• "Today in Lexington, the Occupy Lexington General Assembly announced a call to action for all citizens of the Commonwealth and the State Treasurer to divest the General Fund from JP Morgan Chase Bank and move it to a financial institution headquartered in Kentucky." [Press release via Barefoot Progressive]

• "Sparks flew several times on Kentucky Educational Television’s Kentucky Tonight on Monday as the three Republican candidates for governor debated how far state government should reach on certain issues, such as drug abuse and education." [Bluegrass Politics]
• "Back-to-back explosions injured two people Monday evening at the Eckart America aluminum plant in the Rubbertown area but created no environmental hazard, authorities said." [

Most Americans live their lives at least partially by the numbers. Fitness buffs track their heart rates and body-fat percentages. Dieters count calories, carbohydrates or PointsPlus. For golfers, it’s strokes and handicaps, while texters deal with the confines of character counts. However, outside of Hollywood green-living activist Ed Begley Jr. and his neighbor, Bill Nye, the Science Guy, there aren’t many who religiously track the kilowatt-hours they use.

Just six weeks after visiting high schoolers from Serbia raised funds to benefit hungry local children, a different group of students from that European nation are helping another worthy Louisville organization.