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Morning Update: Hot Buttons in Frankfort, Oscar Picks, Senior Cats

Posted on: Friday, 3 March 2006, 09:00 CST

By Todd Van Campen, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.

Mar. 3--Good morning! It's cloudy and chillier [http://weather.kentucky.com/US/KY/Lexington.html] today, with highs expected to reach the mid-40s. Lows will dip into the lower 20s tonight.

Kentucky Senate Democrats yesterday blocked a proposed constitutional amendment [http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/14005858.htm] that would limit state judges' authority to rule on such issues as gay rights and the posting of the Ten Commandments. Meanwhile, the state House approved a measure that would require women to consult with a doctor face to face before having an abortion. [http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/14005878.htm]

The UK women's basketball team plays Florida [http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/sports/14005907.htm] at 7:30 tonight in the team's SEC Tournament opener.

UK seniors [http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/sports/14005910.htm]Preston LeMaster, Ravi Moss, Patrick Sparks and Brandon Stockton are getting ready to play their last game at Rupp Arena, when the Cats tangle with Florida at noon Sunday. Today, take a closer look at LeMaster [http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/sports/colleges/university_of_kentucky/14 005866.htm] and Stockton. [http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/sports/colleges/university_of_kentucky/14 005908.htm]

Fewer participants and fewer dollars threaten the Bluegrass State Games. [http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/community/14005836.htm]

Who do you like in the Oscars? Check out our critic's picks. [http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/entertainment/special_packages/academy_aw ards/13996163.htm]

A high school in Aurora, Colo., is in an uproar after a teacher there was suspended [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4508688,00. html] for anti-Bush comments during his geography class. Jay Bennish ripped capitalism, United States foreign policy in general and the Iraq war in particular during a 20-minute rant that a student captured on tape. The event gained national exposure after the student took the tape to a radio station.

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Source: Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.)

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