In the recent Kentucky gubernatorial race, the incumbent Republican governor Matt Bevin. Lost to newcomer Democrat Andy Beshear. Kentucky which is traditionally a strong red state. Turned blue in part to the campaign started by Kentucky school teachers. The teachers, who organized on Facebook had a strong hatred of Matt Bevins’s policies. 

Eddie Campbell, president of the Kentucky Education Association, said he’s never seen teachers so engaged in the political process. When asked about the change Eddie Campbell had this to say, “The case they made to their communities changed the course of this election and the course of public education in the state.” The Kentucky Education Association represents more than 45 thousand current and retired educations as well as many aspiring teachers. Back in January 2018 Bevin proposed a state budget that would have required schools to reduce their budgets by 12 percent. In April of the same year Republican lawmakers passed a bill that slashed pension benefits for new and retired teachers prompting a walkout by Kentucky educators. 

The center for disease control announced that Vitamin E acetate has emerged as “one very strong culprit of concern” according to Anne Schu-chat, the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The sticky chemical has been added to some THC vaping liquids to dilute them. A report released on Friday from the CDC showed direct evidence of vitamin E ace-tate at the primary site of injury within the lungs.

Of the 419 THC- containing products the FDA has tested. 50 percent contained the honey like substance. State and federal investigations have also found many of the THC products people use are purchased from the black market or other illegal sources. In Iowa there have been 38 cases of the illness. 

How much time does Earth have? Our planet has been around for billions of years. We know that the planet will eventually burn out and be unable to support life. When that times come will it be like the destruction in the apocalyptic movie 2012? Or will it just go up in a puff of dust? 

According to CNN more than 300 lightyears from Earth there is evidence that two exoplanets recently collided. Exoplanets are planets outside our solar system. 

The star system where these two exoplanets are located is called BD +20 307. It was discovered by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope a decade ago. 

Scientists think that Earth’s moon formed after Earth collided with a planetary body the size of Mars billions of years ago Alicia Weinberger lead investigator had this to say, “This is a rare opportunity to study catastrophic collisions occurring late in a planetary systems history.” When asked local resident mark O’Connell had this to say