By Greg Kocher, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jul. 4--DANVILLE -- A judge appointed a Lexington-based mental health organization to assume control of New Hope Agency, the troubled private provider of care to mentally disabled people.

By Beth Musgrave, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Aug. 23--People drive past the 180-year-old Eastern State Hospital and don't look twice or think about the people there, advocates say.

By Beth Musgrave, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Aug. 22--For decades, patients and staff at Eastern State Hospital have tolerated a temperamental boiler, crumbling buildings and ancient plumbing.

By Beth Musgrave, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jul. 8--For years, there has been talk of moving the approximately 150 mentally ill people out of Eastern State. But only recently have those talks led to brick-and-mortar ideas.

By Beth Musgrave, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jun. 12--The state's largest home for mentally disabled people has been cited by the state inspector general after a resident choked on a hamburger and had to be rushed to the hospital while on an off-campus trip in May.