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Joe Milam, with the University of Kentucky physical plant division, used a painting machine to stripe the parking lot Tuesday across from Commonwealth Stadium on Alumni Drive in Lexington.

    TOM EBLEN | Herald-Leader columnist

    • State Games approach No. 25

      Tom Eblen

      The Bluegrass State Games have always been a place to see up-and-coming Kentucky athletes, such as sprinter Tyson Gay, who competed in the Olympics last week, and javelin thrower Dana Pounds, who just missed a trip to Beijing.

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    MERLENE DAVIS | Herald-Leader columnist

    • Commentary

      Pancreatic cancer claims my big brother

      By Merlene Davis

      Whenever I saw ­interviews ­featuring Randy Pausch, the ­Carnegie Mellon ­University ­computer science professor who became the public face of p­ancreatic cancer, I would breathe easier.

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    LEXINGTON DEVELOPMENT STORIES

    • Master plan called failure

      By Beverly Fortune

      A $500,000 master plan for downtown Lexington was labeled a failure Tuesday for its lack of influence on the CentrePointe high-rise project.

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    • Corrections

      The time for the Cheetah Girls concert at Rupp Arena was incorrect on Page A2 Tuesday. The concert will be at 4 p.m. Nov. 29. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday through Ticketmaster, (859) 281-6644 or www.ticketmaster.com.

    STATE NEWS FROM THE HERALD-LEADER

    • Williams asks judge to reconsider ruling on road plan

      By Jack Brammer

      FRANKFORT — Senate President David Williams is asking a Franklin circuit judge to reconsider his order that the legislature's six-year road construction plan is invalid because lawmakers failed to give it to the governor on time.

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    NEWS OBITUARIES

    • Jerry wexler: 1917-2008

      Famed record producer helped shape R&B music

      By Hillel Italie

      NEW YORK — Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, said his son, Paul. He was 91.

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