For some, the Georgetown Goodwill store is a great place to bring jeans and old sweaters that no longer fit, purchase gently used furniture or to find old vinyl records. For Paula Kidd, the Goodwill store aided her in a time of need. Two years ago, Kidd started at the Georgetown store as a production clerk. Today, she's the store's assistant manager. Last year, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky employed more than 1,600 people at 59 locations.

City officials in Cumberland believe they have found a major reason behind the city’s massive water losses. A major leak was located Friday on the southern bank of Cumberland River right behind city hall. Last week, the Enterprise reported on the major problems that Cumberland has with its water system. A report presented by the mayor indicated that during the first half of 2011 the city was losing two-thirds of the water it was producing. The report pointed to water leaks as the main factor behind the losses.

A well-known Frankfort racecar driver died Monday around 7 p.m. at the University of Kentucky Medical Center after injuries from a crash at the Richmond Speedway on Saturday. Billy Carroll Wooldridge, 60, had just completed his drive in the 24th annual Paul Butterball Wooldridge Memorial race, named after his older brother, when officials say he suffered a heart attack, causing him to lose control of his car.

The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Monday that it filed a civil complaint alleging that an Erlanger nursing home provided "worthless" services that resulted in the deaths of five residents and injuries to others. This is the first suit filed in Kentucky in which the government alleges that a nursing home defrauded Medicare and Medicaid by submitting bills for reimbursement while providing systemically poor resident care. The nursing home owner denies the allegations.

Facebook status updates have been blamed for both break-ins and break-ups. And the "via" feature — which shows the source (device and/or service) of the status update — comes across as both an invasion of privacy and free advertising.

Eric Alterman is a Distinguished Professor of English, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, and Professor of Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.