Kentucky’s brush with Nobelity
Posted on October 12th, 2007 by admin
Question: This question was not asked by a reader but I’m know you’re thinking about it. What is Kentucky’s experience
with Nobel Peace Prize winners? I’m glad you asked!
Answer: The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 95 individuals and 20 organizations since 1901.
In light of Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize win, we decided to list [...]
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My mother was a public school librarian. I earned a bachelor’s degree in music and a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Kentucky. The Herald-Leader hired me as a news assistant 25 years ago; soon after, I moved to the news research department, where I’ve been ever since. We used to clip newspapers. Now, almost all of our research is online. We've come a long way.