21 December 1998
School Vouchers
Guests:
- Jane Chiles, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky
- John Humkey, chair of the Kentucky League for Education Alternatives
- Wayne Young, executive director of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators
- Libby Marshall, director of governmental relations for the Kentucky School Boards Association
14 December 1998
Assisted Suicide
Guests:
- Bill Carr, past president of the Indiana chapter of The Hemlock Society
- Joan Raines-Phillips, a critical care nurse who has studied philosophy and ethical theory
- Margie Montgomery, executive director of the Kentucky Right To Life Association
- Dr. Elmer Dunbar, an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist
7 December 1998
Tobacco Settlement
Guests:
- William Sprague, a tobacco farmer and president of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
- Mattie Mack, a tobacco farmer, founder of the Kentucky Minority Farmers Association, and a board member of the Federation Southern Cooperative
- Lynn Carol Birgmann, executive director of Kentucky Action, the Alliance to Control Tobacco In Our Neighborhoods, a coalition of more than 60 health organizations
- Dr. James Roach, a physician and member of the public advocacy committee of the American Heart Association of Kentucky
30 November 1998
Teacher Training
Guests:
- Kentucky Education Commissioner Wilmer Cody
- Judith Gambill, president of the Kentucky Education Association
- Ray Nystrand, dean of the School of Education at the University of Louisville
- Martin Cothran, associate senior policy analyst for The Family Foundation of Kentucky
23 November 1998
Year 2000 Computer Problem
Guests:
- Kentucky Auditor Ed Hatchett
- Aldona Valicenti, chief information officer for the state of Kentucky
- Tracy Jefferson, a computer systems engineer and president of Terran Technologies
- Bob Brown, president of the Bluegrass Year 2000 Group and the Central Kentucky Computer Society
16 November 1998
State Tax Reform
Guests:
- Bruce F. Clark, an attorney and chairman of the state tax committee of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- Sylvia Lovely, executive director and CEO of the Kentucky League of Cities
- Debra Miller, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates
- William Hoyt, an economics professor at the University of Kentucky
9 November 1998
Managed Health Care
Guests:
- Dr. Bill VonderHaar, a physician and secretary-treasurer of the Kentucky Medical Association
- Austin Mehr, a member of the board of directors of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys and chair of the American Trial Lawyers Association Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Group
- Dick Brown, executive director of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans
- Vickie Yates Brown, a health care industry lawyer and chair of the American Bar Association Health Law Section Legislative Affairs Committee
2 November 1998
1998 Election
Guests:
- Ron McCloud, chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party
- Tom Jensen, chairman of the Kentucky Republican Party
- Chris Nolan, editor of The Kentucky Gazette and Kentucky Roll Call
- Angie Muhs, Frankfort bureau chief for the Lexington Herald-Leader
26 October 1998
Social Security
Guests:
- Rand Paul, chairman of Kentucky Taxpayers United
- Chris Ostaszewski, a mathematics professor and actuarial program director at the University of Louisville
- Larry Lynch, an economics professor at Transylvania University
- Laurel True, Kentucky coordinator of the American Association of Retired Persons VOTE project
19 October 1998
Global Economic Crisis
Guests:
- Ann Cody, investment strategist and associate director of research at Hilliard Lyons
- Bob Martin, an economics professor at Centre College
- Kathleen Trask, an economics professor at the University of Kentucky
- Alfred Ho, assistant vice president of international banking, trade and finance at National City Bank of Kentucky
12 October 1998
Cloning
Guests:
- Keith Jones, assistant professor of medicine and biochemistry at the University of Louisville
- Panos Zavos, professor of reproductive physiology and andrology at the University of Kentucky and chief andrologist at the Andrology Institute of America
- Ben Mitchell, assistant professor of Christian ethics at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Scott Williamson, assistant professor of theological ethics at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
21 September 1998
Property Tax Amendment
Guests:
- Sylvia Lovely, executive director and CEO of the Kentucky League of Cities
- David Keller, executive director of the Kentucky School Boards Association
- Chaz Lavelle, a Louisville lawyer and chair of the public policy committee of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- Lindy Karns, a Lexington CPA and member of the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants
14 September 1998
The Ten Commandments on Public Property
Guests:
- Everett Hoffman, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky
- Vince Heuser, a Louisville lawyer
- Rev. Jim Holladay, pastor of Clifton Baptist Church in Louisville
- Rev. Chris Rieber, pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Lexington
7 September 1998
Tourism
Guests:
- David Lovelace, deputy secretary of the Kentucky Tourism Development Cabinet
- Bob Stewart, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Travel, a division of the Tourism Development Cabinet
- Marcheta Sparrow, marketing and public relations director for Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
- Ron Scott, president and CEO of the Louisville and Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau
31 August 1998
The Honor Society and Teen Mothers
Guests:
- Rev. C. Mackey Daniels, senior pastor of West Chestnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville and president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention Inc.
- Elizabeth Strom, president of the Kentucky chapter of the National Organization for Women
- Rev. Hershael York, associate professor of Christian preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Kent Ostrander, executive director of The Family Foundation of Kentucky
24 August 1998
Managed Health Care
Guests:
- Dr. Kenneth Peters, a family practice physician and president of the Kentucky Medical Association
- Dr. Linda Peeno, a health care consultant and chair of the ethics committee at the University of Louisville Hospital
- Jeff Johnson, chief executive officer of Advantage Care and chairman of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans
- Dr. Mitzi Krockover, vice president for women's health at Humana Incorporated
10 August 1998
Annual Legislative Sessions Amendment
Guests:
- Gary Huddleston, director of information and public relations for the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
- Charles McCoy, state director of the Kentucky State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
- Jon Dalager, a political science professor at Georgetown College
- Tom Schulz, legal counsel for the Kentucky State District Council of Carpenters, AFL-CIO
3 August 1998
Gun Laws
Guests:
- Rev. Nancy Jo Kemper, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches
- Dr. Joe Casey, a physician and president of Kentucky Chapter for Handgun Control, Inc.
- Craig Palmer, president of the Kentucky Coalition to Carry Concealed
- Julie Yeager, a National Rifle Association instructor and co-owner of Ray's Indoor Shooting Range
27 July 1998
Workers' Compensation
Guests:
- Tony Sholar, senior vice president of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- Mike Musulin, president of the Kentucky Coal Association
- Jerry Rhoads, chair of the workers' comp committee for the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Morgan Bayless, director of the committee on political education for Kentucky AFL-CIO
20 July 1998
School Accountability
Guests:
- Karen Jones, president of Kentucky PTA
- Robert Sexton, executive director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
- Pam Hammonds, president of the Fayette County Education Association, an affiliate of the Kentucky Education Association
- George Cunningham, a professor of educational and counseling psychology at the University of Louisville
13 July 1998
Abortion
Guests:
- David Friedman, general counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky
- Marie Versaw, family nurse practitioner for Planned Parenthood of Lexington
- Ed Monahan, legal adviser to the Catholic bishops of Kentucky
- Margie Montgomery, executive director of the Kentucky Right to Life Association
6 July 1998
School Vouchers
Guests:
- Jane Chiles, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky
- John Humkey, chair of the Kentucky League for Education Alternatives
- Wayne Young, executive director of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators
- Libby Marshall, director of governmental relations for the Kentucky School Boards Association
29 June 1998
Tobacco
Guests:
- Larry Forgy, legal counsel for the Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company
- William Sprague, a tobacco farmer and president of the Kentucky Farm Bureau
- Ellen Hahn, a registered nurse and chair-elect of Kentucky Action, the Alliance to Control Tobacco in our Neighborhoods
- Todd Warnick, tobacco control manager for the Kentucky Department for Public Health
22 June 1998
Flag Amendment
Guests:
- Marty Justis, executive director of the Citizens Flag Alliance
- David Justice, a lawyer, vice chairman of the Americanism Committee for the National American Legion Organization, and judge advocate for the American Legion Department of Kentucky
- Cedric Powell, a University of Louisville law professor
- Carl Wedekind, a lawyer and a member of the national board of the American Civil Liberties Union
15 June 1998
Managed Health Care
Guests:
- Jeff Johnson, chief executive officer of Advantage Care and chairman of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans
- Vickie Yates Brown, a health care industry lawyer and chair of the American Bar Association Health Law Section Special Issues Committee
- Dr. Linda Peeno, a health care consultant and chair of the ethics committee at the University of Louisville Hospital
- Sheila Schuster, a psychologist and executive director of the Kentucky Psychological Association
8 June 1998
Trade Policy
Guests:
- Mary Beth Cordy, director of the International Trade Division of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
- Alexei Izyumov, an economics professor and co-director of the Center for Emerging Market Economies at the University of Louisville
- Chris Sanders, a labor lawyer
- Ron Harsh, president of the Central Labor Council of Louisville
1 June 1998
Corporate Mergers
Guests:
- Todd Lowe, a senior vice president with Hilliard Lyons
- John Frith Stewart, a labor lawyer
- Frank Scott, an economics professor at the University of Kentucky
25 May 1998
1998 Election
Guests:
- Tom Jensen, chairman of the Kentucky Republican Party
- Steve Horner, chairman of the Jefferson County Democratic Party
- Angie Muhs, Frankfort bureau chief for the Lexington Herald-Leader
- Chris Nolan, editor of The Kentucky Gazette and Kentucky Roll Call
18 May 1998
Medicare
Guests:
- Laurel True, Kentucky legislative committee chairman for the American Association for Retired Persons
- Paul Paletti, a member of the board of directors of the Kentucky Association for Older Persons
- Dr. Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist and chairman of Kentucky Taxpayers United
- Jennifer Bobbitt, project director for the Kentucky Center for Public Issues
11 May 1998
Campaign Finance Reform
Guests:
- Kentucky Secretary of State John Y. Brown III
- Richard Beliles, chairman of Common Cause of Kentucky
- Sally Edwards, a political science professor at the University of Louisville
- Robert Abell, a Lexington lawyer
4 May 1998
Internet Laws
Guests:
- Michael Polly, president of Mikrotec Internet Services
- Scot Duvall, an intellectual property and business litigation lawyer
- Roy Moore, associate dean for graduate studies at the University of Kentucky College of Communications and Information Studies
- Michael Losavio, a lawyer and adjunct professor of technology and law at the University of Louisville
20 April 1998
Auto Insurance
Guests:
- Shirley Cunningham, a Lexington attorney
- Richard Hay, a Somerset attorney and past president of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Steve McManus, corporate counsel for State Farm Insurance
- Ron Crimm, an independent insurance agent and Republican state representative from Louisville
13 April 1998
Federal Taxes
Guests:
- Larry Lynch, an economics professor at Transylvania University
- Rand Paul, chairman of Kentucky Taxpayers United
- Frank Davis, director of legislative affairs for Citizens for an Alternative Tax System
- David O'Bryan, treasurer of the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants
6 April 1998
Asian Economic Crisis
Guests:
- Ann Cody, investment strategist and associate director of research for Hilliard Lyons
- Randolph Goode, vice president and manager of international trade finance for National City Bank of Kentucky
- Chris Tobe, investment specialist in the state auditor's office and president of the Louisville Society of Financial Analysts
- Mary Beth Cordy, director of the International Trade Division of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
30 March 1998
Tobacco Settlement
Guests:
- Marshall Coyle, a farmer and second vice president of the Kentucky Farm Bureau
- Dr. Barbara Phillips, president of the American Lung Association of Kentucky and a professor of medicine at the University of Kentucky
- Danny McKinney, chief executive officer of the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
- Thomas McAdam, a lawyer and member of the National Smokers Alliance
23 March 1998
Social Security
Guests:
- Laurel True, Kentucky legislative committee chairman for the American Association for Retired Persons
- Marjorie Dufek, Kentucky coordinator for The Concord Coalition
- Chris Ostaszewski, a mathematics professor and actuarial program director at the University of Louisville
- Thomas Kessinger, a financial consultant with Hilliard Lyons
2 March 1998
College Scholarships
Guests:
- Ron Eaglin, president of Morehead State University
- Gary Cox, president of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities
- Rev. Nancy Jo Kemper, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches
- Rand Paul, chairman of Kentucky Taxpayers United
23 February 1998
Collective Bargaining for Public Employees
Guests:
- Ron Cyrus, executive secretary-treasurer of Kentucky AFL-CIO
- Charlie Vice, executive director of the Kentucky Education Association
- Sylvia Lovely, executive director and CEO of the Kentucky League of Cities
- David Keller, executive director of the Kentucky School Boards Association
16 February 1998
KERA and KIRIS Testing
Guests:
- Commissioner Wilmer Cody of the Kentucky Department of Education
- Janet Carrico, president of the Kentucky Education Association
- Martin Cothran, public policy analyst for The Family Foundation of Kentucky
9 February 1998
Governor Patton's Crime Package
Guests:
- Phillip Patton, commonwealth's attorney for Barren and Metcalfe Counties
- Jo Ann Phillips, executive director of Kentuckians' Voice for Crime Victims
- Kentucky public advocate Ernie Lewis
- District Judge Stan Billingsley of Carroll, Grant, and Owen Counties
2 February 1998
1998 Election
Guests:
- Kentucky Democratic Party chairman Ron McCloud
- Kentucky Republican Party chairman Tom Jensen
- Al Cross, political writer for The Courier-Journal
- Angie Muhs, Frankfort bureau chief for the Lexington Herald-Leader
26 January 1998
School Prayer
Guests:
- Everett Hoffman, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky
- Rev. Nancy Jo Kemper, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches
- Pat Monaghan, senior counsel with the American Center for Law and Justice
- Rev. Hershael York, a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
19 January 1998
Health Insurance
Guests:
- Sheila Schuster, a clinical psychologist and co-chair of Kentuckians for Health Care Reform
- Jeff Johnson, chief executive officer of Advantage Care and chairman of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans
- Joe Holahan, an attorney for the Council for Affordable Health Insurance
- Jim Dingus, an independent insurance agent and president of the central Kentucky chapter of the Kentucky Association of Health Underwriters
12 January 1998
Drunk Driving
Guests:
- Kenton County Attorney Garry Edmondson
- Paula Freeman, state director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Marcel Radomile, a criminal defense attorney
- Rick Price, president of the Kentucky Restaurant Association
5 January 1998
1998 General Assembly
Guests:
- House Speaker Jody Richards of Bowling Green
- Senate President Pro Tem Walter Blevins of West Liberty
- Senate Minority Floor Leader Dan Kelly of Springfield
- House Minority Floor Leader Danny Ford of Mt. Vernon