16 December 1996
The Death Penalty
Guests:
- David Sexton, director of the criminal appellate division in the Kentucky Attorney General's office
- Edward Monahan, deputy director of the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
- Roberta Harding, an associate professor of law at the University of Kentucky
- Jo Ann Phillips, executive director of the group Kentuckians' Voice for Crime Victims
9 December 1996
Logging Regulations
Guests:
- Jane Harrod, statewide chairwoman of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
- Don Girton, chairman of the Kentucky Woodland Landowners Association
- Grant Curry, a Trus Joist MacMillan forester
- Bob Bauer, executive director of the Kentucky Forest Industry Association
2 December 1996
Workers' Compensation
Guests:
- Tony Sholar, senior vice president of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- David Gooch, president of Coal Operators and Associates, Incorporated
- Jerry Rhoads, chairman of the workers' comp committee of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Morgan Bayless, director of the committee on political education for the Kentucky AFL-CIO
18 November 1996
Casino Gambling
Guests:
- Richard Schnaars, executive vice president and general manager of Ellis Park in Henderson
- Larry Townsend, chairman and chief executive officer of Riverboat Development, Inc.
- John Ward, a Lexington horse breeder and trainer
- Rev. Nancy Jo Kemper, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches
11 November 1996
Concealed Weapons Law
Guests:
- State Representative Robert Damron of Nicholasville
- Craig Palmer, president of Kentucky Coalition to Carry Concealed
- Ruby D. Fenton, a Louisville lawyer
- Jane Chiles, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky
4 November 1996
1996 Election
Guests:
- Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Bob Babbage
- Kentucky Republican Party Chairman Tom Jensen
- Kentucky Reform Party Chairman John Longmire
28 October 1996
American Morality
Guests:
- Patricia Smith, a University of Kentucky philosophy professor and the author of "Omissions: Legal, Moral and Conceptual Analysis"
- Rev. Thomas Peoples, pastor of Pleasant Green Baptist Church in Lexington
- Rev. Peter Bartuska, pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church PCA in Danville
21 October 1996
Political Campaigning
Guests:
- State Senator Elizabeth Tori of Radcliff
- Virginia Woodward, executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Women
- Susan Stokes, a former state legislator and former candidate for congress
- Landis Jones, a professor of political science at the University of Louisville, a city commissioner in Robinswood, and a former candidate for congress
14 October 1996
Taxes
Guests:
- U.S. Representative Hal Rogers, Kentucky chairman for the Dole-Kemp Campaign
- Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, Kentucky chairman for the Clinton-Gore Campaign
- Bill Hoyt, an economics professor at the University of Kentucky
- Larry Lynch, an economics professor at Transylvania University
30 September 1996
Higher Education
Guests:
- Secretary Roy Peterson of the Kentucky Education, Arts, and Humanities Cabinet
- Mary Smith, president of Kentucky State University and chairwoman of the Kentucky Commission on Higher Education Institutional Efficiency and Cooperation
- Ben Carr, chancellor of the University of Kentucky Community College System
- Jack Thomas, school director of the Kentucky Advanced Technology Institute in Bowling Green
23 September 1996
Evolution and Creationism
Guests:
- Gary Parker, the author of Creation: Facts of Life, and a seminar speaker for Answers in Genesis, a non-profit evangelistic organization based in Florence
- Rev. Mendle Adams, pastor of High Point United Church of Christ in Union
- Christopher Toumey, an instructor of cultural anthropology at the University of Kentucky, and the author of God's Own Scientists: Creationists in a Secular World
- Edwin Kagin of Maysville, a lawyer, writer, and member of the Free Inquiry Group, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Alliance of Secular Humanist Societies
16 September 1996
Assisted Suicide
Guests:
- Al Rosen, president of the Kentucky and Indiana Chapters of The Hemlock Society
- Margie Montgomery, executive director of the Kentucky Right to Life Association
- Mary Johnson, editor of The Ragged Edge, a Louisville-based publication about disability-related issues
- Osborne Wiggins, a University of Louisville philosophy professor who teaches a course in medical ethics
9 September 1996
Tobacco and the FDA
Guests:
- Bill Sprague, a Union County farmer and president of the Kentucky Farm Bureau
- Dr. Barbara Phillips, a Lexington physician who specializes in pulmonary and critical care
- Don Cox, a Louisville lawyer
- Steve Watkins, a Louisville lawyer
2 September 1996
Local Taxes
Guests:
- Mayor Bert May of Mount Sterling, President of the Kentucky League of Cities
- Sylvia Lovely, Executive Director and CEO of the Kentucky League of Cities
- John Hinkle, President of the Kentucky Retail Federation
- Bruce Cotton, Senior Vice President/Public Affairs for Long John Silver's
19 August 1996
Welfare
Guests:
- Secretary Viola Miller of the Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children
- Senator Dan Kelly of Springfield, Minority Floor Leader in the Kentucky Senate
- Martin Cothran, Public Policy Analyst for The Family Foundation of Kentucky
- Debra Miller, Deputy Director of Kentucky Youth Advocates
5 August 1996
Tourism
Guests:
- Secretary Ann Latta of the Kentucky Tourism Development Cabinet, a former mayor of Prestonsburg
- Kimra McAnelly, vice president of tourism development for the Louisville and Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Judy Austin, owner and operator of Kentucky Down Under in Horse Cave
- Ben Jent, developer and owner of Venture River Water Park in Eddyville, and co-owner of West Kentucky Factory Outlets mall
29 July 1996
Hemp
Guests:
- Andy Graves of Fayette County, a farmer and president of the Kentucky Hemp Growers Cooperative Association
- Lynn Chaney of Fleming County, a farmer, agribusinesswoman, and member of the Community Farm Alliance
- Scott County Sheriff and farmer Bobby Hammons
- Lt. Shelby Lawson, Kentucky State Police coordinator for the Governor's Marijuana Strike Force
22 July 1996
Gender Equity in School Athletics
Guests:
- Teresa Isaac, a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association board and vice mayor of Lexington
- Louis Stout, commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
- Margaret Simmons, assistant athletics director at Murray State University
- Keith Kappes, vice president for university advancement at Morehead State University
8 July 1996
Decency in Cyberspace
Guests:
- Jon Fleischaker, Louisville lawyer
- Michael Hirsh, New Haven lawyer
- Gail McGowan Mellor, owner of WM Inc. in Louisville, a division of which specializes in Internet services
- Maryam Kubasek, communications director for the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families, based in Cincinnati
1 July 1996
Patriotism
Guests:
- Alvin La Rue, a Tuskegee Airman during World War II
- Don Pratt, a Vietnam War draft resister
- Vince Heuser, a lawyer who was Kentucky coordinator of Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan's 1992 campaign
- Suzy Post, board member of the ACLU of Kentucky, and director of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition
24 June 1996
Year-Round School
Guests:
- Robert Smotherman, superintendent of the Bardstown schools
- Iona Adams, a teacher at Mt. Washington Elementary School
- Theresa Jensen, principal of Engelhard Elementary School in Louisville
- Reba Rye, a Frankfort parent
17 June 1996
Teen Curfews
Guests:
- Sylvia Lovely, executive director of the Kentucky League of Cities
- Scot Duvall, a Louisville lawyer
- Ulysses Berry, assistant chief of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Division of Police
10 June 1996
Gay Marriage
Guests:
- Republican state senator Tim Philpot, a Lexington lawyer
- Everett Hoffman, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky
- Martin Cothran, public-policy analyst for The Family Foundation
- Marie Jenkins, a founder of the Louisville chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
3 June 1996
Dangers of Driving
Guests:
- Sgt. Steve O'Daniel, commander of the Kentucky State Police highway safety office
- Colleen Swartz, chief flight nurse and trauma coordinator at the University of Kentucky Hospital
- State Senator Dan Seum of Louisville
- Dr. Barbara Kennedy, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Louisville
27 May 1996
1996 Election
Guests:
- Bob Babbage, Kentucky Democratic Party chairman
- Tom Jensen, Kentucky Republican Party chairman
- Chad Carlton, reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader
- Al Cross, political writer for The Courier-Journal
20 May 1996
Planning and Development
Guests:
- Ann Latta, Kentucky Tourism Development Cabinet secretary and former mayor of Prestonsburg
- Adrian Freund, director of the Jefferson County Department of Planning and Environmental Management
- Bill Lear, Lexington lawyer and former state representative
- Hank Graddy, Versailles lawyer
13 May 1996
College Graduates Entering The Workforce
Guests:
- Mary Ellen Slone, chief executive officer of Meridian Communications in Lexington
- Rob Saxton, vice president for human resources at Louisville-based KFC Corp.
- David Lee, dean of the Potter College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Western Kentucky University
- Diane Kohler, senior associate director of the University Career Center at the University of Kentucky
22 April 1996
Horse Racing and Gaming Industries
Guests:
- Alex Waldrop, general counsel and senior vice president of Churchill Downs
- Richard Schnaars, general manager and executive vice president of Ellis Park
- David Switzer, executive director of both the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Inc.
- Jacalyn Carfagno, business writer with the Lexington Herald-Leader
15 April 1996
Smoking and Tobacco
Guests:
- Ellen Hahn, a member of Kentucky ACTION, a coalition working to prevent smoking by teenagers, and a member of the University of Kentucky nursing faculty
- Danny McKinney, chief executive officer of the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative
- Todd Warnick, tobacco control coordinator for Kentucky
- Bill Althaus, chairman of the board of advisors of the National Smokers Alliance
8 April 1996
1996 General Assembly
Guests:
- Sen. David Karem (D-Louisville), the Senate Majority Floor Leader
- Sen. Dan Kelly (R-Springfield), the Senate Minority Floor Leader
- Rep. Harry Moberly (D-Richmond), Chairman of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
- Rep. Danny Ford (R-Mount Vernon), the House Minority Floor Leader
25 March 1996
Illegal Drugs
Guests:
- Kentucky State Police Lt. Shelby Lawson, who, for the past five years, was KSP coordinator of the Governor's Marijuana Strike Force
- District Judge Henry Weber, who presides over drug court in Jefferson County
- Fayette County Attorney Margaret Kannensohn
- Lexington lawyer Gatewood Galbraith, a longtime advocate for the legalization and regulation of marijuana
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