Best of News Talk 590 WVLK AM

Beau Spicer of Louis Flower Power Shoppes is back from Ireland and has stories from the trip and reports on the flora from the Emerald Isle. 

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Ali Howard of Blue Spring Wealth, formerly of Joule Financial, joins Jack to update he and his listeners on the state of the market, as well as strategies on how to invest during a turbulent economy. Ali also takes questions and calls from listeners concerning their own investments. 

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Tonya Lindsay, the founder of SWAG (Sisters and Supporters Working Against Gun violence) talks to Jack and his listeners how she turned her family's tragic loss to gun violence into activism here in Lexington. She goes on to describe how SWAG supports victims of gun violence and what they are doing today in the wake of the mass shooting that took place in the community over the weekend. 

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Kentucky health officials confirm multiple cases of measles are being identified around the state. 

Dr. Stanton tells Jack about the gravity of the children not receiving vaccinations against preventable diseases and the risk to young children inherent in that practice. 

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Jeff Sheppard of The Family Wealth Group gives us descriptions on different types of annuities and how each grows your money and what type of access you have to it. 

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The Memorandum of Understanding, designed to bring about negotiations with Iran to end conflict in The Strait of Hormuz, is alleged to have backfired according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. In hour 3, Kruser comments on issues a defense analyst brings to light on Iran's use of downtime afforded by the cease fire. 

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Kruser talks with Carl Varney is a long-time staff member of Operation UNITE. Varney serves as Expansion Coordinator/Area Prevention Coordinator, leading youth addiction prevention programs. He explains why Kratom is dangerous and addictive. 

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Kratom is in the news. It's a substance readily available at convenience stores and gas stations that is an insidious, addictive and unpredictable. In hour two, Kruser talks with addiction specialist Carl Varney with Operation Unite about why Kratom is so addictive and dangerous. In the rest of the hour, many people surveyed say schools are not making good marks when it comes to educating and mentoring today's kids. 

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Kruser reviews some of the effects of severe weather over the weekend and how the weather and recent violence affected attendance of one of Lexington's premier social/cultural events, The Woodland Art Fair. 

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Fayette County Angela Evans comments on the recent mass shooting happening the night before where a 16-year-old boy was killed and four more individuals were injured. 

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