Top Stories for Tuesday June 8, 2010

1790 Ohio River Run: Paddling To The Completion Of A Dream
By Cookie Steponaitis
    When University of Kentucky college friends Robert McNamara and Stewart Brown originally discussed living out their dream of paddling 700 miles on the Ohio River, they had hopes of health and success but little beyond that. The two had originally talked of the trip back in college and now forty years later were asking themselves if dreams had time limits. They both decided that dreams were eternal and by turning them into reality there often come some added bonuses that were completely unplanned and unexpected. “To be honest our expectations were not high,” remarked Stewart Brown.   [ more ]

From Where I Lie: Are Cloned Cows Really Nicer?
By Larry Johnson
   Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Massachusetts, claim they have reproduced 24 cloned cows, which are “normal”.  Now I have not taken a moral or ethical position on cloning, although I do believe that cloning cows or humans may be an exercise in overkill. I do, however, take issue with their claim that these cows are normal.  [ more ]

2010 Graduates

The Valley Voice would like to congratulate all of the 2010 graduates for a job well done!