(January Through June)
28 June 1999
Managed Health Care
Guests:
- Dr. Kenneth Peters, immediate past president of the Kentucky Medical Association
- Bill Garmer, a member of the board of governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and past president of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Dr. Allen Grimes, medical director for United Health Care of Kentucky
- Vickie Yates Brown, chairwoman of the American Bar Association Health Law Section Legislative Affairs Committee
21 June 1999
Election Finance Laws
Guests:
- Kentucky House Speaker Jody Richards, a Bowling Green Democrat
- Kentucky Senate Minority Floor Leader David Williams, a Burkesville Republican
- Robert Abell, a member of the American Civil Liberties Union
- Richard Beliles, chairman of Common Cause of Kentucky
14 June 1999
Education Tax Breaks
Guests:
- Jane Chiles, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky
- Ed Schoenbaechler, a lawyer for the Kentucky League for Education Alternatives
- Tim Dedman, a member of the Kentucky Education Association board of directors and the National Education Association board of directors
- Wilson Stone, president of the Kentucky School Boards Association
7 June 1999
State Tax Reform
Guests:
- Bruce Clark, chairman of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce state tax committee
- Rand Paul, chairman of Kentucky Taxpayers United
- Alane Goldstein, advocacy coordinator for the Coalition for the Homeless in Jefferson County
- Doug Hall, senior analyst for Kentucky Youth Advocates
31 May 1999
Foreign Policy
Guests:
- John Stempel, a professor of international studies and director of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky
- Robert Compton, an assistant professor of government at Western Kentucky University
- Clinton Hewan, an associate professor of political science and program coordinator for political science at Northern Kentucky University
- Nayef Samhat, an assistant professor of government and international relations at Centre College
24 May 1999
1999 Election
Guests:
- Nicki Patton, chairwoman of the Kentucky Democratic Party
- Ellen Williams, chairwoman of the Republican Party of Kentucky
- Al Cross, political writer for The Courier-Journal
- Chris Nolan, editor of The Kentucky Gazette and Kentucky Roll Call
17 May 1999
Casino-Style Gambling
Guests:
- Michael Lang, chief financial officer of The Red Mile, a harness racetrack
- Jane Chiles, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky
- Rev. Nancy Jo Kemper, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches
- Alan Leavitt, president and general manager of Walnut Hall Limited, a standardbred breeding farm
10 May 1999
Proposed Flag Amendment
Guests:
- Jeffrey Vessels, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky
- Randy Fisher, Area B commander for the American Legion of Kentucky
- Pat Monaghan, senior counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice
- Paul Salamanca, a University of Kentucky law professor
3 May 1999
Migrant Labor
Guests:
- Paul Hornback, chairman of the Farm Labor Advisory Committee for the Kentucky Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau
- Will Ed Clark, general manager of the Western Dark Fired Tobacco Growers Association and manager of the Agricultural Labor Association
- Ira Newman, directing attorney for the Kentucky Migrant Legal Services Project of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund
- Gil Rosenberg, owner of Gil Rosenberg and Associates, a farm labor consultancy firm
26 April 1999
Violence in Entertainment
Guests:
- Dr. Robert Baxter, director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Louisville Medical School and executive director of the Bingham Child Guidance Center
- Elizabeth Lorch, a professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky
- Roy Moore, associate dean for graduate studies in the College of Communications and Information Studies at the University of Kentucky
- Michael Longinow, an associate professor of communication arts and journalism program coordinator at Asbury College
19 April 1999
Teacher Training
Guests:
- Judith Gambill, president of the Kentucky Education Association
- Gordon Davies, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
- Gary Cox, president of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities
- Martin Cothran, associate senior policy analyst for The Family Foundation of Kentucky
12 April 1999
Gun Lawsuits
Guests:
- Scott Kappas, a Covington lawyer and author of "The Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States"
- Julie Yeager, a National Rifle Association instructor and co-owner of a Louisville gun shop and shooting range
- Steve Porter, a Louisville lawyer
- Price Foster, a criminologist and professor of justice administration at the University of Louisville
5 April 1999
Tobacco Settlement
Guests:
- Sam Moore, president of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
- Rod Kuegel, president of the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative
- Julie Brackett, director of advocacy for the American Heart Association in Kentucky
- Dr. Bill VonderHaar, chairman of the Jefferson County Medical Society's Smoke Free Coalition
29 March 1999
Y2K Litigation
Guests:
- James Graham, director of the University of Louisville Telecommunications Research Center
- Lionel Hawse, a lawyer with Woodward Hobson and Fulton
- Mark Grundy, a lawyer with Greenebaum Doll and McDonald
- Tim Salansky, a lawyer with the Becker Law Office
1 March 1999
Federal Taxes
Guests:
- Ron McCloud, chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party
- Ellen Williams, chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky
- Sam Cox, spokesman for the Reform Party of Kentucky
- Ed Parker, chairman of the Taxpayers Party of Kentucky
22 February 1999
Social Security
Guests:
- Rand Paul, chairman of Kentucky Taxpayers United
- Nancy Wigand, a financial adviser
- Laurel True, Kentucky voter education coordinator for the American Association for Retired Persons
- Herb Segal, a labor lawyer
15 February 1999
Gay Rights
Guests:
- Mattie Jones, a member of the Kentucky Fairness Alliance
- Sam Marcosson, a University of Louisville law professor
- Kent Ostrander, executive director of The Family Foundation of Kentucky
- Gayle Slaughter, a Lexington lawyer
8 February 1999
Casino-Style Gambling
Guests:
- Jim Squires, owner of Two Bucks Farm in Woodford County and a former member of the Kentucky Racing Commission
- Michael Lang, chief financial officer of The Red Mile, a Lexington harness racetrack
- Wayne Shumate, owner of Windstone Farms in Paris and former chairman of the National Association of Racing Commissioners International
- Rev. Claude Witt, executive director of the Temperance League of Kentucky
1 February 1999
Global Stability
Guests:
- John Stempel, a professor of international studies and director of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky
- Clinton Hewan, an associate professor of political science and program coordinator for political science at Northern Kentucky University
- Robert Compton, an assistant professor of government at Western Kentucky University
- Yvonne Baldwin, a professor of history and chair of the geography, government and history department at Morehead State University
25 January 1999
Medicare
Guests:
- Laurel True, Kentucky voter education coordinator for the American Association for Retired Persons
- Wade Mountz, a health care consultant, retired hospital administrator, and past chairman of the American Hospital Association
- Rand Paul, a physician and chairman of Kentucky Taxpayers United
- Heidi Margulis, vice president for government affairs at Humana
18 January 1999
Beverage Container Deposits
Guests:
- Tom FitzGerald, executive director of the Kentucky Resources Council
- Rebeckah Freeman, director of natural resources for the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
- John Hinkle, president of the Kentucky Retail Federation
- Ray Gillespie, executive director of the Beverage Industry Recycling Program
11 January 1999
Land Use Planning
Guests:
- Tim Butler, a planning consultant and president of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Planning Association
- Libby Jones, a farmer and member of the board of directors of PACE, a farmland preservation program
- Madison County Judge/Executive Kent Clark, past president of the Kentucky Association of Counties
- Robert Weiss, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Kentucky
4 January 1999
Gun Laws
Guests:
- Dr. Joe Casey, a physician and president of the Kentucky Chapter for Handgun Control
- Indian Hills Police Chief Rick Burkhardt, president of the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police
- Craig Palmer, past president of the Kentucky Coalition to Carry Concealed
- Julie Yeager, a National Rifle Association instructor and co-owner of an indoor shooting range