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Photo By State Journal/Kelly MackeyTyler Shields, 12, left, and Jacob Moore, 13, look at a model mouth made to show the effects of dipping tobacco during Elkhorn Middle School’s Health Fair Tuesday. This is the first year EMS held a health fair.

DJs protest proposed increases
Local disc jockeys for Froggy 104.9 FM and STAR 103.7 FM will go off the air today in protest against proposed royalty increases.

Steve Sullivan, promotions director for STAR 10.37 FM, said all on-air talent will be organizing a petition drive from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. A tent and table will be set up outside the station at 115 W. Main St
Mayor Gippy Graham will also present a proclamation supporting "Keep Local Radio Free Day," Sullivan said.

The DJs will ask members of the public to sign petitions against HR 848, a bill in the U.S. House that would impose additional royalties on radio stations. Sullivan said they are also seeking support for HCR 49 that urges against imposing any new fees.

If the fees are implemented, Sullivan said it could cause radio stations to cut jobs or go off the air entirely
In between songs, voice-over artists will read statements explaining why no DJs are on the air today, Sullivan said.

Fiscal Court to authorize resolutions
Franklin County Fiscal Court meets in work session at 9 a.m. Friday followed by court at 10 in the courthouse annex.

Agenda items include approving resolutions to support transportation of non-public school students and payment of monthly expenses for Red Bridge/Bain-Moore Hill Water Project and awarding a bid for an inmate electronic monitoring system.

Comics poll on local news page
The State Journal's poll for a new comic to replace reruns of Peanuts continues through Sunday. To place your vote for Mutts, Buckles, The Pajama Diaries or Between Friends, go to state-journal.com, go to the local news page, and place your vote.

To read about the four choices, go to www.kingfeatures.com
We'll publish results March 30.

Peaks Mill Christian plans cleanup
Peaks Mill Christian Church will conduct a spring cleanup of the Peaks Mill Cemetery on Saturday.

Ken Hockensmith said the cleanup will go on all day and will focus on removing items that are worn or are unsafe.

"We want to ensure that all the loved ones that have been placed in our care are treated with the love and respect they deserve," Hockensmith wrote in a release.

Donations for the care and upkeep of the cemetery can go to Peaks Mill Cemetery Fund, 7534 Peaks Mill Road, Frankfort, KY 40601.

For more information on the cleanup, call Hockensmith at 223-2080 or 803-6189.

2.	Posted by jstivers2 March 25, 2009
	There are far too many broadcast stations in one community, all across America. Like any other business if the return on investment does not warrant additional investments or is not achieving the need ROI, then something has to give. In markets, if there are any now days, where there is a dominate station there still exist, on the scene reporting and personality Disk Jockeys. When was the last time you heard anything like that on today, ROBOTIC, JUKEBOXES? Part time DJ's. Modern radio is more about stockholders return than offering quality on the air radio people, with a understandable speaking delivery. Jim Anderson Stivers (FYI. . . In 1954 Go Go Stivers played the first rock and role record on WFKY-AM. Our tiny 250 Watt station, that used to be the best radio station by a dam sight was our only radio station, so it prospered financially. 1954 was when disk jockeys actually had turntables and no computer selected music. Each person, within a different taste, picked the songs from 45' rpm records and yes, ALBUM CUTS. For this old JOCK Soul and Motown were part of my rock and role taste. Why did I do this?