U.S. on 3/14/2008 equaling $99.76 dollars per barrel [...]

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Question:  Why is property transfers public information and why can the amount a person pays for a home or business be published in newspapers? What law or regulation makes public something I believe is a private transaction? 

Answer:  Your answer comes for Allison Gardner Martin with the Kentucky Attorney General’s office.  She says that there is nothing [...]

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Question: If you adopt a highway how many hours a week or month is recommended to be a volunteer in this program?
Answer: Your answer comes from the Kentucky Department of Transportation:
The Adopt-A-Highway program offers several benefits to its communities. It provides a clean environment, gives civic pride to the community, serves as a reminder not [...]

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Question: LFUCG has a large truck with VACTOR 2100 written on the back of the truck. What is it used for?
Answer: The answer comes from Bill Barnes with the city’s fleet services department.
He says that the make of the truck is International and the model is VACTOR 2100.
The truck is used for sewer clean out [...]

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Question: The strong winds we had a couple of weeks ago seem to have bent over or even blown over many traffic signs and several big green interstate signs in the area.  Who is responsible for fixing the signs, the city or the state?
Answer: I spoke with David Thacker, public information officer for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District [...]

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You have a right to know. Specifically, you have a right to know what your representative government is doing. Most importantly, you have a right to know about all government agencies, all public servants and all types of expenditures. Never forget that you have a right to know.
This week is Sunshine Week. Right now is [...]

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Question:  Are there any plans by the state to ease early morning traffic congestion on Tates Creek Road?  Richmond Rd. was widened and Nicholasville Rd. has the variable lane solution. 

It sometimes takes me 10-20 minutes to navigate the busiest stretch of the road in the morning and 40 minutes if there’s been an accident. 
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Question: Why do hospital gowns always tie in the back?

Answer: I found this bland description of a hospital gown at Apparel Search:
A hospital gown is a short-sleeved, thigh-length garment worn by patients in hospitals or other medical facilities. The hospital gown is made of fabric that can withstand repeated laundering in hot [...]

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Question:  I’ve seen some stores with signs outside businesses that say “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service.”  Is there a public health policy or city ordinance that backs this policy up or are merchants trying to enforce a police that has no law behind it? 
Answer:  Kevin Hall, press officer for the Lexington health department said that [...]

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Question: What are the plans for the old location of the Continental Inn?

Answer: First, here’s a little background on the Inn from a November 3, 2007 Herald-Leader article:

“The Continental Inn is almost gone now.

     Gone, the home of thousands of Rotary Club meetings, psychic fairs, dart-throwing tournaments, temporary churches, tattoo expos and state basketball [...]

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