Manchester in southeast Kentucky. These imperatives direct the selection and creation of programming; news reporting; financial administration and collaboration with professional, volunteer and student staff, listeners, other community institutions, and our... Full Article at WKMS
When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former police officer drew on years of experience for a warning: "Be careful." Full Article at NPR
A 51-year-old census worker found dead in rural Kentucky with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest died of asphyxiation, Kentucky State Police say. Full Article at NPR
A 51-year-old census worker found dead in rural Kentucky with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest died of asphyxiation, Kentucky State Police say. Full Article at NPR
Manchester, Ky. (AP) — When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drew on years of experience for a warning: "Be careful." Full Article at MPR | Minnesota Public Radio
Manchester, Ky. (AP) — When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drew on years of experience for a warning: "Be careful." Full Article at MPR | Minnesota Public Radio
In this undated 2008 photo, Bill Sparkman speaks to a 7th grade class during a lesson about sound waves. MANCHESTER, Ky. Full Article at CBS News
When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drew on years of experience for a warning: “Be careful.” The 51-year-old Sparkman was found this month... Full Article at Outside the Beltway
You could probably tell your mom you were going to be a census worker and she wouldn't worry about you as much as if you'd told her you were a cop, a fighter pilot, an infantryman in Afghanistan or Iraq, or a construction worker atop a structure of... Full Article at Associated Content
48 minutes ago WASHINGTON The FBI is investigating the hanging death of a U.S. Census worker near a Kentucky cemetery, and a law enforcement official told The Associated Press the word 'fed" was scrawled on the dead man's chest. Full Article at Beltway Blips
I killed the Kentucky Census worker — along with every man and woman in America who is guilty of having said or written anything critical of government. The criminalization of conservatism continues
There are too many unanswered questions for us to lean one way or the other ... We have not ruled this is a hate crime against a federal employee. We’re still trying to determine if foul play was involved.
I think the negative publicity of it is a stigma on our county ... It makes people think less of us, even though this is an isolated incident. When it happens here, it seems like it's emphasized.
We are not downplaying the significance of his position with the U.S. Census bureau