"The Moral Side of the News" is broadcast on WHAS-TV in Louisville, Kentucky at 5:30am on Sunday and on cable Faith-TV at 12:00nn on Sunday. The program is also broadcast on several radio stations in the Louisville area at either 7:00am or 7:30am Sunday, and at 9:30pm Sunday on WHAS Radio 840am.

The program is taped at 1:00pm on Thursdays at the WHAS-TV studios. Persons wishing to view the taping need to contact the Crusade for Children office or one of the panelists.

Here are the topics for this coming Sunday:

Gubernatorial candidates prepare for final debate

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear is scheduled for a rare debate with two well-known Kentucky politicians who want to take his job in the Nov. 8 election.

The 90-minute faceoff, being broadcast statewide on Kentucky Educational Television beginning at 8 p.m. Monday, will give Republican David Williams and independent Gatewood Galbraith a final opportunity to confront Beshear in person.

It will be only the second debate between the three attorneys, and it comes with just more than a week remaining before Election Day.

University of Louisville political scientist Laurie Rhodebeck said the public television debate isn't likely to sway a race in which Williams trails by some 30 percentage points and Galbraith by 50.

"I don't think it will matter because of Beshear's lead and what seems to be the public's entrenched negative view of Williams," Rhodebeck said. "If Williams can make himself likable in 90 minutes that might be helpful."

Williams, the long-time president of the state Senate, is aware of the negative perception people have of him, but he blames it on political opponents who have portrayed him as a bully. Galbraith, a Lexington attorney, is hoping voters will get so turned off by the enmity between Beshear and Williams that they will vote him into office.

WATCH VIDEO: http://www.whas11.com/home/Candidates-for-Ky-Governor-take-stage-for-debate-Monday-night-132975048.html

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Williams criticizes governor for ceremony

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate David Williams is criticizing incumbent Gov. Steve Beshear for taking part in a ceremony that marked an Indian company's entry into Kentucky, bringing with it 250 jobs.

Williams told a very small gathering at a Republican rally on Tuesday that the incumbent Democrat should not have participated in the ceremony in Elizabethtown with officials from Flex Films, which is building a $180 million manufacturing plant in the central Kentucky city.

In a news release Friday, the state characterized the event as a blessing ceremony that is traditional in India for new homes, businesses or other facilities.

But Williams told reporters the ceremony featured Hindu priests and prayers and said he would have merely attended, rather than actually participated in, the event.

Williams cited his Christian background. Beshear is the son and grandson of Baptist preachers.

QUESTION: What are your thoughts on the gubernatorial campaign and upcoming election? What are your thoughts on the criticism Gov. Beshear is receiving for participating in the ceremony with Hindu priest?

National Guardsmen struggle to find civilian employment

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11)— With Kentucky's unemployment rate hovering well above nine percent, there's a big push to get residents back to work. This is especially true for National Guardsmen and their families.

Private First Class Robert Mattingly of the Army National Guard is struggling to find a stable job.

“I haven’t been able to find a job until I got a seasonal position,” Mattingly said.

He currently works as a packer for an online shopping company for $9 an hour when he is not active with the Army National Guard. He says he needs a better job to support his future wife and family and that's why he came to a jobs workshop held for members of the

Second Battalion 138th Field Artillery Regiment.

Right now, 22 percent of the Second Battalion is unemployed. Workshop organizers say, if guard members move to other states for employment, it could cause a problem during an emergency crisis in Kentucky.

“If the soldiers have to move out of state to seek employment and they're living in Chattanooga or New Brunswick or Detroit or Orlando, they're not readily available to respond,” Philip Miller of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve said.

Today's workshop drew service members from new recruits to long time vets like Staff Sgt. Mike Hatfield who has been in the guard for 18 years. He is a fire fighter in Bardstown in the civilian world.

“It’s a small fire department,” said Hatfield. “Until the chief and deputy chief all retire I’m pretty much stuck for the next five ten years at the job I’m at now.”

WATCH STORY: http://www.whas11.com/home/National-Guardsmen-struggle-to-find-civilian-employment-133023543.htmlBoehner.

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QUESTION: What are your thoughts on this? What about the continuous bickering between Republicans and Democrats in Congress?

LMPD chief talks about upcoming departure

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11)— Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Robert White spoke about his decision to leave Louisville after almost 9 years at a press conference on Tuesday. White has taken a new job as the police chief in Denver, Colo.
Chief White says while he doesn't think the work in the metro is done, he is confident in the department he is leaving behind.
White says this new job in Denver was an opportunity he couldn't pass up even though he and his wife love living and working here in Louisville.
“Denver absolutely approached me. I had made a commitment that I was not pursuing any other jobs as a police chief… But they approached me and they approached me relatively aggressively and after conferring with my wife and looking at where we were as a police department, I just thought it would be a good time to move on,” he said.
Chief White says his last day will be sometime in early December. He says before he leaves, he wants to thank the people who have supported him, his family and his police department.
White would not comment on a possible successor or who he would like to see in that position.

WATCH VIDEO: http://www.whas11.com/home/LMPD-chief-talks-about-upcoming-departure-133027368.html

Chief White makes his way to Colorado

Louisville, Ky. (WHAS11)- Louisville's Mayor says the process is already underway to find a new chief of police.

Chief Robert White announced Friday he will be taking a new job in Denver, Colorado.
White has been Chief in Louisville since 2003.

One of his goals then, was the same as it is now in Denver, to improve the relationship between police and the community, it has been strained in Denver.

This weekend he was officially introduced in Colorado. “I first wanted to thank the mayor for having the confidence in selecting me..will not disappoint you,” says White.

Chief White says he's achieved everything he could here, and will always remember his time in Louisville. His last day will be sometime in December.

WATCH VIDEO: http://www.whas11.com/home/Chief-White-makes-his-way-to-Colorado-132911848.html

WATCH VIDEO: http://www.whas11.com/community/Ask-the-Mayor-Police-Chief-Robert-White-leaving-Louisville-133007183.html

QUESTION: What are your thoughts on Chief White leaving LMPD? What characteristics do you think the next police chief should have? And what should his/her priorities be coming into the position?

TOPIC 1: Father faces charges for allegedly sending his child to Oldham County school

Louisville, Ky. (WHAS11) -- A Louisville father pleads not guilty to theft by deception charges after being accused of sending his son to Oldham County School illegally. Charles Lauron maintains his innocence and says he did nothing wrong.

“The facts as they allege are not clear. We think they are subject to some interpretation and we certainly don’t think he had any intent to deceive,” said Dale Warren, Lauron’s attorney.

Oldham County school officials say that Lauron used a friend’s address in Oldham County to register his son in their schools. Lauron’s son has been attending Oldham County schools since 2003. The address used is Donna Clagget’s. She denies knowing anything about Lauron using her address. She is facing charges as well. Lauron’s son now goes to school in Jefferson County.

“Chris has always gone to school in Oldham County and we think he has a right to continue to do that. (His) mom has always had a residency in Oldham County,” said Warren.

An attorney for Oldham County Schools says there are nine investigations underway of people going to school in Oldham County illegally. So far, some families have already withdrawn their students from the district that were going there illegally. District leaders say Lauron didn’t do that so they had to take legal action. Lauron will be back in court on November 2nd for a pre-trial hearing.

TOPIC 2: Postal service employees rally country wide in support of "Save the Post Office Day"

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – Downtown Louisville was packed this evening. The national rallies were held by supporters and employees of the U.S. Postal Service. They hope to save it from drastic cuts and shutdowns. They rallied all across the nation at every congressional district to save local post offices. Dozens came out to Downtown Louisville by the Federal Building at 6th and Chestnut Street. Their message was to tell Congress to make a change.

They want support of a bill called H.R. 1351. Lawmakers want to make massive budget cuts that could lay off 120,000 postal workers, stop Saturday mail delivery and close thousands of post offices. That would mean about 1,000 workers would be unemployed in Louisville.

"If we want them to act like an independent business we need to let them compete and really that's what part of this controversy is all about," Congressman John Yarmuth said.

"This would give that money back that would enable the postal service to be in the plus side instead of minus for a change. To keep six day delivery which is vital. Nobody in this time and economy can afford to live without a job," said Missy Harris with the National Letter Carriers Association.

So far, 215 out of 320 in the House of Representatives support H.R. 1351 and want changes in favor of the U.S. Postal Service right away.