The judge said he did not find probable cause for the deception portion of the charge and declined the opportunity to clarify his reasons for the change following court. This is looking to me like a plain old theft by unlawful taking case. Both felony theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception are Class D offenses. Under questioning by prosecutor Kate Hendrickson, Applegate said he was suspicious of Savage when he came to the store asking to rent seven pieces of expensive equipment. Applegate allegedly questioned Savage about how he planned to use the equipment, which included a generator, air compressor, two framing nail guns, rotating laser and two saws, and a tripod and rod for the laser.
Smoking is an adult decision.
We need to look at youth education. The Bracken coalition, Mains said, could address the three state requirements by concentrating on youth prevention programs, offering tobacco cessation classes to adults who seek help, and participating in the National Kick-Butts Day. In fact 85 percent of lung cancers are caused by cigarette smoking, said Trina Winter of the Kentucky Cancer Program. Winter said she was surprised to learn that tobacco use causes more deaths in the United States than alcohol, AIDS and homicides combined. Only two-thirds of eligible burley growers were needed to retain the program established in 1938 that provides price support for burley which is passed over by cigarette makers.